06 Apr 1899
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Newspaper
Moberly Evening Democrat
Location
Moberly, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1899
Page
1
Twenty five girls from Missouri Cottage at the Industrial Home rebelled Wednesday afternoon around two. They defied teachers and roamed the city for about an hour, causing pandemonium in the Fourth Ward. Police and Home officers eventually regained control and returned all girls to their rooms by four, after which order was restored.
Jafferson City April 6 The State Fair bill sailed through the House of Representatives Wednesday afternoon by a solid margin despite some opposition. Supporters held a clear majority as the measure progressed.
A Monroe county boy, James H. Whitecotton Jr., age six, visiting the State Tribune's House, drafted a bill to ban corporal punishment in public schools. The committee read the proposal three times, and Chief Clerk Nawman explained the process as the amused chamber watched the future legislator in action.
Dr Bolly operates as a homeopathist at 1104 Reed Street with contact via phone 60. The brief directory entry notes professional practice and location without additional details.
A Poughkeepsie Intelligencer report notes Mrs Johnson born triplets last April in Attiebury Duchess county, followed by twins in March. The sequence leaves the Johnsons with five children in under twelve months and a frail 103-year-old mother. The tale, from Maple Grove district, hints at extraordinary fertility, with projections of sixty five children in twelve years and one hundred thirty in twenty four years.
James J. Kennessay of Versailles, a traveling salesman for J M Anderson & Co of St Louis, drowned Sunday while attempting to ford Tavern Creal between St Thomas and Charley town. He clung to a branch and called for help but was swept away by swift water as a boat failed to reach him. He was about fifty years old.
A local notice extols whiskeys as both medicine and tonic, claiming superior taste to medicines and strong family use. Sold by Jé Sackett in Moberly Missouri, the notice emphasizes whiskey as a habitual family remedy and likens it to doctoring.
Paris reports Mile. Conesdon, famed Rue de Paradis seer, speaking as messenger of the Archangel Gabriel. She foresees war for America and a united North and South under one government. Mexico would join the United States after President Clay’s death, with Canada remaining longest outside the Union. A second large war would come, not with Germany or France, but with a distant ally-turned-enemy.
A fragment discusses beliefs on America resisting foreign war and predicts civil trouble. It warns that the rich will grow corrupt while the common people stay virtuous, and foresees self-destruction of wealth among the rich as the nation moves toward upheaval.
The passage critiques Hood and Co advertisements, noting their prominence and broad reach. It reflects on the proverb style and the lasting discussion sparked by their ad campaigns, suggesting wide familiarity with the Hood's Rare Tita branding.
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