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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1899
Page
6
A Washington dispatch notes officials growing impression that President McKinley will travel west this fall to welcome troops who have served in the Philippines. The report reflects official sentiment regarding upcoming military movements.
Mrs Geo F Burdick of Liberty Rhode Island shares how Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved her eight year old daughter from a severe dysentery episode last summer. She urges other mothers to keep the medicine and lists local stores Servant Harker Drug Co Kartzman Otis W Smith for purchase.
The Canadian steamer Sir H. Tilley, 750 net tons, caught fire in the engine room off Fairport Saturday night. About 20 aboard escaped in lifeboats to the steamer Consort as flames raged until morning. two crew members and three women passengers plus the cook perished or were missing. The wreck was towed to Fairport harbor. the vessel valued at $60,000 carried no cargo and was nearly a total loss.
Steve Brown Horace Smith and John Venable were arrested Saturday afternoon by Officer Williams in a barn north of the railroad after they threw rocks at chickens and cursed women on Grand avenue when refused food. Night Chief Jackson was summoned but the youths fled.
Professor Houton cites wide travel experience showing Green's August Flower as a superior remedy for dyspepsia, deranged liver and stomach, and constipation. He notes it helps tourists and workers with headaches from irregular habits, and claims it does not injure the system with frequent use. Sample bottle offered at A. S. McGowan Otis W. Smith. sold by dealers in civilized countries.
The sultan Mulai abd el Aziz narrowly escaped during a thunderstorm as an electric bolt killed several people nearby. The event occurred on the prophet’s birthday while the sultan received tribal gifts in the palace quadrangle. two court ushers were among the casualties.
The United States and Germany signed a parcels post convention in Washington on Saturday. Postmaster General Smith and German envoy Mumm von Schwarzenstein announced operation begins October 1. Articles may be sent in packages up to 11 pounds from either nation.
Demetri Friedlander, agent for the Russian Greek churches and private banker, is alleged to owe 40 000 to 100 000 dollars. A mob gathered around his house on Saturday night seeking vengeance for the loss of money, but Friedlander had fled.
Marshfield Wisconsin August 25 William Moran a fireman on the Chicago and North Western shot and killed his wife and then killed himself yesterday morning. Domestic troubles led to the act leaving four children orphaned.
Carl A Guenther's announces further reductions on summer merchandise with all items marked down to clear stock this season. No summer goods will be carried over to next season.
M. H. Hensinger recovered a horse found tied on the prairie at Dresden Saturday. A colored man who had possession said he found the horse wandering. The horse had disappeared from in front of Holcomb's on Second Street on the night of August 4 and was missing since.
A Welsh writer questions the wasteful cost of piano ownership and practice in Britain. He argues many households contain pianos, funding hours of practice that yield few skilled players. The piece advocates limiting late night piano playing similar to continental bans.
Travel notes describe a clean unadorned inn with unpainted wood and a blue vase adding quiet artistry. The party enjoyed neat lacquered dishes and modest hospitality but found Japanese fare scrappy and finicky for tired cyclists needing hearty meals after fifty miles.
A tale says a German band ordered to perform for the emperor so impressed him that he had his servant fill their instruments with gold. Later the same group is forced to swallow their instruments after a second performance, provoking a quip from a tin whistle player about luck.
A humorous exchange notes a man forgetting Rocky Mountain Tea at night and fearing illness the next day. The wife's admonition underscores common household remedies and the era's light gossip tone.
The Nebraska Colorado Express launches a new fast nightly train from Kansas City and St. Joseph to Nebraska and Colorado. Depart Kansas City 9 45 p m and St Joseph at midnight arriving Denver 6 20 p m. It joins California weekly excursions and tourist sleepers on the Billings Route with agents in Kansas City St Louis and St Joseph.
Northwestern Lines offer summer tours to fishing and resort areas in Northern Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan Peninsula and to the Great Lakes. Reduced tickets on sale daily valid for return until Oct 31. Stopovers allowed both ways for Greater American Exposition visitors. For details contact A L Fisher Tray Pass Agent 823 Main Street Kansas City.
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