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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
2
Sedalia Missouri post office records show 260 260 entries and classifications for communications to the Sentinel Newspaper Co. The notice identifies the city's official newspaper status and directs that all official communications go through the Sentinel in Sedalia Missouri.
Henry Watterson reports from Europe that London papers use conservative typography and concise news, while New York papers overdevelop stories. He notes London’s brevity, absence of sensational headlines, and focus on court and police reports as cleaner and more decorous than American practices.
A congress of American producers will meet in Chicago this month to discuss U S trade policy. Delegates from livestock groups the National Grange the Millers Federation the Chicago Board of Trade and farm equipment associations will seek ways to expand exports arguing tariffs limit foreign sales and push retaliation. Argentina Germany and other markets loom as competition and a rational reciprocity system is urged to boost export trade.
President August Del mont of the National Civic Federation issued a call for a general conference on immigration to be held in New York City on December 6 and 7. States are asked to appoint delegates, and discussions will cover population growth, exclusion of undesirable elements, enforcement of laws, immigrant inspections, labor needs, housing and employment of aliens, and extending exclusion to Japanese and Koreans with exemptions for scholars merchants and tourists.
The fragment suggests plans to resume actions that officials think will advance broad public welfare. It notes optimism that renewed efforts could yield meaningful results for the community.
C Unger of 211 Maplestreet writes about a year long hacking cough mistaken for consumption. After trying many remedies and under physician care, one bottle of Foley's Money and Tar cured the cough and no trouble since. Sold by Arlington pharmacy.
In Portland Oregon on August 4 a remarkable exhibit at the Lewis and Clark exposition shows Fraulein Clara Rip’s needlework copy of Raphael’s Sistine Madonna. The piece hangs in the foreign exhibits building and defies perception from a distance, with many insisting it is painting.
Fraulein Ripberger of Dresden spent seven years embroidering the Sistine Madonna from a small photograph without painting. Her work mimicked Raphael’s composition and shading through textured stitches, earning top prizes at exhibit shows from Dresden to St Louis.
Foot-Ease powder cures corns bunions and smarting feet. It soothes hot swollen feet and is sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
An old style advertisement promotes Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar as a universal remedy for coughs and colds without opiates. It touts its pleasant taste and suitability for children and adults, urging customers to look for the red clover blossom and honey bee on the bottle and to buy from W. F. Bard Drug Co.
A fragmented OCR text appears to repeat the phrase Tha Kind You Have Always Raught, indicating likely misread lines from a music or personal note. The readable elements resemble a mirrored lyric fragment without clear article context.
The second anniversary of Pope Pius X’s election was observed at the Vatican with a high mass and audience for his entourage. Messages of congratulations came from European heads of state and church dignitaries worldwide as the pope maintains good health and follows efforts toward peace in the Far East tied to Portsmouth negotiations.
Foley's Honey and Tar offers immediate relief to asthma sufferers in severe stages and may effect a cure if taken timely. Sold by Arlington pharmacy.
We announce a new collar and cuff machine to our already well equipped plane. This addition aims to improve quality and reach higher perfection in our product. Try us and be convinced.
G. B. Butcher, successor to W. H E. Poindexter, markets Vig oral hard wheat flour and "S" soft wheat flour as a specialty.
In Toledo on August 4 a wife's death followed a dispute over diamonds she believed stolen by her sister Mrs. Fred Alexander. The sister took the stones, leading to a police court case next Monday as Alexander seeks charges against James Sheehan for recovering the ring and alleged theft. The episode centers on Mrs Sheehan and Mrs Alexander, with references to a wedding ring, a jewel box, and a neighbor's safe.
A health notice touts Foley's Kidney Cure for older men with enlarged prostate and kidney trouble. Testimonial from Rodney Burnett of Rock Port Missouri claims two bottles restored health after years of ailment. Arlington Pharmacy markets the remedy.
In Memphis Tennessee on August 4 a Danish native Thomas Jansen Damm petitioned to change his name to Thomas Jansen Haman. He cited years of unpleasant comment tied to his surname and a new art work titled The Whole Damm Family prompted the request. The court held a hearing and granted the change.
Polite vaudeville at Crystal Park features moving pictures and illustrated songs with weekly program changes each Thursday. Friday night includes amateur contest and the audience is invited to see it all.
Paris notes scorn Russia and the czar in debates over a Franco Russian alliance. Anatole France, Urban Grenier, Francis de Pressense, Gustave Geffroy, Jean Jaures and others argue about czarism, Russia's massacre of workers and the prospects of revolutionary ties with France amid war with Japan.
The druggist won the contest for the agency of Worrell's Insect Exterminator and Disinfectant adopted by the U S government in all departments as the only satisfactory remedy for all pests. For sale at 30c a bottle.
In Hamilton county near Stanhope, a 52 year old horse owned by a Scandinavian farmer remains in fair condition. Despite signs of aging, he covers four miles daily and hauls cream from two cows to the nearby creamery, aided by a daily bread and sugar regimen.
San Antonio August 4 The Texas State Stenographers Association opened its annual meeting with record attendance. President E D McKenzy of Houston led the gathering as members from across the state convened. The group has grown rapidly and influenced recent legislation favorable to stenographers. The convention will run two days.
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