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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1899
Page
4
Reports detail a Friday reception at Mrs. Hugh L. McElroy’s home with spirea centerpieces, a Zimmerschied orchestra program, and rose color decor. It also notes Virgie Cameron’s thirteenth birthday party, other local entertainments, library hiring, and travel bits across Sedalia Tipton and Hannibal areas.
A Ringling Bros circus train stopped in Sedalia on its way from St. Louis to Kansas City. The three bright new sections watered and fed the five stock for about two hours from 9:30 to 11:30 on the east Sedalia commons. The show may be exhibited again later in the season.
Mr and Mrs Lueppert arrived from Concordia to take their daughter home but were forced to leave her behind as she remains a witness in a forthcoming trial of three colored men. The girl has been seen in town with associates at low dens and is to be sent to relatives in Kansas this week after a grief filled meeting in Hamiltons restaurant.
An old advertisement promises relief from constipation using Cascarets Candy Cathartic. It lists a price of 10¢ or 36c and offers a money back guarantee if C C C fails. Also mentions Fleischmanns Ice Cream Soda.
Refused to prosecute a German suspect after a Ringling Bros. employee was stabbed in Chamois Missouri. The victim declined to press charges and the German was allowed to go. The brief incident prompted no further action.
Servant's Pharmacy touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for fast wound healing with no fear.
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