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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1899
Page
4
The forecast indicates fair conditions tonight with clear skies and temperatures to drop slightly. Showers are possible Wednesday afternoon into the evening, with localized activity in the region after noon.
A meeting of influential men and financiers convenes this afternoon at Hon. C. E. Yeater's office to map strategy for securing the state fair. J. C. Van Riper, just home, believes Sedalia can still win the prize.
The Sea View and Elevated railway at Coney Island owns five tiny locomotives used five months a year to haul passengers to the seashore. Built for the Greenwich Street elevated line of New York, they may be among the oldest elevated engines, with 7 by 10 inch cylinders and simple external features.
The Pall Mall Gazette reports a full train rehearsal for the queen's Riviera voyage. Eight carriages including a saloon, leaving Windsor at 11, to Folkestone by 1 30, then Calais Dover steamer to Boulogne. Landing and gangways tested. crossing 27 miles in 1 hour 25 minutes. rehearsal deemed a success.
The 1857 discovery near Düsseldorf yielded a powerful frame and an ape like skull with enormous frontal ridges. Huxley praised it as the most ape like skull yet found while Virchow argued deformities from arthritis deformans altered the skull, fueling skepticism among anthropologists.
Carl A Guenther advertises summer underwear for ladies men and children. Best values highlighted with 23¢ imported ginghams among 30c items.
A Chester, Maryland correspondent notes terrapin numbers are rising in Kent County waters as the diamond back declines. Sliders and red belly terrapins command prices from 75 cents to 2.50 dollars, with females valued for eggs. Terrapins bury three to five feet, lay 25 to 30 eggs at night, then return to water to avoid sun. The crow is the main egg thief. the slider and red belly have overtaken diamond backs.
W. E. POINDEXTER presents a four teen day free offer by Dr. J. R. Mayhew in Sedalia. He will provide visits at the LeGrande hotel with free consultation and examination to test his treatment for nervous and chronic diseases. Only medicine costs are charged, drawn from his private lab.
A reader alert points to Boatright's at 1022 East Third Street offering deals linked to the phrase Where Tony Hid the Wedge. The note urges shoppers to visit for discounts.
The Federation of Labor meets every Wednesday at 8 o'clock in Hall No. 210 South Lamine Street. All union men are invited to attend. Ads note Carl A. Guenther offers belt buckles hair ornaments hat divs and shirt waist pins at half price.
Carl A. Guenther notes competition on table linens napkins and towels. Bard's advertises birth stones priced 1.00 to 1.25 dollars.
Advertises liquidation as Soda Water Candy Palace closes. Tagline "Buy low and sell cheap" guides pricing. Name Carl A. Guenther appears as proprietor. Limited readable details of the shopfront closing.
Dr J R Mayhew announces office hours at Hotel LeGrande parlors Sedalia Missouri He stresses he is not a traveling doctor but has come to locate and remain in Sedalia Phone 92 hours 9 to 12 am 1 to 5 pm 7 to 8 pm Sundays 9 to 12 am
Chinese fiction allegedly reaches the utmost limit of elaboration with thick interspersed poems. Heroes send billets doux to heroines, overhear singing, or engage in noisy verse contests with wine. The trend suggests poets and drink accompany heroics, more than any real life custom.
Pneumonia la grippe coughs colds croup and whooping cough yield to One Minute Cough Cure says Servant's Pharmacy closing out prices at Potter's Paint brushes Ott's and floor paints. If you have piles cure them. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve praised for reliable cures. Servants Pharmacy and Kaisers restaurant seek dining room girl at 116 East Second St.
The shop announces a new cut in ladies linen colors at Carl A Guenther’s and invites customers to price the fresh fabrics.
Delegates to the Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other states travel through Sedalia en route to St Louis for a historic gathering expected to draw over 500 delegates. The Missouri Synod reports 1898 counts: 1 627 clergymen 2 726 congregations 1 671 parochial schools 89 775 pupils 696 791 members 33 970 baptisms 9 colleges 57 professors 1 107 students and mission funds totaling 205 615 dollars from free will donations.
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