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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1903
Page
8
At the First Christian Church Rev Snivs from St Louis will preach at 11 a m and 8 p m with school lib WwW McClain supervising at 9 30 a m J Ont. First Baptist Church Corner Sixth and Lamine J B Far ler D D pastor Morning service at 11 o clock Evening service at 8 p m Sunday school at 9 30 a m B Y P U at 7 p m Wednesday prayer at 9 p m
Holy Communion and sermon at 11 a.m. on “The Bow in the Cloud” with an 8 p.m. service and sermon. Special invitation to strangers. The Young Churchmen meet at 7 p.m. Bible theme: “The Second Dispensation of the Church.” Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Rev. W. T. Allan, Rector.
Today is Children’s Day at the First M. E. church with an 11 o’clock program of songs and recitations to follow by the baptism of children. The church is decorated for the occasion. In the evening Rev. S. Ss. Martin will deliver a lecture on.
A notice announces an evening solo performance in Rome by Mr. Leslie Martin. The event invites the public to attend, with no RSVP required and details limited to the performer and location.
A Children s Day service will be held this morning at 11 o clock at the Cumberland Presbyterian church. An excellent program of songs and recitations by the Sunday school children has been arranged and will be rendered. A short talk by the pastor Rev E B Surface will follow. The public is cordially invited to attend. The regular evening service will be held.
An old advertisement promotes Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a cure for eczema scrofula ulcers and other blood or skin diseases. It claims blood purification healing effects and offers free samples from the Blood Balm Co Atlanta with medical advice and a Sedalia local dealer W E Bard Drug Co.
A vintage ad promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children made by Mother Gray and a nurse at a New York Children’s Home. Claims break up colds in 24 hours and cure fevers, headaches, stomach troubles, teething disorders, and worms. 25c at all druggists. Free sample offer from Allen S. S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Base powder as a cure for Chilblains Frostbites Damp Sweating and swollen feet available at druggists and shoe stores for 25c. The item also mentions railway worker Will Garten breaking in as motor man on the Sedalia Street railway and lists several Kansas City and Missouri Pacific personnel with brief travel notes.
Missouri Pacific shops in Sedalia, St Louis, and Fort Scott cut twenty five to thirty workers after a prior time reduction from ten to eight hours. Officials blame flood damage and weak business at the Kansas City point for demoralized conditions and layoffs. Katy line crews and train service adjustments are noted as operations resume partial routes to St Louis and Boonville.
Elbert H. Garry announces at New York that steel rails for 1904 are set at 29 dollars per ton fob mill. Mills run at full capacity for seven to eight months, over 250000 tons already booked, with inquiries for more. no change to other steel prices expected.
After failed moves, two large Santa Fe compound locomotives in Argentine Eas. sink hole will be stripped. Machinists began removing drivers as cranes cannot lift the engines. Coupling bars between engines and tenders are twisted, illustrating the damage endured.
A list of recent hospital arrivals includes B. L. Harris with the extra gang at McAlester, J. D. Chambers a machinist helper in Parsons, W. J. Smith in the civil engineering department at Parsons, W. Ross with the extra gang at Parsons, John Stanton a section laborer at Atoka, George Thompson with the extra gang at Parsons, John Andras an extra gang at Big Cabin, Bert Pippin a brakeman at Muscogee, Theo Milewaker with the extra gang at Big Cabin, and I. Doris Gant a section laborer at Parsons.
The Burting town Route presents notably low round trip summer fares to Colorado Utah resorts including Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Greenmount Springs and Salt Lake City plus Minnesota destinations from St Louis and Missouri River routes. July 1–10 cuts to half or less. August adds minor surcharges. Contact Burtington agents at 604 Pike Street St Louis for route details and trip proposals.
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