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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1900
Page
4
For County Treasurer Robly D Thatcher aims for the Pettis County Democratic nomination subject to party action. He seeks the post as a candidate standing for the party in county affairs and future fiscal oversight.
The Sentinel announces E. W. Stevens as a candidate for mayor of Sedalia, subject to the Democratic party nomination.
Three runs reported by the fire department on Saturday evening starting at 3:30 at Geo. Morgan residence smoke house fire causing little damage. An 8:45 call to the old Gossage homestead unknown origin. At 10:30 a blaze at a Ninth and Missouri barn destroyed a horse and phaeton with contents. neighbor Hoberecht’s barn saved. C E Marsh owner absent at show. Hose company stayed to 1 am.
Ed Howe argues newspapers need more religious insight while Rev Sheldon criticizes press sermons. The piece notes Rev Leung’s Cedar county journey and revival plans at Mt Hebron. Wright lectures on China and Japan at Epworth M E church with stereopticon views. Robertson of George R Smith college to lecture in Fulton Friday February.
A meeting of carpenters contractors and mill men convened Saturday night in the council chamber to organize a union. A. J. Hogan opened the session and a plan for charter member creation was laid. A committee led by W. A. Pratt D. R. Fenster and Hogan will receive instructions from visiting carpenters citywide.
Burglars entered Terry's Hardware in Lamonte Sunday night through a back window. They stole a double barreled shotgun, shells, and 92 cents in change. No crew is listed.
A excerpt from the February Ladies' Home Journal quotes Margaret Sangster urging women not to marry men needing reform. She says reform should come from the man through steady good conduct before he asks a woman to commit. She cautions against rushing against parental and social advice.
Robert Ramsey of Sedalia recounts hearing two pistol shots near the Holden incident last night. Two men carried Jackson into a house as the attack party allegedly split, with one shooter escaping. John Jackson says he did not see his attacker and had no chance to shoot. A man and a woman reportedly tipped Missouri Pacific officials.
Sedalia lawyer who wrote to Austria about Bar on Gruenbaum's estate learns that he has no claim from that country. The note declares the baron’s 240000 dollar patrimony to be entirely moonshine. The Sentinel begins a new serial story today from a popular author.
The Atchison Globe editor proposes to fill Rev. Charles M. Sheldon’s pulpit in Topeka while he runs the Topeka Capital. He discusses the plan during the week as a Christian newspaper. Other notes include a mention of Fulton colored teachers and a ministers alliance discussion on The Atonement.
In police court this morning George Goodwin was fined five dollars for drunkenness and given a stay on good behavior. A J Johnson also received a stay and was ordered to leave town.
News notes recount Harry Carson Clark’s engaging performance as Jones in a recent Reno show. He lives on prepared milk due to a chronic stomach condition, aided by a young attendant who prepares milk for him everywhere. The column also covers local legal notes, donations, and upcoming lectures, with short updates on residents and events.
County Clerk Gray's infant is seriously ill. The First Christian Church official board meets at the church tonight.
The Sentinel issued an extra at 10 a m with Jackson's shooting by train robbers. Four hundred copies sold in an hour and demand remained as the second edition went to press. Would-be competitors followed with a sensational report at 3 p m.
The Sentinel invites readers to vote for the most popular Sedalia school teacher using coupons cut from the Sentinel. The contest closes on April 1, and the winner will receive a dictionary valued at $11.75.
Chicago health inspector F B Thirkield endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, claiming it cured his severe dyspepsia. The product digests food and relieves indigestion heartburn and all forms of dyspepsia, offered by Servant Harker Drug Co.
A bay horse about 14 hands and eight years old named Bourbon with a white face and white scar on the right knee is missing. Front feet shod recently. Liberal reward offered for his return. Contact J. K. Kidd at Hotel Le Grande. The remaining text reviews a story in The New Lippincott.
A collection of light verse pieces featuring playful quips on love youth and social scenes. It mixes romantic musings with humorous vignettes about friends fans and flirtations, including references to a hammock mishap a stubborn tenner and a cheerful elapse of time.
The account lists historical figures from Benedict to John Howard who wed partners of lower status or age, often seeking love or practical gains. It notes happiness and unhappiness in several unions, including Burns, Peter the Great, Victoria and Albert, and Howard, highlighting mismatched marriages and enduring partnerships.
Pearse reflects on spiritual readiness and humility as keys to influence. A desert mission requires selflessness, drawing a fisherman's parable about staying unseen to win hearts and souls. The anecdote ties fishing rules to the art of catching men in religious work.
A falconer, thirsting after hawking, finds water dripping from a rock. His falcon ruins the cup three times, leading the falconer to kill the bird. A servant then discovers a deadly serpent in the spring water.
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