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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1905
Page
4
Sadie Mow E Wilson and Will Jones colored plead guilty to vagrancy in police court this morning. Each was fined 59 dollars but the fine was stayed on condition they leave the city before tomorrow.
A Champaign resident C Unger of 211 Maple Street reports a year long hacksy cough fearing consumption. After trying various remedies and physician care, one bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar cured the cough and no trouble since. Sold by Arington pharmacy.
Miss Gertrude Yeater will host a 6 o'clock dinner tonight for visiting ladies Miss Essie Turner of Hannibal and Miss Orpha Owens of Adrian Missouri.
Advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea by W. E. Bard Drug Company claiming relief from indigestion constipation and loss of appetite. Sells tea or tablets for 35 cents with emphasis on restoring and maintaining health.
George and Grant Bartlett pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace in Judge Rogers' court this morning and were fined one dollar and costs.
An Arlington pharmacy advertises Foley's Kidney Cure claiming it is poison free and will cure any kidney disease within medical reach.
A new piano studio welcomes students for piano, theory, harmony and history lessons. Located in the Sentinel building upstairs at the Peurth and Lamine corner, it offers instruction for all ages.
Wichita, Kansas wins 3 to 2 over Sedalia in a pitching duel. Gehring outpitched Westcott through six scoreless innings before Sedalia rally in the ninth. Miller and OLeary provide key hits as Wichita maintains the edge with strong defense and timely baserunning.
RHE split at Joplin and Guthrie, with Topeka defeating Leavenworth. Joplin beat Springfield 97 184. Guthrie shutout Oklahoma City 9 to 6. Leavenworth edged Topeka 10 to 6. Umpires Torrence Reagan noted for the three games.
Green or black teas well known at the Chicago and St Louis fairs and now sold by up to date grocers in bulk or packets.
The Worth team in the Western Association adds a new shortstop who arrived today to play the rest of the season. St John, the former Western Association shortstop, was released from Leavenworth due to poor health and has been recuperating in Kansas City.
Wood's Opera House hosts May and Miles with Seeing Things and Illustrate songs, plus Great Arnanda juggling and Lillian Leighton in A Matrimonial Revolution. Life pictures close each show. Matinees 3 00 4 20. two shows nightly 7 45 10 20. Admission 10 cents. Thursday program changes. Friday amateur night with $5 prize. Contestants may sign at box office.
A new infielder named Kerran drifted into Joplin for a tryout and will be placed under reserve next year. Joplin plans postponed games with Webb City of the Missouri Valley league. The Webb City papers call it a fitting finale to revived baseball in town.
Mr and Mrs George Laxton welcomed a daughter on Monday night at 801 Fourteenth Street. The newborn weighed 10 pounds and is their first child. Mrs Laxton, formerly Miss White, is reported in good condition along with the infant.
Very few who carry a watch ever stop to think of the unceasing labor it performs. The main wheel makes 1460 revolutions yearly, center wheel 8760, third wheel 69 080, fourth wheel 645 600, fifth or escape wheel 141 892 000. Judge for yourself if it needs cleaning occasionally. J. R. McClellan with Ormond, the Optician, 317 Ohio.
A long list of social notes follows with names and travels. Frank Lorsbach visits St Joseph and Cole Camp. Harry Meusenke heads to Chicago for business. many others depart for Redlands Cal. and Hartisburg Pa. Mothers, wives, and sisters plan visits to Kansas City El Dorado Springs and Sedalia with relatives and friends.
Mrs Samuel Spiess of Knob Nost er left this afternoon for home after a visit with friends. Miss Letiye Bratten, visiting relatives, departed this afternoon for Kansas City. Mrs Stinney Conkwright and children of Versailles arrived for a short visit. John Brockmeyer, touring the town, arrived this afternoon. P H Meyers sells Vigoral and 5 floafl1.
The crew of the battleship Missouri asks for permission to carry a mule aboard as mascot. If approved the Missouri would boast the heaviest armament of any ship in the American navy.
A New York young man lost balance while lighting a cigarette, fell from a boat and drowned. The incident sparks debate with the Anti Tobacco League blaming the cigarette and Kentucky arguing water fault.
The Kansas City Journal notes Marshal Field would pay taxes on 49 090 000 worth of property without complaint and states hundreds of local men would gladly pay taxes on twice that amount as a sign of public duty.
Francis B. Loomis, noted asph altomat, signals plans to resign from the post of assistant secretary of state. The remark adds a sharp premonition sense of developments in the department.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes Ambassador Reid will soon visit a sequence of three dukes and four earls, marking a moment of notable prestige and ceremonial reception.
A satirical note suggests peace talks could occur in a quirky venue at Oyster Bay. The writer jests about holding a session in the Plunger to force terms on both sides.
A fragment from the Charleston News and Courier mentions Governor Teff Davis and Governor in a political dispute with unclear details. No further context or dates are readable.
The note suggests J. K. Vardaman seeks a U S Senate seat with La Follette already in place and predicts Ben Tillman will resign his position. The compact item reflects conjecture on political moves involving key figures.
Denver Post reports Governor Folk dismisses the idea that his position is vulnerable, insisting the sun never sets on the Missouri mule and defending his hold on power amid playful/curt remarks.
Foley's Honey and Tar offers immediate relief to asthma sufferers in severe stages and can effect a cure if taken early. Sold by Arlington pharmacy.
The First Presbyterian and Cumberland Presbyterian churches in Holden Missouri voted to unite under Rev. J. O. Hough as pastor. Four Cumberland members opposed. The two congregations will keep their officers but worship and work together, with services at the First church.
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