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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
3
A long catalog of recent titles across genres and ages. Christian Reid’s Italy set tale and other novels from G P Putnam’s, Bobbs-Merrill, Scribner’s, and Heath & Co. span fairy tales retellings to histories for children, with prices and publishers noted.
Vernon county has a fine new court house so far as the exterior is concerned but it will take about $20,000 more to finish the interior and furnish it properly. The people last week overwhelmingly rejected an extra levy to supply the funds, leaving Vernon no better off than if it had no court house at all.
A poet taunts boastful men who claim strength and perfect health. He muses how such men, once young and ardent in love, later recall old memories and the maidens who captivated them. The verse contrasts bravado with fading passions and the ache of past affections.
A vicious bull dog afflicts Nel Sharp by mauling the inner thighs of his two year old colt, then attacks Frank Abbott's horse causing it to panic and break the cart shafts crossbar. The dog’s behavior hints it may hate or love horse flesh.
The Century Club will host the Turner Art Exhibit at Miss Bell Johnson's studio May 21 22 to raise funds for the public school. Larry and the Pictures from Youth's Companion will be shown to demonstrate the value of pictures in education. Admission is 10 cents for school children and 25 cents for others with all profits aiding the school.
Mrs Belle Blackwood of Quincy came over Saturday to visit her sister Mia. James Palmer and several locals attended an ice game in Quincy Friday including M B Garner Roy Meriwether Leck Hays C L Carpenter Ralph Graham and Fred McGee.
The Fayette Advertiser recounts a Boone county death and a peculiar clock in the Forbis family home. The clock allegedly struck clearly the day before each of the last four deaths, including Joe Richards. A Boone County lady offered 900 for it, but the clock was refused at five thousand. Dr. Richards deems the tale true.
In a St Joseph speech Gov For asserts his strength lies in his own cause, not his opponent's weakness. He questions Stone's moral, political, and intellectual standing, asking for factual proof of Folk's superiority and demanding evidence of Stone's alleged weak cause or inferior public service. He urges direct facts over insinuation.
A Dearborn Democrat aphorism urges love over hate and a broader life view. It asks readers to expand happiness, teaching kindness to those near, noting beauty can flourish amid rugged conditions and warning business pressures can erode the heart. It laments sacrificing Sabbath time for busy souls.
J M Proctor shares four large onions raised near Mercedes Texas with friends via his son in law J M Johnson Jr The onions are described as large onion shaped with the usual onion scent and taste expressed with gratitude.
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