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Newspaper
Sedalia Sunday Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1905
Page
8
The Sedalia Sentinel lists staff roles and gives mail subscription prices including daily, three and six month options and annual rates. It notes 260 entries at the Sedalia post office as second class matter and provides contact to the Sentinel Newspaper Co. in Sedalia Missouri.
An excerpt cites Ella Wheeler Wilcox urging women to vote, arguing moral thinking unisex and that capable women deserve a voice in elections. It notes the push for woman suffrage within a decade and touches on political roles and public service figures in a broader commentary.
Analyzes divorce rates by country with the United States leading at 612 per 19 000 marriages while England and Canada show lower rates. Notes legal grounds and ease of obtaining separations, recent restrictions, and questions Secretary Loeb’s awareness of Mae Wood amid calls for national peace.
A fragmented World War era column notes bicago avoiding peace while Russia and Japan lead diplomacy. It mentions opposition to railway rate legislation, a jab at Governor La Follette, New York ladies with a Lisp, and Washington observers mocking Uncle Joe's eccentricities.
In playful prose a Chicago editor jokes about fruit and a prune as wholesome. The passage lightly riffs on pranks with a landlady and notes King Oscar of Sweden, Russia, Japan, and the Equitable as distractions from serious topics. The editor hints the president might own a Virginia plantation to study race issues.
Secretary Shaw finds people respond warmly to his statement that he does not care to discuss the passions of his becoming president and believes they will stay of the same mind.
Edward Maddox accepted a stenographer post with J H Rodes State Game Warden in Sedalia Missouri. Ernest Pearson works as a stenographer for Easton Implement Co. in Sedalia. Rose Martie gained a salary increase at Morris Bros Real Estate. Several trainees secure bank positions in Versailles and Kansas City while others teach shorthand at an Iowa industrial school.
The Eagles carnival executive committee extends thanks to the mayor city officers county court and officers merchants citizens and nearby property owners for support. It also thanks city newspapers whose cooperation aided the first annual carnival and notes any mistakes were inadvertent.
The New York Commercial notes Roosevelt is immortalized as a Rough Rider by Macemonnies and warns a statue could be broken if knocked from a mantel. The Washington Times asks Where Does the Navy Come In and critiques the secretary of the navy role as a training ground for cabinet positions and subway systems.
A Philadelphia stock broker near Fourth and Chestnut criticizes excessive slang while defending expressive idioms. He warns that growing slang threatens pure English, though he may be old fashioned in his fears.
An editorial style passage extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for tired women suffering back pain and nervous symptoms. A testimonial from Mrs. Elizabeth A. Oswald describes relief from irregular menstruation and headaches after four years of illness, claiming renewed strength and energy. A warning against substitutes ends the piece.
A friend relates a seamed conversation where a young man asks for investment tips in coded slang. The writer’s stenographer renders the talk into plain speech, revealing a shift from gambling talk to seeking legitimate, safe investment channels.
A Chicago The Record Herald note contrasts the untrustworthy boat rocker with reckless drivers. The Kansas City Journal headline mocks optimism for an earthquake. It also reports 13 Ohio Democrats have entered the governor race as defeats discourage the Buckeye Democracy.
DeWitt & Co. markets Witch Hazel Salve claiming penet rating antiseptic rubifacient and heating action to subdue inflammation and heal boils burns cuts eczema tetter ringworm and skin diseases. Sold by Bard Drug Co.
An old grocer's ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening yellowed clothes. A two ounce package is sold for five cents at grocery stores.
B C Dolph & Co presents The Gash Groggers with Q C listing contact as Phone 35h in this local business notice.
Our Week of Bargains offers cash buyers heavy discounts on staples. Sugar twenty for 1.90, five dollar grocery orders qualify for deals, five gallons gasoline, coal oil, Badger Corn, imperial tea, lard, baking powder, canned peaches, eggs and butter daily, imperial flour, honey, Cuban coffee, and a wide fruits and vegetables selection with home delivery and phone service.
At the theater a patron asks the box office to reserve four seats for the matinee tomorrow. The box office attendant asks if they are for the patron herself. The line appears in the New York Times.
A Philadelphia Press exchange notes a growing interest in stronger naval power as a lesson from the war in the Far East. One man jokes about learning many new geographical names, reflecting wartime awareness and curiosity.
A New York Sun verse lauds the hammock as a blessed invention guiding safe rocking on land, praising the craftsman and the cleverness behind its creation.
In a witty dialogue from Puck a character questions if women gain the vote they will bear the party yoke meekly. Mrs Speechem replies they would if yokes were still in fashion.
A City of Mexico dispatch notes Ambassador Conge citing a report he will run for governor of Iowa. The telegram questions if the Pekin hero remains in office and warns against resigning.
Secretary Tait displayed rare courage by bringing Mr Loomis and Mr Bowen into his office for a face to face confrontation. The incident leaves doubt about Mr Taf's fitness to be secretary of war according to the New York World.
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