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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1903
Page
2
Chief Landvoigt faces scrutiny after his resignation request linked to his son’s employment with a supplier to the department. Bristow’s son allegedly drew a post office salary during vacations while not performing duties. Bristow declines comment as part of the broader Panama and currency integrity notes.
Richmond dispatch reports Wheeling Chief of Police detailing an assault on a Sister of Mercy at St. John's Orphan Asylum on October 21. Three Black men entered, bound her with her veil and girdle, muffled her cries, and attempted sexual violence before guards later found her in a frenzy.
A Bohemia Prague test praises Budweiser Beer for quality rivaling Bohemian pale beers. The report credits Anheuser-Busch with strict material selection and four to six months of aging to achieve superior taste, aroma, and maturity, asserting quality merits reward.
London reports a rising trend of women keeping rats and mice as pets. A mouse club with over 200 female members sets rules as precise as kennel standards. Secretary W Massey of Poplar authored a comprehensive guide on mouse care and breeding and plans The Mouse Journal. Two shows last week displayed hundreds of exhibits.
Paris witnesses a high society funeral for Mme Coppens de Lostende once a leading figure of the Second Empire. Attended by Empress Eugenie's circle, the ceremony at St. Augustine's drew nobles such as the Marquis de Lassa Baron Henry de Rothschild and the Marquis de Castellane among others.
London reports extraordinary potato prices at the Smith field Show. A York firm sold four pounds of Eldorado for £600, about £16506 per pound, equating to £336,000 per ton. A single potato fetched £70, and £3,000 was paid for ten tons of Northern Star potatoes.
An advertisement touts a bottle of perfume as a nice Christmas present at Farris. It also promotes a cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, claiming a refund if it fails and noting E. W. Grove’s signature on each box, priced 26 cents.
Tom Donahue longtime Sedalia Water and Light assistant manager and former Nevada Electric Railway superintendent has been re-elected to manage the Union Light and Traction company the Nevada corporation’s official name. Quigley sold Nevada interests to St. Louis interests recently and Donahue’s Sedalia friends greet his retention as a mark of efficiency and reliability.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the B. of L. E. has elected officers: President Mrs. J. A. Williams, Vice President Mrs. J. E. Kinsey, Secretary Mrs. J. Valentine, Treasurer Mrs. J. H. Wolf, Insurance Secretary Mrs. Eliza Costin, Guide Mrs. William Tongate, and Sentry Mrs. B. B. Mercer.
H A Tisdale of Summerton South Carolina offers De Witt s Witch Hazel Salve claiming twenty years of piles cured by the product It combines witch hazel with antiseptics to relieve and cure piles and skin diseases Sold by W E Bard Drug Co.
Winchester Indiana citizen W. Lynch reports his son suffered membranous croup and found relief after one dose of Foley's Honey and Tar. He credits the remedy with saving his boy's life and endorses the product, sold by Arlington Pharmacy.
Mrs. G W Burr widow of the late Justice G W Burr and aunt of Mrs. Clarence G Hackett of 1309 South Ohio street died in Peoria Illinois on December 8 at age 84.
The death of Theodore Brickel formerly of Sedalia was reported. He died at his home in Rising Sun Indiana on December 4 at age 94. He leaves a son Joe in Dallas Texas.
Crowded houses greet A Country Kid lauded as a rural comedy with bright lines and stirring plot turns. The review praises the author’s mastery of scene pacing and notes When Reuben Comes to Town as another merit, highlighting the company’s handsome vocalists, pretty costumes, and stunning scenery.
Positively the only Sunday performance this season, Peck's Bad Boy is set for Sunday night. The show runs December 20 with audiences invited to enjoy the comic theatre.
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