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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1906
Page
2
The Sedalia official paper highlights Bell Queen City 260 in its civic notice section, signaling local branding and promotional coverage within the city’s publication.
In 1906 well wishes rise for a brighter year. The message calls for better thinking, feeling, and living, hoping joy, peace, and happiness for all people throughout the coming year.
John M. Gearin, Oregon's new Democratic senator, was sworn in Saturday. He supports the president's tax rate legislation and Philippine tariff reform, saying Democrats should push such measures. The Portland Oregonian lauds him as a high minded American citizen, noting his Kentucky birth.
Frank A. Vanderlip former assistant secretary of the treasury and bank president in New York, writes in the North American Review arguing for industrial insurance. He analyzes Germany’s accident insurance system as a model and urges economic study to create a secure base for such coverage in the United States.
The article argues that adopting European safety regulations would reduce industrial accidents and save national resources. It highlights Germany's second insurance division, its sick fund, and its broad economic benefits. The system purportedly raises vitality and working capacity across the nation.
An old newspaper ad promotes Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe monthly regulator for women with bladder kidney or other troubles. It offers a sample pack free and lists the Mother Gray Co LeRoy NY as the address. McGinley advertises Maltby MCCO Coffee fresh roasted daily.
The Panama water system, built rapidly to serve 2,000,000 gallons daily for about 30,000 residents, used a 16 inch main to an auxiliary 1,000,000 gallon reservoir near sea level and a 20 inch line to the city. Delays in pipe arrival lengthened construction, but readiness came by end of June 1905, thanks to Carleton E. Davis and his staff.
Gloomy health ad copy touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for debility and consumption. Customer testimonials, including Mrs. Jennie Dingman, claim restoration to strength after doctors declared hopeless exhaustion. The letter invites readers to write for professional advice and a sealed pamphlet.
Reports from Waimea Kauai describe a peculiar sand that howls like a watchdog when stirred by wind. After a white resident’s dog was killed and eaten, he used barking sand to guard henhouses, with wind-driven sand making a phantom chorus all night. The method reportedly led locals to abandon real dogs.
The Manila Railway Company reports gross earnings of 1 415 069 dollars for 1904 with operating expenses of 660 724 and net earnings of 814 345 dollars. The road’s original cost was 5 350 000 dollars and Washington authorities estimate American accounting would yield 35 percent return on the investment.
The exchange hints at a financial motive behind college-related costs and student concerns. The fragment from the New York Times references a cost issue and a parental or student appeal for support or funding.
J G Ginek superintendent of the Prunty town West Virginia Reform School reports after trying all advertised cough medicines they now use Foley's Honey and Tar exclusively. He says it is the most effective and harmless. Arlington pharmacy sells it.
The War Department reports a Philippine Commission law prescribing arms and a great seal, designed by Gaillard Hunt of the State Department, featuring pathways of 13 pieces, Manila arms, a sea lion, a sword, and the royal eagle, with a scroll reading Philippine Islands. Also a tangential ad promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for age 60.
Mrs J M Offield entertains a small gathering this afternoon in honor of her sister Miss Bertha Jump of Kansas City and Miss Marian Lee of Muskogee I T two remaining guests from the holiday house party.
J H Johnson advertises MCCO Coffee today, highlighting fresh daily roast and availability for pickup. The simple notice emphasizes consistent quality and local sourcing.
An outgrowth of the civic federation of Manila the Philippine society for the prevention of cruelty to animals has over 100 members including Americans Englishmen Spaniards and Filipinos. The carabao is the only animal often treated humanely in the islands, illustrating the need for such a society.
Hicks sells Maltby MCCO Coffee roasted fresh every day, highlighting daily production and local sourcing for cafe customers.
The St Louis Star-Democrat reports the long standing feud over Dominican friars lands in the Philippines is resolved. The Philippine government agrees to pay about 50 000 to settle a 200 000 gap, transferring title to the islands. Taft approves, ending decades of tension between friars and natives.
A dental like advertisement claims that Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests food and enables assimilation into tissue-building blood. It asserts relief from sour stomach belching heartburn and indigestion and notes the product is palatable and strengthening, sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
Maj. Woodruff warns that temporary tropical vigor can mislead arriving Americans in the Philippines leading to exhaustion and death for the ill adapted. He notes brunets tend to stay healthy while blonds falter and warns against overreaching in the tropics. He argues dark-skinned peoples may never surpass blond races in intellect. A patent remedy ad follows.
The largest dry dock at Cavite Philippines is finished designed to lift 16 000 tons to a two foot freeboard with water on one tide and 20 000 tons when the lower deck is awash. When crewed it weighs 10 690 tons with 9 200 tons in structure and 570 tons in machinery. It features a central pontoon with two end pontoons and a repair shop plus a self raising capability for hull repairs. Pumps clear all pontoons in four hours.
A terse claim notes a cure for kidney or bladder issues sold by a pharmacy. Readable details are limited, but the item presents a medical remedy marketed through a retail outlet.
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