Weather Outlook: East Fair. Showers West Tonight
Generally fair conditions persist in the eastern areas while the western portion experiences showers tonight and again on Thursday. Colder nights are possible in exposed locales.
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1901
Page
7
Generally fair conditions persist in the eastern areas while the western portion experiences showers tonight and again on Thursday. Colder nights are possible in exposed locales.
Masonic item notes Pineapple ice as a favorite at the Boston Cafe with Eminent Commander J H Mara recording.
Dumpville Missouri May 15. W C Hastings returned from Kansas City to Sedalia then nine miles home to visit his parents. Friends gathered to surprise him. Mr and Mrs Hotsenpiller of Smithton visited sister Mrs James Offerill. Ed Burns ill at sister M Ray home. Dave Holtzen shipped hogs. Eva Goodknight, Bessie Moffett visited Sallie. James Knight welcomed a new baby. Harve Ray went to Cole Camp. A local youth bought a new harness. Mellie Sullivan, Maggie Stuhner, Myrtle Ray, Arlette Mayfield visited Mrs Donohoe. Mrs Whitman visited Mrs M S Durrill. Tom Hicks visited his Uncle Jake. Will Kirkman from Sedalia visited parents.
If you are ice cream hungry call 82 for Jersey cream ice cream at Bos ton Cafe. The short notice advert presents a local shop promotion with a phone contact.
Mrs. H. C. Hatton of Sedalia stayed with friends here last week. James Horn of Sedalia visited Saturday and Sunday. F. J. Redman the Lamonte pharmacist called on friends and kin. F. E. Hoffman of Sedalia was in town on business. The Baptist church has been painted by John Nicholson. W. A. Habecker, rheumatic for some time, traveled to Sedalia Thursday. Vane Calvert, recently bound for Colorado Springs, lay ill with pneumonia but is improving. Mrs. Maggie Rose of Windsor visited her sister Mrs. F. A. Lowe here last week.
Smithton reports F L Wright's residence being paint finished and improvements under way. Miss Mellie McClymond reelected to Arator school district after four terms. William Stober travels to Auburn Nebraska to canvass for a Chicago publishing firm. B Hotsenpiller’s horse found dead in the barn. Edith Shy returns from Knob Noster with Mildred Ford as guest. The four year old son of Mr Bohan is mentioned in local items.
Nan north of Smithton is reported very ill in a brief local health notice.
Judge James A. Cooney purchased the late Robert Smith’s farm, a 440 acre tract three miles southeast of Miami in Saline County, for 22000 dollars, as reported by the Marshall Index.
Latour and Sherer offer best cabinet photographs at 3 dollars per dozen with other cabinets priced at 2 and 2.50 dollars per dozen. New style mounts in various sizes available at proportionately low prices.
Ad promises cheap groceries with items like hams at 13c per lb and baked beans at 5c can. The piece shifts to a police incident in Emporia where officers disarmed a 90 year old man threatening to shoot a suitor. the wife is described as young and all parties reside in Strong City.
lor, aged 86, collapsed and died on the street while heading to the station to catch a train to attend his daughter’s funeral in Fort Scott.
G B Goodrich offers cabbage and tomato plants and sweet potato slips guaranteed to grow. Sold in any quantity, by the hundred or thousand. Corner Eighteenth and Marvin. Telephone 176 old phone.
A concise note praises orange ice for discerning palates highlighting its refined texture and nuanced sweetness. The piece mentions Bos as a contributor or source, suggesting a tasting or culinary commentary. The tone remains promotional and evaluative.
The millionaire Pearsons signals intent to leave money to Missouri. Authorities note there is only one way to convince them he is genuine and square, without hastening any harm to Dr. Pearsons.
A terse help wanted item seeks a steady job for a sober elderly man and directs applicants to apply at 407 East Sixth Street.
Advertisement seeks a person to distribute circulars for three dollars per day. Apply to Standard Co located at 4 Wells Street in Chicago. Position described as steady with no canvassing.
A gentle west wind in a western county loosened three of a rancher’s front teeth during a routine day on the prairie. The incident highlights the unexpected effects of the gusty weather on local residents.
Boston cafe debuts Jersey cream ice cream as a new dessert offering. The item emphasizes rich dairy flavor and smooth texture, appealing to customers seeking classic creamy confection. Market reception appears positive with initial demand strong.
A man in Atchison employed on street paving is deaf and dumb and has lost both legs yet he supports his family through steady work and earnings.
A note mentions fresh strawberry ice cream available at Candy Palace. A new roof is being installed on the German M. E. church at Sixth and Lamine.
Chris Strang runs the local ice cream plant, guiding production, quality, and operations for the factory.
Elsie Reasoner, a Kansas native from Leavenworth now Paris correspondent for a New York newspaper, went walking with a French count by a lake. An argument ended with Reasoner shoving the count into the water, creating a daylong Paris sensation.
The J D Hail Dry Goods company shows an attractive window with water lilies around a mirror creating a lake effect. Miss Younger, the fashionable milliner, displays handsome hats there.
Fort Scott plaintiff Allen Wallen sued the water company after being discharged by the master plumber. The jury awarded $4000 in punitive damages under the blacklist law.
See Funk offers all kinds of repair work at 212 and 214 East Second Street, advertising a full range of services in a concise local notice.
An advertisement offers corsets for summer with prices of 25c 39c 48c and up to 1.00. It promotes Jersey cream from Bos at 214 Ohio St suggesting a sale at The Boston.
The London Spectator suggests Americans should be allowed to build and fortify the Nicaraguan canal, claiming war over it would not be worthwhile. It notes South African news has softened London's hot tempered journals.
Local note announces availability of chocolate roasted peanuts at Loomis store located at 307 Ohio Street. No further details provided.
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