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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1899
Page
7
The stock is moving fast and customers are urged to buy snaps offered at Huysens. Read prices past and present and check sizes against your feet to find your fit in this quick stock sale.
A small retail ad announces a sale on men’s shoes priced at $1.50 in black only. The fragmentary text mentions a street and store initials, suggesting a limited, possibly clearance event with narrow color options.
Alexander Jester, accused murderer of Gilbert Gates, faces arrest evidence tied to Monroe County history. Col. Ownby, Missouri Pacific agent, tracked him from 1871 custody to Kansas City. Jester denies Missouri residence and cites a Hill alias. Local witnesses recall Gates’ wagon behind Jester’s carriage and a 1870 Middle Grove visit.
The ad promotes Cascarets as a blood cleaner to improve skin and cure pimples boils blotches and blackheads by stimulating the liver. It promises beauty for ten cents with guaranteed satisfaction and emphasizes sold by druggists in 10 25 50 cent sizes.
Sedalian readers urged to buy one or ten dollar shares payable one dollar per month per share to found a local home industry employing dozens. Send a postal card for the prospectus or contact W. E. Good secretary P O box 155 Sedalia at the Sentinel office for details.
Ott's Drug store urges paint buyers to bring bills for quick, money saving calculations. Justice Outside of Jackson notes Dr. Jefferson D Goddard, Kansas City slayer, seeks venue change from Jackson county as a harsh gaze falls on local crime figures like Jack Kennedy who got 17 years for a train robbery.
Higginsville resident Joseph Hawkins searched Concordia and Sweet Springs for his wife Mary Hawkins who left home last Tuesday for a visit. Their eight year old daughter remains with the grandmother as Hawkins follows leads with no explanation for her disappearance.
Local ad notes Witt’s Little Early Risers famous Ittle pills and popular drinks Lemonades and Glaces at Ott’s Soda Fountain highlighting a nod to common era beverages and patent medicines.
A Saturday evening party at Mr. and Mrs. John Montgomery’s home in Broadway and Massachusetts featured Misses Mary Thompson and Julia Cannon of St. Louis. Guests included Mr and Mrs C C Wells and family, Rev and Mrs F R Hill, Mrs E W Stewart, and Miss Gertrude McKinley, with plans for Mrs Stewart and McKinley to travel to Los Angeles and other cities, returning late August.
A local entertainment featured singing with Miss Clifton Aughe winning first honors for her rendition of O Mr John sing Turn me Loose. Miss Thompson placed a close second with After the Ball. Mr George West Newton captivated the audience with Down Went McGinty and received strong applause. Refreshments were served as guests arrived and a trolley party was planned in honor of the two young ladies.
Mrs. Isaac Warren entertained the Grand Central sales ladies at her country home three miles south of the city on Sunday. An omnibus and driver were provided by J. M. Cannon. The ladies departed at 9 30 a.m. and returned at 7 p.m. after a most enjoyable day. Attending were Maggie Card Viola Barnet Laura Williams Nettie Kennedy Lillie Brown Lilie Hemphill Kittie Allen Emma Gorrell Della Goin Julia Card Agnes Murray Mrs. Lulu Harmon Mrs. Pini Hiesthes. Also note Sedalians who had camp on Muddy near Dresden returned Saturday with fond memories.
The jury verdict notes all agreed on the first ballot that Paul Marquis offers the best meal in town at the least money.
A thief stole Mrs Blincoe’s valise in Pars n Saturday and left with gold rim spectacles later found at Suppe’s pawn shop. The thief identified as R H Walker from Sedalia claimed he was hungry and broke. Wells Fargo receipts claim Idaho placer mines yielded 34 to 40 million dollars in gold dust and nuggets from 1860 to 764, with new quartz ledges found in Buffalo Hump range along the Salmon and Clearwater rivers near the Northern Pacific Clearwater line.
Authors dispute the absence of R H Walker in the Sedalia directory and suggest the prisoner may be Weary Walker, a figure frequently mentioned in recent reports. The note reflects ongoing confusion over identity in local coverage.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure promises to make weak men strong and blood pure with a 50 cent option and a one dollar version available at all druggists.
Ott’s drug store notes a string of mishaps after a fishing party returned from Dresden. Ed Shultz’s horse suffered a severe hoof injury on barbed wire, likely causing long-term lameness, while Frank Gibbons dislocated a thumb in a fall during the outing.
A brief local item notes a Price Howell diamond stud raffle drawn Saturday night. The winner was a friend of Brown Harris on a throw of 44. The mention of One Minute Cough Cure appears as an ad or slogan associated with the notice.
An affidavit alleges the insanity of Mary A McFadden an aged widow residing in the city Trial set for next Saturday before Judge Parsons in a case linked to this notice Ice cream soda Fleischmanns Pharmacy mentioned in the clipped text
Advertisement seeks a partner for a general merchandise business in a good town near Sedalia. Manager position available to accompany investment. Swap offered for the right man. Address Sentinel Office. Ice cream soda 5c Fleckmann's.
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