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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
5
The advertisement promotes Hart Schaffner and Marx clothing as the highest grade in the country. It touts new Spring shirts neckwear suspenders and furnishings and highlights solid calf gloves at 50 cents a pair and Sweet Orr overalls among other values.
New pumps in tan and patent colt plus tan oxfords for ladies offered at prices from £50 to £3500 per pair. Brand new goods, with the best values for the money, noted for style and wearing qualities.
A special sale offers men's heavy work shoes in solid calf leather plain or cap toe. Never sold before at under 2.00 per pair. Special sale price 165 per pair with all sizes available.
For Sale a 2 year old Gloster saddle stallion registered Qo or black Jack Bixler. Mrs Georgie Besbear and Master Roger visited Vandalia with friends for a few days. Col Voorhees Capt Pratt of Bluff City with Col Jim Nickell came to see ponies at the fair grounds. The cheapest rugs and carpets are at Rogers Thompson's. P R O's meet at 2 30 with Mrs Davenport. Mesdames Ragland Vaughn Paris and Williamson with Hassard friends. Mrs Ragland visiting sister in law Williamson. Mrs Lee Bule of St Louis guest of Mrs Brown. Dr C Hampton business visitor in Bluff City. Mrs EB Osboro and Miss Jennie Elliott visited J D Elliott in Quincy. Wedding next week. Miss Bess Williamson with Hannibal friends. Melson Jones left for Peoria Ill.
A mixed local notes item cites Secretary Taft on fleet movements, mentions Mrs. Kathleen White with Shelbian friends, J J Pritchett of Mason City tracking eastside real estate, and visits by Beatrice Elliott, Imogene and Agnes Bell, Amy Rouse, plus social visits in Bluff City Monroe Hannibal Palmyra Hassard and Chicago. Also includes for sale Clover Hay from J D Brandmeyer and jury duty by W B Faby and Thomas Dawson in New London.
Our stock of lace curtains curtain goods portieres rope portieres Swiss curtains and couch covers is full of bright new goods at money saving prices.
Our millinery department is open with an extensive exhibition of hats from Chicago and New York at money-saving prices. Misses Laura Bell and May Jegglin in charge. Sunday visitors and community notices follow including weddings, school appointments, moves, and local travel, with brief items on residents and events across Hannibal and nearby towns.
Cheas Miner from north of the city is accused of unusually long hours with his team. Saturday night a harness was removed and the team released. Miner later confronted J Bony Anderson, who allegedly promised consequences if Miner returned. A potential livery barn fee is hinted at for future offenses and a feed bill may follow.
Forty years after the Civil War there are nearly a million pensioners with widows making up about one-fifth. The conference bill raises widow and dependent pensions by 50 percent and adds at least 88,000 more widows to the rolls. The McCumber bill added about 9,000 names at $17.6 million, while the regular pension bill before the House would total around $151 million, marking a sharp rise from recent years and nearing 1899 high levels.
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