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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
4
Rail notices list multiple departure times for Nos 53 and 177, with south and north bound services between Sedalia and Warsaw. Narrow Gauge service and varied daily times are noted, indicating a timetable snippet from a midwestern line.
California notes report a new Black newspaper Central Missouri Star serving Boonville Versailles Tipton Jefferson City and California. Democratic events feature speakers F M Cockrell D A Ball and an October 23 visit by Joe Flory to inspect Missouri books.
Local notices list festivities and visits including Tessie Burke at Prairie Home, Willie Howard’s Saturday gathering, Daisy Grant’s honor visit, Nina Adams from Knob Noster, and Sam Adams serving on a Sedalia jury. Also reports a new road wagon purchase by W C Finke and a new buggy for Dave Satterwhite. Noah DeHaven briefly blocked from voting before county restored eligibility.
In Dresden Missouri on October 16 harvests of corn apples and potatoes proceed. Local residents including Mrs Yokiey recovering from scarlet fever and Rev Smith led a well attended M E church service. A Republican rally drew many residents to St Louis on October 9 with attendees listed by surname.
Corn gathering is the order of the day and wheat looks fine in Stokley. Local residents note visits from John Highley at Sweet Springs and G B Butcher’s family near Thornleigh. Typhoid illness worries some families while others travel to Sedalia and Kansas City for trips and visits. The Court of Honor plans to initiate A F Shanks next Friday.
In Lamonte Shelley Johnson hardware change hands as R S McNees purchases store. Miss Velma Divers heads to Oklahoma. Arch Hall heads to Newport Arkansas with Chicago Portrait Co. Several locals attend or host events including Woodmen camps, lectures by Charles Hall, school cleanups, and a Smithton Sunnyside ball victory. Hughesville and Smithton notes cover church, education, and community activities with guests and dinners planned.
The Turkey creek bridge nears completion under contractor John Green. Carpenter Bridge adds to the Thornleigh store. Mrs. Clay Thornton and W. A. Claycomb are confined to bed. Mrs. A. M. Fristoe builds a spacious barn near Sedalia. R. O. Claycomb finishes a dwelling. Corn cribbing this week. Neatherman the new smith doing solid work.
J. F. Eastman of Marysville California praises Krause's Headache Capsules as the solution to his long intense sick headache and urges others to try the remedy after unsatisfactory results from many other treatments.
Monarch Laundry offers blanket and quilt cleaning with careful attention and reasonable prices. Chas. Van Antwerp proprietor. Telephone 188. Presented by Ott's Drug Store Otis W. Smith.
W N Beckley of Edmonson misplaced a pocket book carrying 285 dollars on the road to Lincoln. After retracing steps, he found the book on a bridge near the railroad crossing south of Lincoln but its contents were gone. He offers 50 dollars for recovery plus a 55 dollar note.
Cards received here announce that the Rev. S. S. Bandy is sought in Winfield Kansas for rape. A reward of 50 dollars is offered for his capture.
To The Ladies The Standard Dress Cutting Academy is now in Sedalia as a permanent institution. They invite ladies to call and investigate their business. The system uses strictly square inch measurements with all work guaranteed. Room 304 O Meara building. Take elevator.
Advertises live agents needed in Akron Ohio offering $5 to $10 daily with rapid advancement. Urges unemployed individuals to write Department K at Perkins and Union streets for details.
New bargain racks present 3c to 40c per roll wallpaper. Save about half your money on late and stylish patterns at Dexter's Book Store.
An advertisement touts tooth care with durable dentistry and moderate charges for all toothills big or little. It urges customers to let the benefits roll and grow, noting warranted work and long saving advice.
Local business at 318 West Johnson Street offers to trade a horse for wood or sell the horse for a low price. The vendor is identified as Sweet Cider-Candy Palace.
Prohibitionists are asked to visit Barnett & Barnett law office at 408 Ohio Street to sign a prohibition petition. The notice emphasizes urgency due to tight time limits and is signed by E. E. McClellan.
Beginning today the company will start wagons to supply oils to all old customers and new buyers who choose to purchase gasoline and coal oil from them. The oil is sourced directly from an eastern refinery.
New cottage partly furnished for rent at a very cheap rate. Address Cottage care Sentinel.
For sale cheap a good farm wagon inquire at Twentieth and Quincy. Local seller advertises a bargain wagon suitable for farm use and invites inquiries at the given cross streets.
Base burner hard coal stove in good condition offered as a bargain. Inquire at 1021 South Kentucky.
A brief ad notes a 10e package of chocolate covered roasted peanuts available at Candy Palace with a telephone contact 219 and mentions Bard's glasses in stock as another item.
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