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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
2
The article blends census bureau population estimates for 1904 and 1905 with criticism of the counting method, citing Washington as a case where expenses show a discrepancy. It also includes a string of local vignettes about ice cream, a kitchen-order quip, and a parable about church affiliations told in dialect through several anecdotes.
A collection of pithy maxims argues that faith alone cannot save, that spreading oneself harms nothing, and that religion should empower not entrap. It notes tempering self interest with deeds, warns against treating faith as a tool, and cites brief quotations from Chicago Tribune and Wood Bros.
Nearly all disease germs entering the system come through air and food. A weak stomach causes digestion problems and fermentation, creating an ideal environment for germs to spread. Symptoms include nausea, stomach discomfort, sallow skin, chest discomfort, coated tongue, insomnia, and general debility. A fifty cent box of Miova tablets offers quick relief. ask Wood Bros. of Monroe City to show you the product.
The Valley Mills column quotes mixed views on President Roosevelt from Dallas News readers, noting shifting sentiment during the Texas visit and predicting partisan campaigning next year. It also includes a brief ad blurb on screen paint and a reprinted New York Tribune piece praising reforming influence of the telephone with a humorous anecdote.
A luncheon with Speaker of the House Joseph Cannon features a Quaker guest who warns the fiery orator to mind his language. Cannon, describing a failed life insurance venture, regales the guest with heated phrases. The exchange ends with the Quaker offering posthumous fire insurance advice.
Local ad notes McClintic and Dooley offer a reliable ice supply for the season. A reader, Miss Alice Clark, asks to send her pauper to Brownwood Texas for the summer. Polk Masterson’s in Paris advertises a two cent meal.
An exchange notes that on Sunday there was nothing open in St Charles except the churches and drug stores. Mrs P O Piernol and her baby went to Quincy on Saturday.
An Otis Palmer of Monroe City, who worked with a steel gang here, suffered a severe accident Monday morning while cutting a rope knot. a knife slipped and severed a major vein in his lower leg. Dr Blankenship controlled the bleed and Palmer was sent to Sedalia hospital at noon. The ad promotes Sun Proof Paint for property value enhancement. A miscellaneous note references General Miles and a colloquial forecast of peace, plus a fragment about Thomas Young and Daniel Boone of New Hampshire.
Robert Clarke the artist recalls a stroll with a friend who sought toothache advice near a drug store. Clarke jokes that his wife once kissed away his toothache, then asks if she is home now. The anecdote blends humor with a moment of domestic reassurance.
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