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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1900
Page
5
Walter Perkins leads the company as the barber in a lively comedy praised for its charm and action. Miss Lillian Brainard assists in the mirror scene while Miss Lutie Page Mower plays Tilly the German maid. Fred Mower provides unctuous humor as a retired pork packer.
Invitations issued for the January 31 wedding of Miss Mabel Ridgeway Hair and Mr. William E. Barbour, both of Chicago. Miss Hair previously visited Miss Beiler of Sedalia and was among the era’s popular young ladies. Miss Beiler will be bridesmaid in Chicago.
Daniel Fagan complained to police he was robbed of 17 dollars in Arben Flats by two negro women Bettie Scott and Ella Jackson. All three were jailed. Fagan fined 10 for associating with Scott, 15 for petit larceny. Jessie Williams fined 5 for disturbing the peace. Wm Hubbard waived examination and was bailed to await the grand jury.
The Sentinel lists events including a WITCH PARTY at the residence of C. L. Keck in Sedalia benefiting Sacred Heart church with a three nickels entry and free refreshments. It also covers Knights of P and Macabees installation, Elks Old Fiddlers contest prizes with many quirky awards, and social notices of Rebecca lodge honors and a marriage reported from Quincy Illinois.
J West Goodwin returned from St Louis after attending the wedding of Walker Evans Jr whose father was a longtime local merchant and Miss Jessie Craven daughter of the Wabash railway general passenger agent. Elise Waddell to J A Lamy wedding announced for February 14 in Sedalia with Waddell a St Louis representative family link through Frederick Sangrain. The Athenean society at the High School held a session naming new members and presenting essays talks and an oration. A stereopticon lecture on The War in the Philippines by P Fremont Rockett is slated for January 26 at the High School auditorium.
The Sentinel offers two or three good type stands and several cases for sale at very low prices to clear space if purchased promptly.
A Victorian advertisement promotes Dr Miller’s Cough Bitters claiming it will surely stop your cough. The notice comes from the Servant Harker Drug Co presenting the remedy to readers seeking relief.
An advertisement touts a pill claimed to be the modern cure for constipation and liver troubles. It markets a simple, effective remedy embracing rapid relief and general health benefits. The copy emphasizes quick results and widespread usefulness for digestive and hepatic issues.
A Hamburg trainer known for crossing wild and tame animals recounts near fatal encounters with pythons alligators and elephants. He describes braving sixteen alligators in Düsseldorf and elephants running amok in Munich, stressing the dangers of the animal trainer’s life.
The passage surveys marriages from historic figures like Benedict, Humboldt, Byron, Burns, Peter the Great, Queen Victoria, Bulwer, Washington, Adams, Milton, and John Howard. It notes mismatched classs, improvised unions, and varied happiness, ending with brief maxims on luck diplomacy and genius.
Accounts describe island cats in Nova Scotia and Kerguelen that overrun seabird colonies and prey on wildlife. An engraved slab in Lubeck Cathedral quotes Christ and reflects on human neglect of divine guidance. A faded snippet of a poem titled The New Song closes the passage.
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