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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
4
Wheeling December 8 Library Day is observed across West Virginia with efforts to raise funds for books for schools. The event, established years ago, has grown in support and stimulates public interest in reading among children.
Advertisement claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea cures indigestion constipation dyspepsia kidney and liver disorders and all stomach troubles. Sold at 35 cents as tea or tablets by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
A Herald report recounts extraordinarily expensive beds, noting a crystal bed made for the Russian czar gifted by the Persian shah with blue glass steps and a night fountain. It also cites a Bombay native ruler’s bed with Grecian figures and a long music box, powered by a concealed motor to keep fans turning all night.
A Louisville Courier Journal cartoon caption features a barber and a customer. The barber jokes about needing a steady stream of horse racing baseball and boxing talk to focus on shaving.
P H Meyer advertises MCCO Coffee roasted each day for customers seeking fresh coffee. The notice highlights daily roasting and availability at the shop.
Generally fair conditions in tonight and Saturday with cooler temperatures on Saturday and a northwest portion tonight.
Markets show mixed results with corn around 40 percent, oats near 13.40 to 13.47, May and January futures listed. Hog prices slide five cents across Chicago and regional markets, with cattle generally steady. Estimated Saturday hogs in Chicago around 30,000.
The listing shows current prices for cereals and breadstuffs including corn per bushel at 60 to 80 cents, wheat around 80 cents to $1.20 per bushel, various flours per cwt from about 2.10 to 2.70, and hay per ton from $9 to $12. It also lists animals such as spring chickens and turkeys by pound and geese and ducks by pound, with specific per unit rates.
Webb City baseball association seeks names and addresses of reserved Sedalia players. Manager will forward details promptly. Dick Rohn considers Webb City next season if arrangements satisfy him. he won’t join before May 1 due to Missouri Valley College coaching duties.
Advertises Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe monthly regulator for women with bladder or kidney trouble and other ailments. Claims pleasant herb remedy suitable for urinary issues. Available at druggists or by mail for 50 cents with free sample package. The Mother Gray Co. LeRoy New York.
Byberry December 7 Farmers finish corn harvest local life centers on religious work and social events Rev Ryland of Marshall held Pleasant Hill appointment Rev Borland Otterville conducts Walnut Grove meeting Mount Etna forms debating society with good turnout C W Cordry Otterville visits Miss Pearl Cordry Misses Dora Lizzie Numsteg County Line home guests Hog killing time noted Lloyd King gathers corn for J F Lewis near Tipton A C Steele Syracuse buys turkeys attended Mount Etna debate Friday night
Mrs Barry arrived with relatives and was placed in a hospital in Tulsa. The insane woman, who defied authorities for four days, is very weak from exposure and insufficient nourishment. Her father will care for her.
Chas Van Antwerp advertises Maltby MCCO Coffee roasted daily. The daily fresh roast emphasizes quality and aroma for customers visiting the shop.
Details of the 1903 Vermont case show Mary Rogers killing her husband with chloroform, the aftermath of the crime, and her execution timeline. The note left by Rogers and the subsequent pursuit of insurance money led to her arrest, with Perham imprisoned for life. Governor Bell denied reprieve after extensive appeals and public petitions.
Sedalia firms including Sedalia Grocery Co Sedalia Tea and Coffee Co M W Sweet & Sons J R Williams W S Hood C M Markle A W Widman Foster Amrick W B Cannon Co 44 Clinton Windsor are itemized in the directory. This compilation highlights local merchants and business addresses in Sedalia.
The Thiebes Stierlin Music Company announces a piano removal sale with the entire stock to be sold in nine days. The notice highlights an organized disposal of instruments and related goods.
Announcement touts a nine day sale at 516 Ohio street by Thiebes Stierlin Music Co. offering new pianos including Chickering Thieles-Stierlin Steinbach at cut rates with easy payments and delivery options. Also notes a new store opening at 404 Ohio Street Sedalia with sheet music talking machines and a St Louis office.
For sewing machines bicycles and other uses a fine lubricant is essential this oil marketed by Singer is cheapest in the end genuine Singer oil can be obtained at Singer stores look for the red S located at 106 West Main Street Sedalia Missouri.
Mrs Harry Roemer entertained at her West Fifth street home Thursday afternoon in honor of her daughter Mrs J N Robertson who is visiting. Finch provided amusement and Mrs George McCann won the prize a set of gold cuff pins. Oyster salad sandwiches potato chips pickles fruit salad and cake were served.
A note urges recognizing Foley's Honey and Tar as the best throat and lung remedy for coughs and colds this season. It claims quick relief and prevention of serious illness from a cold, and promotes Arlington pharmacy as the seller.
A. H. Thurnes of Buffalo Ohio reports kidney and bladder trouble for years with gravel and stones. After using Foley's Kidney Cure he notices relief and stops pain, claiming it has done a thousand dollars worth of good. Arlington Pharmacy sells the product.
Librarians from Alabama Florida North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia and Georgia attend a two day conference at the Carnegie library in Atlanta. Miss Anne Wallace introduces efforts to unify methods and boost public use of libraries. The session highlights include a report on the Library School for Southern Girls endowed by Carnegie offering a one year training with certificates.
Rough skin and cracked hands find soothing care with DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. Immediate relief for eczema cuts burns and piles. sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
All Sedalia and Pettis county public schools closed today so teachers may attend the teachers institute at the high school today and tomorrow.
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