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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1901
Page
4
New shipments of clothing fabrics arrive including plaid and striped patterns with dressing gowns on show. Shifts in shirt waist designs are ready for purchase with fabric priced at 10c per yard. The note emphasizes the beauty of the fabrics and invites comparison with the prior season.
Sedalia readers are urged to enroll in Hilw's Practical Business College claiming Gregg shorthand is rapidly spreading nationwide and superior for court reporting. The ad notes exclusive teaching rights in Sedalia and promises rapid, comprehensive training in bookkeeping and business courses.
Downtown crowds surge as Spring sun arrives while dealers push Deep cut prices across the house. Kiln goods include trimmed hats at half price or less and Kromo Quinine tablets offered for cold relief. Boston at 214 Ohio Street advertises cut prices and phone 263 for orders.
The United States field trials start in Grand Junction Tennessee on Monday. Dr. E. F. Yanceys dog Doc Hick is entered in the All Day stakes.
An advertisement promises easy tobacco quitting with No-To Bac, claiming it makes weaker people strong and full of vigor. It urges readers to contact Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York for a free booklet and sample.
P S Miller advocates dividing Miller county by the river with Eldon or Pleasant Mount as north county seat and Iberia as south. proposes Wilson as name after settler John Wilson buried in Wilson cave. Miller, first white child born in the territory, inspired the county name. A P Wadley home in Spring Garden burned. Wadley and wife arrested as accessories. $50 reward offered. Deaths in Moniteau and nearby areas listed. Revival at Mt Zion yields 75 conversions. 24 baptized in Missouri River at Lupus. Bank cashier John R Gunn sold 106 acres in foreclosure to J R Lewis for 2275. Insanity costs in Jackson county rise to 26000 yearly. Schilb & Becker formed after Schilb sells half interest in hardware firm.
Boonville seeks a 100 line telephone exchange to serve the rural Boonville free delivery route enabling farmers to access town services. Wednesday night burglars raided the Cole County Mercantile Co store in Russellville stealing about 300 dollars worth of jewelry and clothing. Boonville last year burned 102000 gallons of coal oil yielding 12000 dollars profit to the oil trust, not retailers. Dave Holtzen of Benton county shipped a car load of hogs from Versailles to the St Louis market Thursday. Rev J E Dillard conducted a successful revival at the Tipton Baptist church.
The Fiery Apostle of the Salvation Army Brigadier Samuel Brengle will visit Sedalia Thursday and hold services. He is on staff with Commander Booth-Tucker and tours the Midland province with headquarters at St. Louis. Also noted are sermons at First Christian Church and details on rail rates and local merchants.
Calvary Church offers 7 30 a m Holy Communion and 11 a m Morning Prayer with a sermon on Some Sham Notions About the Catholic and Apostolic Church followed by 7 30 p m Evening song and addresses From the River to the Lake and How He Began His Work Rev E W Pfaffenberger will fill morning and evening services at German M E Church with 9 30 a m Sunday school 10 30 preaching and 7 p m Epworth League and 7 30 preaching B Y P U meets 6 30 tonight at First Baptist led by Miss Florence Connor Abiding Influence Trinity Lutheran holds 9 30 a m Sunday school Luther League at 6 30 p m and services at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Rev J C Jacoby D D pastor Rev J H Fiedler will visit Boonville Mo to speak on the Twentieth Century Thank Offering of the M E church
Local shop announces the arrival of 3000 pairs of mill ends in hosiery direct from the mills with sale pricing at half of usual.
George Miller of Smithton, held in Pettis county jail awaiting a hearing on petit larceny charges, has been released on bond.
Elder Omar conducts a highly successful Christian revival in California drawing steady attendance and strong community interest. Judge A L Ross formerly of Sedalia is re elected president of the Bank of Versailles. J E Clark runs as a candidate for marshal at Tipton.
Representative Hall of Saline introduced a bill in the Missouri General Assembly to regulate freight rates. The measure aims to set standards for pricing and prevent rate abuse affecting small towns and shippers across the state.
Candy Palace advertises cocoanut bon bons priced at 15 cents a pound with phone contact 218 for orders and inquiries.
East bound and west bound Missouri Pacific trains list arrival and departure times with local freight services. Notes indicate baggage limits and starting yards for certain trains and connections with Sedalia Warsaw and the narrow gauge line.
The store offers large discounts on a wide range of fur items, claiming prices are a third off and even a fourth off at times. Featured pieces include cluster scarfs in Martin and blue fox, animal scarfs, beaver collarettes, and electric seal with Persian yoke or Martin tails, all brought down from prior higher prices.
A store markets box coats as a seasonal stock strategy with frequent price cuts. It touts durable styles, rapid turnover, and fresh inventories each year. Half year items include Ox Blood Kersey coats 16 75 from 13 50 and navy black options with satin linings. Child cadet blue cloaks and tan Kersey coats are also listed with various reductions.
An old price notice lists Turkish towels in multiple sizes including 50 by 22 inches and 40 by 18 inches. It quotes varied cents per item such as 20 35 and 10c for fringe and damask towels, indicating different pricing per size and style.
Candy Palace advertises Brazil nuts for 12 cents per pound and provides the phone number 218 for orders.
The Missouri and Kansas Association of Lumber Dealers will hold its thirteenth annual convention in Kansas City next Tuesday. The event gathers industry leaders from Missouri and Kansas to discuss market trends and trade issues.
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