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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1900
Page
4
The Weather Bureau reports fair skies and continued cold tonight and Wednesday under federal direction.
Mrs Scraggs laments coal shortages while Mrs Wages asserts certainty about supply yet uncertainty about payment. The exchange reveals practical concerns over fuel access and cost during hardship.
A brief quip contrasts marriage blame, noting both partners share responsibility. The Boston Transcript cites Kitty and Tom on who marries whom and how blame is often split between man and woman in relationships.
Ethel of Boston says he is very rich but intolerably vulgar. Victoria of Chicago agrees you are dead right. She adds he has a load of Gough yet is on the hog every other way. Judy.
The piece discusses scrapbooks and monograms as fashionable collectibles. It notes that girls collecting monograms from friends, letters, coats of arms, and crest stamps on stationery are popular. It mentions yacht club flags, ship papers, and hotel insignia as prized additions.
An ancient petrified tree acts as a natural bridge in Arizona, 40 feet wide over a deep chasm, four feet in diameter and about ten feet long, composed entirely of agate. The piece notes agate’s value compared with marble or granite and mentions telegraph wire as the costliest bridge material, citing a Kohala Punjab crossing rebuilt after flood damage in 1892.
In Wichita Kansas students tested the pain of constant water dripping on one spot. A gallon total fell as droplets from three feet every two seconds over eight hours and twenty minutes. The left hand remained fixed to a table while the water stayed near 96 degrees, creating redness blistering and increasing pain despite distraction.
The article notes 105 million cubic meters of lava flows from Vesuvius over three years forming a 320 foot high lava cone with new streams issuing. It also reports a Peterborough temperance speech by the bishop of Ely praising beer as God’s gift and urging moderation in drinking.
In a fictional exchange General Otis scorns a correspondent over a dispatch about insurgents and a proposed $60 bounty. A later cable freshens the tale, while a Washington Post note describes Peter M Ravenskilde’s 1898 Cabery clock that runs a year on a single battery and a ball driven mechanism simulating near perpetual motion.
A dialogue quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer reflects on women smoking and chewing gum with a sharp, humorous tone. The remark plays on appearance and social norms in a light editorial cartoon style.
In a terse exchange, Mrs Harduppe-John recalls a butcher who learned their address and called about last year's bill. He was impertinent and faced a stubborn reply to await payment.
A fragmentary Brooklyn Life quote recalls biscuits from the Cuba war era as Mrs Henpekt and Henry discuss the past and a disparately noted "Just in Time" moment. The scene hints at wartime reminiscence and domestic dialogue amid brief interruptions.
An Indianapolis Tale notes a Friday purchase of a $15 vest and a comic superstition. The buyer defies luck by admitting the vest was never paid for, turning the hoodoo into a humorous local anecdote.
Police Judge Burress this morning fined Port Williams 2 dollars for disturbing the peace one drunk 1 dollar and one vagrant 5 dollars.
Telegrams to Stewart and Co of New York regarding Sedalia interests failed to elicit a reply by noon today. Van Riper and John Montgomery Jr hope local interests remain unaffected. The city owes the firm about $3,000 after electric light balances, while Stewart and Co owe the city a couple thousand dollars. Other creditors include Hurley and Co, Sigenfritz Hardware Co, Mint Johns, and Contractor Taylor, with aggregate claims likely over $3,500.
Mrs. James E. Bouldin proposes to sue the city for damages after her northwest city home burned on Thanksgiving. She claims fire department inaction due to alleged city limits, contends part of the house lay within limits, taxes had been paid, two fire alarms were sent, and at least an effort to save the property was warranted.
A. S. McGowan touts Banner Salve as the most healing ointment in the world for chapped hands and cracked lips, claiming rapid cure and relief from rough skin.
W A Cromer an office operator and his wife have returned from a three weeks visit to Quincy Illinois A sale notice offers a young cow for sale to be fresh in March at 316 Randolph Street
W B Mackey traveled to Clinton this morning. Miss Lettie Pierson visits in Kansas City. Miss Kate Taylor left for Schell City. Mrs William E Wolker of East Broadway is very ill. P O Barnes of Kansas City visits his wife here. Miss Bertha Neely leaves for St Louis. Cody Bloch visits Cincinnati and New York. J Collins Thompson of St Louis visits Lee Montgomery. Master Car Builder Wigton of the Katy goes to Fort Scott to inspect cars. Paul Albert son of Rev Albert leaves for Springfield to study at Drury College.
Announcement that T W Bast is a candidate for Pettis county collector, pending action of the Democratic convention or primary.
Manager Martin reports strong demand for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy at Pierson drug store. Five bottles were sold to a single customer, with high satisfaction. In grippe days the remedy stops coughs heals throat and lungs and provides quick relief.
The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at East Sedalia Baptist church with Dr. Fuller presiding and Revs. Buchanan and Cook assisting. Pallbearers named were H. A. Daniels, W. E. Arey, E. E. Codding, R. W. Barnett, J. J. Bertche, and Chas. Wentzleman.
An old ad invites readers to try Dr Miller’s Cough Bitters priced at 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar. The notice promotes the product through Harker Drug Co. referencing a sales offer and trial usage.
John Cunningham E G Cassidy L Keck and Jos E Imhauser elected trustees. F B Parker and Jos Lennartz named holdover members.
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