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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1901
Page
7
A merchant advertises homemade mince meat at 15 cents a pound or two pounds for 25 cents, plus turkeys, oysters from Baltimore, fresh cranberries at 10 cents a quart, choice celery, and New York buckwheat flour at 5 cents a pound. Orders urged early for holiday cooking.
The Missouri Glass Company presents a full line of glassware including busts, figure pieces, Haviland china, fancy glassware, tea sets, after dinner coffee cups and saucers. A 25 percent reduction applies. Sale begins Monday morning at the advertised location.
The town once served as a western trading hub faces extinction as the postmaster general orders the Kaskaskia post office closed January 1 1902. Only five families remain, with rural free delivery from Fort Gage replacing local services.
Chas R ogle of Atwater Ohio says kidney trouble improved after four days on FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE and he could return to work. He reports being entirely well now. The testimonial appears in an old druggist advertisement.
Andrew Ruppert of Paris Illinois, a wealthy Civil War veteran, advertised for a rich and handsome wife. The post office handled a flood of mail with about 512 responses. Ruppert visited many applicants but married Mary Turner, a widow of three marriages, after selecting one candidate. A large crowd witnessed the wedding.
Dr Mary R Melendy proclaims Chamberlains Cough Remedy effective for obstinate coughs in children of all ages and bronchial afflictions. She calls it non narcotic and safe for lay use and notes it is sold by all druggists.
The excerpt discusses blood history from bone marrow to liver and highlights Scott's Emulsion as a blood food aiding new blood formation. It mentions a physician's bar policy against serving intoxication, a public notice practice, and a Kansas City Journal note on his license and abstinence.
A. J. Snell of Summer Hill New York avoided a party due to stomach pains until a lady friend advised Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He reports two doses cured him and allowed him to enjoy the party. The remedy is sold by all druggists.
John Foord, secretary of the Asiatic association of about 250 Far East firms, says the group will present a memorial to the president next Wednesday. The association seeks to keep Manchuria open for textiles, secure written pledges from Russia, repeal the tea war tax, establish an international bank in China, and private ownership of a proposed Pacific cable. The delegation will also address immigration lawmakers on modifying the Chinese exclusion act to allow more Chinese merchants into the United States.
A Texas to Maine traveler recounts riding a box car from Del Rio to Houston to Galveston and beyond, paying his fare later with $11.35 sent to Morse. S. F. B. Morse commends the man’s exemplary virtue of paying as you go, noting the rare conscience among travelers and rail crews.
Senator Thomas C. Platt of New York says he will file a libel suit against William Allen White of Emporia Kansas and McClure's Magazine over a biography in the current issue The senator denounces the article as a tissue of lies and declares he never knew White He expects service of papers soon and seeks full satisfaction for what he calls an attempt to portray him contemptibly in public view
Edward Boggs and his wife were nearly struck by a Panhandle switch engine near the tin plate mills. Boggs pushed his wife off the trestle and jumped clear as the engine approached, narrowly escaping harm. The wife suffered a broken ankle and internal injuries, while Boggs dislocated his arm and sustained severe bruising. The engine pushed a box car with no signals, and the trestle to Duck Creek bed measured sixteen feet.
Consumers extol Foley's Honey and Tar as a splendid cure for coughs colds and sore lungs praised by many users and sold at all druggists.
A Pilot Grove saloonkeeper may become a temperance lecturer if he can articulate his views clearly. The remark suggests a potential shift from tavern work to public speaking on sobriety and moral reform.
A health note urges using Foley's Honey and Tar at the first signs of legrippe to nip illness in the bud. It warns against substitutes and advises consulting druggists.
Hog butchering and rabbit hunting reported in Finch. Joe Scott and Blanche Scott attend Coats McGruder wedding. Josh West collected furs. A C Eckles plans Christmas tree and program at the school. N A Campbell hauled poultry to Houstonia. Several local visits and family illnesses noted.
D S Mitchell of Fulford reports a long illness and bed sores. After using DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve he was cured and calls it the best salve on the market. Warns against counterfeits and promotes Sure cure for piles sores and burns.
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