Talbot Fighting the Flames Show Delayed Then Delivers in Sedalia
Fire fighters tonight show moves after a late arrival forced cancellation of the Kan sas City date. The company paraded through Sedalia before two performances at Liberty Park. Fire apparatus and the dog and pony act drew crowds and praise as the daytime show differed from the nighttime spectacle.
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Pany
Kansas City
Liberty Park
Sedalia
Talbot Fighting the Flames Company
Sedalia Council Approves Third Street Curbing Plan
A May 7 1906 resolution orders concrete curbing on the south side of Third Street from Park Avenue to Barrett Avenue in Sedalia Missouri. Plans and grade established by the city engineer, with seven insertions in the Sedalia Evening Sentinel.
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Sary
Third
Park Avenue
Barrett Avenue
Third Street
Sedalia
Missouri
Presi
Fifth Street
Wood
Grand Avenue
Weekly Sentinel
Evening Sentinel
Curbing Resolution for Fifth Street in Sedalia Missouri
A resolution declares the necessity to curb both sides of Fifth street from Grand Avenue to Quincy Avenue with concrete, except where existing curbing is adequate. It specifies exact curb offsets, structures, and the requirement to publish in weekly and daily Sedalia newspapers in May 1906.
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Essary
Grand Avenue
Quincy Avenue
Sedalia
Missouri
Fifth Street
How He Saw It. A grim Indian burial custom joke.
In a translated anecdote from Tales from Strekoza a wife notes a belief that living wives are buried with their dead husbands. The husband responds that even in death the man is not freed, highlighting the storyteller’s bleak humor about colonial era practices.
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India
Strekoza
Auction of Unredeemed Property by Queen City Loan Office
Public auction announced by Herbert Hakan proprietor of Queen City Loan Office. Sale will cover all unre deemed property in the office at 111 West Main Street. Bids from interested buyers are invited through the specified venue.
Remarkable Longevity and Smoking Trends Across Two Cities
London reports show women and men increasingly embrace smoking in public and in servants quarters, with smoking saloons and women’s accessories becoming common. Chicago records the death of 123 year old Mrs Philo Rogers highlighting long life and early abolitionist era context.
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Marjorie Wilson
England
Wonderful Telephone Then Dinner Invite Trapped by Mrs Brown
A newspaper joke recounts Mr Brown praising a telephone link between office and home. He invites his friend Smith to dine, but Mrs Brown’s clear reply questions whether they run a hotel, highlighting a humorous miscommunication via the telephone.
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Mr. Brown
Smith
Kodol for Dyspepsia Promises Better Complexion Links Stomach Health
A claim that a good complexion depends on a healthy stomach promotes Kodol for Dyspepsia as a digestant to normalize digestion. It alleges relief from heart palpitations, flatulence, sour stomach and heartburn and notes sale by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
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W. E. Bard Drug Co
To Mecca by Rail Soon
The Hedjaz railway is under construction to connect Damascus with Mecca to haul pilgrims. Spanning about 1200 miles mostly through deserts it will boost Jordan valley trade and create branch lines for local commerce. From Damascus to Maan 400 miles has operated for months supervised by Germans with Turkish workers.
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Mecca
Hedjaz
Damascus
Mussumans
Jordan
Maan
Somerville Tea Farm Sends 12000 Pounds of Tea
The Somerville tea farm in South Carolina, the only tea farm in the western hemisphere, will ship 12000 pounds of choice tea this year. Despite obstacles, aided by the U.S. government, the farm has reached a level that competes with the best teas from China, India, Formosa, or Java, proving fine tea can be grown at home with labor considerations aside.
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Somerville
S. C
United States
China
India
Formosa
Java
Washerwoman and Autoist in Battle Creek
Mrs. Christian K. Huber, a Battle Creek washerwoman, earns $25 in six days from 18 to 24 family washings weekly, owns multiple properties, and has saved $1,000 to buy her car. She enjoys Sunday country rides to forget home cares and uses her machine for deliveries. She argues she has the right to own an automobile like the wealthy.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Christian K. Huber
Huber
Mrs. Huber
Sue
Emperor William Returns to Crefeld with Cavalry Regiment
In Crefeld Germany Emperor William promised dancing partners for local girls in 1903. A cavalry regiment arrived from Duesseldorf as the emperor participated in the reception. Silk and velvet decorations highlighted a festive city event with new permanent barracks funded by the Reichstag.
