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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1907
Page
2
Sedalia weekly newspaper announces editor publisher W H Huston and confirms publication schedule and post office filing as second class matter.
The Conservator management requests all arrears payers to remit within fifteen days. Lodge Courts advertisers and subscribers are urged to send remittances promptly. Changes over the past year improved the periodical, and with timely support more improvements are hoped. If unsure about an account, notify us for an equitable adjustment.
In Fayette Missouri the recent Grand Lodges of the Knights of Pythias and Knights of Tabor drew about three hundred visitors per session. The Conservator praises the city for ample lodging fine meals healthful water and courteous citizens who welcomed guests while local whites supported the meetings. The events are credited with broadening good will toward Missouri blacks and proving Negroes’ business and cultural refinement to Fayette banks and merchants.
Official notice announces the Fifth Annual Lafayette County Colored Fair to be held August 21 through 23 at the half mile track in Higginsville. Organizers promise a superior event and urge local Black residents to attend at least two days, noting strong interest and expectation of surpassing prior fairs.
An event at Smithton on August 11 invites Rev Richard Davis G W Ball and other noted diviners to preach. Organizers plan to feed and entertain all attendees. Charles S Webster Pastor Murray Carter Secretary.
Speaking before the State Educational Association in Huntington, Warden C. E. Haddox cites 1900 census illiteracy among white veterans and black voters, links illiteracy to crime, but lauds African American educational progress. He notes vast gains: farms valued at 740 million, personal property at 176 million, 500 books, 300 newspapers, 2,000 lawyers, 32,000 teachers, 29,000 churches, and extensive schools and colleges.
Mrs Nellie Davis at 107 East Cooper Street Sedalia Missouri markets a Magic Shampoo Dryer and Hair Straightener. The dryer promises satisfactory hair drying in fifteen minutes with no scalp or hair injury. The straightener is claimed unbeatable with testimonials available upon request.
Remarkable portrait and brief note on Phyllis Wheatley, citing her era with Washington and Jefferson, advertised engraving sale for fifty cents by the Colored American Novelty Co. Washington DC. Information for agents interested.
Citizens may order photos of Grand Court or Grand Lodge officers and Flash-Licht by sending 60 cents for large size or 30 cents for small size to W. H. Huston Box 96 Sedalia Missouri. The photos are described as fine and orders will be filled.
The St Joseph District of the Central Missouri Conference lists appointment rounds for August through September with Moberly Columbia Glasgow Fayette Arrow Rock Gilliam New Franklin Independence Richmond Kansas City and Des Moines among locations. A letter to brethren urges warm, personal service and assigns quarterly meeting duties for the round with the bishop’s full support.
An advertisement offers a 12 Kt gold shell ring with a genuine diamond for $2 plus a free beauty recipe and directions for a flawless complexion. It claims to save on creams and bleaches, promises skin clarity, and provides a refund if not satisfied. Send $2 to T C Moseley at 82 East 23rd Street, New York City.
A message proposes acting as an agent to sell goods for a reward. It requests the recipient’s name and five reputable references, listing location as Department 11 at 33 East 23rd Street in New York City. No further details or outcomes are provided.
The timetable lists arriving and departing schedules for multiple divisions including Lexington Branch, Warsaw, and Kansas City Division. It shows trains by numbers with times for arrivals, departures, and mixed passenger services across midday and overnight windows.
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