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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1905
Page
8
Henry Wison fenceman from Upton Texas joined the railroad hospital arrivals along with Kan O.lLaisure fireman from Parsons and L. T. Lolijer switchman from Denison.
Si McVey of the Missouri Pacific round house force returns to work after a short vacation. Edward Calkins of the Missouri Pacific machine shops leaves Sunday for Burlington Pa. City Passenger and Ticket Agent J W McClain returns from a business visit to California Mo. Harry Slagle, in the Burlington offices at Kansas City, returns there after visiting friends here.
A vintage advert promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder to cure corns bunions and sore feet. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
Miss Lillian Myre Brandt, Gregg violin grad, gave a recital last evening with Mrs. W D Steele pupils assisting. She belongs to Brandt's orchestra and is hailed as a top young violinist in the city. The program featured solo violin works, songs by Miss Sallie Berthe and Miss Marv Smith, and medals awarded by Rev S M Lesher.
Sedalia Camp No 5570 M W A will meet in the K of P hall on East 5th street Wednesday June 28 1905 for regular business. Visiting Neighbors invited. Sam W James W C E E Codding Clerk.
Will DeBold of Clinton, owner of the Windsor saloon, escaped a $600 loss when a note held by Salmon and Salmon against a Henry county farmer could not be collected before harvest. The note, due June 18, remained unpaid as the farmer threshes, saving DeBold from the reported disaster. The debtor's letter says the amount will be forwarded this week.
In a dramatic incident Uncle Jimmy Ross living at Second and Quincy streets with Capt. E. W. Stevens and family suffered a half inch long insect in his ear between midnight and 1 am. He was taken to Dr. Edmund Nasse’s home nearby where the bug was removed after some difficulty. The insect caused intense pain but was extracted, sparing a possible ear injury and perhaps more.
Rich Marshall was arraigned in the court of Justice D Kinsey on a charge of assaulting Sarah Morse a colored woman and sentenced to five days in the county jail. Morse also arraigned on disturbing the peace and given five days. Bettis Shepard colored arraigned on disturbing the peace for threatening bodily injury to several colored damsels of the north side and sentenced to five days.
E G Dolph, clerk at Dolph and Sons' grocery, was badly burned yesterday afternoon when a blank cartridge exploded from a cap pistol he held against his left hand while showing it to a customer. The powder burned the index finger.
An examination held at the armory Sunday afternoon produced Harry C. Decker and James T. Alexander as top scorers with the highest averages. They will be appointed to fill the vacant positions in Company D.
A Cleveland Leader piece surveys how different cultures express affection without kissing the lips. It notes Malays rub noses, Andaman islanders greet with the eye, Tongans tear hair and beat chests, and Australian and Polynesian practices vary. A traveling American’s attempts to teach kissing abroad are often resisted or misinterpreted.
Rev A B Appleby departed for Kansas City on a visit. Miss Fannie Story of Boonville visits here. Miss Elizabeth Farris returned home from a visit here to Moberly. Mrs Mike O'Brien and children return from Tipton. Mrs R J Kuhn returns to Jefferson City. Miss Amelia Dorn visits her brother Emil Dorn in Kansas. F L Gibbons of Western Union is in Warsaw as a circuit court witness. Mrs J D Divers and son Omer return to Salida Colorado after visiting here. Misses Kuppy and Eva Fisher visit Knob Knoster relatives. Mrs J H Meyer and sons Willie and Leonard return from Windsor. Mrs Meyer leaves tomorrow for Washington Indiana for extended visit. Walt Monroe of the New York Life 100000 club and wife depart for the Great Lakes visiting Charlevoix and Lake Michigan spots. Mrs S H Porter and daughter return from Lamonte. Thomas Terry cashier of Lamonte Bank transacts city business. H E Agee editor of Lamonte Record visits for publication. Miss Sue Harrison of Lamonte visits. Miss Nelle White departs to Weatherford Texas. Miss Elsie Hickman visits Warrensburg then returns to her home in Warrensburg. G F Olendorf theatrical man returns from St Joseph. Miss Lillian Bratton returns from Kansas City. Captain R R Steedman US recruiting service visits local station. Misses Caroline and Kathryn Courtney return from Louisville and Glasgow Kentucky. Grant Crawford returns from Otterville on business. R W Griffith travels hardware salesman returns from Syracuse. F L Wright cashier Smithton Bank on business. W H Cloney departs for Pleasant Hill on business.
The children's favorite cough remedy contains no opiate and is said to be harmless and tasty. Marketed for coughs croup and whooping cough, it claims to cure quickly and is sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
Flow er's hosts an annual wash goods sale with shoppers urged to attend. The event promises a range of fabrics and materials at reduced prices, aiming to draw in community members for a seasonal shopping opportunity.
New facts from Colonel Harrison’s pamphlet describe pygmy practices in which men marry by paying with spears and arrows. Wives are purchased in installments, with the last arrow finalizing the union. Polygamy is possible, and girl births are punished by the father with plantain lash.
I B Shain of Pettis county announces his bid for the Democratic nomination in Missouri’s Seventh District for the 1906 election. A lawyer and fluent speaker, he intends to begin canvassing immediately with party leaders’ support anticipated. Also promoting Worrell’s Insect Exterminator, sold widely by druggists, for 2 252 000 bottles last year.
A pair of gold bracelets were left at the post office and a reward will be paid upon return to this office. Postmarked Sa 6-29.
Chicago market shows hogs up 5 cents with prices from 5.30 to 5.37 for lights and 5.00 to 5.60 for heavies. Kansas City and East St. Louis report similar gains, volumes around thousands with slow cattle trading. Estimated total hogs in Chicago for Wednesday near 31,000 across markets.
Prairie hay baled per ton eight dollars. wheat per cwt about a dollar ten to one thirty. corn per bushel sixty cents. butter and lard priced per pound. flour, meal, and bran quoted per cwt. hens and spring chickens listed by weight. geese and ducks under feathered grading. Prices shown in varied cents and dollars with multiple entries.
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