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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1900
Page
16
The Missouri State Board of Health meets in Jefferson City on January 3 to elect officers and handle business. It will present its annual report by secretary Dr C L McElwee and seek a $25 000 appropriation to fight smallpox. The penitentiary may be quarantined and exams for physician certificates will occupy much of the session.
The Lafayette county telephone is expanding with an agreement to connect residents to Saline county and Marshall Slater and other points. Connections extend to Page City and Corder, leaving only Alma Aullville and Concordia unlinked. The service is described as first class.
Columbus Ohio December 20 Peter Sells a prominent circus impresario of the Sells Brothers and Forepaugh shows was granted a divorce from his wife on grounds of gross neglect of duty. The case has spanned several weeks in the courts.
Mrs Luella Hall of the Emergency Home St Louis wrote Santa saying she lost a lower limb and wished for a replacement at Christmas. A local merchant read the letter and fulfilled her wish providing the needed limb.
A Lexington coal advertisement promotes Cohen Coal Co offering coal at 3.00 a ton and a separate pitch for Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents with a parent friendly prompt advising care for fretful children and cross bosses, urging readers to ask their druggist.
Detroit December 20 St Charles Episcopal church plans to release its orchestra of German musicians after a Sunday incident. The group forgot its theatre engagement and began with Paul Dre sser’s patriotic piece during offertory instead of Handel. Leader Mark Kentz hosted a Saturday night entertainment for the musicians.
The Missouri river bottoms north of Kansas City, Kansas, report a dozen horse deaths in four weeks linked to ergotism from smutty corn. Dr. T W Hadley confirmed the cause after feeding tainted corn to a college horse, which died, proving the corn was lethal to livestock.
Saline county political writers were bested by a Slater Rustler contributor in reporting a marriage news item. The column highlights a vivid, lighthearted note on domestic matters within the county.
A romantic reflection on the consummation of love as two hearts await the priest to seal their marriage vows. The scene is framed by Mendelssohn’s wedding march, underscoring the beauty and solemnity of the moment.
Sedalia chapter No 18 Royal Arch Masons will hold a special communication on Thursday evening December 20 1900 at 7 30 o clock for installation of officers Visiting companions are invited to attend By order of J P Gass HP Attest J H Mara Secretary
Over the past year the Royal Tribe of Joseph paid more than 34000 for death certificates and 875 for accident benefits. The order added new lodges and grew in membership. It is led by careful, conscientious and experienced men and deserving of success.
Dr Frank Mann of Lexington examined an outbreak in Waverly last week concluding it is mild smallpox with about forty cases. He expects the illness to fade soon.
The Sentinel lists contestants Courtney Stevenson Amanda Hart Charles A Dixon J W Cromley Reuben McVey W L Green E Meier Samuel Yunt with vote tallies up to 3 PM. The irregular OCR text shows multiple garbled entries around names.
Missouri Pacific offers round trip tickets for December 28 1900 December 25 and 31 1900 and January 1 1901 to all points within 200 miles at a single fare for the round trip. Return must be by January 2 1901. No ticket under 50 cents.
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