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Newspaper
Moberly Evening Democrat
Location
Moberly, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1919
Page
4
A fragment from a 1920s era paper notes a prohibition ruling headline, Legion support for traditional values, and radical opposition. It mentions Senator Williams quitting the political game, questions about who killed the treaty, and rail freight pace shifts affecting postal and shipping services amid severe winter weather.
Fragment from an old classified style notice shows a coal delivery phone number 298 and an icy brand Weber Ice Cream Company promising prompt delivery. It contains a flirtatious exchange promising marriage and silence in a dated ad tone.
The University of Missouri reports 3,182 students enrolled since September 1, beating the prior peak of 2,789. Men outnumber women across colleges. Arts and Science leads with 1,515 students, Agriculture 622, and Engineering 410. The Graduate and other schools add smaller totals. Thirty-five non collegiate men are enrolled through government programs.
The athletic department at Missouri honors twenty players including Captain Anton J. Stankowski and G. Ruth with the coveted letter M for their participation in the season games. The list features A. M. Goenel, Travis, Shanon, Yardin, Stanley Andrews, B. H. Blumer, C. L. Lewis, N. Collins, Mary Viner, Packwood, Sylvester, Edwards, Springate, A. J. King, and M. Skelk among others, marking an awards milestone for the 1920 captaincy.
The Princess theatre announces this week a fifteen member company with a large beauty chorus to perform TriP Around the World and their own scenery and lighting. Hale Hamilton stars in his latest comedy feature Full of Pen.
Fragmented pages blend a nostalgic verse on medieval romance with civic notes. A speaker contemplates modern life versus knightly glory, then a firestorm of local items: a fifteen inch wormed water main stoppage, Greene County health stats, Red Cross Christmas seals funding surveys, and a Chillicothe Business College slogan about guaranteed jobs and payday loans.
The Belmonte Sisters, fresh from London engagements, headline a varied program at Grands UE A on FERERE SHOW TOD. They present English song and dance numbers with premiere terpsichorean acts, supported by vaudeville and a dramatic feature The False Code.
The article praises Constance Binney in Erstwhile Susan and Barnabetta scenes, noting two peak turn points for her portrayal of maturation and power. It highlights her performance as shaping the family drama, including Barnabetta’s kiss from her stepmother and the shift in the family dynamic at Fourth Street Theatre.
A. T. and A. Moberly Lodge No. 344 announce a special communication on Monday the 15th at 7 p.m. Work in the degrees. Masons are requested to be present. W. A. Howell, secretary. Also notices: county collector at Bank of Mote Ly week December 15 to 21. last chance to pay before January 3. chocolate wonder item priced at 310.
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