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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1902
Page
2
The Sentinel announces H. K. Bente as candidate for Pettis County prosecuting attorney subject to the Democratic party will. The piece notes June not January and quips about local matters while reporting the peach crop and a stray remark about an airship resembling Charlie Walch.
The Panama company pledges to oppose the Nicaraguan bill to the last ditch. Boonville residents seek a city spring campaign slogan while Sedalia aims for the superlative. World’s fair air events imply widespread flying as British feel pressure in the Reichstag and Dutch-German tensions rise for John.
In Calhoun, Henry County, the accounts allowed list shows a payment to John Little for rock amounting to 1 dollar.
A large eagle in good preservation was recovered near Bunce ton in Cooper county. The find is not the Eagle associated with Editor Nelson.
Miss Helen Gould is invited to visit Sedalia to view the Carnegie library the court house and other local sights during a cordial stop in the city.
When a killing occurs, Officer Charlie Leftwich, a popular Sedalia police officer, is likely to be on hand.
Melbourne McDowell, actor, accuses Blanche Walsh of driving him to drink after she left his company. He says her actions caused personal and professional distress and expresses strong reproach toward her conduct.
Former representative Barnett has exited the Pettis county prosecuting attorney race citing potential harm to party harmony. He leaves the field as a longtime Democrat who prefers unity over division.
The report notes that two hundred more school teachers are to be deployed to the Philippines, contrasting this with the much larger numbers of soldiers sent abroad and questioning the imbalance in international aid versus military deployment.
The report notes Jefferson City will host the State Federation of Labor convention and urges satisfaction with hosting, advising against contesting Sedalia for the two democratic state conventions.
At a Kansas City hotel men’s meeting the discussion touched on meal sizes with the speaker noting that size is of no consequence. The brief remark followed by a casual comment ends the fragmentary report.
The notice notes the difficulty for minstrel troupes to obtain new jokes due to day travel and night performances. It mentions the Jefferson City State Tribune already carrying ten candidates' announcements and reflects on the slow pace of January.
A poem by Charles G. D. Roberts exalts a beloved through invocations to voice hands eyes lips and hair. The speaker pleads for presence and touch to dispel loneliness and reveal divine beauty behind longing.
The Warsaw council quarantines the town against smallpox. A board of health is appointed including Dr. S. O. Davis Dr. J. R. Smith and H. G. Savage with Aldermen J. M. Davis and George H. Drake to oversee the measure.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold in one day with no cure no pay. Offered at 25 cents, the ad promises fast relief and a straightforward guarantee.
Dr. W. T. Thomas arrived from Sedalia on Saturday. Mr. Geo. Voekel also of Sedalia called on the Paul Smith family last week. Miss Edith Wilson of Sedalia stayed with Mrs. Hopkins and her daughter Miss Ida from Friday to Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Bird declares her child is worth millions to her and credits One Minute Cough Cure for saving a child from croup. The ad touts the product as a safe immediate remedy for coughs throat and lung troubles and recommends every family keep a bottle handy.</s>
Walter Wood will depart around February 6 for the Philippines after being appointed a civil service teacher. His transport arrived Monday and he will travel via New York Gibraltar the Suez Canal and the Indian Ocean.
The ad claims The White Man's Burden induces indigestion with symptoms like appetite loss sleeplessness and irritability. Dr Loyal Ford's Dyspepticide is presented as a new perfect cure aiding digestion toning the stomach and regulating it. Sold by all druggists.
Reverend C A Buchanan is introduced as the new pastor in Fayette, replacing the former leader and bringing a fresh direction to the local church community.
The Sedalia family arrived last Thursday and returned Monday afternoon to Sedalia. Yesterday they, along with their four children, moved to Fayette and will reside in the Megraw house north of the First Baptist Church. Local readers welcome them and wish mutual benefits from their stay.
A satire questions a grocer selling sand as sugar and a druggist offering a substitute for Madison Medicine Co’s Rocky Mountain Tea. The quip targets deceptive sellers and false substitutes.
A letter to Kansas City reports Mrs Zerelda Samuels 78 mother of Frank and Jesse James has pneumonia at the old home in Kearney She is not in immediate danger but pneumonia among a woman of advanced age alarms the community Frank James is traveling with a theatrical company in Across the Desert.
A Jamaica merchant reports his daughter’s severe cold and chest pains were prevented from turning into pneumonia by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He claims seven years of use with no failure and notes retail sale by all druggists.
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the best in the world noting a large two ounce pack priced at five cents.
Fancy bon bons and chocolates from 25 cents and up are advertised at Walch's store, highlighting affordable confections for shoppers.
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