Unusual Corn Ears Attract North Missouri Readers
A column of farm notices from Monroe reports remarkable ears of corn grown by JD Brandmeyer including a two inch ear with 14 rows and 8 grains per row, a 21/2 inch diameter ear, and a 12 inch normal ear with a nested cob. Other items include cattle shifts, wine shipments to Chicago, a stone wine vault, culvert work, and a big goose flock numbering 1,500.
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Chillicothe
Monroe
JD Brandmeyer
Thomas
Democrat
Charles Tewell
Joe Schott
Chicago
GW Davis
Why But In
Doctor John Lovejoy Elliott at Hudson Guild lectures on Nero to waterfront boys. He shows Nero’s cruelty and asks for opinions, but the class remains silent and uneasy as he probes moral judgments. The Democrat covers the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lovejoy Elliott
Hudson Guild Settlement
New York
Nero
O'Brien
Corn Show Message Urges Missouri Farmers to Exhibit
A December Farm Journal item encourages Missouri farmers to join the corn show effort. It stresses learning about best seed, planting, and cultivation to maximize returns, arguing the exhibit will boost county thrift and farm values. Final entry date is Saturday November 28, 1908.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Chicago
Texas
Missouri
Pap
Out of the Ginger Jar and Sagely Adages
A collection of aphorisms and wry observations on food, behavior, work, and knowledge. The narrator contrasts sensible advice with humorous old sayings about dogs, cats, farming, and misapplied wisdom. The piece closes with a quip about throwing physic to the dogs and consequences.
Congress on suffrage erupts in chaotic gallery standoff
In a dramatic scene from Alexico's Third District, a congressional floor debate on voting rights devolves into chaos as suffrage demonstrators fill the galleries with chants and banners. The Speaker orders control, but the uproar continues amid shouted demands for votes for women and the ballot. Nearby, notes reference a stock sale at W. E. Rice's farm near Scoutsville and a Turkey Day visit by local families.
U D C Christmas Sale and Auction at Olney Music Co
The U D C s will hold a Christmas sale and auction on Saturday afternoon and evening at Olney Music Co room. Items will be offered for Sunday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olney Music Co
ABOUT THE CHURCHES
Weekly church notices describe Grace Baptist Thanksgiving service with Rev. M F Crowe, various services at De Mars Chapel and nearby churches, Bible study and Christian Endeavor for youth, Womans Missionary Society, and eleven accessions reported after Dr Taylor and Dr J C Armstrong visitation. Public invites all residents and families to attend.
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Union
Grace Baptist Church
M. F. Crowe
P. F. Cooney
Indian Creek
Monroe Friends
Christian Endeavor
Womans Missionary Society
Lizzie Dalton
Taylor
J. C. Armstrong
St. Louis
Col. Secy
Home and Foreign Missions
Bailey McNutt installs 200 feet cement walk near church
Bailey McNutt completed a new cement walkway of 200 feet in front of his property adjacent to Grace Baptist Church. The improvement enhances pedestrian access and property appearance in the area.
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Bailey McNutt
Grace Baptist Church
Pretty Girl The Stork Visits Charlie Shafer Home
A local notice reports that a stork visit to Charlie Shafer’s home resulted in a pretty little girl to love, described as a gift or arrival. No further details or dates are provided.
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Stork
Charlie Shafer
Monroe High School Faces Bevier at Rogers Park
Monroe High School prepares for a Thanksgiving afternoon football game against Bevier at Rogers Park. The report notes many interesting situations and mentions Jacob McGarthland attending a friend's wedding at Camp Point, DL, with speculation he may bring a girl home.
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Monroe High School
Bevier
Rogers Park
Jacob McGarthland
Camp Point
Jake
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A J Shepard
Geo W Davis
Edmund Place
City
H C Corder
Henry Green
del Hagar
Harry A McClintic
W B Arnold
JM Proctor & Son
Henry I Lear
Jack Owen
Hannibal
Charlie Brave
Clay Underhill
Frank McGarthland
J B Gray & Son
Kendrick & Dawson
Grant Lee
Clapper
John F Pike
W T Youell
Monroe City Democrat
Henderson and Son
Market Report
Renee
Enanee Dieteered Bectettetices
Bruce Ion Osgesdhen Aveneys
H A McClintic
J M
The
Alexander the Great
Mr. Rockefeller
Farm! Journal
Iitz
Alexico
Chicago Tribune
W. E. Rice
Scoutsville
Holy Rosary
Methodist
W. F. M. Society
Methodist Circuit
de Mars Chapel
Christian
First Baptist
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