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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1905
Page
2
Cc F Kirby George H Scruton John E Timeteman President Editor Bus Mer 45c ee 260 entered at the post office Sedalia Mo as second class matter Communications to Sentinel Newspaper Co Sedalia Missouri
A column critiques local advertising schemes in Sedalia where merchants yielded to itinerant solicitors demanding tribute for "official programs." It contrasts this with a broader view of sectional unity, noting Roosevelt's southern tours and a Virginia senator's eulogy for Hoar, highlighting cross‑regional loyalties and party alignment.
The article argues the United States became a world power not through conquest but by strategic purchases, noting the Philippine acquisition cost 20 million dollars as an example of acquiring territory without force.
Senator Deven proclaims Washington the ideal place for minds to seek higher life away from matter and calls for spiritual improvement of senators who corrupt legislatures and railway migrates opposing rate laws. He warns railroad managers converging in DC to prepare with moral antiseptics as the Anti-Saicon League plans to curb drunkenness and fireworks.
The article ponders anniversary rhetoric and sues the League to exterminate evils while noting financial caution about wheat markets. It recalls past US-Turkey remonstrances and Sultan Abdul’s reaction to overdue bills and Moroccan favoritism, linking Delcassé’s resignation to a euphonious “bal health” trope.
Andrew Carnegie again shows real greatness by resisting a foolish act as his niece plans to marry the hired man. Reports say David Bennet Hill and Henry Gassa way Davis are said to lead simple lives.
Elihu Root seeks to avert a $25 000 000 tax bill on New York City’s municipal railway under a state law pressed by Theodore Roosevelt during his governorship. Chicago courts interpret the word immediately as urging prompt action on municipal street railways and Panama Canal projects. The piece notes Roosevelt’s split Democratic vote cost him the presidency, urging a true Republican candidate like Charles Warren Fairbanks to secure victory.
Plainfield New Jersey June 5 outside of ordinary expenses Mr and Mrs Aubrey Weightman of Philadelphia travel to visit the latters mother Mrs Rowland Cox with their son. To feed their milk diet child 70 miles away a local milkman arranges daily delivery costing four dollars. the Weightmans trace their wealth to James H Weightman chemists with a fortune of sixty million.
Old and young housekeepers are invited to call for a %0¢ preparation that kills every bug or insect on sight. Available at all druggists, F. F. Mulcahy sells Flourwarrants S and Vigoral brands.
An advertisement extols DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a safe laxative and tonic for constipation sick headache biliousness and energy. It claims the pills never gripe and suit both children and adults and notes sale by W E Bard Drug Co.
Advertises round trip and one way rates to Denver Baltimore Buffalo Portland San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego and more with liberal stopover privileges. Schedules run June to September 1905 with multiple cities and sleeper options including tourist and palace sleepers, tied to events and reunions.
Dispatch from Culiacan reports that hundreds of miners refused to return to work after a woman entered the Jesus Maria y Anexae mines. The parish priest sprayed holy water in all shafts and tunnels, based on a long held superstition that a woman’s presence brings catastrophe.
The Brookly Eagle reports that annually over 5000 U S persons vanish and are not heard from again. Police figures from New York Philadelphia and Boston show thousands missing with many never located. The piece notes many return home unreported and cites lingering uncertainty about the true totals.
A general council of women’s club presidents met in Atlantic City on June 5 and will run through Thursday to discuss plans for cooperation and unity. The session gathers leaders from clubs across the region to coordinate activities and strengthen networks.
A report highlights club workers in various regions of Canada and the United States, noting employment patterns, workplace conditions, and cross border collaboration among hospitality staff. It emphasizes labor dynamics and regional differences affecting service sector roles.
An old ad touts Yellow Clothes Are Unsightly and urges keeping whites white with Red Cross Ball Blue. The large two ounce package sold by grocers for 6 cents highlights a simple laundry remedy from a bygone era.
M., K. and T railway announces a round trip from Sedalia to Louisville for the reunion in June 1906. Tickets cost 11.79 dollars, on sale June 10 through 13 with final return by June 19 and extension privilege. See Katy agent for details.
The York shire registrar of deeds reports typewritten deeds are not durable. He has examined many documents and finds typewriting on parchments rapidly fades. In deeds as recent as 1902 many lines are already illegible and some have disappeared.
Hamrick and Graham back the famous S brand flour Vigoral Health in a promotional push. The campaign highlights quality and nutrition as core selling points.
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