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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1900
Page
5
A promotional notice offers one pack mailed on 15 cents in stamps or four packs for 50 cents via money order. Orders prepaid by express. Send to John Sebastian G. P. A. CR. 1& P. Chicago.
East Bound and West Bound arrivals and departures listed for trains No 6 7 2 5 4 1 8 9 10 3 with times such as 10 03 am 10 10 am and 7 50 am 7 55 am. Notes state No 7 carries no baggage and No 122 starts from yards.
Fragmentary railway schedule lists multiple trains with routes heading north and east or south. Entries include numbers such as No. 2 Sesam No.4 and No.64 with stated arrival and departure times like 8:45 am 9:35 am and 7:1spm 7:35pm.
The column lists a school piano program at the Y M C A with Miss Kuhn and others performing. It notes Mrs Henry Harris hosting three receptions in honor of guests from nearby towns, plus multiple club meetings and society events across the week including Shakespeare work, library election outreach, and a China lecture by Rev A C Wright.
A Friday social at the Knights of Pythias hall featured a program with a cornet solo by James Holsman and piano solo by Mrs J T Weisenbach. Miss Essie Reynolds and Shelley Patterson performed a cake walk, followed by elegant refreshments and dancing by the young crowd.
Mr. Paul B. Moore private secretary to Gov Stephens spent Saturday in the city while traveling from Jefferson City to Nevada.
Supt. M. Sweeney of the Katy attended a Saturday night performance of A Trip to Chinatown in a private box.
Governor Stephens and Mrs Stephens with Miss Anna Birch of St Louis are visiting Hot Springs for an annual bail out and will stay several weeks. Afterward Paul B Moore the governor's private secretary will depart on an extended trip through Mexico. Mrs Moore is currently visiting Texas and will join Col Moore en route to the sister republic.
The readable fragments reference a club named Sans Gene and mention names such as Bailey and Weber with garbled words, but no clear event, date, or location is discernible.
Misses Lelia Burnap Julia Laestrum and Anna Ross hosted at Miss Wright s home. Grace Baldwin has been elected High Cockellum of the order. The Entre Nous club held an open session Friday evening at Miss Irene Blair s home on West Broadway.
Ed Maver residing three miles south of Hughesville enjoyed a Wednesday evening dance with a visiting young lady, sharing light commentary and lively conversation in a friendly rural setting.
Miss Parsons of Sedalia was a guest Thursday afternoon at a chafing dish lunch hosted by Mrs. W. T. Carrington of Jefferson City.
Miss Emma Geareye and George Lister of Sedalia were quietly married Wednesday evening at the bride’s sister Mrs James A Thompson home at 2015 Summit street. Only relatives attended. The couple will reside in Sedalia.
Mrs. W. F. Crome entertained at Clinton with a luncheon and party for Mrs. L. Vv. Beck of Sedalia as a guest.
Tarry Swearingen, 30, a well known former ball star in Central Missouri, died unexpectedly at 12 45 AM at his parents home after a Bright's disease illness. He had been ill at Hotel Sicher last week and died in sleep. funeral at 2 PM with pallbearers listed.
An old advertisement promotes Hobbs asparagus pills as a cure for kidney ailments. The flyer claims Sam o e free and lists Sterling Remedy Co based in Chicago or New York as the source.
A short notice announces a limited sale of Buttermilk Soap offering three boxes or nine cakes for 25 cents. The Servant Harker Drug Co invites customers to take advantage of the offer before it ends.
Genuine Maine forestry product showcased by Candy Palace. The label touts natural spruce gum sourced from Maine forests for sale to customers seeking traditional chewing gum with a rustic origin.
Found a silver chain and beads with cross opposite 210 East Third. inquiries directed to this office for identification and return.
Higdon resigns as constable of Bowling Green township and plans to move to Georgia to sublet mail contracts. Yankee Spruce Gym is mentioned in the snippet.
President William Courtney announced a 16 member committee from four wards to pick candidates for a Citizens' Ticket. The group includes eight Republicans and eight Democrats and will meet at 7:20 pm to name candidates and report to the club. Churchill of St Louis spoke on telephone franchise delays and cross examination was rejected.
A 1900s advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a cure for tobacco habit, claiming it makes weak men strong and promising permanent tobacco freedom. It offers 50 cent or 1 dollar price with a free booklet and sample from Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
Judge Barclay of St. Louis lauded Sedalia lawyers after the Jackson Cassidy trial. He praised the Sedalia bar as containing some of the brainiest and most eloquent attorneys in the state, claiming Sedalia averages higher than any city its size.
A. S. McGowan advertises Banner Salve as the most healing ointment in the world, claiming it cures chapped hands and cracked lips rapidly.
Letters of administration have been refused in the estate of J M Newland. The order lists the applicant and court action but does not grant probate or appoint an administrator, delaying settlement of the estate.
An advertisement declares Banner Salve will cure piles or the money will be refunded. It touts the product as the most healing medicine in the world and is signed by A. S. McGowan.
J. P. Fisher of Balls county has purchased the Bucklin Herald from D. Mc Collum, acquiring ownership of the local newspaper.
A terse fragment shows a person insisting on not leaving for their mother’s without someone named John addressing the demand. The context and full details are unclear due to damaged text.
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