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Crefeld
Germany
William
Duesseldorf
Reichstag
Cambridge paymaster Enoch Howlett returns after illness
Enoch Howlett city paymaster and longtime Cambridge public servant resumes duties at city hall after a ten day sick leave. He turned 80 on March 22 and regrets spending his eightieth birthday at home instead of in service.
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Enoch Howlett
Cambridge
Mass
History exams begin for senior class today
The senior class examinations started this morning in history and will be completed by Tuesday afternoon.
Oldest Missourian Frederick Saugrain Celebrates 100th Birthday
Frederick Saugrain, the oldest native-born Missourian in the Louisiana Purchase, marked his 100th birthday at his Sedalia, Missouri home. He is the son of Dr. Anton Francois Saugrain, friend of Benjamin Franklin and noted pioneer scientist of the Mississippi Valley. Saugrain was born at the Saugrain home in St. Louis a century ago.
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Frederick Saugrain
Louisiana Purchase
Sedalia
Mr. Saugrain
Anton Francois Saugrain
Benjamin Franklin
Mississippi Valley
Saugrain
St. Louis
Glacier Ice Mining Venture on Mont Blanc Summit
A new company plans to excavate the Mont Blanc glacier in Switzerland at 4000 feet, blasting with dynamite to harvest ice blocks. The cubes will be brought down by a narrow gauge railway to the valley, processed, and shipped by rail to southern France.
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Mont Blanc
Switzerland
France
Lincoln Woman Dead Misses Helvey
Mrs George Helvey wife of a prominent Lincoln citizen died at her Lincoln home Thursday morning. The Helveys were former Sedalia residents.
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Lincoln
George Helvey
Lincoln, Mo
Federal Judge Lochern retires in Minnesota
William Lochern, federal judge for Minnesota, retires on Tuesday under the age limit on full pay. Milton Purdy, assistant to Attorney General Moody, is thought to be his successor.
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Lochern
Minnesota
Milton Purdy
Moody
Foley's Honey and Tar Endorsed by Ark. Reader
A.A. Herren of Finch Arkansas commends Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough cold and lung remedy. He claims it has cured consumption in the first stages and notes Arlington Pharmacy sells it.
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A.A. Herren
Finch, Ark
Foley
Arlington Pharmacy
Burial of Leo Jeffries in Catholic Cemetery
The remains of Leo Jeffries were interred this morning at the Catholic cemetery. Rev. Fr. D Healy of Springfield Missouri conducted a brief burial service.
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Leo Jeffries
D. Healy
Springfield
After Supper Sale Draws Local Shoppers
Community merchants advertise an after supper sale drawing crowds at the downtown shops. Bargains on household goods and seasonal items lure residents, with door prizes and special discounts offered through the evening.
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Sedalia Agency
Outfitters
Men
Yemen
Talbot
Sedalia, Missouri
Council of the
John A. Collins
L. S
C. E. Baker
Herbert Hakan
Queen City Loan Office
West Main Street
Chas. E. West
Ohio Street
Wall Paper
Stanley Coal CO
IES
PHON
K.G T.R.R
Ohio Oking
London
Euston Station
Liverpool
West End
Soci
Chicago
Philo Rogers
Ada Street
S.osid
Michigan
Flower-Barnett D. G. Co
That City
Ing
Mr. and
Mrs. Helvey
Mer
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Lea Jeffries
Wm. C. English
English
New Sedalia
Claude W. Ennis
F. A. Stitt
Thiebes-Stierlin Music CO
Sedalia, MO
Anheuser- Busch
Anheuser - Busch Brewing
Nt. Louis, U. S. A
Peter Pehl & Coo
Peter Pehl & Company
Foleys
Bright’s
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