Sedalia Masonic Lodge to Meet for Third Degree
Sedalia Lodge No. 236 AF and AM will hold a regular communication Friday May 2 at 8 pm with work in the third degree. All Masons are invited. E E Codding W M F A Sampson Secy. Mrs E A Coe secretary of the associated board of charities sent Frank Bill to Warrensburg for hospital care in Kansas City due to consumption.
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Sedalia Lodge
A. M
E. A. Coe
Associated Board of Charities
Frank Bill
Warrensburg
Bill
Lamonte Notes Busy Week With Graduations And Visits
LamonteMiss Emma Reavis heads to Boonville to visit Misses Davis. Graduating exercises at the Lamonte High School held in the opera house with diplomas by Rev J W Ferrell and Prof Coleman. Attendees from Sedalia and nearby towns join a social scene as courting couples journey to Knob Noster.
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Emma Reavis
Boonville
Davis
W. W. Ferrell
Pleasant Hill
Opera House
J. W. Ferrell
Coleman
Sedalia
Weils
Big Monument Sale for Decoration Day at Heynens
The Lotus club announces its last dance of the season at Heynens on North Ohio street as part of Decoration Day events and a closing sale of monuments.
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Liberty Park
Heynen’s
North Ohio Street
Lotus Club
Cannon Dry Goods Co Big Sale Promises Friday Deals
Catalog lists wash ribbons in stripes at 110c to 15c yard Friday price. Corsets odd lots from 1.00 to 1.25. Ladies lace Lisle gloves 39c Friday. Hose supporters 25c Friday. Remnants percales 12 1/2c yard. Bleached table linens remnants. Many small pieces to match.
Notable Elder States and Royal Guests in Obscure Anecdotes
A parade of famous figures appears in anecdotes. Florence Nightingale is said to be over eighty. Henry M Stanley reportedly no longer dyes his hair. A relic chair from Appomattox sits in Boston. Ensign Evans, son of Admiral Evans, serves on the Illinois. Secretary Shaw hints at stern treatment for smuggling women. Marconi's Wireless Christens life insurance of 7500000 split among firms. Dr Coulter resigns to head the US Botanical Gardens in Manila. Wendlinger of Richmond built uniforms for Davis and later for Gov Montague. Alma Tadema and his wife hosted a public reception with flattered congratulations, a bemused guest quips about painting and gentility.
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Florence Nightingale
Henry M. Stanley
Gen. Grant
Appomattox
Boston
Ensign F. T. Evans
Evans
Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw
Marconi
Wireless Telegraph Company
Coulter
Emery College
Oxford
United States Botanical Gardens
Philippine Islands
Manila
A. Wendlinger
Richmond
Jefferson Davis
Montague
Lawrence Alma- Tadema
R. A
Alma-Tadema
St. John’s Wood
Lawrence
Trial by Battle and the King’s Championship
The article recalls the king’s championship tied to the Hastings conquest and recounts Abraham Thornton’s 1800s trial by battle case. It notes public outcry and a journal debate that led to abolition of appeal rights in criminal cases, though the bill did not pass.
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Hastings
Robert de Marmion
Fonteneay
London Chronicle
George IV
Abraham Thornton
Court of King’s Bench
Gage
Thornton
They Were All Johns in Luzon Tale of Mock Courtesy
Representative Mercer recalls a Philippine incident where a Chinaman later called Ching Fang used the nickname John to compel locals to greet Americans as John. In Mindanao villagers began addressing Americans with Hello John and Howdy John, proving the ruse succeeded.
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Mercer
Philippines
Luzon
The
Chicago Chronicle
John
Mindanao
Ching Fang
Howdy
Mr. Mercer
Child’s crying puzzled mother spurred by witty uncle
A Chicago Post joke has a young mother asking why her baby cries. The bachelor uncle replies simply that the reason is the baby itself, delivering a humorous, anticlimactic punchline.
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Chicago Post
No Mixed Drinks
A courtroom exchange reveals a witness stating the prisoner never drank alcohol except whisky with the attorney noting the testimony. The line captures a defense or cross examination moment from a Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph report.
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Pittsburg
Crum Lynne Lad With Perpetual Grin Noted
A whimsical verse fragment from Philadelphia sources recalls a Crum Lynne boy with a constant grin. Friends joke the boy might be misgiven, or perhaps the grin suits him, as the playful lines end with playful mischief.
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Crum Lynne
Philadelphia
Fortescue Hair Wealth Noted by Commentators
A playful exchange notes Miss Fortescue's abundant hair and comments on a pompadour look and expensive switch, as quoted in the Chicago Tribune.
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Charlie
Honest Indignation Tit Bits Quip
A snappy Tit Bits line features a character railing at bribery with mock honor. The speaker challenges a higher up and asks how much one would pay, underscoring satirical wit and social bravado. This item captures mid century newspaper flavor and concise humor.
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E. E. Codding
Kansas City
Lamonte
Will Colesby
Holden
R. H. Wheeler
Arkansas
Perry Dorsey
Marion Thompson
Houstonia
W. D. Snoddy
Charley Ewing
Terry and
Fleming
Knob Noster
Fred Harris
Carrie Wright
Marion Jack
Bertha Ferrell
Mamie Walker
Stella Emerson
Guy Gibson
Smithton
Miss Thompson
H. Evans
Squeen
Hattie Reavis
M~a
Haywood Reavis
Gertrude Collins
Wat Knob Noster
Ben Harris
George“town
Ford- Brown
J. M. Haverfield
Cannon Dry Goods
North Side Court House Square
Ohio Street
Second Regiment Orchestra
Walch
McLaughlin Bros
Sedalia, Mo
Ture
Cannon Dry Goods Co
Worth
Ladies’ Hose
Misses Hose
Vallenciennes
Serpen
Underskirts
Silk
Sateen
England
Monarch Laundry
Charles van Antwerp
Red Cross
C. C. Lawson
Katie Building
Bell Telephone
E.E. McClellan
McClellandville
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