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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1903
Page
3
A 20 year old night operator at a desolate Northern Pacific station thwarts a robbery attempt on an express train. She tricks one robber into revealing his plans, warns the crew, and after resigning she receives a $10,000 check that makes her independently wealthy through an investment by the railroad president.
A heavy wind storm blew down corn and grain stacks in Lookout and lifted an implement house and a summer kitchen. The message also notes church events, illnesses, and social gatherings at Memorial and Union churches with details on the Fifth Sunday convention in August.
Local notes recount a basket dinner at McKee chapel with Prairie neighbors. Farmers busy with hay and blackberry picking scarce now. Household moves, visits, and a piano gift are noted along with minor injuries and a drowning incident. Mt Clemens tourism line promoted by advertising department.
Real estate investors in Pettis County can secure farm loans with 5 percent interest and partial payment privileges. J H Bothwell, attorney and counselor, offers counsel in Sedalia at the National Bank building.
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as lifesaving for piles with a testimonial from H. A. Tisdale of Summerton South Carolina. It asserts two boxes cured him eighteen months ago and he has had no return since. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug company.
Sedalia Missouri dated July 18 1903 announces to the public and trade that Charles Koock is no longer employed by the Stevenson Packing Co. This public notice is signed by M M Stevenson and H H Rodman. It mentions associated travel imagery for the Lehigh Valley Railroad and luxury trains on the Black Diamond Express route with stopover at Niagara Falls.
William Metcalfe and Anna Louise Wills were married Wednesday at the bride’s home in 1024 East Fourth Street. Rev. B F Martin officiated at 8 30 PM with close relatives present. The couple planned a Colorado trip on departure and may settle in Sedalia or Pueblo.
Classified notice seeks sale or rental of the Jaynes residence on Broad Way Sedalia on favorable terms with steam heat and district system fittings. For details contact John H Botwell attorney. Also mentions catarrh of the stomach with remedies and local ad for private loans via attorney C C Lawson at Katie Building. Bell telephone 467.
A concise July 23 historical births and events list. Figures include geologist Lardner Vanuxem 1792 and silversmith Henry Reed 1810, with later notables such as actress Charlotte Cushman 1816 and architect James Lane 1823. The entry notes the Great Eastern Atlantic cable laying in 1865 and the Proteus wreck in 1883.
Travel promotion for Atlantic City with through tickets via Lehigh Valley Railroad on the Great Double Track Scenic Highway. Consumers urged to send a 2 cent stamp to the General Passenger Department in New York for a booklet.
Summer tourist tickets go on sale June 1 at greatly reduced rates to northern and eastern resorts. Inquire at the nearest Katy agent or write George Morton G P T A M K T Ry St. Louis Mo for details.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad offers fast service with superbly equipped trains. Double track stone ballast and automatic electric block signals cover the entire route. Stopover allowed at Niagara Falls.
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