Motorman Taylor Denies Unfounded Claims of Wages
W. E. Taylor of Sedalia defends his wages against an editorial claim about $40 due for long service. He outlines his history with Sedana Electric and Railway, detailing contract work on a brick stack, days worked, and sums owed or paid. He asserts the published information is false and aims to correct public impression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Taylor
Sedalia Electric & Railway Company
Sedana Electric and Railway Company
O. K
Packer
Ph Lam
W. E. Taylor
Creman
Quotable Snippets Mix Personalities and Prose
A collection of light, observational lines about love marriage and gender roles, including jokes on flirting, faith, and social behavior. The piece weaves misprints and casual humor with paternal hints and social mores.
New Motive Power From Liquefied Air For Autos
Discussion of liquefied air as a low cost motive power for automobiles. Mentions Mr H Maxon and a company forming to commercialize the technology. Notes current difficulties with direct expansion and latent heat but cites patents pending and optimism for future auto use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Maxon
Inyvenor
Children Sayings from the Chicago News
A collection of humorous and earnest remarks from children and adults in a Sunday school setting. A boy riffs on heaven and hell asking for a kinder fate, while Charlie contemplates becoming a preacher and a youngster jokes about church life versus play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Charlie
Marriages of Notable Figures Across Classes and Ranks
The passage lists unions of famous persons with spouses from lower social stations. It notes varied outcomes from happiness to unhappiness, citing Henry Benedict, Humboldt, Byron, Burns, Peter the Great, Queen Victoria and Albert, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Washington, John Adams, Milton, John Howard and his nurse, highlighting class differences and marital fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Humboldt
Byron
Miss Maybank
Robert Burns
Plowfield
Peter the Great
Russia
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Edward Lytton Bulwer
Washington
John Adams
John
Milton
John Howard
The Dictionary. Menocle and the Cautionary Quips
A humorous collection defines common terms with witty, condensed definitions. The piece lampoons wisdom and social roles by pairing words with playful, pointed one liners.
Lancaster attendsCass county funeral for sister
Chas Lancaster returned from Cass county after attending the funeral of his sister this morning. The note adds that the Roman numeral for 1900 is MCM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Lancaster
Cass County
Cousins Marriage Banned In Several States
The article lists bans on first cousin marriage across many states including Arizona Arkansas Illinois Indiana Kansas Missouri Montana Nevada New Hampshire North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Washington and Wyoming. It notes naval strength order and mentions the battleship Oregon launched in 1893 and a pronunciation note on vaudeville.
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Arizona
Arkansas
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Missouri
Monana
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Washington
Wyoming
Great Britain
France
Russia
United States
Italy
Germany
Japan
Spain
Funeral Special and Local News From Maplewood
Judge Spencer carried the body of Mrs. Meyers to Kirkwood for burial aboard a special train from Santa Fe. Maplewood notes show spring weather, illness cases, social visits, small pox exposure, a funeral, trades, and local farm changes. Grain-O advertisement promotes a coffee substitute at 15¢ and 25¢ per package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Santa Fe
Mrs. Meyers
Mr. Meyers
Liggett & Myers
Tobaccoists
Kirkwood
Sweeney
Lamm
Sam Stephens
Sedalia
Wm. Jones
Fayetteville
Leo Imhauser
Geo. Norton
Maplewood School House
Breezie Huffman
California
Milton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Alyce Miner
Mo. Pac. Despatchers
Stilwell
Cash
Lane
America
Lane’s Great Shoe Store
Ohio Street
Mee
Benedict
the Dictionary
Menocle
Congressional Library
Washington, D. C
J’h
Vodeveal
Hobbs
Add
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicarro Or
N.Y
Maplewood Nuggets
The
Sentinel
Maplewood
Grandma Jones
Mrs. Bunnel
O. Brown
Wellsville, Mo
S. Landis
Sherman Williams
Charles Norton
Chica
Mr. Nagle
Kenry Imhauser
Laker Farm
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