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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1904
Page
6
In a dim corridor a tall, graceful Great-aunt Janet appears in a candlelit scene. Jack pleads for help finding Dora and declares his love. Dora confesses she loves too and dressed as Janet to offer advice, revealing mutual affection in a humorous moment.
A narrator recalls an ancient family oracle Great Aunt Janet and her candle stick. The colonel notes lovers seek her ghostly advice and one night the candlestick vanishes signaling the ghost’s presence. The narrator aims to consult the ghost for romantic aid.
February 13 marks the centennial of steam traction on railways with a five ton moving engine at Merthyr Tydfil. Inventor Richard Trevithie, a Cornishman, built an eight inch cylinder engine that could haul fifteen tons at five miles per hour using toothed wheels for rough tracks. The limited trips failed to prove commercial profitability.
A summary of rules for success: industry without excess, learning from others, ability with modesty, simple correct habits, and honesty with politeness and fairness. Any ordinary person applying these five rules cannot avoid success. The Globe notes success is easier than failure.
Lawmakers dismissed a bid for special railway concessions for the blind arguing that the request echoes similar petitions from the legless and armless many damaged citizens. The move blocks a proposed reduction in rail travel costs for disabled travelers.
Denmark adheres to a royal law ensuring succession only between Christian and Frederick. For 388 years, every prince includes Christian and Frederick in his names, regardless of other given names, to guarantee smooth hereditary transition.
American and European visitors note remarkable tameness of wildlife in India. Deer graze near trains, waterbirds ignore passers-by, and antelopes take food from natives. This calm is attributed to Hindu reverence for animals and widespread protection from hunting.
Poem eulogizes the mother figure as a source of strength and guidance from birth onward. It celebrates maternal influence shaping infancy, growth, and virtue, urging keeping the young heart open to divine breath and praising mother love as a timeless sacred force.
Tibetans mark New Year as Lassa when the lama rule ends and a De bang monk takes power by auction. The talo fines the poor, taxes surge, and many leave the city. Priests from the countryside gather for rites culminating in a painted face scapegoat beaten by crowds and expelled for a year.
A reader contemplates why magpies build a twig dome over their nests, suggesting the structure signals a guilty mind. The noted article cites the bird as an egg thief, using experience from raids on other nests to defend its own brood.
Poem reflects on divine gifting of earth to all and the longing for personal connection to a chosen place. The speaker celebrates Sussex by the sea and Levuka, Surrey, and Baltic pines as symbols of individual fondness. Refrains emphasize shared humanity and the idea that every person finds their own land to love.
The Sedan clash pitted 124000 French against 190000 Prussians yet 38000 French and 9000 Prussians fell, 31 percent versus 5 percent. In Leipzig the forces were 800000 versus 171000. casualties reached 16 percent for the stronger side and 36 percent for the weaker.
A poem in reflective verse by S. E. Kiser urging gradual progress against greed and selfishness. The speaker notes the price paid as innocents suffer and urges readers to persevere, cleave mountains of selfishness, and end the merciless plague of greed.
Reports recount Shrove Tuesday weddings in Ireland where peasants wed unseen partners. A Tipperary girl named Biddy is teased about matchmaking while in Munster a church ceremony reveals the bride among the front row. Parents often drive these unions, believing they ensure happiness.
The article notes colonial holdings by France and England in Africa, each controlling territories as large as the United States in combined area. It discusses imperial rivalries and the scale of European empires on the African continent.
An old ad claims Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures tired aching feet and sweating. It promises easier fitting new or tight shoes, offers a trial package free, and directs readers to A. S. Olmsted of LeRoy New York for orders.
Dr J S Leslie, graduate of Ontario Veterinary College, offers full line instruments and scientific treatment for domestic animals. Dentistry and obstetrics are specialties. Located at J W Menefee Jr s Barn 401 West Main Sedalia. Both phones 97. Prompt day or night calls.
Popular wants a competent girl for housework in a small family with good wages. Mrs W H Van Wagner, 513 West Seventh. Also a young colored boy wanted for janitor work. Apply at Bente and Wilson's law office July 1.
WANTED second hand phaeton or survey in good condition. Address C H care Sentinel. FOR SALE three vacant city lots bargain investment particulars address M care Sentinel. FOR SALE Chean a Jewel gas range good as new Add C E Mellor 201 West Main. WANTED three neatly furnished rooms in good location. Address B care Sentinel. FOR RENT front office room on ground floor on Ohio street. For particulars address M care Sentinel. WANTED work as a jobber and contractor for stone work inquire J G Lynn 302 North Grand avenue.
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