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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1899
Page
8
Readable fragments describe a widespread sale of remnants and odd ends from dress goods to linens. Prices range from a few cents to under a dollar, with items including aprons, shirts, hosiery, bath towels, and table linens.
A terse note claims only a small share of bar gains reach printers ink while packages are checked free for all trains.
Procession features Miss May Jsynes and Mrs B L Walker in study in pink and black, with elaborate trappings. Guests from Jefferson City and Lexington Branch bring hundreds to the event as trains arrive fans fill the Queen of the Prairies venue.
A historic notice lists numerous prize categories and winners at an agricultural fair. Awards include best general display garden with vegetables such as potatoes onions and tomatoes, top prizes of 7 dollars to P. A. Sexton and 2.50 to J. A. Pollard, plus multiple honors for fruits, seed, and produce with names like Archias seed store McCord Pollard and Wise.
Prof J M Thomas arrived this morning on the Boonville excursion with the Reform school band of 36 under his direction. They rode in a special coach and were a key part of the flower parade while their music impressed all. Most players joined only weeks ago yet practiced hard and reached a fine level of performance with Col L D Drake superintendent and E V Brooks chief engineer accompanying.
The report notes crowds streaming in from distant regions as trains arrive, signaling a large turnout for an event. It emphasizes national reach and high spectator interest, with no further details on location or date provided in the fragment.
Mayor A P Grimshaw and wife arrived with the excursion this morning. All gambling devices in the city have been closed per yesterday's mayoral order. The S W S W excursion brought about 200 people from Warsaw and vicinity arriving at 6 15 AM for a day event and return at seven this evening. Fulton committee members J H Howard M F Bell Otto Sartor N H Townsend O C Collett Ed Levy J R Penn N B McKee attend to gather fair pointers for their own show this fall.
In Forest park a clash left Constable Robb arresting a party including Ann Templemeyer and Polly Bryant. The whipping failed to happen but officers detained Templemeyer overnight. Ike Adkins, boarding with her, was present during the arrest and the disturbance.
Letter from E P Bean of Monett Missouri praises Exterminator product for mosquitoes and requests two dozen bottles. lists Worrell Manufacturing Company Sedalia Missouri as supplier and notes drugstores carry it. The date August 23 1899 is noted.
A large fire at Holden yesterday destroyed a flour mill and its newly installed machinery. The blaze started from a spark from a railway locomotive. The estimated damage runs to about $25,000 as the mill, which had just been overhauled, burned completely.
A large group of soldiers clashed with a roaming crowd at the Missouri Pacific depot. Several dozen persons were injured, including both civilians and soldiers. Constable Robb attempted to intervene but was overwhelmed as a soldier captain ordered the officers to release the arrested men. A farmer also reported being robbed of 250 dollars nearby.
Ott's drug store introduces a new beauty line branded A Skin of Beauty featuring Forever Dr. T. Félix Gouraud's name and dog themed advertising asserting skincare benefits.
An advert promotes Gouraud's Cream as a 51 year tested skin purifier that tints tan and conceals blemishes including freckles and moth patches. It claims harmlessness and endorsement by Dr L A Sayre with a guarantee against counterfeits. It also touts Poudre Subile for hair removal and notes major US retailers and a $1000 reward for counterfeiters.
Jim Chiles a colored porter at the Boston Cafe collapsed from heat this afternoon and was reported in critical condition for a time.
Report notes a continuing incident involving two young women with details spread across yesterday’s page. The article focuses on developments and responses from local authorities and affected communities. Names and places are partially stated, with emphasis on ongoing investigation.
A Swiss style tale notes a miller living in Bavaria, Prussia and Lorraine at once. He sleeps in Bavaria, resides in Prussia, and works in Lorraine, making him not an inhabitant of any single nation.
Missouri Pacific tracks at Brushy were cleared after a 30 hour outage. Losses are estimated between 15000 and 25000 dollars with about 4000 dollars to rebuild each engine. An official investigation blamed Conductor B F Blythe and Engineer Dan Callahan and they were dismissed.
Worrell's Insect Exterminator targets mosquitos at 25c with druggists carrying it. Almquist Bros. advertise fine ice cream and ices at Seventh and Ohio. Plaza Barber Shop at 111 S. Ohio offers first class work with satisfaction guaranteed by Chas Pudry, proprietor.
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