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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1902
Page
7
An old column argues a current estimate by the Vaid is broadly correct though clarifications arise about Apple Butters Yrove. The piece discusses implications for local markets and notes cautious optimism from residents.
Report states the Argonaut submarine boat, built to locate treasure off the U S coast near Cape Cod and Cape Horn, will demonstrate soon in Bridgeport Connecticut. The craft features sealed openings and water ballast tanks with a steel hull and a forward conning tower. A separate mountain tale describes a mountain farm scene with apple butter and a bold maiden at a well, reflecting local lore and mountain manners.
A children’s verse becomes a real life item in a classified column as Mary loses a lamb and the family places a Sentinel ad. The lamb returns home, ending the search and ensuring the notice appears in the same day issue. Copy deadline is before 10 a m.
For sale or trade a five room cottage on a corner lot with a store building. Will exchange for a small well improved farm. Address C No 401 West Tenth Sedalia No 213 dlme.
Wanted to rent the rooms upstairs at 116 East Fifth Street with possession to be given April 1.
House with five rooms and good well located on the west side for sale or trade. Includes grape arbor stable and general improvements. Priced cheap for cash and available within two weeks. Apply at 613 Ohio Street.
Advertisement promotes $10 daily agents selling gaslight burners for private and public buildings. Lamps require no chimney or wick, produce no smoke or dirt, and are aimed at families, banks, churches, and businesses seeking a cleaner lighting option.
A dated notice states that beginning April 1 unions of barber shops will levy a five cent surcharge on neck shaving. The snippet also advertises lamps and other products from the Enterprise Manufacturing Co. as profitable items for agents.
Wanted a buggy horse for feed use advertised by Cohen's Hot Stuff Coal company with contact via telephone. The brief notice specifies a search window of March 9.
Effective October 15 1901 excursion rates are placed on sale by the South western railway to all principal winter resorts of the South and Southwest. Ask any agent of the Southern railway for full information.
Hugh Courtney, a well known traveling man staying at the Goodlander hotel, left town after arranging a marriage. Friends in Fort Scott received notice that he wed Miss Pearl Jane Jackson of Holden, Missouri, a daughter of a prominent Holden family, a few days ago.
A brief note from Arlington Pharmacy mentions telephone versus No. 14 teams, noting a competitive exchange in their line. No specific results or dates are provided in the readable text.
A historical volume notes 1607 8 salaries of Lord Treasurer Chancellor of the Exchequer and others with detailed pay like £365 for the treasurer and £200 annuity for the chancellor. Also mentions vanished offices such as clerk of the hamper and prothonotary. Includes quirky items on ships surgeons and apothecaries, plus assorted household staffs and a dash of modern items and quotes.
A man attempting to kiss a girl encountered a needle in his arm causing a surprising moment. She replied with humor that she never learned to sew, adding a light note to the anecdote.
A Philadelphia Bulletin quote lauds a young singer who supports her family with her voice. She sustains herself her father mother and a small brother and sister through singing and is noted for carrying power.
A cartoonish exchange features a caller complaining rooms are narrow and a landlord joking that a cat could be swung vertically. The humorous dialogue highlights cramped urban living and witty retorts.
An Indianapolis Press note describes a domestic moment where a child named Dicky reports that Mrs. Dibbs asked why they would not visit. The boy explains he preferred another invitation, highlighting small town social friction.
A fleeting dialogue from the Philadelphia Press notes a butler asking if Miss Mabel is home while a maid hints at a box of candy involved in a light domestic moment.
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