Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-11-13
The Quaker Concert Company,

For a great many years there have
been medicine companies making the
City Of Webster. They usually carried
d concert company, and the attractions
were not only poor but they bordered
on the vulgar, to appeal to the classes
that were supposed to part with their
money for anything that pleased them.
The speaker for the Quaker Doctors,
who opened in this city two weeks ago
Tuesday night, announced on the start
that the company was composed of
ladies aud gentlemen; he further
announced that there would be nothing
that the most fastideous could take any
offense at, experience has proven that
he knew his people. The troupe has
been the very best that has visited Web
ster. There can be no reflections or
word against them either pro fessionally
or otherwise. The entertainments
given by them have all been of high
class. Their specialties are better by
far than those Of the ordinary troupe
that genes to this city. Those who
take part in the entertainments are not
the ordinary transformers that travel
with medicine shows, but are profess
SIGNALS in their line, who have learned
the way to entertain and amuse with
out that which is usual with such
shows which perform without price
coarseness. Their songs + all new
and catchy; their jokes are not Of the
a'chestnnt'' order; the farces are ome
thing that have not been seen here
before. Then one thing in particular
that recommends this company is that
they are just what they say they are.
They came to Webster to sell medicine,
and they say so. They came to cure
those whom they could cure, and they
attempt no other cases, They are In
this city for money, they say this also.
The company of entertainers is carried
not only TO amuse the people but to
draw audiences,
Doctor Cram, Brother Charles as he
is called, who is the business manager,
is 8 physician, and by this we mean
that he is q man Of experience, who has
not only secured his diploma from
attendance and application at college,
but who has had years of experience in
the practice of his profession. We
know that he has benefited q great
many people since he has been in our
city for they have told us so. We have
heard of cases which he did not take
because, as he told them, he could not
cure them. The doctor does not claim
that the Quaker remedies cure all
diseases, including old age, but what he
does claim for the medicines he proves
for them, and he does not claim the
impossible II you have any disease
chat seems to have bafied tie local pro-
1ession, you can at this time, without
any expense, go and see the Quaker
doctors, If they can cure you they will
do SO for their regulation fees, II they
cannot they will tell You so. We are
informed that the company will not
remain here longer than Monday at the
latest, and they may go on Saturday.
They will give a free entertainment
tonight and tomorrow night, and on
Saturday night will give a big double
show the admission fee being fifteen
aid twenty-five cents. For the last
H
evening they remain in Webster they
have arranged for an orchestra ard will
give a dance after the close of the even
ing's performance and lecture, which
will be free to all who are present at
the lecture.
The Reporter and Farmer has had
business dealings with these gentlemen,
and we have talked with other business
men Of the city, and we find that in all
cases the members of the company have
done just as they agreed. We have no
hesitancy in recommending them to
the public and hope they viii make
Webster again.
MM