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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
2
The paper announces subscription options by mail with eight months for 1.00 daily, six months for 2.00, and annual postpaid rates of 4.00. It lists telephone contacts and notes the paper is a special publication printed in Sedalia.
A column recounts the 1906 tariff and reciprocity debate, contrasting revenue only tariffs with protectionism, and tracing party splits and reforms. It critiques Republicans and Democrats, cites historical figures, and notes political maneuvers affecting policy and public opinion.
A Sedalia Missouri city council resolution declares the east west alley through Block 13 in Smith and Martins First Addition must be graded to match street levels and paved with vitrified brick on concrete, from Osage Avenue to Kentucky Avenue, per city plans. It specifies the cost of bringing the alley to the required grade and paving as described by the city engineer and clerk.
The Cash Grocery lists weekly prices on staples including 18 lb sugar at 1.00, per lb tea, salmon in 1 lb cans, cocoanut, baked beans, corned cream of wheat, and fresh eggs. Quick delivery to all parts of the city guaranteed, with lowest prices for first day shopping.
In Meriden and Freehold two elderly women mark 100 plus birthdays. Elizabeth Hunt of Brooklyn aged 100 plus recalls a long life with family, memory strong though recent events blur. Aunt Betsey Coward of Allentown turns 104 and keeps up with the news daily.
The advertisement promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the remedy to nourish the stomach and restore strength. It claims all stomach troubles from loss of appetite to indigestion are curable with the product, which digests what you eat and strengthens the digestive system, sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
Chief Charles F. Pidgin of the state census bureau leads a special inquiry in Easton to test the theory of race death by own action. The investigation covers marriage age, children born, first birth, and grandmother’s family to determine if birth rates align with the claim.
A vintage ad copy urges readers to visit a druggist for a 30e bottle of Worrells Insect Exterminator. The tainted claim compares the product to biblical plagues and promises effective lice bed bugs and vermin control for Egypt.
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