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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1906
Page
4
A poet expects a windfall after winning a Whirl of Fate contest and plans a lavish spree with a £100 prize. The second delivery reveals a cryptic registered letter from his wife Mary asking for fabric samples, deflating the fantasy and leaving him bemused.
At a Tuesday night gathering the Apache tribe of Red Men arranged for the May 15 16 and 17 great council in the courthouse. A banquet for 150 visitors will be held at the R IT J hall. Officers named include Prophet Ed McCoy Sachem Charles Grosshans Senior Sagamore Homer Robbins and Junior Sagamore Eugene Miller. The school board announced new teachers led by Principal Prof Short and instructors Miss Annie Sawford Miss Nellie Wilkerson and Miss Mayme Muri. Dennis Bluhm and Miss Laura Monsees wed at the German M church Friday at 6 pm with Rev Myers officiating.
Orange Wakefield visited between St. Louis trains on Sunday. Annie Lujin recovered from a sprained ankle and is out again. Pearl White and Zina Wakefield returned home after visits. Leo Harris and wife came from Sedalia to visit J. V. Harris and family. Mrs. W. T. Ellison of Sedalia visited relatives. J. J. Farner plans a new residence near the Christian church. Martin Bunnell returned from Dresden. Albert Monsees becomes a clerk at C. P. Kahr's store. James Javier, Missouri Pacific brakeman, was home for a few days. Funeral for Mrs. Howell held at Baptist church. E. C. Black visited Sedalia. Chester Collins counted 173 white and 24 colored students in Smithton schools.
Arlington Pharmacy offers Foley's Honey and Tar, a trusted remedy with strong satisfaction history. Customers report reliable relief from coughs and throat irritation when using this well known product.
In a talk on the influence of surroundings a lecturer described an Englishman who went to Australia to seek fortune. A series of rapid questions about his attire sparked confusion and the lecturer fled the room.
A Monthucon resident in France has tamed a wild boar caught young and now drives it in a small gig titled boar chaise. The creature between shafts draws intense gratification and amusement, though its appearance is seen as more eccentric than stylish by spectators in Paris.
A distinction is drawn between what makes a dog excellent in a show ring and what defines a good family pet. The article contrasts pedigree, training, and presentation with temperament, compatibility, and house manners.
A traveler at a Florida resort in moonlit February evening talks of spending summer in Zermatt at 10 000 feet. He asserts high altitude air is pure and microbes do not exist there and raw meat will dry rather than rot in sun.
A survey of costly mistakes in official documents shows repeated misprints and design flaws causing massive destruction of forms, banknotes, and orders. From Austria and Italy to Spain and Germany, errors ranged from misspelled words to misaligned letters and altered emblems, triggering huge losses.
Comedic anecdotes fell flat with Smith and disappointed Brown who contrasted the crowd’s reaction to another guest’s departure. The room’s reception sparked lingering amusement as laughter followed after the exit.
The decomposed body of W W Sommers cashier of a local bank, missing since April 12, was found in a neighbor's cellar with a bullet wound. He left a confession admitting a shortage in his accounts.
The ad extols De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve as the best for a painful burn with many imitations on the market. It urges buyers to seek the genuine De Witt's God for sunburn cuts and bruises and piles. The boxes bear E. C. De Witt & Co Chicago and are sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
The Wall Street Journal quotes that Woodrow Wilson of Princeton University seeks the Democratic nomination in 1908 with a platform of applying old-fashioned morals to new-fashioned business. The idea is presented as a concise, comprehensive solution to economic problems.
The Syren and Shipping notes that modern youths shun rough sea life once valued. It fears the twenty first century sailor will be neurotic and fragile, needing nurses during stress while unable to cope with hardship.
A Detroit Free Press quotation notes a visitor at a school asking why children appear sad. The teacher explains they were born in flats and felt unwanted, illustrating concerns about prenatal environment impacting mood.
A motion in the chamber seeks to revise the Pasquini trial from 1862. Lieut Ignazio Pasquini was convicted of embezzling 1400 and punished, later efforts for appeal fail. A Spanish deathbed confession by a former accuser suggests Pasquini’s innocence, prompting potential rehabilitation.
In Cohoes New York St. John’s Episcopal Church celebrates its 75th anniversary with a service this evening Attending will be Bishop Doane and Rev Walker Gwynn the church’s only living former rector readable.
Hartford Conn May 2 The fourteenth general court of the Society of Colonial Wars will open with the annual election of officers and committees. It is expected that C E Gross the present governor will be re elected as with other officers.
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