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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1901
Page
7
The article details Worth’s Paris dressmaking process for official dinners and events. Clients wait in a lounge with refreshments, then enter a fitting where Worth and assistants craft the gown with scissors pins and careful critique. Nerves are steadied with wine between steps.
A dog picked up a blown hat on the tracks as a trolley passed. The mongrel carried the hat to the curb near workers by the courthouse then trotted in front of a large New York car, returning to lead the way.
A medical curiosity in Luther v. Thrasher shows the boy turning black about three months before death. The darkness persisted, and at death he was as dark as or darker than most negras, prompting physicians to examine the case.
A seventeen year old Kansas girl won a prize in a contest pitting her against two expert city blacksmiths. She forged a perfect horseshoe in under four minutes, stunning the onlookers and securing the win.
The readable fragment mocks social norms by suggesting every man has his concern while every woman has her own interest, reflecting a dated outlook on gender roles.
A crowded Saturday with numerous visitors and residents in Sedalia and nearby towns. Names include Joe Shacklett Dresden Mack Looney Smithton and many others from Lamonte Boonville Holden Warrensburg and Knob Noster. A mix of trips, church and school events plus business and health updates.
William Oak and sister Mrs. Mary Hunter celebrated their eightieth birthday at Mr. Oak's residence in Moberly. They are noted as the oldest twins in this region and perhaps the state. Also mentioned is a testimonial about Krause's Headache Capsules from Florence Frasier of Ledgewood North Carolina praising its headache relief.
Mrs. Dr. Harry M. Dungan dies suddenly at Columbia after illness beginning Monday morning. Four physicians from St. Louis were summoned to treat her, but she died. A young bride, married just over a month, passed away from appendicitis.
Special correspondence reports Pettis county representative Bothwell speaking on nearly every house bill, including a verdict on a husband liable for wife torts. Governor Dockery is appointing party loyalists, newspaper men, and oil inspectors to favorable posts, while J P Rice serves as railroad commissioner.
Stannard of Emporia lists N H Gentry Sedalia Mo and J K King Marshall Mo as sellers for a February 16 auction of 100 head of blooded Berkshire hogs at the Kansas City stock yards pavilion. The sale, second in the pavilion, is under the American Berkshire Association which aims to make Kansas City a premier market for blooded hogs.
A Sedalia woman claiming to be a magnetic healer arrived in Kansas City and offered treatment for Lulu Prince Kennedy, the young woman who killed her husband. The healer sought admission to the jail to tend Kennedy tonight.
A Mexican war veteran and editor praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, recalling Mexican diarrhoea in 1847 1848 and claiming the remedy restored his pension increase at each renewal. The advertisement notes quick relief and safety and lists Mertz Hale J L Kautzman and Otis W Smith as sellers.
The Quigley vestibule cases in Nevada were continued with five counts against Mr Quigley for operating electric cars without vestibules. The trial was set for Saturday but Judge Poage postponed to February 16.
Records from the Missouri Asylum for the Insane No. 3 show Mary Moore mother of Mrs. Carrie Nation died September 24, 1893. She had been confined three years, one month and twelve days. The report notes details following her death.
W L Jones notes he operates a general transfer business with coal and wood hauling garbage hauling and moving services. Orders can be placed by calling telephone number 369.
Otis J. Rogers and Y. G. Freeman will relocate their job printing plant to The Sentinel building this week.
Miss Laura Diggs of New Madrid returns home after visiting Miss Joel Gentry and Mrs. J. D. Donohue. Royal Court invites all to a box social at Glasshall on January 30 with boxes auctioned. A dance by the Assembly club featured sixteen numbers at Liberty Park hall with music by the Second Regiment full orchestra. Mr. W. J. Kelk announces the engagement of his daughter Maude to Dr. H. L. Cannon, a Windsor-born dentist now in town, to marry in June.
Misses Lillian Pearson and Blanche Imhoff of the city announce a new monthly magazine titled The Tyro. They display notable literary ability and predict success, with the first issue planned for June.
Miss Marian Elvira Jones leaves Thursday for St Louis to sing at the First Presbyterian Church today and throughout February. In town, friends praise her opportunity at a renowned church. the piece notes other club events and social visits including Mrs F H Grubb of Springfield and Miss Rae Kingsbaker’s upcoming graduation and departure.
Miss Bertha Guenther hosted the Friday Euchre gathering. Mrs Leo Bliss won the ladies first prize and Francis Blaise the gentlemen’s first prize. Mrs Ed Rippey claimed the ladies consolation prize with Mrs Leo Bloess as gentleman’s consolation. Mr Chris Yost won the lone hand prize. Next meeting set for Mrs Rippey’s.
H C Murphy a Sedalia born healer now operates in Nevada with Joe Kelly. their establishment employs about forty. Murphy formerly led Robbins' C B C in Sedalia and was connected to Professor Weltmer. Rev Joseph King of Nevada, M E church south, was visiting Sedalia to attend a quarterly meeting but fell ill and returned home.
A team of horses hitched to the engine of G. W. Stanley of Lamonte ran away last Wednesday after a frightened by escaping steam. The incident caused considerable damage to the surroundings and nearby property.
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