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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
5
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Epworth Methodist Church meets this afternoon with Mrs. W. M. Slagle of East Broadway and Mrs. Walter Letts assisting.
E. R. Wood was a passenger to Leeton this morning. E. E. McKinney of Joplin is visiting here.
Mr and Mrs W H Gold of York Nebraska return home after visiting daughter Mrs M F Miller. Wilbur Wallace of Bunceton trips to Kansas City. Reuben Gentry Newt Sprecher and Major Kidd attend cattle show in Kansas City. Merriwether and Rodes fish at Warrensburg. Arthur Lister improves after speech treatment in Detroit and will return home. P J Ryan of Colorado Springs and Miss Kate Kellar head to North Jefferson. Steven Barfield travels south on the Katy. Wood A Wiley visits Franklin Junction on insurance business. W W Downing rides to Columbia. Will Atkinson of W J Letts East Sedalia grocery ill. S M Ayers returns to Newport Arkansas. Hiram B Richardson near Campville returns from Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
A printer advertises high grade business paper at moderate prices from Fisher Printing Co. owned by Theo H Fisher and Logan Co. Thomas, located at 119 East Second Street with telephone 149.
Friday October 19 the Bankers and Insurance Men face Smithton in the last ball game of the season to aid the Convention Hall Fund. Smithton volunteers umpire and lineup features Tanner Norton and Wakefield. Tea and wafers served by the Children’s Home Society of Sedalia in Mrs Coe’s office at the court house.
D P Dyer of St Louis will speak at the court house tonight under the auspices of the republican committee.
W. F. Waller and his wife announce the birth of a daughter weighing eleven pounds on October 17.
Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg visits Tai-ngan-fu in Shantung describing the ancient capital as a failed relic with no grand arches or temples matching famed cities. He notes crowds worshipping at Tai-shan and laments the lack of monumental remains amid a modern town.
A Baltimore Sun report describes John Sweeney being hypnotized during a West End tea gathering. The strong youth, son of a liveryman, was under the control of operator Cook and displayed dramatic reactions as the session began.
A bright smiling Es kimo girl leaves for the ballroom as a mother criticizes late night dancing. The observer comments on social life and leisure, noting opposing views on youth and gaiety.
A brief dialogue reveals a disreputable stranger Browne speaks to in Philadelphia. The speaker corrects to identify the man as the narrator's brother, prompting a startled apology.
A Yokohaima correspondent describes April Buddha birthday rites. Images of the infant Buddha are bathed with licorice tea, while crowds of women and children gather at temple parish houses. Children receive bamboo cups of tea believed to ease worms, and mothers take home bottles to ward off pests.
A damaged dialogue shows Mrs Johnson denying blood guilt while addressing Mrs Simpkins and Mrs Black scolding about insinuations and nerves in a heated exchange. The fragment hints at social tensions and personal accusations.
A Detroit Free Press snippet shows a whimsical exchange where a character weighs a lover against gold value. The dialogue contrasts a loving, flattering view with a practical assessment noting gold value per ounce and the implied total versus tax duplicates claiming a far higher value. The tension frames romance against fiscal figures.
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