20 Jan 1898
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1898
Page
1
The second day of Missouri Federation of Clubs assembly opens with music and remarks by Mrs. Maud H Laer and Mrs. John A Allen. Papers on the influence of education and household economies are read, with discussions on home duties, women’s training, and the role of clubs in uplifting society.
A fragmented note contemplates the better path for M. S. F. existence, presenting a terse, unclear prompt about outcomes or choices without explicit context or named figures. The readable portion hints at a reflective stance rather than a reported event.
The afternoon session featured committee reports on literature by Mrs. R. P. Bland of Lebanon Mrs. Edward Dangerfield of Joplin and Mrs. Margaret Phelps of Springfield. The evening session at Broadway Presbyterian Church will open with an organ prelude by Miss Jessie Smith followed by music by the Ladies' Musical Club of Sedalia and addresses by John R. Kirk state superintendent of schools and Prof. John Picard of the University of Missouri.
Appointed yesterday afternoon the Resolutions committee includes Mrs Toomer of Springfield Missouri Mrs Lamkin of Clinton and Mrs M K Benson of West Plains Place of Next Meeting will be decided by Mrs E M Shepard of Springfield Mrs Brownlee of Brookfield and Mrs Fischel of St Louis to select a venue.
A list of young ladies named to serve as ushers for the convention includes Thursday morning Misses Bessie Cully Louise Conway Blanche Faulhaber Opal Stewart Ida Stillwell Alice Mertz Josephine Brown Lacey Neal. Afternoon Misses Irene Barnett May Small Gusta Cotton Helen Lodge Rose Hain Edith Faulhaber May Montgomery Emma Longan. Evening Misses Stokes Temple Margaret Johns Edith Blanche Faulhaber Mabel Beiler Opal Stewart and Mr Tuttle. Friday morning Misses Ida Stillwell Alice Mertz Louise Rohner Josephine Brown Fannie Smith Helen Brandon Emma Longan May Hawkins.
A local ad promotes cheap coal including Whipple Rich Hill Nut and Lexington grades along with Scranton anthracite and seasoned wood. It also offers feed sewer pipe vitrified brick and fire brick with yard and office contact details in downtown locations.
A list of numerous women’s clubs and cultural associations across Missouri cities including Lebanon Mantland Mutual Improvement circle Maryville and St Louis. The note invites continued patronage with assurances of fair pricing and courteous service, urging readers to call.
The Sentinel notes a treat in store for attendees and calls the current convention the most successful yet. It credits Mrs E K McClellan for stationery and pencils and commends the young lady ushers as charming and accomplished. It mentions Mrs Gamble’s notable family ties and Miss Margaret Johns losing a jeweled watch, while thanking Mrs P D Fisher of Hannibal for courtesies. The Kansas City Star cites Mrs Mary A Donahue as the invocation origin.
An advertisement claims shorthand typing bookkeeping and related courses taught in half the time for under one third the cost at Hill's Business School located over McLaughlin's furniture store on Ohio street. It promises stenography training in three to four months with terms of 5 dollars per month and no extras. If you are not a reader of the Sentinel you should be.
Green Isle operetta scene at Wood's Opera House features Jake Reilly's amateur troupe presenting Dion Boucicault's Colleen Bawn. A large crowd, including Catholic clergymen, applauded performances by Miss Lizzie Sullivan and Miss Edna Reilly with Rev. Father Healey praised for guiding production.
Smithton small town notes report visitors from Otterville St Louis and California. Stock shipments to St Louis market, local editor travels Sedalia, and local business sale planned for March. Illnesses include rheumatism tonsillitis and a Klondike expedition departure with family illness near town.
The honorary president of the Ladies' Musical club of Sedalia presided over a brilliant reception at the Royal Tribe of Joseph rooms. The Second Regiment orchestra provided the music. Mrs Prentis, a delegate, is wife of Noble L Prentis a Kansas City Star writer and noted lecturer and author.
A new Missouri Pacific order declares that an employee seen in a liquor saloon is drinking and will be fired. Reported spotters with kodaks placed in principal towns aim to catch disobedient workers in photos.
Advertisement offers a country home on an electric street car line with space for a horse and cow, self vegetable growing, tax savings, and lower living costs. Contact D C Metsker or A W Winzenburg for terms.
An elderly man reveals his wife has separated from him with relatives cited as the cause. He names her father and mother, three maiden aunts, and a grandmother as the influential figures behind the rift.
A new grain based beverage called GRAIN-O is sold in grocery stores as a coffee substitute. It is described as easy on delicate stomachs, nearly indistinguishable from coffee, and cheaper, costing 15 and 25 cents per package. The notice encourages use by children and to ask for GRAIN-O.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee if not cured. It notes the genuine product bears L. B. Q. on each tablet and prices at 25 cents.
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