Patriotism and clocks in an imperial misquote collage
A miscellany of reflections cites Pilpay and Winthrop on patriotism, notes Chinese alarm clocks popular in the empire, and recalls a Continental doctor crafting a heart model. It also laments French princes in Louis XII era, noting they were not bathed until seven years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Hunter
Allenton
St. Louis Co
Doctor Pierce
Ave
Robert C. Winthrop
Empire
Louis XII
Conflicting Legal Styles Anecdote About Two Barristers
A San Francisco Wave anecdote recounts barristers Balfour and Erskine. Balfour’s verbose style contrasts with Erskine’s crisp, vigorous approach. In court Erskine sees Balfour with a bandaged ankle and quips about Balfour’s long answer to why.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balfour
Erskine
Notables Praise Harris and Worth of Leaders in Public Life
A collection of remarks lauds Joel Chandler Harris as America’s richest newspaper writer and notes his charities. It praises the McKinleys for supporting youth, and highlights Jacob Gould Schurman’s rise from clerk to Cornell president and Philippine commission chair. It mentions Dr Joseph Wright’s £1,000 pension and Stanford’s President Jordan touring Mexico with professors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Chandler Harris
United States
A. J. Balfour
Joseph Wright
Wright
Jordan
Stanford University
Mexico
Diaz
Red Cross Ball Blue Tops The Market
Red Cross Ball Blue is billed as the best in the world with large two ounce packages priced at 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Farm For Sale Near Town With Water and Timber
104 acre farm six miles south of town well watered with a spring and timber. Includes six room house good cellar barn 30 feet square and other buildings. If unsold by March first will rent to reliable parties. Enquire M. M. McCormick 1519 South Vermont Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. McCormick
Vermont Street
Trustworthy men and women sought for travel and advertising
Wanted notices offer a secure position with an established firm. Salary 780 dollars per year plus expenses paid in cash. No canvassing required. Send references and a self addressed stamped envelope. Address Manager 355 Caxton Building Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.1
Caxton Building
Chicago
Conductor Applicant Responds Cleverly in Interview
A city superintendent tests a streetcar conductors applicant with a prompt about how a woman should alight. The applicant answers the wrong way, and the supervisor concedes the response as correct, noting the applicant’s name as Straightway eneread.
Mrs Frances L Sales Hails Foley Kidney Cure
Missouri Valley Iowa resident Frances L Sales reports severe kidney trouble for years resisted five doctors care until taking three bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure. She credits the product with a complete recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances L. Sales
Missouri Valley
Foley
Reserve's the Word in Uncle Sam Borrowing
A Philadelphia Press quip contrasts US gold borrowings with past practice, noting a cautious stance on reserves. The joke suggests a shift toward greater restraint in international gold borrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Philadelphia Press
Ayer’s Hair Vigor Claims Marvelous Growth Results
An advertisement asserts Ayer’s Hair Vigor nourishes hair to stop breakage and restore color. A testimonial from Mrs. A Boydston of Atchison Kansas says her hair grew to 45 inches after using the product. Available at all druggists. J C Ayer Co Lowell Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Special Commissioner Sale Of Pettis County Real Estate
Public notice that by court order in Clay county Missouri a special commissioner will sell on February 4 1902 at Sedalia court house the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter section 24 township 44 range 20 Pettis county to satisfy a partition judgment. The sale will be to the highest cash bidder with attorney Sandusky & Sandusky Liberty Missouri representing. sale within Pettis county court term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Clay County
Missouri
Martha A. Groom
Frances Myall
Walter T. Groom
Jennie L. Mosby
Charles Mosby
Kate Brown
Horatio F. Simrall
Frank H. Trimble
Pettis
Anthony S. Brown
Monument and Tablet Pricing Notice
Monuments and tablets priced to ensure workmanship. Work and materials first class or no pay. Location referenced: North Ohio Street.
The Kind You Have Always Had VL Idea
The phrase appears as garbled OCR text with repeated patterns and no coherent news content. No identifiable people places dates or events are readable to summarize as a structured news item.
