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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
6
The Kansas Industrialist urges civic groups and government to sponsor cleanup days and beautification. Organize a village improvement society to oversee streets alleys trees lawns and school grounds. Engage volunteers, plant shade trees, fight pests, and observe Arbor Day under municipal guidance.
Dr. Robert J. Micronymus, former Eureka College president and ex secretary of Illinois' educational commission, has been appointed to lead the new community adviser post. He has begun duties as towns and villages seek betterment services, with the university expanding its support across communities.
Rabbi Abram Simon spoke in Philadelphia on The Story of a Blade of Grass. He urged Americans to seek beauty in life and daily surroundings, arguing beauty as a national need to combat dirt and ugliness and to inspire industry, democracy, and service.
An 19th or early 20th century Forum column lists egg based treatments for convalescence burns and bowel troubles. It notes raw egg in wine for throat bone dislodgement and partly beaten eggs for stomach relief. Also mentions egg nourishment and general egg eating guidance, then shifts to a local note about Mrs MecClintic visiting Hunnewell on Saturday.
A guiding moral verse urges humans to read the eyes of animals and speak kindness, followed by Illinois 1914 toy pistol law. The act makes selling or giving toy pistols illegal to curb Fourth of July risks, with fines from five to twenty five dollars on conviction. Local notices report visitors Elmer Clark and Eloise from Nevada visiting Palmyra, and Bernice Bixler traveling to Quincy for two weeks.
Letter from Jonesville describes relief from pain after Cardus tonic. Mrs Kendrick recounts prior operations and illness, crediting Cardus with improvement and independence. Ad promotes Ladies' Advisory Dept Chattanooga Medicine Co seeking readers to request Home Treatment for Women booklet.
The Hannibal Journal notes that over 4,000 delegates plus visitors attended the Chicago gathering of Women’s Clubs. A resolution promoting dress reform passed despite many “noes” in the hall, as factions differed within clubs while critics warned of immodest fashions from Paris.
In Chicago a convention of about three thousand women pushes for American-made fashions for American women. The St Louis Republic notes Mrs Bob Burdette’s critique of Parisian fashion, cites modesty cultural differences, and reports the Federation of Women's Clubs supporting dress reform amid pressure from American magazines challenging French style.
Farmers should consider their land buildings stock machinery and bank surplus as capital and use credit to its fullest potential. Proper balance between assets and borrowing supports productive farming and growth opportunities.
J T S Hickman won the Brown trophy cup after a two day 36 hole contest with W J A Meyer. Hickman carried a handicap of 3 and finished 4 up with 3 to play. Final rounds were 46 to 45.
Army worms appeared on Lou Boone's Ely area farm affecting fifty four turkeys. Seventeen birds died with worms in their claws, the rest kept penned to shield them. Separate notes discuss Hessian fly origins tied to Revolutionary War era straw shipments and a local social visit from Kansas resident W. W. Williams.
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