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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1901
Page
4
Mrs. Carrie Nation toured Topeka meetings with Kansas officials on Monday urging closure of “thinking places.” She told Governor Stanley she would stay until every joint is closed, while he replied the law places duty on local officials. Nation pressed for removal of officials and called the governor a coward for not acting.
Washington Jan 28 Very soon William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt will be elected president and vice president for the next four years. The process includes electors on November 8, counting on February 3, and a joint congressional session on the second Wednesday in February to announce the totals and declare the winners. The account recalls a past count mishap and notes the ceremonial steps and officials involved.
Advertises hot Stuff Kohen coal with Lexington lump priced at 3.00 per ton cash. Local city weights mention Kohen coal firm listing phone number 263 for contact and orders.
Mr and Mrs A B Fristoe write from Spokane Washington now their home saying times in the west are good and they are all well and getting along. Prices include breakfast bacon 15 cents per pound eggs 40 cents per dozen dressed chickens 16 cents per pound dressed turkeys 16 cents per pound 100 pounds of flour 1 50 to 2 00 lard 10 and 12 cents per pound potatoes 90 cents to 1 00 per cwt apples 50 cents to 1 per fifty pound box.
Money to loan 31 000 and upward on choice real estate security. Farm loans now made at six per cent interest. Moderate expenses. Partial payments allowed. John H. Bothwell Sedalia National Bank Building.
A Missouri editor notes the attitude of men toward their dogs suggesting that even a prized fifty dollar bull pup would be well cared for by its owner.
A compact notice declares one item each of Close Roll Gloria steel rods case and tassels available per customer. Details unread.
Broad fall assortment of coats and jackets offered at half regular price for early next season storage. English bon coats in tan navy and black from 4.50 to 6.25, navy and black kersey box coats silk lined with long collars. Navy jackets silk lined from 4.50 to 23.50, other kersey and frieze jackets at 5 to 6.
An advance showing invites customers to preview several waist styles and vote on favorites. The store notes it will stock whichever designs prove most popular, inviting shopper opinions on style and fit.
The commentary argues boys roam the streets at night while adults enforce harsh punishment. It blames rotten examples and suggests youths, like a growing army of tramps and thieves, emerge from neglect. The piece urges equal treatment and warning against bias.
The Lexington Intelligencer reports a new town census finding 761 more inhabitants than the government enumeration. The updated population reaches 4951, reflecting an increase of 418 since 1890.
A Brooklyn woman petitions for divorce after her husband refuses to sleep with her dog. The Smithville Times-Herald notes some men are so unreasonable there is no living with them.
The Sentinel prints a coupon in each issue inviting readers to fill out guesses for a set of dishes. The prompt asks readers to identify items from a list and submit, implying a recurring feature or puzzle within the newspaper.
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