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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
8
An old instructional piece explains essential plant elements nitrogen phosphorus and potash and how soil testing guides farmers. It recounts a wheat case where phosphorus deficiency limited grain yield, prompting phosphate application, versus a later nitrogen deficiency case guiding legume or manure adjustments.
A fragment notes that a single spring of wet pasturing causes lasting harm, suggesting long-term damage that may require years to overcome. The sparse text emphasizes lingering adverse effects from wet pasturing conditions.
Insects spend winter in straw or manure piles and in manure. Spring warmth awakens dormant forms and they begin to hatch in spring. A clean barnyard will have the fewest pests next summer.
A dialogue recalls a proud, brave夜 star moment as neighbors praise loyal citizens. The Lone Tree Reporter extols indispensable locals who know local perks and lift town honor, contrasting with grumblers.
The vale of dreams is a popular new song by Chas E Baer and Johanna C Schmid. It rose to fame in Boston and is gaining traction in New York with a young contralto’s debut. Jerome H Remick Co promote high quality ballads like Garden of Roses, reflecting improving musical taste and homes’ preference for refined songs.
A young man praises Miss Brookings as dainty with a lithe figure and perfect hands, contrasting her with an awkward gaunt sister. A Cleveland Plain Dealer note adds gossip of Miss Brookings and her sister, while letters and local notices mix in with church and social references around Monroe City area.
Professor D The Beane of the College of SNericultume at the University of Mispour warns salt fertil ty helps prevent washing soils. The Wiseissinn river carried 400t OON,000 tons of rich soil to the Gulf of Mexten each sewer, enough to cover a 14th acre at 250 feet deep. Farmers along the valley lose land as gullies form. stop washouts by piling brush across gullies and creating small dams until water slows and mud settles, then rebuild as needed.
In spring as pastures look green, be wary of the first growth of grain which provides little nourishment. It is poor feed for work horses and other stock. The key warning is that if pasture is short, trampling by stock can worsen conditions.
Carrie Nation, famed for smashing saloons and touring to promote prohibition, has died. Her lectures and sales of souvenirs helped fund her reform work and made her rich during her public campaigns in Kansas.
A traveler asks the distance between two towns and the flow cries. A bystander clarifies the joke with a play on words about a crowing fly, leaving the group puzzled and amused by the miscommunication.
David A Ball suffered vertigo at his Louisiana home Sunday night. Immediate fears subsided as his condition improved, and reports say he will resume business in a day or two with his family and friends hopeful for a full recovery.
Members of St Stephens Parish gathered at Indian Creek cemetery on Tuesday to mow the grass and tidy the burial grounds. John Green visited Hannibal yesterday.
A group including Annie Meyers Ola Hagan Erma Miles Donna Lundburg Lucy Yates and Lillie Hagan enjoyed a pleasant day at Martin's Ford with Albert Utter Collins Buckman Daniel Lundburg Ernest Hagan Hilleary Hardesty, Mamie Carrico Dick Hagan Will Carrico and Al Yates also in the crowd.
James Martin's three week old spotted mule draws crowds when brought into town on Saturday. The curiously marked foal, described as a white mule with brown and black spots, Lemur unlike common freaks, is praised as a well formed animal by mule dealers. Mr Martin declined a tempting offer and the mother is a large light gray five year old mare, her first foal. For sale a business property on Main Street at a bargain.
Notice warns delinquent taxpayers that after July 1 the collector will hand unpaid taxes to township constables for collection. It urges payment to avoid added costs, signed A C Deaver, Collector.
We thank our kind friends for their kindness and sympathy during our bereavement caused by the death of our dear mother.
Joseph Richardson died May 23 in Denton Maryland after living here for years and moving east. His wife Virginia Rouse died long ago. Daughter Mrs. Harry Jarman resides locally. The obituary notes he was kind and well liked. G W Hagan named Monroe City Aereo Vacuum Cleaner agent offering free rug cleaning demonstrations.
Those who subscribed for tickets for the 1911 Chautauqua are asked to call at the Monroe City Bank to receive them.
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