Graceful and Picturesque Appeal Draws Crowds
Vendors offer graceful and picturesque items as prices draw attention with 10 20 and 30 cent options pleasing the crowd.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1900
Page
5
Vendors offer graceful and picturesque items as prices draw attention with 10 20 and 30 cent options pleasing the crowd.
Notice from Servant Hark er Drug Co invites inspection of SHER WIN WILLIAMS PAINTS in window display. Materials will be hauled for reconstructing the church belfry of St. Vincent de Paul, beginning tomorrow.
Paper hangers and artistic decorators offer Lincrusta and Plastic Relief specialties. All work guaranteed. Leave orders at McClellan's 614 Cho. Phone 3239. Wanted multiple middle aged ladies or gentlemen to handle profitable business. Must be well educated with wide acquaintance. Address S. J. Oglesby, Gen. Delivery.
A trade note from Ser vant Harker Drug Co. asserts Sherwin Williams paints are ground in oil with large machinery, claiming superior quality and market leadership.
Dr. D. L. LaVerne's Grip Tablets claim to ease LaGrippe and colds without affecting the head like quinine sulphate. Price 25 cents. Marketed as the best headache remedy by Fleischmann's Pharmacy.
The Ladies' Aid of Broad way Presbyterian church hosted a delightful dollar social in church parlors with about 100 guests and $35 raised. Ladies recited rhymes about earning a dollar before refreshments and a social hour. Notable entries include Marion Doud's 10 cent verse and other humorous rhymes from Mrs. Montgomery Mrs. Sneed and Mrs. Edwin Harrison.
The town reports a dynamite blast at the Cohen Coal company mine on the Bouldin farm area. The shanty disappeared and the mine mouth was buried by the explosion. A Sedalia home is set to relocate the family soon. Rev. Logan, currently in Warrensburg, hails from DeKalb county.
Joe Herrington a Katy conductor from Sedalia visited Kansas City Tuesday to rally democratic support for a railroad commissioner bid. Platte county’s official statement that Major Thomas W. Park may run has added confusion to an already tangled race with ongoing speculation.
Frank Lorsbach Mr Stein and Louis Bahner depart this morning by narrow gauge train for Dampville for a week long hunting trip through the countryside.
Ed Smith and Will Tuley left early this morning over the Katy for a hunting trip targeting ducks at Kansas City Junction.
Furniture at Cost advertises restful glasses and eye examinations at Dickman’s Jewelry Store on West Third Street. The note insists on no mistakes with eye lenses and free examinations. Also promotion for farm land exchanges and a leather buggy sale with cash discounts and sewing machine supplies at nearby addresses.
Col. T. O. Stanley the county surveyor and Hon. J. H. Bothwell were to read papers at the Springfield good roads convention, but neither attended. Stanley sent his prepared address on Rock and Gravel Roads, which will be read.
The article portrays Jim Reed as a self made man who started on a farm and drew strong loyalty from plain people. It suggests he is favored in the current contest despite allegations of doodle and election frauds and hints that victory may be near.
Mrs. M A Sampson of St Joseph Missouri answered a matrimonial ad by David Dozier a Paris Texas farmer. They wed after a meeting but she refused conjugal relations stating deception. Judge Hodges officiated and Dozier now sues for divorce after she returned to St Joseph.
Death reported of John E. Davis a former Sedalia resident killed in a fire at a building in Red Lodge Montana. The notice gives no further details about the incident or survivors.
The owner of a horse that fell into an uncovered prospect hole in North Sedalia plans to sue the city for damages. The incident highlights municipal liability concerns and road maintenance issues.
T. Marion Crawford, noted elocutionist from Salina Kansas, will perform an entertainment on April 2 at the Odd Fellows hall under the auspices of Russell Camp M W A.
Ed Staton a clerk at the X office celebrates the arrival of a ten pound girl at his home. He distributes cigars in jubilation with family and friends sharing in the happy news.
The Nehemgar club will hear Prof. J. P. Gass speak tomorrow night on The Place of the American Negro. The public talk will cover historical and social perspectives and aim to illuminate civil rights progress.
W. F. Waller and his wife are expected to return home tomorrow from Council Grove Kansas where they visited relatives.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.