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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1902
Page
5
Advertises materials for the Haberdashery Department highlighting beautiful silks from the Orient and Europe destined for neckwear. Notes selection and sourcing for forthcoming catalog or display.
H H Koencke and family travel to Cole Camp for wedding of his brother H W Kroencke to Maggie Bohling. Numerous locals including J M Crowder W H Quad Albert Kahn and others are noted visiting, returning, or traveling for business and family events around Lamonte and nearby towns.
The family of Cash Ewers of Dresden will depart Tuesday to settle in Sheridan Wyoming.
List of recently arrived workers including machinists H Lesch from Parsons and A es Casey from Denison, extra gang members Sol Ramsey and H Mooring, section laborer Will Homes from Greenville, switchman H E Duval from Denison, and trucker J E Wagner from Atoka.
General Superintendent Collins and Division Superintendent Sullivan led a Katy inspection over the Choctaw division on Friday. They rode Car No. 2 from Atoka via the Coal Gate branch as reported by the Parsons Sun.
F. Taylor Cain notes better baseball goods than before with larger two ounce packages priced at four cents each. The item highlights a bargain for teams and leagues seeking affordable equipment.
At a large wedding reception two girls notice a fine looking man with gray hair who attends many weddings. They suspect a mysterious figure until a young man explains the man is a private detective guarding gifts. The crowd laughs and moves on to refreshments.
A prosperous farmer visiting a city attends an uptown church and criticizes its music and warmth. A church paper defends singing, prompting the farmer to reply that judging quality does not require being a singer or craftsman, claiming he is a better judge of eggs than any bachelor in the state.
The New York Sun explains two reasons an ordinary hunter seldom sees owls. Some owls cannot see by day and hide, while others, like the screech, long-eared, and hoot owls, see well in light and dark. The short-eared owl hunts field mice in stubble and forages as winter owls arrive from the north.
Gilhooly meets Fatty Thompson after a long separation and remarks on his weight. Thompson asks what he does to gain sixty minutes of flesh, to which he replies nothing.
A dialogue scene shows Merritt insisting his fiancée adjust to his changing style after their engagement. Cora resists but adapts to the implied shift in social expectations and preparation for marriage.
A humorous excerpt recounts a naval scene where the president visits a ship informally and a sailor questions the quarterdeck salute. The exchange highlights differing views on manners and tradition aboard a man-of-war. The incident underscores tensions between formal naval protocol and the president’s casual presence.
Henry W. Harris of the Third National Bank visited Hughesville early in the week. L. P. Berry, now in Blackwater, reported booming business. Henry Shelton prospecting for lead and zinc near Longwood, along the line of a proposed North and South road. College boys planted trees for a future grove on campus. Theodore Shelton of St. Louis visited relatives and mine sites near Longwood. C. H. Hedges and wife recovered from illness. Wheat fields look exceptionally fine with a large crop anticipated. Ira Wright, a Pettis County native and Rolla School of Mines graduate, topped his class of seventy students.
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