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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1900
Page
3
Ernest McGaffey in Hearst's Chicago American vents at publishers authors and critics for literary puffery and sham reviews. He contrasts old firm restraint with modern aggressive marketing, calls for higher ethics, and laments the feeding of the public’s craving for sensational fiction.
Sedalia Business College invites students to enroll at five dollars per month for all departments. The principal brings over ten years of shorthand and bookkeeping instruction and promises job placement help. Visit the O'Meara Building at 220 Ohio Street to inspect rooms, textbooks, and methods.
Major Count Ferdinand Esterhazy, linked to the Dreyfus affair, pleads misery from a workhouse. In a letter to his divorced wife’s mother the Marquis De Betancourt he says he is without clothes and shelter and may kill himself unless relief arrives for his daughters.
The W C T U met Friday afternoon at Mrs Highleyman’s 623 East Thirteenth Street. The program featured papers on arbitration and peace in religion, readings, elocution, and letters from Rev. Chas M Sheldon and Mrs. Thompson, mother of the crusade. Refreshments followed.
The major writes to his wife on November 1 confessing inability to mail, lack of funds for a stamp, extreme exhaustion, and fear of dying a victim of cowardice after being accused by men who would save themselves by wrongdoing. He claims innocence regarding the crime.
The State fair at Sedalia has chosen Norman J. Colman as president and J. R. Rippey of Columbia as secretary. Sedalia aims to secure a $100,000 state appropriation though legislators may resist. The Jefferson City Press notes potential trouble gaining funds, while Sedalia residents expect a strong push.
The deceased likely died from blood poisoning. He held insurance with the Warsaw Maccabee lodge but was two months behind on assessments.
See our line of holiday cOOs handkerchiefs gloves jewelry gold belts buckles and gold belting brooches ebenoid goods collar and cuff boxes smoking sets glove boxes and hundreds of articles to select from at the Boston 214 Ohio Street Roe Mer and Goodenow.
A large 2 oz package of Red Cross Ball Blue is advertised as the best in the world with a price of do cents.
In Jefferson City a brakeman Charles Summer Moore of Sedalia and Charles Carroll a Sedalia grocer filed petitions for discharge as voluntary bankrupts. Moore lists liabilities of 797 and assets 1 681 all exempt. Carroll shows liabilities 2 128 06 and assets 3 106 35 with 2 100 exempt.
Sterling Silver Thimbles 25c Bard's appears in an item listing for Bal samo's at 118 Ohio Street selling fruits candies and nuts.
Mrs. C. W. Light announces the death of her husband C. W. Light on December 19 1900 in Pueblo Colorado. The death followed a recent period of illness and a telegram was received Wednesday afternoon from Warsaw by W V Morgan reporting the event.
WANTED Girl for general house work. Apply at once 516 West Third street. Names listed include Raines of Longwood D L Farley Lookout Manerva J Ross of Clifton City Welvin Woolery Mead Speaker both of Clifton City J W Allen Katie Gerdts Sedalia Roscoe H Parmerlee Sedalia and Zelma Martin Versailles Jos Luthington and Mary Smith Sedalia.
FOR RENT Handsome office room on court house square. Heat and light and every convenience. Also splendid fire proof vault. For particulars address X care of The Sentinel. BLANKETS AND QUILTS WANTED. The Monarch Laundry will give special attention to blankets and quilts. Careful housewives will find satisfaction in trusting this work. Prices reasonable. Chas Van Antwerp, proprietor. Tele
Wages fifty dollars per month and expenses. Experience unnecessary but give age and references. Address Manager Wholesale Dept., Byard Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. Lost between Seventh and Grand avenue and Ohio street a baby pin with small diamond in center. Finder return to this office. Wanted a mantle folding bed good as new price low. Address W. W. W. care of Sentinel.
Furnished rooms with steam heat and electric light in Royal Tribe building. Five-room cottage with shade fruit trees and cement cistern five blocks from courthouse. One-third cash with six percent terms. Address Q care Sentinel. Also for rent fine rooms with modern improvements in good neighborhood. Address T care Sentinel.
At once three lady demonstrators are sought to introduce the United Toilet Mfg Co's preparations. Apply to D. C. Bruner at Huckins hotel.
There are twenty one inmates at the county infirmary and all are in good health. Superintendent Hatton is praised as the right man for the job. A new coal house was added amid improvements since he took charge. On Tuesday he and his wife will give the inmates a Christmas treat.
lL. M. Monsees and Son shipped a fine Poland China boat to J. H. Cat ron of Walla Walla Washington last week. The same firm shipped nine extra fine hogs to J. C. Crabtree and others at Enfala J. T. Saturday.
West Witcher reports Frank Carter, shot by his wife Tishie Carter at Blackburn, is gravely ill and may die. Carter is now at his old Hughesville home.
About $2,500 in taxes was collected by County Collector Rector and deputies Saturday. The last day of December is the final day for payment without penalty.
Seven month old infant of Henry Larrimore died Friday night. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 4 o clock.
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