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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
8
Numerous residents from Ely, Monroe, Palmyra, St Louis and Quincy visit, attend Levy's Big Sale which runs for 15 days. Local social notes include visits, engagements, travel to Quincy and St Louis, funeral attendance for Senator McClintie, and community events like a Mt Vernon box social.
James B. Gray, a leading regional corn producer, recounts a dream in which he finds the largest corn ear ever seen in his crib. The ear supposedly has forty two rows around it and an endlessly long grain row, ending only as he wakes up.
In Richards Missouri on November 11 Governor Folk was hanged and burned in effigy for pardoning Doctor J D Todd who had served less than three years of a ten year term for killing Robert T Wall. A large crowd cheered as the mock display unfolded, with supporters of Wall voicing anger over the pardon.
A letter questions rhetoric blaming country or city voters for corruption. The author argues both sides share interests and warns against sweeping generalizations about purity or dishonesty among rural and urban residents. He urges an end to the coercion and vote buying seen in schools and wards alike.
Coal dealer Lewis Nash of Buffum advertises lump coal from Illinois and Missouri grades with pricing options and urges buyers to compare before purchasing. The brief notice emphasizes competitive rates on coal supplies.
Dawson and Jansen offer bugidies suitable for cold weather use.
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