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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
4
At Clinton on Wednesday Judge W W Graves sentenced Bat Wise after he pleaded guilty to burglarizing the express depot of the Kansas City Clinton and Springfield railway and taking a small booty from express packages. Wise, a former La Monte resident, was to begin his two year term from February 26, the date of his arrest in Sedalia.
The Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Western Missouri Diocese of the Episcopal Church convened at Trinity Church in Kansas City on May 15. Bishop Atwill led services with Rev. Robert Talbot and Archdeacon D. G. Mackinnon assisting. the bishop delivered the annual address. A Sunday school convention featured clergy and laity discussing organization and instruction, with a plan for monthly rector catechesis and divided duties between rector and Sunday school superintendent. The address was ordered printed in the Church Bells.
Local Arlington Pharmacy advertises perfume prices of 50 cents and 75 cents with a special 35 cent sale on Saturday.
Lewis Nixon steps down as leader of Tammany Hall New York citing political reasons and selecting focus on shipbuilding. Nixon notes he could have backed Feitner for grand sachem but refused. Also covered are club entertainments and local notices including sales of old papers and upcoming W U T U meeting details.
A sharp sale enters the shirt waist section with white lin en waists priced at 1.09 for goods valued at 1.50. The garments feature five rows lace inserting and tucks in front with plaits in back and bishop sleeves.
Remnants of a fine makers sample line offered at half price with moderate wear. Size options available 34 and 36. Laundering makes up the rest of the restoration value.
Our store announces the on sale today of twenty five zepher ginghams in the latest coloring. Demand has been high for quality ginghams and this stock arrival brings welcomed options for customers.
A successful maker discards a line of samples after a strong season, valuing the lot at a few hundred dollars versus his multi million business. Readers are invited to buy the samples at favorable prices, featuring embroidered edges, lace edging, hemstitching, and mourning designs. Prices range from 12.1-2 and 19e to 25e and 3%e, worth double.
A clearing sale offers spring shirt waists priced at 2.40, originally 5.00 to 7.50. All items are tafeta and maire fabrics with current fashions. Colors include reseda and garnet in sizes 32x34 and 36.
Sedalia retailers advertise four corset specials including straight front batiste and lace corsets at 50c to 2.50, plus children’s cambric waists at 25c. Embroideries and dress accessories go on half to one third off with items like Hamburg edging, embroidered waists, and button sets priced to clear.
The Suit Department announces a spring clearance with stylish tailored suits at a third to half off. Navy and black cheviots, Venetian cloths, and broadcloth offerings include Eton jackets, silk linings, and flared skirts with prices from 3.90 to 15.00, each suit carrying both current and former price tickets.
Merchants promote unusually low price quotations on underwear and stockings. Fine ribbed vests and drawers, lace trimmed options, mercerized finishes, and lace hosiery priced from 10c to 1.00, highlighting low margins and high volume strategy.
A local ad touts umbrellas at 98 cents each, originally 1.50, boasting 101 units available. Covers use piece dyed taffeta with matching cases and paragon frames, princess handles with tassels.
Five striped gingham underskirts with flounced bias ruffles offer complete skirts for less than the raw material price. Each skirt uses five yards of gingham at 12.2 cents and costs include making.
Satine under skirts offered at $1.00 each, valued at $1.50. Description notes fine mercerized satine with three bias ruffles, each ruffle edged by a stitched cloth band, length 39 to 43 inches.
A historical column recalls the old proverb about small causes leading to large losses and notes how a simple nail once set off a chain of events. The piece frames the saying as a moral about attention to minor details.
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