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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
6
Fragment from a West Monroe City postal notice shows a second class matter reference and partial postal handling language. The readable text is terse and lacks full context or dates, but indicates mailing distribution or classifications typical of local notices.
Columbia University students capture dragonflies at night to ship to Brazil. Brazil has requested U S Department of Agriculture assistance in supplying the insects as part of a pest extermination policy targeting mosquitoes.
For fourteen years Rava Luchman Dass trained with priests in Central India to become a yoga. He claims to master forty eight postures of Hindoo idols and can balance on the ends of his fingers with his body aloft. He says the judges required seven days and nights of continuous balance to grant the rank.
Hit the Wrong Man With corn selling at 75 cents on the Chicago market and 60 cents locally, it does not appear that the panic of which the spell-binders are talking had hurt the farmers much. It everlastingly knocked the stuffing out of the laboring man in the workshops and at the forge and left them with empty dinner pails. A panic is bound to hit somebody and this time it hit the man, his wife and little ones who were the least able to stand it. It always hurts the man who has money to earn, but never touches the man who has money to burn. This is a Republican panic and you cannot fill up that working man's pail, nor clothe and feed his wife and children by whooping it up for 7Sc corn for the farmer.
Sixty five Kansas City preachers including Republicans drafted a letter to the Missouri Democratic party naming a governor candidate. The piece singles out Judge Wallace as temperamentally unfit and predicts a crushing defeat of 100,000 votes. The Mercury notes suspicious meddling in Democratic affairs and adviser bias toward weak candidates.
The Second Hand Store advertises shoe repair services with half soles and satisfaction guaranteed. Prices are described as low.
A leisure scene shows Maria noting a Rubens hung beside a Rembrandt in the gallery, a wireless balloon delay, idle chauffeurs, a French car needing tires, government bonds, and a first folio Shakespeare as a farmer retires for the night on the estate.
Robert Bryarly of Dallas Texas is visiting his sister Mrs L B Hixson east of the city during a family visit in the region.
The bride and groom Mr. and Mrs Samuel Luther of Quincy have been guests of the brides aunt Mrs George Settle. Mrs Leona Gentry and sister Miss Georgia Hawkins drove to Shelbyville on Thursday to spend the summer with their parents Mr and Mrs George Hawkins.
The message asks if Hon J H Whitecotton, failing to carry the county in candor, can transfer support to Hon D A Bail and ends with a direct question about allegiance to J H W P.
Barry Jarman has moved his family into a pretty new home and Mrs Dee Gentry has moved from the Bobrer place to the home vacated by Mr Jarman.
Mercury notes Judge Wallace runs on no ticket or ism and remains devoted to Wallace as a personal project. Perry Enterprise reports Ed Alexander of near town traveled to Chicago to visit his daughter Miss Edna, hospitalized five months ago for appendicitis, who has just begun limited walking after a long period of confinement.
The Excelsior Springs Standard urges skepticism toward whispered scandals. It warns that most tale carriers lack factual knowledge and calls character assassination a dangerous act far worse than a midnight murder.
By Doolittle Elizabeth Mae Doolittle, famed Leesville poetess, penned a night themed verse after attending a Sunday school bean soup supper. The piece reflects on night, stars, the moon, and a playful aside about a family incident with a cat, ending with gratitude for the night.
Richmond Times Dispatch quotes reflect on marriage love and gender norms with satiric remarks. The note from Madison Wisconsin cites Robert M. La Follette praising the platform while signaling contentions with fundamental provisions and urging support.
Manila June 19 the Philippine assembly voted 57 to 16 that independence is the aspiration of the Philippine people and that they are ready for immediate independence.
Frank Sharp of Provo Utah reacted to advice from local birds on Friday morning as orange blossoms featured in a playful omen.
Lewis Cotler drowned while wading Salt River near Florida Missouri while attempting to seine fish. High rivers after recent rains made the water dangerous and Cotler’s body had not been recovered as search efforts continued. he lived in LaBelle and worked with Caskle Cartright in furniture.
The United States returned about forty million dollars of Boxer indemnity to China. The Chinese government plans to upend the full amount to fund education for more than two hundred Chinese students each year for ten years, shaping future leaders and improving ties with America.
We extend sincere thanks to friends for their help and expressions of sympathy during our recent bereavement in the loss of our grandfather L. D. Finch. W. L. Finch and FAMILY.
The governor spoke of growth and prosperity while avoiding extravagance. He noted a three million dollar state balance two years ago, but warned that a deficit of one million will exist when he leaves office. This is not an official audit statement but reflects county reporting.
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