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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1903
Page
7
Bargains highlight discounts on men's pants with prices reduced from $1.50 to 95 cents and from $3.50 to $2.45 for blue serge and black cloth styles.
Wanted several goods solicitors to represent us at state fairs county fairs and carnivals resulting in a permanent position with an assured income Apply to E R Mc Clellan Twentieth Century Farmer headquarters tent State Fair grounds Sedalia Missouri or Elks hotel Sedalia seven to eight p m
Readable lines describe meals at the White House Restaurant during fair week priced at 25 cents and a Ball Blue advertisement offering Red Cross Ball Blue 2 oz packages for 5 cents. The fragment highlights in-house meals and a sale on a cleaning product.
Arthur Stilwell, described as a great western figure and a Port Arthur namesake, is profiled as a Christian Scientist who promoted the Kansas City Mexico and Orient railway after a failed Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf venture. He claims faith will secure funding from Amsterdam bankers, declaring he leaves finances to God and will obtain funds for the K M and O project.
Hill's Business College showcases a handsome booth at the State fair grounds with pen work shorthand typewriting and rapid calculation demonstrations. The display includes student handwriting on a blackboard and free card writing by Mr. Ransom, plus a feature on faculty and the college's Dalalia Missouri ties. The piece also notes Mt Clemens postal information and Grand Trunk Railway pamphlet availability.
Local notes report several residents traveling to Knob Noster Philadelphia Des Moines and Kansas City for visits and vacations. A temporary bank cashier takes over duties in Sedalia while E Durdand is away. An ice cream social on the Whiteman lawn hosted by Green Ridge Christian Endeavor raised funds as villagers rode hay wagons to and from the event.
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