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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Conservator
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1903
Page
2
An old notice lists subscription options with prices for one year six months and one month, mentioning W. H. Huston and C. M. English and endorsing payments as part of a local newspaper’s mailing terms. The text confirms a basic rate structure and required assurances.
A quoted oratory from the Hon. Jonn Ti. Vothwell of Sedalia argues that ancient origin holds little value today. He emphasizes active deeds and visible life as essential, warning that blessings alone do not suffice without present evidence of effort and progress.
The letter mocks Booker T. Washington urging Black people to prepare for manual labor. It cites Washington and a dismissive view of the “race problem” with a plan for widespread laboring in trades and agriculture.
A local editorial argues political patronage is unequal and invokes Lincoln. It urges readers to study four issues with sober sense and wise judgement, stressing matters of supreme importance that must be considered.
A political debate cites the color question as a key issue with critics claiming the Negro’s condition worsened over fifty years under Democratic rule. The Huntington Banner says Negroes have improved and should not be blamed, while Masaba’s Republican disputes the claim.
A reader denounces attempts to repeal constitutional amendments and warns against anti Negro fearmongering. The piece defends the 14th and 15th amendments as vital to national development, recalling Civil War sacrifices, Garfield Lincoln references, and calls for wise conservative leadership to unite the country.
The New York Evening Post leads dailies in pursuing justice for Black Americans, urging northern Democratic leaders to respond to a test letter. The paper seeks replies refuting Southern claims that Democrats support disfranchisement through unequal enforcement of laws. Continued to page 4.
A memorial poem by C. H. W. Warrick to Mr Effie Parker Hawkins. The verse speaks of a celestial afterlife, angels, and reunion in a heavenly city, with lines about rest, praise, and union with the divine. The piece ends by publishing a list of Sedalia youths and their employers, inviting correspondence for addresses.
The college aims to provide a thorough practical Christian ethos focusing on health and physical training, refined social culture, careful morals, and personal religious life for students.
A program provides paid work for residents with liberal pay for work done while not employed full time. Applicants must join the program through the College resident, with preference for established habits and good character. Minors require written parental consent.
Government land in Missouri to be inspected in September with district figures for Boneville 109,020 Looton 124,800 Sprinefeld 213,090. Map available at the CONSHUVATOR office. Further information at meeting time.
Expenses detail board and room for four weeks at six dollars plus tuition per four weeks with two lessons weekly. Use of music instrument and typewriter noted. Rooms include furnishings. students supply linens and personal items. A monthly 0c deduction applies to ministry candidate children. Payments in advance due first of each school month to President J. L. Lowe by draft or order.
Dr. J. M. Harris enjoys a newly remodelled residence featuring modernized rooms closets and bath, well furnished and decorated inside and out. Architect Dillie supervised, excelling past work in elegance. The home enhances North Sedaia’s residential beauty and signals community progress.
Mr Olive and Mr Will Flemings are down with a fever while Miss 5 V Simpson shows no improvement, prompting concern in the community about their health.
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