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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
7
Unionville Missouri newspaper The Unionville Republican Printing Co publishes notices and news. The issue dated July 1 1908 lists subscription price one dollar per year in advance and notes the paper is a second class matter. A fire in Unionville is mentioned without details.
The Democratic press attacks Hadley’s office for extravagance, but Republicans argue the office spent thousands less than Crow’s term. They urge comparing administrations across lieutenant governor, secretary, auditor, and treasurer roles, praising incumbents as assets of the party. Mentions of McClellan Hearst NY mayor ruling and Mexican frontier troop deployments frame national issues alongside Missouri politics.
Polly Parmelee frets about guiding her mother in shopping while keeping up with school. She narrates how her mother’s fashion picks complicate expenses, and Polly vows to supervise purchases to ensure outfits she can also wear. The scene, told in a playful kitchen-table gossip tone, ends with neighbors noting Polly’s grip on parental fashion control.
The article notes native women work in the mines in German Southwest Africa, carrying fire wood and loads and performing surface tasks. It says their labor is cheap and they work better than native men. English laws ban women from underground work, but surface roles persisted until recently.
A short reflective quip urges wives to consider mutual disappointment after marriage. It notes human nature is faulty and both sides carry blame, advising readers to accept partners as they are and strive for harmony rather than insisting on perfection.
A philosophic note urges couples to wed for love rather than money or status, arguing that sincere affection between man and maiden can still yield happy marriages despite hardhearted times.
The passage argues that rainful results come from women’s fondness for clothing and that others’ attire influences fashion. It claims that repetition of same forms and colors ignores fit and that intelligent dress comes from inspiration, not purchase.
A reader laments how many homes falter when the wife does not exercise sweet reasonable ness and willingness to accept less than due. The piece argues harmony in domestic and social life requires patience and compromise to avoid friction.
The text presents a fragmented meditation on truth and falsehood, noting that truth spoken with deceit becomes a lie. It cites a proverb about the righteous witness and warns how truth can be abused to serve slanderous ends attributed to Isaac Barrow.
The form lists track and field events for men and boys including sprints throws and jumps plus races for girls and special events. It notes a pony race potato race basketball volleyball and a baseball game with entries due by July 13 with the physical director Pierson handling by mail or in person.
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