City Council Names Standing Committees by Mayor Babcock
City council session on a holiday adjourned to Friday with new aldermen Staton and Stafford seated. Mayor Babcock announced committees including Finances and Taxes, Claims and Supplies, Streets and Alleys, Public Buildings and Grounds, Printing and Ordinances, Water and Fire, and Police Gas and Electric Lights with members Brown Stafford Hodges Hammond Parks Seally Scally and Staton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Ed Staton
P. G. Stafford
Babcok
T. J. Brown
S. M. Hodges
A. M. Parks
J. F. Sealiy
H. M. Hammond
F. M. Fulkerson
J. F. Scally
F. M
Sedalia Labor Day Celebrations Highlight Parade and Contests
Sedalia Federation of Labor staged Labor Day activities at Liberty Park with a parade along Broadway and Ohio streets. The program featured a machinists versus retail clerks ball game, a tug of war won by Missouri Pacific shopmen, and the Carrie Nation contest won by Mrs. W L Walker. Other events included band performances and multiple prize contests for men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia Federation of Labor
Liberty Park
Broadway and
Ohio Streets
Park
P. S. Jamerson
E. T. Behrens
Missouri State Federation of Labor
Henry Leist
Missouri Pacific
Katy
Lemp
Henry Edwards
Sam Snow
W. L. Walker
Carrie Nation
E. K. Rotom
Elsie Wensch
Mary Paden
Jardiniere
Federation of Labor
Sorosis Shoes Arrive and Go on Temporary Balcony Sale
The shoe room is not ready but stock is here and will be sold on the balcony temporarily. Over 100 women have asked about Sorosis in three days, with Sedalia already seeing more than 300 wearers. Sorosis is described as the best known, most popular, and best wearing shoe in Kid, Enamel, Patent Leather, Vici, Box Calf and Cloth Tops, in button or lace up styles, at a uniform price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorosis
Sedalia
Department hires skilled fitters for orthopedic shoes
A department announced it will employ competent shoe makers trained in fitting the "3orosis" to ensure proper orthopedic footwear. The move highlights focus on specialized fitting expertise and improved patient care.
New Merchandise Promises Low Prices Ad
A retailer touts $20,000 worth of fresh stock and the largest, best assortment at the lowest prices. After closing today the store will refresh for a larger display, promising staples like Dress Goods Linings Dress Trimmings Warstings Ribbons Laces Corsets Notions Gloves Calicoes Yarns Muslin Blankets Handkerchiefs Hosiery and Underwear for households.
Exposition Prominence and Advertising Opportunity Noted
J. D. Hail Dry Goods Co discusses the exposition value and educational influence while Charles Turner explains the color scheme of the Pan American exhibit. Arthur Brisbane cites Niagara Falls as subject as Director General Buchanan presents exposition organization. Notables Pupin Porter Heap Wilcox Hart Hawthorne Walker contribute views. Monarch Poultry Mixture ad seeks men to advertise with straight $15 weekly plus expenses in Springfield Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Y. Turner
Arthur Brisbane
Niagara Falls
Buchanan
Pupin Col
David Porter Heap
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Lavinia Hart
Julian Hawthorne
John Brisben Walker
Monarch Mans, Co
Springfield
Illinois
Renowned clairvoyant Opens Sedalia Reading Service
Prof Jack Duncan the blind phrenologist returns to Sedalia at 135 East Cooper Street offering to read the past reveal the future with all hidden facts made clear. FOR RENT eight room upper and lower halls 1018 Massachusetts St good barn carriage house shade in first class neighborhood contact L N Guild 902 West Broadway
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Duncan
Sedalia
East Cooper Street
Massachusetts St
L. N. Guild
West Broadway
Noted Writers Sent to Pan American Exposition
Fourteen writers were dispatched by Cosmopolitan Magazine to the Pan- American Exposition to study notable features for a premier souvenir. Mr Dooley was assigned the Midway case, Judge Robert Grant provided a bird’s eye expository view from Boston, with Albert Shaw and Nicholas Murray Butler contributing in distinctive styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dooley
Robert Grant
Boston
Albert Shaw
Nicholas Murray
Butler
Notice of affordable well cleanup and transport
George B. Goodrich offers to clean out wells and cisterns satisfactorily at prices to fit all. He lists contact at Eighteenth and Marvin with Bell Telephone 176, and notes a round trip Jefferson City and back on Sunday September 8 for $1 with a special M., K. T. train leaving Sedalia at 8 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Goodrich
Jefferson City
Sedalia
Removal Sale at 20 Percent Discount by Huyssen and Holm
A brief notice announces a removal shoe sale at 20 percent off by Huyssen and Holm. In another item, Mert Dixon, a North Side boy, shot himself in the left hand while cleaning a revolver. the ball entered the palm and was removed by a physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huyssen & Holm
Mert Dixon
Elks To Wear Purple Caps And Elk Head Canes
The Elks plan a next week appearance wearing purple and white caps with white duck suits and carrying elk head canes, presenting a distinctive parade or event tableau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
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the Sentinel
Sentinel Publishing CO
Sedalia, MO
W. H. Graffis
S. C. Patrick
Publishers and Proprietors
Official Paper OF
City Council
Mayor Babcock
Wood
Maloney
Fulkerson, H. M. Hammond, A. M. Parks
Ed Staton, T. J. Brown
Farris Pharmacy
Abbie Handley
Jesse White
Foley
Holcomb
Cohn & Zuzak
Holcomb Stand
J. D. Hail Dry Goods Co
TRY
JOY Brand
Ott
Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Eighteenth
Marvin
Bell Telephone
Farris’ Pharmacy
Equalization Board
County Board of Equalization
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