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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1902
Page
3
Representative Powers of Maine, crossing the Capitol grounds, tells a lady a magnolia is a lemon tree noting Maine’s abundant groves. The exchange ends with the lady taking a twig as a souvenir as he moves on.
A Wall Street encounter recalls Charles Steckler lighting a magnate's cigar then asking about a railroad's progress. The terse reply prompts Steckler to lamely remark I wish I had that match back again, drawing on a New York World anecdote about market tempers.
Dr. S Weir Mitchell quips that the word asphalt scares away investors. He proposes dropping the term and using a milder name like Bit-you-men Company to revive financing amid Castro’s Venezuela backed failures. The idea did not win board support.
Ella notes a birthday on yesterday and Fred sent roses equal to her age. Stella doubts the sender knew her exact age and jokes that the roses were likely a prop. The exchange reads as a light, local gossip item in a New York Press snippet.
Readers encountered a shift from embroidered tablecloths to pure flower displays for luncheons and tea. Daffodils and carnations cover tables, while fern centerpieces accent mirrors and woodland greens create a fresh, picnickly appealing look.
A Philadelphia Times note recommends fumigating rooms with a hygienic sulphur fumigator after vacations to purify air. Light the centre, place on earth or water, keep doors closed, and open windows afterward to prevent burning. It claims benefits for health and mosquito control.
A list of home tips suggests corks soaked in alcohol and vaseline can replace glass stoppers as acids won t affect them and fumes won t harm them. Egg white applied with a sponge restores morocco shine and cotton tips help gloves wear longer. An alcohol sponge bath is billed as a stimulant for delicate women and implies baths before formal wear can prevent colds.
A discussion notes Flemish oak finished wooden candle sticks for libraries and dens, praising rustic massiveness but warning they clash with art principles of suitability. A children's toy scene and a tale of Jack in the box plus a Parisian doll provide light domestic vignette. Indianap olis boy Marshall Brigham, a singer since age four, earns praise for a Battle Hymn solo at a 600 pupil concert. his father is Dr. Edwin B. Brigham of Indianapolis.
A 14 year old girl visits a butcher for dinner meat and gently befriends a sleeping St Bernard behind the block. The butcher fears danger but the dog warms to her, prompting the butcher to confide the animal would have mauled others. The girl explains her love for animals and friendship endures.
A group of children share fanciful wishes about wealth and power. One girl blushes as she pledges compassion, saying she would feed and clothe poor children. The others imagine castles clothes and luxury.
Frank McKee recounts an incident during Mary Mannering's performance as Camille in the west. An impatient gallery boy shouted for her to rise and imitated a horse’s chirrup, disrupting the tense pause and spoiling the scene.
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