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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1902
Page
4
Orville M. Barnett announces his candidacy for Pettis county prosecuting attorney Missouri under Democratic Party approval. Bruce Barnett is named in context.
A brief quip notes that some people resemble calendars as they grow old and out of date. It offers a light, witty comment on aging and relevance with a playful tone.
The piece urges tearing down old calendars and embracing new ones with a fresh start in 1902. It notes Sedalia lost the Old Year but not regret, and predicts Missouri Democrats can win with harmony, while calling open-house year-round. It also comments that Senator Depew appears more handsome in newspapers than in person.
The column jests about Foraker pursuing Hanna while Marcus loses hair, mocks a St. Louis Democratic conference, jokes about Brookyn bridge politics, and hints at Sampson and river news. It also sketches Jim Younger seeking easier work in St Paul and Stillwater.
The Carthage girl Miss Marion Cockrell sues for 10000 damages for breach of promise and could end rumors by marrying, a logical move to stop persistent chatter about a wedding.
Mrs James Drummond of St. Louis gave a football dinner drawing attention as uninvited friends react with disappointment and anticipation of a public response.
The roosters at the poultry show crow louder as a standout hat wins ribbons and attracts attention. The crowd cheers the top bird, highlighting its striking plumage and showmanship.
A fragment recalls a vow by all citizens to never repeat the wrongs of the past and to pass a resolution ensuring collective resolve against recurrence.
A brief memorial note from Laureate Al Frey Austin honoring a dedicated community figure. The message expresses warm sympathy and reflects on lasting contributions to the American literary and civic landscape.
An advertise page notes a breezy time on Thursday January 2 with entries priced at 10 20 30 and 50 cents. The line hints at a sale event or amusement item with unspecified venue and details.
The text notes a sharp deterioration in relations with England over a matter carried to metropolitan papers, threatening an international rupture. It also mentions Sedalia ending a holiday season as workers who avoided work during the year prepare to resume their duties.
General Fitzhugh Lee announces engagement to join the lecture circuit removing him as a presidential possibility in 1904 or any future year.
In a conference held in St Louis proponents argue the Democratic party will defend Missouri interests and also prioritize its own political goals in the upcoming campaign season.
The report notes a heavyweight title match featuring Jeffries and Sharkey for Pattie as the bout’s focal point. In a side remark the text hints at J. J. facing heavy drink influence amid reporting.
The speaker recalls songs born at sunrise now turned to sunset as fame fades. He speaks to a cherished audience to preserve the joy of creation for the sake of the creator. The verse ends urging fond keeping of the works and honor to the maker.
January clearance sale announced for Guenther's at 310 Ohio Street. Carl A. offers sweeping reductions across dry goods dress goods notions and staple and fancy articles to attract bargain seekers during the month.
The notice lists multiple marriages or licenses including W H Brown and Annie McBurney Aldridge in Sedalia, Henry B Stevens and Eva Mary Heath of Sedalia, Charles A Fehr of Sedalia and Flora Cromley of Pilot Grove, Ernest Stotts of Kansas City and Grace May Barton of Sedalia.
A quirky exchange between a dog and hen jokes about coal and calling a number. The playful tale blends wordplay with a silly moral about acting on a prompt.
A ladies seal pocketbook with a silver monogram M E E is found containing money and a Missouri Pacific baggage check. Finder should return it to Dow Drug Company to receive a reward.
Wal ter Williams reports from Gibraltar for the Columbia Herald. He describes a Missouri mule and Thos H Benton as rival icons in American history, compares English sports favorably to American games, and journeys toward Tangier noting piracy near Tarifa and the Dark Continent’s darkness in Tangier.
Maplewood reports a pleasant close to 1901 with family dinners, church events, and a lively Christmas week. News covers school openings, Sunday officers, a move to Wyoming for a local family, and a quail and rabbits anecdote illustrating changing times.
A. E. Ashbrook and Emma Haydon wed in Sedalia after a yearlong courtship sparked by an egg bearing Miss Haydon’s name. Ashbrook, once an Armour egg candier in Kansas City, found the egg one day and wrote to her, leading to engagement and marriage. The piece notes the tale omits whether the egg was good or bad.
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