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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1905
Page
2
Higginsville correspondent reports seed selection advice for spring planting and urges careful seed choices from merchants. Community also discusses removing a corner to build a new opera house, aiming for a larger, decent seating venue for local residents and improved theater facilities.
A Higginsville report covers a local conservator backed contest and civic reflection on ragtime music. The piece praises community support for the contest, notes editorial praise of performers, and questions ragtime’s place in refined culture and church life.
The Second Year Class staged its first public rhetorical in the College Chapel on Thursday morning led by Miss Batulla Hanc Kong. Participants included Miss Maysam Marshall, Joby X. Brown, Miss Georgie Diggs, Miss Emma Hooker, and Orris Iachsen with several solos and essays. Faculty and visiting guests praised the program and Miss Brown earned special commendation for her singing in the service led by Rev. Richard Davis and Presiding Elder W. H. Smith.
A chaotic report recounts J C Hoyt a Chicago Pinkerton detective authorized by Gov Vardamion securing numerous arrests in a vigilante style crackdown on Whitecaps amid false accusations and racial tension. It mentions Ida Niels testimony on Walter Dartridge and a call for investigation amid alleged wrongful hangings. The Iowa Chariton event notes the Bradley couple welcoming twins, making seventeen children in the family.
A help wanted notice seeks a first class all around cook, prefers male applicants, at 105 North Lamine Street Toledo Wisconsin area. Proposer W. L. Selig invites interested individuals to attend an April event at the church to learn more. Admission one cent. contact Mrs. J. if Newbill, manager, or Miss Julia E Wayden Seey.
In La Monte Missouri on April 11 Rev W Bohannon wed Sella May Hawkins daughter of Rev W Hawkins at 8 pm. The couple plans to reside in Warrensburg after a stop in Sedalia. The ceremony was performed by Rev Rich Davis at the bride’s home. The note extends congratulations and best wishes for a fruitful life together.
A playful dialogue centers on engagement length. She asks if a long or short engagement is preferred. He replies that choice depends on cooking skill. if she can cook, a short engagement suffices, otherwise they should opt for a longer period to allow her to prove herself.
A fragmented quote from the Chicago Record Herald features a parent unsure about sending a son to college and a rare dark remark about mercy to end him, reflecting sensational phrasing of the era.
An eclectic collection of dialogue snippets from newspapers and period pieces features an employment agent questioning a domestic partner, a note on garden plans for the year, and humorous exchanges about poultry prizes, ships, and handling repairs.
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