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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1904
Page
7
The late Dr Otis Avery of Honesdale Pa recalls a winter revival era when few attended. A revivalist browsed street corners asking passers by about faith, and an old man replied he carried a rabbit's foot, not praying. The anecdote reflects casual religious sentiment in the town's past.
The fragment lists train departures including California Limited No. 2 and St. Louis Express No. 4 Local Freight, with times such as 6:30 and 10:40 am, 4:30 pm, and 7:50 am, mentioning East Yards and Kansas City Division West Bound No. 515 daily except Sunday and No. 451 daily departures.
European writers contrast Kuropatkin with Skobeleff noting Kuropatkin avoids action until prepared and prefers caution. Skobeleff is likened to Phil Sheridan with Custer flair, while Kuropatkin resembles McClellan and Pop Thomas. Once ready to fight, events could become very interesting.
Miss Alice Jones of this city and Mr. Joseph Arbuckle of Pittsburg Kas were wed Tuesday evening in car 19 of the Ferris wheel at the World’s fair.
J. E. Rector for beautiful S. flour. POST OFFICES CLOSED. The post offices at Lookout and Ma nila have been discontinued and the mail is now taken to Beaman and Windsor.
In St Louis readers are invited to visit the Grand Trunk exhibit in the Forestry Fish and Game building. Attendants offer illustrated literature on summer resorts across North America. Publications and train information can be mailed from the Grand Trunk Advertising Department 135 Adams Street Chicago. George W Evans CGP TA.
The article condemns crowded tenement life pointing to rooms eight by twelve feet, nine to adult occupants, and cellars housing fourteen people with no partitions. It highlights extreme squalor in city housing and cites weekly Exchange commentary on the widespread practice of overcrowding.
Sedalia real estate financed by a $50,000 loan from Sete Sedalia Trust Company. Brandt and Grote handle sale of the famed S. flour landmark.
Railroad promos list May 1904 excursion fares to Indianapolis Lake Chautauqua Atlantic City and Cincinnati with sale dates. Sedalia city bids for sidewalk construction under a May 1904 ordinance invite sealed bids by July 18 with a $25 bid bond. Includes rail partners and city officials.
Notice to sidewalk contractors condemns wooden and defective sidewalks on Harrison avenue and Missouri avenues betweentwelfth and fifteenth streets. It calls for brick sidewalk construction replacing condemned sections and notes dates of council action in 1904 and bid deadlines.
The resolution condemns multiple city street segments in Sedalia Missouri for sidewalk replacement and utility access. It lists numerous abutting lots and blocks in Ritter's Addition through Cotton Brothers subdivisions and surrounding avenues. Approval was given by the Council and Mayor on June 18 to 22, 194.
Local liquor retailer C L Keckegert announces Schlitz Export Bottle beer available for family use and delivery to all city areas from the office at Third and Engineer. Phone number listed as 19.
Advertises a special department with large modern facilities and reasonable prices. Mentions Monarch 0090 chocolate nut sundaes at Farris and flour.
An 19th century style advertisement urges readers to take Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters to relieve fear of pain and distress after meals. It claims stronger stomach strength, blood purification, and cures for poor appetite flatulence dyspepsia indigestion bloating nausea heartburn headache and related woes available at all druggists.
Sedalia Real Estate Loan Co offers loans on Sedalia real estate and Pettis County farms with low rates and partial payment privileges. W L Porter presides. Kroencke and Cordes represent the famous S. flour brand.
Gentlemen and ladies are pleased with our laundry work. Systematic thorough painstaking care ensures we finish your laundry the day we promise with guaranteed quality. Give us a trial order by phone 154.
Round trips priced at 15 dollars 20 cents offered in Minneapolis from June 26 and 27 and valid through July 15. The sale period is noted with specific travel dates and a fixed return deadline.
A Detroit sale concluded July 5 6 and 7 with a privilege of return through August 15. Prices and item details are not specified in the readable text but indicate a multi day auction event with returns option.
A brief note records daily round trip sales on June 27 for seven days. Baggage handling is marked as not available in sleepers.
The M. K. T. Railway offers round trip excursion tickets to Oklahoma Territories and Kansas with a return limit of July 15. Tickets sold July 4 to 5 for Detroit and Indianapolis under special conditions. The round trip from St. Louis to Louisville is priced at $5 with half fare for charter routes. Tickets valid to depart St. Louis by midnight July 4. Contact Katy's agent for details on the exposition.
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