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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
7
Jim Scott, described as a city dude and a good Baptist, reports that local bluebirds attack his chickens. Birds swoop, pluck feathers, and carry off the fowls as the sun blisters the bare backs of the chicks.
Miss Pinkie Hamm of Jasper visits the editor and pays a dollar for a yearly subscription to the Tennessee paper. The note praises her eyes and smile, and the piece ends with a casual ad about meals in Paris at Polk Masterson's.
Incomplete OCR text claims an agency for the county of Moaree and mentions Marion Ralls and Shelby. It notes salve by mail and implies a public notice of mediation or service. Names and places are uncertain due to garbled input.
W. T. Youell quips about a man named Garrison, joking that he is a model husband because he is used to taking orders, and noting he is on the road for a shoe factory. The playful exchange implies his disciplined, orderly nature.
Wanted men and women in the county and adjoining territories to represent and advertise for a solid financial house. Salary to men two weekly and to women eight to thirty eight weekly with expenses advanced each Monday by check from headquarters. Horse and buggy furnished when necessary. position permanent. Address Blow Bros. & Co. Dept. ob Monon Bldg. Chicago Ill.
A New York newspaper recounts how a rough diamond named Louis A. Baume earned a Carnegie hero medal for saving a comrade from drowning near a mine. An interviewer grasps Baume's humble pride as the award is discussed, noting the boy’s simple life and lack of seeking public glory.
Mrs Avanle Powera left Friday for Spalding Springs to visit relatives and reconnect with family ties during a brief trip.
The Wabash Railway launches cheap round trip fares to numerous U S and British Columbia destinations with special home-seeker tickets. Sales run June 1 to September 30, with monthly departures on select Tuesdays May through December. Events include conventions in Denver and Toronto, plus a big lot sale in Hannibal for Mrs. Sarah Hawkins. Local notes mention Mrs. R. O. Cranston visiting Canton and Dora Garnett brightening Cincinnati.
A nostalgic verse celebrating old-fashioned motherhood and gentle domestic life. The speaker, a mother from spring to fall, cherishes children, roses, and home, while twilight brings longing and reunion with loved ones. The text ends with an unrelated note about paint quality.
Miss fae Proctor resigns as Palmyra teacher to take English teaching in Shanghai China this fall. Her brother Rev John Proctor ends missionary work in China. The item mentions several local people visiting relatives and handling small business. Col. Jim has a daughter and many friends in the city.
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