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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1901
Page
3
Advertises Moerschel Brewing Co beer as the best choice for refreshment and healthful summer drinking. Emphasizes special care in brewing and bottling, promoting prestige and bottled health and comfort. Telephone 214.
A rich farmer was caught stealing corn from a neighbor's crib, authorities report. The incident prompted local scrutiny of property theft and rural tensions.
William Bailey a prominent farmer near Bowling Green was caught stealing corn from Eugene Sly's crib by a trap devised by Sly and his hired man B F Cornell. Bailey claimed the horse was sick and he would pay tomorrow. Bailey waived exam and is bound over to the grand jury.
No external signs of illness though blood is in poor condition with weak digestion appetite loss and nervousness. S S S builds up the blood supplying lacking elements and restoring strength. A testimonial from J. Duff of Princeton Missouri praises appetite and nerve relief. Swift Specific Co Atlanta claims S S S is the only purely vegetable blood purifier with no minerals.
A grower miles northwest of Sedalia cultivates large melons for the state fair. His water melon named White Frost weighs over thirty one pounds now and he plans to reach seventy pounds by fair week. He waters it with sweetened water delivered via a sealed tin cup and a gold string through the stem.
Mrs Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio recounts how Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved an infant with cholera infantum after the doctor gave up. The child recovered in two days and remains healthy nearly a year later. Sold by Mertz Hale Kautzman and Otis W Smith.
The Skidmore ball team finally secures a ball ground after business men donated through a subscription drive last week. The funds cover ground rent for the remainder of the season.
A Vandalia merchant known for rough drafting received a letter from a wholesale house. The letter complained about deciphering his missives and requested that future correspondence be typewritten to save time and avoid misinterpretation.
Several young men complain they have no steady girl as plans to court daughters end when the girl cancels with a sick headache. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is promoted as a cure for stomach trouble and headaches in a local pharmacy notice.
A child of Speed Mosby of Jefferson City suffered a severe facial cut when a falling picture struck him. The incident notes the need to properly hang the picture.
A letter from John Beam of West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the best and only cure for dyspepsia, claiming it digests all foods and cannot fail to help, endorsed by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
A prisoner escaped Calla Way jail by climbing to the roof the other night using a stove poker as a improvised tool. The details highlight a bold breakout from this facility.
B F Mouser a druggist in Chetopa Kansas says his store carries the best sale of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Arlington Pharmacy also carries it. The product claims to cure const
The Marionville post office will become political pie October 1. Salary fixed at 1100 dollars per year.
Henry L. Shattuck of Shellsburg Iowa reports a years long stomach ailment cured after using four boxes of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets He had tried many remedies and doctors before relief Sold by Mertz Hale J L Kautzman and Otis W Smith.
Carrollton decided to tax vehicles of all kinds to raise funds for street cleaning. The measure aims to improve urban cleanliness and transportation conditions by channeling revenue from vehicle taxes into municipal services.
An advertisement promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from W. E. Bard Drug Co. claiming it contains natural digestants that aid digestion of all foods and restore health, appetite, and strength.
The idea suggests a traveling bank accompany harvesters to deposit surplus cash on the spot, aiming to reduce robberies and protect farm workers during harvest season. The concept envisions mobile banking to follow crews and secure funds as they work.
A long list of individual names, firms, and sums arranged by location, showing payments or receipts across Missouri towns. Notable entries include Springfield merchants Blackburn Cigar & Tobacco Co and Morris Hyman, Monett firms Munson & Co and Cole & Gerard, and St. Louis addresses for Thomas Taylor and L. A. Turnbull. The compilation covers Monett, Sedalia, Springfield, St. Joseph, and several other towns with varied amounts.
The Sal vation Army reports nightly gatherings in Richmond drawing 1,200 to 1,500 people with ninety conversions in the last three weeks, per the Democrat.
Daniel Bantz of Otterville Indiana reports years of asthma and a severe cough improved immediately by Foley's Honey and Tar, claiming it did more good than prior remedies. The testimonial notes availability at all druggists.
The Richmond cider mill will not operate this season because of a scarcity of apples, disappointing local juice lovers in the town.
A line from a vintage lyric urging departure for love rather than remain without Charley and Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy. The speaker asks druggists to provide the remedy, implying it is a popular product of the era.
Texas wonder advertisement claims one small bottle of Hall's Great Discovery cures kidney and bladder troubles, diabetes, and other listed ailments in men and women. It offers mail sale for $1 with two months of treatment and testimonials, via Dr. A. W. Hall in St Louis. Arlington Pharmacy sells it locally.
A customer from St. Louis tests Hall's Great Discovery known as the Texas Wonder and reports great benefit and strong recommendation to the public. J. H. Lee at Lindell Barber Shop 615 Washington Avenue endorses the remedy.
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