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Newspaper
Sedalia Sunday Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1902
Page
6
The P Brandt Grocer Co offers Folden Roast Coffee at 25 cents a pound claiming strong flavor and high value. They assert their blend preserves strength with a smooth taste and warn against imitators while noting its economy and superior drink per cup.
Kehl's Meats offers fresh meat products with prompt delivery and low prices. The shop emphasizes killing to order and consistent quality for customers.
A natural gas explosion yesterday destroyed Coffeyville’s ice plant, a $20,000 facility. The owner plans immediate rebuilding.
The Ferguson Board of Aldermen met with J. B. Quigley of the Missouri River Water Light and Power company to shape a franchise to be voted next Monday. Four miles of mains to Webster Groves and Kirkwood will be built by the municipalities with bonds issued. The town will pay $750 yearly for fire plugs and $1,900 for the remaining fifteen years, while the company may install a gas and electric light plant within five years.
A brief sardonic musing notes the bird of Paradise as the stork and warns that honesty is best with the honest. It cautions against applying fixed rules to romance and suggests individual judgment in matters of affection.
A reflective piece notes a woman's lingering attachment to her first love while she prefers to forget the last, implying enduring emotional ties to early romance and selective memory in matters of the heart.
A wry New York Press quip on limited insight into women. It suggests one man might grasp a single woman yet fail to generalize to all, highlighting the gap between individual understanding and universal claims.
Versailles city marshal John Sullens, a 250 pound, 6 foot 1 inch former founder marshal from the 1870s, traveled to Tipton yesterday to meet his son attending Fulton school for the deaf and dumb. It is his first Tipton visit since 1874.
An old advertisement for Rocky Mountain Tea from W. E. Bard Drug Company promotes constant hustle to avoid slipping down the ladder of prosperity, claiming the tea makes people strenuous and ready for effort.
The Emporia normal school presented A Midsummer Night's Dream with a recent performance drawing criticism from The Gazette. The paper labeled the love scenes as icy shams and suggested the girls knew better.
The Tip ton Times Gazette marks its 26th year as it prepares the next issue. Established in 1877 by Abel Marey, the paper enters a new volume with its legacy continuing.
Governor Stone, former Missouri governor and Senate hopeful, rests in Kansas City after a nationwide volley of endorsements. He claims a safe majority from 39 counties and 14 convention-instructed groups, with 17 holdovers and nine new senators already aligned for his election. He says a Republican landslide could threaten, but otherwise is confident.
Investigators in Harden, Missouri, concluded a triple murder preceded robbery in the deaths of Mrs. Belle Smith and her two children. A hatchet used in the killings was found among the burned ruins. Mrs. Smith reportedly concealed $1,090 on an insurance policy. A gang of tramps was seen nearby the day before the fire.
The Sedalia Business College reports strong enrollment interest for the coming weeks. Tuition and expenses are low, with a focus on first class instruction from experienced instructors.
Alexander Hirsch of Florence Kansas sold four loads of long 2 year old cattle averaging 1342 pounds at $7.60 per hundred, the highest price ever paid in the Kansas City market. The price tops the previous record by ten cents per hundred, set about two weeks prior. The prior record was $7.40 per hundred from June 10, 1882.
A Madison county woman asks Governor Dockery about a state premium for triplets. He replies that Missouri has no such provision. The letter notes she has just given birth to three healthy infants.
Kansas reports robust harvest vigor with Sumner County yielding twelve bushels per acre and Atchison County twenty. all papers note recent rains revived the crop and boosted growth statewide.
Local shop promotes Walch’s ice cream with a promise of top flavor and value. Call Sv for orders and pickup details.
Help wanted notice seeking a Good live agent to represent the U S Health and Accident Insurance company at Jefferson City. Apply Earl J Stevenson district manager Hutchison building corner Sec ond and Ohio Sedalia Mo 6 8 6dtp.
Stop at Walch's and try his ice cream soda. Purest fruit flavors and rich cream used.
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