17 Nov 1899
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Newspaper
Moberly Evening Democrat
Location
Moberly, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1899
Page
1
Wm Intl wrested from the county jail at Dexter Missouri by a mob of about one hundred men armed with Winchesters. They treed the prisoner a mile from town after he faced the mob with nerve. The man, Andrew Morton, allegedly owed money to Melton, a wealthy farmer who was shot later in the dispute.
Mrs Lehman of South Clark street marked her seventy third birthday yesterday. Invitations drew Mesdames Waldridge Gutohunst Hager Anil Woney Miller John Held and Lis Wold to her home. After heartfelt greetings guests enjoyed a bountiful supper of salads sandwiches coffee cakes fruits and wine in gracious company. Mrs Lehman is mother to Sam and Miss Lillia Lehman noted in local business and society.
In Boston a United States circuit court judge ruled that a railroad employee injured while riding on a pass provided by the company cannot recover damages even if partly paid for service. The case involved GC Ay Whitnay and Kagengoman versus the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad. The decision states the pass contract exempted liability for injuries, so no recovery is allowed.
In Amlooh Missouri yesterday William Parlor a store clerk shot and killed Andrew Campbell postmaster of Oil City after a quarrel. No other injuries reported. Ballard's Snow Liniment advertised with health claims appears in the issue.
Inky comments on Monroe county prevaricators and the Jester case spark editorial unease. A Salisbury Spectator report recounts whitecaps attacking a Homerford district negress, warning thieves and disrepute among locals. Miss Gertruda Rice visits, and Mayor Waller hints Sturgeon should fund its own electric light plant.
G Denmaon famous across Africa as commander of forces who captured the fumona reb ot Galisbo. On Nov 4 1897 from Vryburg Bechuanaland he writes about Charoberlain’s Oolic Cholera and Diarrhous Remedy. He used it for bowel complaints and gave it to his mother with beneficial results. For sale by John J Curry Ed 2 McCanne and Jurk's Gast Side Drug Store.
A fragmentary 19th century advertisement copy extols first class stationery and cheap job printing by Denyerat, alongside pharma claims for Ballard's Snow Liniment and Ballard's Horehound Syrup offered by Jobo Curry. The text mentions medical conditions and remedies.
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