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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1900
Page
4
The passage argues that a first class state fair would aid Missouri's development and resources as much as any project, urging legislators to provide financial support in the fall.
The article argues that the present city administration could gain public favor by making transient prisoners earn their board and keep through street sweeping. It suggests sweeping would vastly improve city appearance and deter habitual law breakers.
An incident at the Illinois legislature involves a man named Onion who announces a secret senatorial ballot bid, triggering controversy and a public stir as authorities address the disruption.
Mrs Joe Robertson of Mt Leonard Saline county sent a turkey to her brother in St Louis last week. After the turkey was eaten she found a diamond ring had vanished from her finger. Friends searched in vain until Thursday when a package from St Louis arrived and the box contained the missing ring.
G W Alcorn opened the original and only boneyard at the northeast corner of Ohio and Sixth streets on Tuesday December 11. The stall offers spare ribs tenderloin ham shoulder trimmings pork sausage pigs feet and Black person turkeys with a promise to let patrons see George and live like a prince.
An old advertisement notes a sixteen inch Kid Body Doll available for 25cc at Kautzman’s Drug Store located on 104 West Main. It also directs readers to seek insurance information from Vollrath in Room 217 Ilgenfritz Building.
The West Plains Gazette reports Blackwater Pumpkin Show notes Leonard Stone with a 95 pound pumpkin at Fischer Bros. in Blackwater. Days later Harry Turley weighed 120 pounds, beating Stone by 25 pounds at a separate display. The Boonville Democrat and Lamonte Record editors are cited in the commentary.
All Christmas goods including frames pictures books sterling silver novelties pin cushions and more will be sold at any cost. Special prices apply to dress goods underwear blankets umbrellas ladies and misses mitts jackets furs and related items. Merchandise not meeting a bargain can be returned for a cheerful refund.
A newspaper endorses Luther for Missouri chief clerk, praising his consistent Democratic leadership and clean record. The piece notes his eighteen years running a principled newspaper and urges party support without question.
Leaders of St Louis business clubs and Missouri militia officers met to seek at least 100000 dollars over two years to equip the Missouri militia for the World’s Fair. The state has allotted 15000 dollars in the past two years, while other states have provided far more.
E H Shaw proclaims his plan to operate through the entire twentieth century in Sedalia. He invites people to visit the Union Regulator at 111 Osage Street for a haircut at 15 cents and to drop in over the next hundred years to see his "smoke" and past favors acknowledged.
A local sale advertises steep markdowns at Roemer & Goodenow, 214 Ohio Street, touting 10c toys for 5c and 25c toys for 10c. Ebony silver mounted goods priced at 25c for li, baskets and collar boxes cut by one third, and comb sets 25c off.
A New Year's greeting message presented to readers offering best wishes for the year ahead and inviting public goodwill. The notice emphasizes community solidarity, optimism, and civic spirit.
The store announces it will be closed all day for New Year’s as a holiday. Customers are urged to make purchases today or wait until Wednesday morning. The move is presented as a universal English speaking holiday observance.
Today and Wednesday offers cut prices on childrens ribbed shirts and drawers 10c boys wool underwear 25c 75c and 88c. Night gowns outing flannel 75c. Tan box coats 10 15 value. Ladies jackets 2.50 6 and 7 value. Taffeta lined jackets 5 value 10. Finest coats 10 value up to 20. Embroidered French flannel waists 2 3 95 value 3.95 corded taft waists 5 value 5. Summary of deep discounts across children's and women's wear with multiple item price reductions.
The Missouri penitentiary under warden Judge J D Starke is praised for management and self sufficiency. It houses over 2000 convicts with an $80,000 allocation unused and a $450,000 cash surplus in the penitentiary fund.
In Mascoutah Illinois locals accuse a man posing as Cherry Sisters agent of stealing ticket funds after the group failed to appear at Turner hall. Ticket refunds offered by Winkler bookstore proprietor were accepted by few as the conman absconded with money from both box and advance sales.
An Indiana man writes Professor Jacques Loeb of the University of Chicago claiming you have found a life restoring salt. He asks for a magical elixir to revive his father who died about three months ago and mentions mail orders starting to pour in from Winamac.
In St Joseph Missouri an electrician named N Schellinger demonstrated reviving a cat killed by electric shock. After the heart stopped he reversed the current and restored heartbeats. He asserts the method could revive a person killed by electric shock with prompt action.
Red Cross Ball Blue claims top quality world wide. A large 207 ounce package is offered at five cents.
A guest asked for change for a $5 bill, the clerk could not provide it. He then borrowed $1 from the clerk with the $5 as security. Later the guest returned $4 and got his $5 bill back. Who loses money and by how much? The solution shows the clerk effectively loses $1.
F Strahler announces the opening of a shoe shining parlor in the front basement of the Hoffman building and invites friends and the general public to call and get a shine. Yours respectfully, proprietor.
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