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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1904
Page
4
A cluttered historical notice promotes a weekly publication with subscription terms and rates. It mentions reader notices, mercantile offerings, and a reminder that orders and communications should arrive by Wednesday for publication. It calls for patrons and hints at paid stationery, with references to formal letters or expressions and postal handling.
A Methodist discourse argues against electing a Negro bishop solely for race. The speaker praises merit, character, and devotion, urging the church to avoid racial criteria and to seek leadership for the church’s global evangelization and unity.
A historic city lament condemns the depravity of elder and younger residents amid rising booze trouble. The piece notes widespread self respect erosion, arguing drunkenness blocks streets and harms decency as semi-drunken crowds fill the avenues.
A fragmented editorial asks what restraint will check vice and crime in the city and rails at government duplicity. It then shifts to a sweeping analysis of Japan, Russia, and China, praising modernization under the Mikado and critiquing Western influence and military power.
A reflective piece argues over who shapes a child more the six hours of school or the remaining time with parents. It contends teachers expose children to influences during school and questions responsibility for future conduct.
A dense, opinionated piece argues child development hinges on structured training and home life. It underscores early education, parental influence, and emotional warmth as essential to forming virtuous, capable adults. The text invokes figures and moral ideals to urge consistent guidance from infancy onward.
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