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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
3
A collage of wry maxims, snatches of editorials, and clipped comments from various newspapers. It blends aphorisms on actors, fashion, and society with local notes on schools, editors, and moral commentary, citing Detroit Free Press, Yonkers Statesman, Atchison Globe, and Archbishops. The tone is reflective and pithy, tracing cultural mood through scattered excerpts.
The high class saddle horses will begin the 1904 season at the south end of Main Street in Monroe City. Gloster is recognized as a leading breeder and Missouri Demark among the best combined horses in Missouri. Last fall at nine shows in gaidle harness and model rings he earned six blue ribbons and three red.
Willie Watts son of John Watts near Cincinnati wrenched elbow while driving fence posts. He sought treatment in the city where Dr. Miles found local blood poison. Five coons, a month old, were caught by Hugh A. Ford and sold to Hawkins & Melson for 50 cents each. one coon had no hind legs.
A Perry Enterprise observation lists varied town figures including a liar a sponger a smart Alec a giggling girl a weather prophet feuding neighbors a tattling woman a know-it-all man loafers and a boy who cuts up in church Also noted are a few meddlesome women a staring thing and habitual borrowers with remarks about women The piece captures local quirks in brisk survey style.
A suffragette lecturer wins hearty response with a sharp quip about voting rights. She notes she has no vote but her groom does and jokes that asking her husband to exercise the franchise would elicit a puzzled reply about which horse.
Last Tuesday evening at Rev Fr Cooney's residence in Indian Creek, Miss Eva Fitzpatrick and Burris L Turner were married. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fitzpatrick, and the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner, were surrounded by friends who wish them happiness in their married life.
Miss Mackey Lee of Ely visited friends in the city. Jobo Campbell was a business visitor in Shelbina on Thursday. Miss Tomy Ely went to Troy to judge a piano recital Thursday. Mrs. G. R. Ford spent the latter part of last week with Shel bina relatives. Grace French returned home to Quincy after a millinery season with Miss Etta Bodkins in the city.
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