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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
2
A string of short notices lists business visitors to Bluff City and Paris from Monroe City and surrounding towns. It records plant sales, market actions for eggs and butter, visits by Misses and Mrs. residents, and local pages on council finance, rail inspection, and commentary on religion and subsidy in shipping.
The article reports Elijah II and Alexander Dowie style figures. A vote of 24 to 5 settled whether Elijah II should be recognized. Five dissidents refused to recognize him, noting suspicions about the leader’s finances and influence. The piece suggests widespread claim over $5,000,000 bled from followers.
The passage satirizes religious reform and society norms with lines about using hades instead of hell and witty quips on virtue. It shifts to a brief notice about low excursion rates to Buffalo for the Pan American Exposition, offering five to fifteen day tickets and direct sleeper service via the Wabash route from Moberly Missouri.
A column notes that coming events loom and a shift in the McKinley Dingley tariff is anticipated. It argues the need to protect the home market while allowing European countries to trade, criticizing tariff supporters as profiteers. A note mentions Hunnewel Graphic editor offering a $10,000 loan at six percent and a stray quip about Byron’s fame.
The Burlington Route promotes very low summer excursion rates with varied destinations. Daily trips to Colorado, Utah, and the Black Hills plus Homeseekers excursions every two weeks to the West and Northwest. Also cheap trips East to Buffalo Exposition, Seashore, Adirondacks, Canada, Mackinaw, and lake-rail tours via Chicago. Northward visits to St Paul Minneapolis and Lake Superior resorts. Contact agents or request rate circulars and descriptive matter. includes California excursions weekly from St Louis and Kansas City.
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