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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1906
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Porto Rico schools with figures such as 25 dollars and 400. The readable text is incoherent and does not present a clear event or outcome. The item appears to be a damaged report about educational matters in Porto Rico.
A Chicago Daily News report details Lt. Philip Remington’s fatal encounter with Datto Ali, the Moros chief in Mindanao, ending an 18 month pursuit. Capt. Frank McCoy led 100 troops and 150 bearers in a five day march to isolate Ali, who with his son Dago and 290 wives was slain along with several followers. The protracted campaign compared in cost to Geronimo’s hunt, yet received little public attention.
The sultan Mohammad Jamalul Kiram of Sulu claims descent from a 16th century conqueror. He governs a 140‑island domain under American rule, living in Tulay with armed retainers while maintaining wealth from Brunei royalties and British North Borneo payments. The sultan’s power wanes under American conquest as his seven wives and court await change.
Miss Mary Louis Weiser, six years old, from Columbus, sent the hair ribbons of red white and blue to Col Jewett who brought them to Manila. Admiral Dewey ordered the colors hoisted on a bamboo pole and saluted, a patriotic moment celebrated by officers and crew.
A Frisco system notice invites hunters to request a free booklet detailing hunting and fishing opportunities in the Ozark regions and St Francis Valley. The guide highlights turkey, duck, quail, squirrels, small game, and deer. Send requests to A Hilton in St Louis Mo.
In Oras River two scouts swam at night when a crocodile seized one. A hunter later killed a nearly eighteen foot specimen with a belly full of two monkeys tin can and human bones, possibly from the missing scout.
For coughs and colds no remedy is equal to Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. It acts as a cathartic on the bowels to expel all matter from the system and provides immediate relief in croup whooping cough and other coughs and colds. Children love it. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
The article notes a calm American reception to the completion of the Pacific cable network extending from the United States to Hawaii Guam and the Philippines and onward toward Japan and China. It contrasts this with the 1858 Atlantic cable success when bells rang and cannons fired, greeting a worldwide triumph.
I F Brim of the Mormon Church witnessed a new eruption on Matautu near Savaii on August 21. Lava flowed half a mile wide toward the coast at about a mile per day, threatening German plantations and the village of Safotu. Thundering roars accompanied the lava, with tides influencing the eruption. One high chief died attempting to reach the source, cremated by lava.
A brown woman recalls how Hawaiian servants, seen as best yet unsophisticated, insisted on using employers' first names. After her tactic to avoid this backfired, the new cook addressed her as Dearie and Sweetheart, revealing cultural friction in a table setting with English officers nearby.
At this season of coughs and colds it is well to know that Foley's Honey and Tar is the greatest throat and lung remedy. It cures quickly and prevents serious results from a cold. Sold by Arlington pharmacy.
A testimonial noting that cathartics such as wédken and Cathartics grips dissipate bodily wastes. It claims the DeWitt's Little Early Risers purge putrid matter and bile to restore liver activity and improve complexion. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
Bishop Hanlon reports many medicine men in Central Africa have been converted but refuse to divulge their remedies. Some converted medicine women reveal cures, though their information is largely of little value.
The soothing salve eases pain when applied to piles sores cuts boils and similar ailments. It claims to draw out inflammation reduce swelling improve blood circulation and aid nature in permanently removing the trouble. Sold by W E Bard Drug Co.
Two registered pharmacists attend to prescription work at Arlington Pharmacy, ensuring accuracy and patient service in daily operations.
Atlantic Monthly argues that despite wealth excesses a wealthy person cannot gain more daily discipline from living than the poor. The piece asserts modest income fosters habit, effort, health, and family stability, offering intrinsic rewards that wealth cannot buy.
An advertisement urges customers to select Longan's Sedalia Steam Laundry for white goods and bright colored textiles. It promotes soft flannels, clean fabrics, and protection against darkening or discoloration, noting locations at 216 and 218 Lamzie Street.
Arlington Pharmacy promotes compounded prescriptions as the finest quality products and reliability, asserting accuracy and dependability for customers seeking pharmaceutical preparations.
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