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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1902
Page
5
A promotional piece suggests quick shopping for home improvements before the holidays. It urges selecting a hall carpet, an attractive hall rack, and a polished pedestal for a statuette to brighten the entry and create a lasting first impression.
The piece describes stylish yet affordable home furnishings for a parlor and dining room. It emphasizes rich room-size rugs, a 3 or 5 piece parlor suite, bric-a-brac cabinet, corner chairs, a divan, music cabinet, Persian or Smyrna rugs, lace curtains, and a practical dining set with an extension table, sideboard, china cabinet, Morris chair, and carpet accents.
The passage describes an ideal bedroom emphasizing comfort and eye appeal. It lists a clean iron bed with brass trim, springs, pillows and mattresses, a dainty dresser, chairs, a chiffonier, a willow rocker, a reading lamp, a center table, a wash stand with a toilet set, and a soft carpet as essential items for comfort and style.
A local store offers a complete kitchen setup including a reliable stove, kitchen cabinet, table, two chairs, floor lino, and essential dishes. The collection is described as plain but good, designed to ease housework, and priced to be affordable for homemakers.
An advertisement urges readers to visit and call to see a large furniture stock described as bigger and better than any written description. It promises low prices on diverse items and invites customers to rely on what they can find in person rather than a catalog.
Personal notices list Chas Weyant and wife visiting Mrs Henry Lester in Sedalia, Gus Bordfellow visiting his uncle Sport McAlister, Rev B T Thomas from Aulville visiting his son Longan C Thomas, E R Andlers traveling to St Louis, J W McClain family to Versailles, W A Summers of St Louis visiting friends, Col W T Tuttle of Dresden in town, Mrs Geo M Rogers traveling to Warrensburg to visit daughter Mrs Mary Neat, Lee Hoffman back from Kansas City, Rev Frank Briggs en route to Kansas City, W M Fry of Tipton in town, Walt Monroe returning from Tipton, and Frank Doller visiting from Jefferson City.
A parade of travelers and visitors passes Sedalia as Franks Lindsay and many others return from travels. Judges Parsons and Harris attend a probate convention in Kansas City while families plan holiday visits and a wedding in Versailles tops the social agenda.
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