01 Jan 1904
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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1904
Page
1
Ella Wheeler Wilcox contemplates how inner thoughts shape actions and outcomes. The speaker warns deeds carry weight beyond intention, urging mindful kindness and moral responsibility despite uncertainty about future fate.
The text argues education hinges on the teacher’s character and broad knowledge, not tools. It cites Garfield, Socrates, and Webster Weld, urging teachers to know subjects deeply, to model manners, and to integrate morality and religion into teaching for lasting character and civic duty. It stresses ethics, example, and cultural standards as core to effective instruction.
A garbled article discusses Republican power shifts and Civil War themes. It references victory over rebellion, emancipation’s aims, debt payment, and notions of independence, while noting uncertain futures under foreign influence and domestic leadership.
Overton Martin of St. Louis attended holiday gatherings with relatives and friends. Miss Katell Martin hosted Prof. HF Thompson from Warrenshire, and Lillian Martin planned time in Hugginsville. Several young women from Western University in Quindare Kans. visited family on December 24. A large Christmas service and ball were held at multiple churches with sermons by Rev. W.T. Wartiett and Mey T. Mach. The Liberty Park function drew a large crowd, described as lively and well-attended, with multiple local figures named among attendees and supporters wishing “Merry Xmas” and long life in journalism.
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