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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1899
Page
4
Scattered showers and thunderstorms develop this afternoon and evening with a cooler breeze in the west. Tonight remains unsettled with lingering showers. Thursday brings fair conditions as winds shift to the west.
Report claims Admiral KavTz and Captain Stur deeDirected forces slay Samoan fighters as sailors and marines burn huts amid a violent conflict over annual trade estimated at 180000 dollars. The scene is described as a brutal confrontation with sudden deaths.
McKinley and Alger express deep disappointment and chagrin as the public rejects their dictate on who should be celebrated as heroes of the war, noting the divergence between leadership wishes and popular judgment.
The passage notes Eagan blaming Alger for an issue and questions whether Alger would accept responsibility, joking whether a dog could be relied upon to take the blame.
A vintage advertisement promotes Grain-O as a nutritious coffee substitute. It claims Grain-O aids digestion and strengthens nerves without stimulants, suitable for children and adults. Available at grocers, priced about the same as coffee, 15 and 25 cents.
Ott's soda wins praise as the best ice cream soda in a local note from Fleischmann's Pharmacy. The ad highlights the treat priced at five cents and promotes the store as a neighborhood stop for refreshments.
Pickering suffered a $10,000 fire. F W Blees gave $500 to Kirksville victims. Tarkio festival set for May 10 and 11. A Bowling Green youth killed himself after a horse trade incident. William Foley, newly acquitted of murder, works in a Plattsburg livery stable. Savannah’s spring build reaches 100000 with a courthouse and opera house. Hopkins residents ostracize Mrs George Ewing amid her husband’s boycott. Maryville editor Frank Griffin’s heirs plan to revive the paper. Holt County daughter returns from Chung King as Methodist missionary supported by her father. The Kansas boys in WWI praised by Maryville Tribune. Missouri claims leading male contributions.
Readers are urged to place rental, sale, or livestock notices in the Sentinel want column. The public announcement reaches thousands daily, increasing the chances of a sale or rental. Submit your notice to the Sentinel for exposure.
Smoke Peter Kuhns extra Havana and Mrs Dr Tal McConnel visiting ere. W F Hansberry went to El Dorado Springs this morning. John Brockmeyer of Boonville was in the city today. Charles E Gouldin today qualified as justice of the peace at Stokely. Mrs B F Prigmore of Sweet Springs is in town shopping today. Miss Ethel Perdue will leave Friday for a short visit to her brother south of Green Ridge. R J Heinrichs returned to Buffalo Mo today after a cent with his brother R P Heinrichs. Miss Margret Smith returned to her home at Houstonia this afternoon after a visit with Mrs J anah. A Fr Tessiner leaves today for St Louis to attend the liquor dealers association session next week as a delegate from Sedalia. Master Willie Hill son of W C Hill returned yesterday from St Louis where he has been a student at Washington university during the past season.
Advertisements under Wanted For Sale For Rent Lost and Found may be inserted up to twenty words three times for twenty five cents per insertion. Local readers can place brief notices in this column with standard pricing.
Boarders wanted at 421 East Sixth street and rooms for rent at 505 West Fourth street. Wanted seamstress near Seventh and Ohio, nurse or light housekeeper for address to Sentinel office. Parlor heating store for sale bargain. Baby buggy for sale. Three rooms for rent at 135 East Pacific street. Cottage with fruit and handy house on West 3d street. Local visitors Mrs Roote from New York arrives. Mrs Hodgins and Mrs Major visiting near the city.
An old ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for swollen hot feet, tired walking, callouses and bunions. It claims quick relief and cooling comfort, with a 25 cent price and free trial pack available from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
In a terse notice a historical ground refers to a product named DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and mentions terms that appear garbled in OCR including feces and Scalda Burne, indicating a damaged old ad or notice fragment.
Special correspondence from Columbia, Missouri notes the state legislature approving a $142,000 university appropriation and a $30,000 livestock and dairying building. It mentions a BS in agriculture, compulsory military training under study, a longer medical course, and a marksman win by Capt. J C Edwards. The Missouri Historical Society opens in Academic Hall. Varsity baseball returns with mixed results after a five day trip.
Great Rock Island Route announces round trip tickets to Denver for the Cumberland Presbyterian annual meeting at $19.00 from points east of the Missouri river. Tickets on sale May 15 and 16, return valid until June 15. Colorado Express departs Kansas City 10:56 a.m. and Colorado Flyer at 6:30 p.m. arriving Denver 11:00 a.m. next day and Colorado Springs 10:45 a.m. The notice seeks information at Kansas City addresses.
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