Gracious Peppery Mocked by Cholly in Philadelphia Press
Dialogue from the Philadelphia Press features Miss Peppery pressing about action and Cholly claiming his man handles everything. The exchange showcases humorous domestic banter and character dynamics central to the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cholly
Ev’nything
Philadelphia Press
A Wife Chooses Vengeance To End a Domestic Row
A muscular bystander intervenes when a woman asks for protection forcing a man to emerge from a house. He confronts the suspect at the supper table, but the truth surfaces as the wife reveals she held the coat and staged the scene to end a quarrel. The intruder flees in confusion.
For Sale Straw Corn and Hay At Low Prices
R M Scotten offers straw corn and hay for sale at low prices. Address 1019 South Ohio Ohio Street with Bell phone 472.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Scotten
South
Ohio
Ohio Street
Bell
Monarch Poultry Mixture Salesmen Wanted in Springfield
Wanted men with rig to introduce Monarch Poultry Mixture. Earn $20.00 weekly plus expenses under a year’s contract. Apply with stamp to Monarch Mfg. Co. box 1104 Springfield Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monarch
Monarch Mfg. Co
Springfield
Illinois
Wanted to Rent Ten to Fourteen Room Residence
Wanted to rent a near in boarding house by a experienced lady. Address B care Sentinel. 23 d3tc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Care Sentinel
Wanted exchange offer for lot with good well
Wanted to exchange a lot with a good well for a good horse. Apply at the Sentinel office restating contact as E. S. dated January 22, 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S
Sentinel Office
For Rent Three Furnished Rooms on Third Floor
Three furnished rooms available on the third floor of the Ferguson building. Steam heat and electric lights included. Contact C. I. Wilson at 210 Ohio Street. Published January 19.
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Ferguson
C. I. Wilson
Ohio Street
Salesman Wanted for Sedalia Clinton Trade Circle
Wanted salesman to manage an established trade with top families in Sedalia and Clinton. Staples line. Apply to Paul Shortridge manager Winona Mills room C The Odeon St Louis Mo. 127 d6tp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Clinton
Paul Shortridge
Winona Mills
the Odeon
St. Louis
For Sale Two Cows and Horse and 80 Acre Farm Rental
Two cows and a horse offered for sale together with an 80 acre farm for rent located six miles southeast of the city. Inquiries directed to D. S. Collins at 1423 South Moniteau Street, Sedalia. Also a lost silk umbrella with initials H. R. on square-turned handle. Return to Judge N. H. Rogers.
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City
D. S. Collins
Moniteau Street
Sedalia
H. R
N. H. Rogers
Worth Knowing Tips for Cleaning and Packing
Cold tea cleans grained wood well. A hot salt and vinegar solution brightens copper tinware and zinc tubs. Slip a rubber band over bottle or fruit cans when packing for moving. A spoonful of ox gall to a gallon of water sets colors for items soaked before washing.
Dr Miles Heart Cue Promises Nervous Heart Relief
Dr Miles Heart Cue claims to quiet nervous heart action regulate pulses and strengthen the heart itself sold by druggists on a guarantee from Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indy.
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Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart, Indy
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Pilpay
Cs Chemical Co
Incinnati
P. Brandt
Glass and Queensware
Meakin Goods of
England
L. C. Snell
West Third Street
Frank Ramp
Warrensburg
Snaches
M’gowan
San Francisco
Leo
Rocky Mountain Tea
Madison Med!Cine Co
Sandusky & Sandusky, Attorneys
Liberty, Mo
C. H. Heynen
North Ohio Street
Arlington Phar
Macy
Miles
Mus
J. A. Courts
Upper Sandusky
Sedalha
T B Young
Osage St
Kehl’s Meats
Kehl
Mcallister Springs
A. Hallenbeck
McAllister
Saline County
Home Co-Operative Co
W. Main
L. i. Brighton Sein Ve
C. D
Dalia
Frank Hughes
Public Administrator
Great Sea
J. W. M’clain, P
T. A
Texas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Market House
Dr. Miles
Morris & Bertman’s
HAID
Ohio St. Poth
The
Paris
Morse-Broughton Co
East 19Th Street
New York
L’ Art de la Mode
J.C. Porter
Telephone Bell No. 370
South Lamine St
Silver Moon Restaurant
South Ohio St
T. G. Price
Kansas
Dr. T. T. Major & Son
Logan
Alvatander
Court House
Meyer’s
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