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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1902
Page
8
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral is advertised with a physician endorsement. The ad urges patients to follow a doctor’s advice and claims a patient from Alta, West Virginia was cured after taking two bottles.
Short classified notes advertise items for sale or trade including shade trees F Taylor Cain a five room cottage corner lot and a store building exchange for a small farm a rental or sale five acre homestead at 619 West Twenty third Street with barn outbuildings and fruit trees model suburban home owners open to board with renters George E Dugan contact details included plus a repeated line about submission deadline before 10 am for same day appearance
An advertisement touts Brilliant Gaslight Burners for sale to agents with 200 percent profit. No chimney or wick required they fit any coal oil lamp and promise clean light with little trouble. Sample free from Enterprise Manufacturing Co. Box 483 Cincinnati Ohio.
Unfurnished rooms available for rent at 615 West Seventh Street. Suitable for light housekeeping. Inquiries should be made at the above address.
WANTED a gentleman who exchanged hats by mistake at First Christian church Monday night kindly call 219 West Fifth street to claim his own. LOST a lady’s gold watch likely dropped moving from Geo R. Smith College to Taylor Chapel M. E. church. Watch bears initials J. W. Finder returns to H. L. Billups and receives reward.
Small black collie strayed from Huckins hotel Tuesday with a black strap and brass ring around her neck. Finder please return to 614 West Broadway for reward.
Wanted listing for first floor occupancy with four rooms and shared bath. Inquiries between 10 am and 3 pm addressed to L Lovinger at 601 West Sixth Street.
Lost in business portion of the city on Saturday March 99. Contains about $9.00 in cash and a school warrant for $70. Finder please return to this office and receive reward.
The Sedalia election yielded a light turnout with a full Democratic slate for two year terms. Winners include Mayor J. L. Babcock City Attorney A. L. Shortridge Police Judge J. W. Truxel City Treasurer E. R. Andler Marshal J. Edward Love Collector John Waddell Assessor Frank Monroe and aldermen Finn Meusehke Edward Staton W J Letts P G Stafford and the Education Board T. W. Bast Charles Hoffman.
The Moberly Monitor quotes the Reichmond Missourian on corruption in campaigns. It denounces the “bleeder” who demands money or booze from candidates or voters and notes teens and lazy youths joining the practice. It urges Missouri to pass laws punishing such solicitations and to reform nomination methods to curb bleeders.
Exclusive agent for the great Heywood GO CART. 50 designs all rubber tires improved running gear rubber bumpers for hubs nothing better. Prices range from 8.00 to 24.00. 3 car loads furniture just in. Artistic durable modern. Prepare for spring by buying now.
A brief note describes discomfort and restlessness as spring fever settles in. It reflects a seasonal mood shift affecting sleep and daily routine. The piece captures a common, lighthearted struggle with warmer days and shifting energy.
Boonville Wasp notes various excuses for not subscribing. A reader claims his late father left him a stack of newspapers unread, illustrating the eccentric justifications encountered by editors.
A man who preferred a city paper over a county one sent $2 for a fire escape advertised to be mailed on receipt. He paid and soon received a copy of the New Testament instead, exposing a fraudulent offer.
Mr. W. A. Monsees of Smithton married Miss Mollie Hiatt of Sedalia in a morning ceremony at 10 o'clock held at the home of Rev. Theo Bundenthal.
A fragmented price list shows 20 pounds granulated sugar at 1.00, 3 pounds dried peaches at 1.00, 2 pounds best Jard at 0.25, and 13 cans string beans plus 3 cans beets at 0.25 each.
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