Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1912 — Woman Faints at Movies and Loses a $25 Hat [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Woman Faints at Movies and Loses a $25 Hat

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Mr*. John C. Muckermann, wife of the first vice-president* of the local ice company, will hereafter eschew movingpicture shows. The last one Mrs. Muckermann attended cost, besides the price of admission, one new $25 hat, black velvet, trimmed with small red roses. The other night, after the Muckermann family had dinner at their home, at 6054 West Cabanne place, someone suggested a night of amusement at the “movies.” The suggestion was adopted, and Mr. and Mrs. Muckermann, with a party of friends, adjourned to a theater. The atmosphere of the place was bad. Mrs. Muckermann stood it as long as she could, and then fainted.

Her husband picked her up and started for home. A friend started for the Muckermann garage and got out the automobile. He met Muckermann about a block from the house, and the two lifted the unconscious woman into the car. In the exertion they knocked off Mrs. Muckermann’s hat. “Get her hat,” said the friend. “Oh, that’ll be all right; get it latpr. Hurry up for the house,” replied Muckermann, and they whirled off. When Mrs. Muckermann revived she inquired for her hat. When told that it was lying in the gutter a block away she sent a searching party. Muckermann and his friends dug up lanterns and electric torches and went after the hat. It was gone. A search until midnight failed to reveal the hat and the searchers were compelled to go home and break the news to Mrs. Muckermann.^ But, determined to have that hat back, Mrs. Muckermann published an advertisement and will pay a liberal reward to the person who brings back the missing headgear.