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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1902
Page
3
The Sentinel erred on Sunday in announcing the awards. Charles Pfeiffer was the winner and had one of the handsomest displays of flowers ever seen in Sedalia.
A drug company advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea as the best medicine for babies and children. It claims one package yields two quarts of baby medicine and directs readers to follow the directions.
Mr and Mrs J A Biddle and their children were guests of Charles Brown and family and returned to Rich Hill this morning Mrs Brown and the children accompanied them for a brief visit.
One size smaller after using Allen's Foot Ease two powders shaken into shoes. Tight or new shoes feel easy with instant relief to corns and bunions. Claims to cure swollen feet blisters callouses and sore spots. Sold at druggists and shoe stores 25 cents. Trial package free by mail. Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A vintage ad from W E Bard Drug promotes Rocky Mountain Tea claiming it makes children eat sleep and grow and keeps a healthy family. The price listed is 35 cents.
Miss Anna Donnelly of West Fifth Street is employed to teach at the Cottage school formerly the Shy school, located fifteen miles southwest of Sedalia.
A brief item notes a business named Cohen's Hot Stuff Koal Inc with a contact phone number 263. The sparse text suggests a commerce or advertisement snippet without broader context or event details.
An advertisement advises mothers to give children Rocky Mountain Tea weekly to keep them well, credited to W. E. Bard Drug Company.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for eczema itching skin humors pimples boils and sores. It claims internal use enriches the blood to heal skin conditions and offers free samples from the Blood Balm Co. Atlanta with Sedalia distribution via W. E. Bard Drug Co.
A herd of steers on the James Thorp stock farm near Marshall Missouri has Texas fever. Dr. Moore of Kansas City assists the state veterinary surgeon in quarantining the herd.
An ad touts Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product in a large 2 ounce package for five cents, urging customers to choose the Ball Blue brand. The promotion emphasizes value and brand quality for household washing needs.
The Republican Senatorial convention of the Fourteenth District met in Tipton and nominated J W Palmer of Camden county. His Democratic opponent is T J Buchanan of California Mo.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Fofev, Bent, Marie, and Vira with unclear context. The readable items suggest a brief meeting or naming reference but lack full details about event, place, or date. Further text needed for a clear, sourced summary.
Mrs Blanche Marshall of Whiting Kansas writes of kidney trouble and female weakness. She credits Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Lotion Tablets with a full recovery after three months of treatment. She can do her own work again and recommends the medicines to other women.
The article argues mushrooms have far less protein than meat and cannot be considered a meat substitute. It notes mushrooms are mostly water, digestible, and potently rich in potassium but dietetic value lags behind meat milk and eggs.
A mother leaves two children aged eight and six in St Pauls churchyard while she enters the church. The girl Ethel places laurel wreaths on a single neglected grave to share with her brother. The mother returns and questions the act as the children acted on one grave.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes that children learn language rapidly in their first six years, often picking up two languages as easily as one. A six year old’s struggle with the verb to be highlights early language acquisition and parental correction.
An old Somerset inscription at a village churchyard notes Doctress Anne Pounsberry who died December 11, 1813 aged 73. A seventh daughter of a seventh daughter she was credited with healing powers and practiced herbs. Her remedy for the king's evil involved toad legs ground with pestle and mortar in a bag about the sufferer.
During a Brussels reception for the Chinese prince imperial, a recurring tune played by bands was believed to be the Chinese national anthem. The prince and his interpreter learned the melody was a fake composed by a wily European who sold rights to perform it at Chinese dignitary events.
A travel fare notice advertises a sale from Louisville to Western Ohio and Indiana regions. Tickets listed for September 3, 9, 16, and 23 good for 30 days at one fare plus two dollars.
Judge William G. Ewing former superior court judge of Chicago will lecture on Christian Science at the Y M C A hall Sedalia next Tuesday evening September 2. Admission is free and no ticket is required. Ewing serves on the International Board of Lectureship for the Mother Church of Christian Science Boston Mass.
St. Louis photographer Henry Stark Jr. arrived in Clinton to photograph Clinton and nearby areas for an illustrated publication when he was sued by the Missouri Kansas Texas railway. The incident unfolds as local press reports.
Sedalia resident P Tomlinson of 1515 East Fifth Street recounts a morning backache worsened by overwork. He credits Deans Kidney Pills from W E Bard Drug Co for relief after one box. Forster Milburn Co Buffalo NY listed as sole U S agents with price details and a drumbeat to remember the Deane name.
Publicans of the Fourteenth District met in convention Tuesday and nominated J. W. Palmer of Camden county for Senator of the district.
George W. Fry of Viola Iowa credits Kodol with curing months of stomach trouble and says a neighbor with dyspepsia was helped after using it. The letter touts the product as a reconstructive tonic and urges taking a dose after meals from W E Bard Drug Co.
A seven masted schooner built in Massachusetts is the largest sailing vessel afloat. Names for the extra masts extend beyond the familiar fore main and mizzen, with the new titles spanker figger driver and pusher reflecting evolving rigging terms.
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