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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1902
Page
4
The passage reflects nonpartisan tone praising President McKinley as a national figure. It notes Newt Hughes from Pettis County leveraged bank robbery publicity for a stage career. It mentions Admiral Schley touring and a welcome for Prince Henry, signaling broad public interest.
The Sentinel and Fre Sentinel announce several candidates for the Democratic nomination for Pettis county prosecuting attorney. Bruce Barnett, H. K. Bente, and James Montgomery are listed as candidates subject to the will or choice of Pettis county Democrats.
The item parries political maneuvers in Missouri with quips about James Cooney seeking re nomination, Sedalia’s convention struggles, and jokes about the state’s politics. It references towns St Joseph Springfield and Terre Haute and notes the McKinley monument fund.
A preserved ad fragment announces a Saturday matinee and night screening of Lost in New York on January 75 in a color film program.
The text notes Miss Helen Gould is incredibly wealthy yet deeply generous to the poor, earning affection from both high society and common people and prompting questions about who should protect her.
A Syrian man named Solomon was robbed of his money belt containing 8500 dollars in Kirksville Missouri. The incident prompts advice that wealth should be kept in a bank for safety.
Wood’s opera house presents W. I. Swain’s Original Nashville Students with P. G. Lowery’s Colored Concert Band. The program features an original musical novelty “A Glance at Negrodum” showing old time negro pastimes and plantation life, followed by contemporary specialties and performances.
A three hour program titled Abe's First Appearance in Kolored Society, or Ain't Used to Such Doin's, not a minstrel show, reserves balcony seating for colored patrons with prices at 25 35 and 50 cents.
Nettie De Coursey, famed as a leading soubrette in Hoyt farces, appears as Jennie in Lost in New York at Wood's opera house next Saturday with matinee and evening showings. Manager Fred E. Wright notes her stern stance against imposition from any quarter, though she remains popular with her professional circle.
An extra program will be presented Friday evening January 24 by talent from Sedalia music clubs. Season ticket holders may attend free with presentation at the door. The event takes place at the First Christian church starting at 8 o clock.
Advertising a Missouri mining company, with two shafts and 1122 acres, claims potential doubled value in 3 and 12 months and dividends over 5 percent. Officers proactive, stock open to public, with reserve of 200,000 shares and monthly reports to stockholders. Sale set for Sedalia and Tipton outlets before January 22.
A house cleaning Expansion Sale offers discounts on dress goods and remnants with many items marked at less than half price. Comforts, blankets, and women’s and misses’ underwear feature substantial savings including 100 Comforts at 69c, White Blankets from 48c to 98c, and Union and Ribbed undergarments at deep cuts.
A reader asks how to handle harassment on trains in the East where women face insults while men may act differently in the West. The writer contends no good answer exists for the lone well‑dressed woman and contrasts regional attitudes toward respect and propriety. Some light quips follow about social life and mischief.
The Nebraska-Colorado Express now departs Kansas City at 9 35 p m reaching Denver at 3 15 p m next day three hours quicker The morning Denver Express leaves Kansas City at 10 40 a m Through chair cars sleepers and dining cars are offered for Colorado travel with weathered scenic routes and tours every Wednesday and Thursday.
An advertisement urges readers to describe their trip plans for the Burlington Northern Pacific Express to the Northwest. It offers a low quote, free printed matter, and details contact points in Kansas City and St. Louis with R. H. Crozier, L. W. Wakely, and Howard Elliott listed as contacts.
Notice calls the ladies of the orphans' home society to convene in Mrs. Coe's room at the court house at 3 p m next Tuesday. Red Cross Ball Blue is advertised as the best in the world with large two ounce packages priced at 5 cents.
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