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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1906
Page
2
Bell Queen City Telephones service announced Sedalia Missouri post office handling as second class matter. Readers directed to send communications to Sentinel Newspaper Co. Sedalia MO, official paper designation for the city.
A Washington conference between interstate commerce commission members and Chicago railroad reps signals a shift away from rebates. Rail executives pledge to help end discrimination, reflecting growing federal pressure and a restructured industry likely to differ greatly from 1905 practices.
A discussion on reestablishing the army canteen trades off temperance questions. The Medical News argues against banning liquor by abolishing its sources, noting enlisted men on leave seek warmth and amusement. It foresees stricter measures only if army life changes fundamentally.
An influenza specialist in Boston argues that about 90 percent of the population has contracted influenza, creating blood immunity that weakens the disease. He notes infra neuralgia as a milder form and predicts influenza will fade, only to return when immune generations fade out decades hence.
Washington reports the United States has about 450000 teachers with 120000 men and 330000 women. Most born in the U S with under 30000 born abroad and a rising number of young teachers, Vermont and West Virginia show notable gender proportions. The data traces growth from 125000 in 1871 to 450000 presently.
Local retailer McGinley announces Maltby MCCO coffee is available with fresh daily roasts highlighting quality beans and aroma.
In several places in Prussia experiments test a novel bed material for soldiers using bags stuffed with paper shavings. Reportedly more comfortable than straw and springier. Straw beds require replacement every six months.
A West Virginia postmaster died and within six hours fourteen able bodied citizens applied for the small office paying less than $50 a year. The brief vacancy drew swift interest as the town weighs the choice amid local politics.
A medical advertorial from Dr. R V Pierce promises free advice to women with sex related disorders and promotes his 1000 page Medical Adviser book. It claims examinations are unnecessary and urges readers to mail stamps to Buffalo New York for a paper bound or cloth bound copy. The piece cites Mrs. R D Monfort of Lebanon Ohio as a testimonial and promotes the Original Little Liver Pills as a trusted remedy.
D C Drunkwater of Stansgar Iowa spent about 10000 miles pursuing his runaway wife. The couple fled to Dallas then New York and Seattle before reaching Omaha where they escaped again. He claims she took 6000 from his bank for the elopement.
Arlington Pharmacy promotes Sweet Springs Water as the safest beverage for the sick or well, emphasizing its health benefits and accessibility via local pharmacy.
The Barnard sophomores impose odd limits on freshmen including banned male company on grounds and restrictions on parasols after a basketball game. Freshmen may wear only twelve hairpins no ornaments and cannot walk on grass or sit on Milbank hall ledges.
A Lexington Avenue scene features a young sister entertaining a caller while awaiting his beloved. She quips with riddles about doors and noises, teasing the suitor as the sister hints he has proposed multiple times and will be left guessing until Belle arrives.
P H Meyer markets MCCO Coffee advertised as fresh roasted each day for daily use. The notice highlights the brand and its daily roast standard to attract customers seeking quality coffee.
The Malt Nutrine department of Anheuser-Busch Brewing mails a beautified art calendar for 1906 to patrons and the Sentinel notes receipt of one.
A norther brought heavy geese flights to Oklahoma towns with electric street lights. Geese circled all night and were shot from low passes. hunters recalled using fire beacons in past storms to lure flocks, sometimes killing many geese in a single night.
Henry G. Bryant reported two Bryan Melville casks adrift in the polar sea have reappeared, one off Wrangel Island and another near Ice land after six years. The barrels traveled from the Pacific to the Atlantic via Arctic ice, supporting a westerly polar drift theory and prompting calls for polar expeditions with ice‑resistant ships.
A report by Gen. John M. Wilson shows the Roosevelt inauguration last March cost 145,491 dollars, the highest ever. A balance of 4,730 dollars was turned over to the Auditorium association to fund a future inaugural hall, and 17,999 dollars decorated the pension building for the ball, the largest expense. The fund totaled 150,221 dollars, surpassing prior inaugurations. receipts in previous years are listed as 125,250.50 dollars in 1889, 91,655.31 in 1893, 116,817.15 in 1897, and 136,808.83 in 1901.
The German five masted ship Preussen, launched in 1902, is described as the largest sailing vessel. It features 30 steel yards across five full rigged masts, with steel topmasts and topgallant masts, a 440 foot length, 53 1/2 foot beam, 33 foot depth, and 29 foot draft. It carries 550 tons ballast and 11,150 tons displacement when loaded, with a crew of 46.
Morris Casey, a young boy whose mother recently died in this city, was given transportation to Kansas City Tuesday by Mrs. W F Hansberger of the Associated Board of Charities. He has relatives there whom we will care for.
Albany report says Henry A. Van Alsynne seeks 40000 6000?80 for barge canal work this year. Second annual findings show under 1,200,000 of 19,000,900 allocated spent first year with about 9,600,000 of contracts assumed. Project spans years and promises major state benefits.
Pieasant Hill hosted a well attended Christmas gathering with many presents distributed. Rev. Ryland to lead services next Sunday January 7. Residents from Sedalia visited. Lon King returned from Kansas. music party at E Pre ndry's. Cordry family from Otterville and Montrose visiting kin.
Hicks promotes Maltby MCCO Coffee roasted fresh daily. 70 H. W. Meusehke in Third and Ohio streets opens an art department in his store with Mrs Lulu Human in charge. She previously ran a similar department at Hall Kibby and is set to manage the new shop by February 1. Crawford's Sodas praised.
Nearly all prominent hotel men in Virginia attend the third annual Virginia Hotel Men’s Association convention in Norfolk starting a two day session. The gathering aims to organize support for laws to protect hotel owners while hosting social events for visitors.
W. J. Letts advertises MCCO Coffee roasted fresh each day. The notice highlights daily production and availability at the storefront, emphasizing quality and local sourcing.
A brief note quotes Buster Brown and mentions Maltby's MCCO Coffee in a resolved statement. The fragment hints at an agreement or decision involving the named entities.
Vir. and Mrs. W. W. Cecil of South Crond avenue announce the birth of a son weighing eight and a half pounds born on Tuesday afternoon.
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