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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1905
Page
4
Women screamed as a Sixty third street car cut off George Adamson's left foot. The newsboy, holding up his wooden leg, declared he felt fine while bystanders raced for a doctor and water. Pedestrians were horrified by the incident.
Miss Besse Heil to host a vaudeville party at Cyrsta park this evening. The event promises simple entertainment and social gathering for community members in the area.
A party of twenty will honor John Talbot who recently moved to Sedalia from Fayette Missouri. Chaperones include Misses Besse Vail and Mary Dow McMillan and Messrs Emmet Hurley and David Thompson with J. D. Hail directing.
In a Pinch use Allen's Foot Ease powder for corns bunions and painful hot swollen feet. It cures and relieves smarting feet and is sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
Sedana lodge No 236 A F and A M will hold a regular communication Friday August 4 at 8 oclock. All Masons are cordially invited to attend.
Scores from Wichita Leavenworth Topeka and Enid show RHE teams competing. Batteries credited to Wichita Bemis O Leary Sprinstie Ellis Seabaugh and umpire Lewinson. Guthrie and Leavenworth battering lines noted with Companion Quiesser Ashle Arstrong ump Reagan. Topeka and Joplin players listed with Durbin Vanderwill Owens as umpire.
The Oklahoma City versus Sedalia game was postponed yesterday due to wet grounds. Fullback Dummy Curtis reportedly faced a fine after returning home, while Stewart, released by Joplin, joined Fort Scott in the Missouri Valley league as a catcher.
The new book store of R. A. Dunlap at 504 Ohio street opened today with fixtures delayed but ample display space. Dunlap aims to complete setup in a few weeks and offer public conveniences including a ladies waiting room with two telephones and writing desks. A piano will be added later and a formal opening will be announced.
In Washington D C F S Davidson a late U S Army lieutenant writes that Peruna strengthens the entire system and strikes at the root of catarrh. He says it tones and strengthens the system and he cheerfully recommends it to others affected by the ailment.
A reader is urged to write to Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio, if Pernna fails to yield prompt satisfactory results. The doctor promises free expert attention after receiving a full statement of the case.
An underground lake 50 feet below the surface and 2000 feet long was found along the Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville railroad right of way in Fulton county Indiana. The railway has spent thousands to stabilize tracks as trains continue to pass over the hole.
In Henderson County Tennessee investigators pursue John Duncan after his wife confesses to killing their eleven month old son born to Duncan, who allegedly beat the child while he returned home. The infant, fearful of the father, died as the wife lay ill. Authorities seek Duncan, with risk of lynching if captured.
An old advertisement for Worrell's Insect Exterminator promises thorough pest control services and notes the product is for sale by all druggists.
Denver Judge Ben P Lindsey will test hypnotism as a tool for reforming youths at the Juvenile Court. The first session to be held in September will involve a boy addicted to cigarettes to prove mind over matter in aiding physical cravings and mental change.
An old advert promotes Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure for indigestion constipation and stomach troubles. The ad notes 35 cents for tea or tablets and lists W. E. Bard Drug Company.
Eva Reese eleven year old daughter of John Reese west of Greenland Indiana is in serious condition after a rat bit her hand. She woke to pain believed to be bedstead entrapment but tooth marks showed otherwise. Home remedies failed and a physician found poisoning in the hand, which will require amputation.
Oliver D. Jr. Noble was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Noble of 808 West Sixth Street. The proud father reports the newborn will be christened Oliver D. Jr. in a ceremony to be announced by the family.
About one hundred Seventh Day Adventists are arriving for a ten day revival at Liberty Park. Fifty tents have been pitched and work on the main services structure is underway with readiness expected by Friday or Saturday. The encampment will feature a new sugar product from corn and will produce up to 100000 pounds daily.
The Elks host a stag social at Forest Park pavilion tonight featuring speeches, singing and toasts. On the program are Harry Wilson and Edward Hansum with solos and a local quartet, plus a menu of refreshments.
This afternoon a double header features the Shop Lifters against the Mets from Oklahoma with Cravens pitching the first game and Happy Westcott announced for the second. The opener was called at 2 36. By end of the fifth Sedalia led 1 to 0.
Memphis July 3 notes a local plant of the Goyer Alliance company. The article outlines a new corn sugar facility planned in Memphis with details on production aims and local economic impact.
Herbert S. Trainer, an ex convict jailed for a post office robbery, escaped La Crosse county jail with help from a woman posing as his wife and a trusted female inmate. Saws hidden in fruit aided bars removal as Trainer lowered to ground on a rope and fled toward swampy areas. authorities suspect the mastermind woman met him and that he is now at large. He is linked to Eddie Fay gang and sought in Jeffersonville Indiana for jail breaking and murder attempts.
An Australian grocer is selling a large two ounce package of Red Cross Ball Blue for 6 cents, advertising it to keep clothes bright and white.
Richmond Ind August 2 The Friends educational conference ends and the annual Bible conference begins at Earlham College for a six day session under the auspices of the Indiana Western and Wilmington yearly meetings. Instructors include Robert E Pretton George W Knox Rufus Jones George A Barton Thomas Newlin and Albert J Brown.
Loreta Love daughter of Chief of Police Ed Love mourns a white fox terrier with black ears and a forehead spot. The dog wore a collar and is missing. information leading to its recovery will be gratefully received by Chief Love and the family.
A brief line from an obituary or memorial note references a person described as kind and loving, expressing lasting gratitude and affection from family and friends. No explicit dates or locations are available in the readable text.
The readable text presents a fragment with a brand or product label style. It references a phrase The Kind You Have Always Bought and includes scattered characters and terms suggesting a trademark or advertisement snippet. No clear event or persons are identifiable.
National Jobbing Confectioners association holds its annual convention in Chicago with leading wholesale dealers from New York Baltimore Pittsburgh Cincinnati Minneapolis and other cities. Over three days topics cover various candy trade subjects.
A Missouri commission appointed by Governor Folk met in Chillicothe on August 2 to locate the new Northwest Missouri normal school and filed its report with the governor. Members refused to reveal any selection details, stating that Folk would announce the chosen city.
The advertisement promotes Worrell's Insect Exterminator as a safe refuge from insect troubles and states it is sold by all druggists.
Fifteen dollars were the net receipts of the social given by the ladies of the First Congregational church Wednesday.
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