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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
6
The Paris precincts trail others in tallying votes while Monroe City finishes two hours after polls close. The Paris clerks are described as slow, with calls to remedy the issue noted. Stoutsville Banner reports on Rafe Leake and wife visiting Bluff City friends and Mrs. R F Marshall traveling to Perry to visit a daughter.
Washington on November 7 reports the US will issue 50 million dollars of 2 percent Panama Canal bonds to improve treasury stability. Funds rumored to support the canal project will fund general government needs as well as construction costs. The Monroe City football team suffered its first loss against the Blues last Friday, with the Brookfield Gazette noting the loss may reflect that unlucky day rather than Monroe's play.
Rural route patrons from Pattonsburg in Daviess county were surprised when postal officials ordered service stopped. The Gazette notes the clash between bad roads and rural free delivery, while referencing a local Illinois visitor, Mrs. John Demaree of Bluffs.
The Hyomei inhaler treats catarrh bronchitis asthma hay fever and croup by delivering antiseptic air to the nose and throat. Customer testimonials claim rapid relief and a Milwaukee druggist offers guarantees with a complete inhaler. Isaac A Borden requests settling accounts after quitting harness and saddle work.
The Rev Srl R Hicks Almanac For 1909 is announced as ready November 15 1908 with colors, portraits and the Hicks Weather Forecasts priced by mail 35c newsstand 30c. Word and Works Pub Co 2201 Locust St St Louis Mo offers discounts for almanacs and agents wanted. In Ralls County Missouri locals warn trespassers hunters to be prosecuted under law with a named list of residents and landowners.
Poem fragment recounts awakening to love's power as a hidden force that enters as friendship and becomes master of the speaker's heart. The speaker admits subservience, describing surrender to love's will and the paradox of a miracle gained through entrustment and vulnerability.
A mosaic of brief items notes Hearst paying $12,000 for Standard Oil letters and jokes about politics light in the press. It records a restraining order against Ewing Cockrell in a Missouri Pacific case, concerns over hair after death, and reports on W C T U activities led by Ella L. Shearman with a Denver convention and fund updates.
A compact guide of practical tips: heating knives for even bread cuts. clay on roads with a spreader to improve surfaces. rice run through spice mills to remove residues. quick roof repairs with a shingle and nail. salt or cloves to deter ants. whitening stained cups. loosening grease with lard and soap. camphor in piano to deter moths. turpentine and pumice for paint stains. preserving tools with paint and axle grease. tea-water varnish cleaner for wood. washing soda and hot dipping metal to bond paper. onion juice as glue aid for paper on metal.
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