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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1903
Page
5
President Loubet visited French institutions in London and conferred degrees of honor on leading French residents. He received numerous welcome addresses from British municipalities and associations, then called on the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House. Huge crowds welcomed him with roaring cheers.
Mrs W D Steele hosted a Sunday dinner for a group of friends including Dr and Mrs E F Yancey Dr Overstreet Mrs MacGugin and Bayless Steele of Kansas City. The highlight was a song performance by Edmund J Meyers the celebrated vocalist from New York City.
Local residents and visitors traverse several states for family visits business trips and upcoming nuptials. Notables include W P Haiey Jackson County native, Rev E B Surface, Judge H L Sutton en route to Houstonia for the Sutton-Lower wedding, and G O Holcroft family returning from Wichita. A wide range of social and commercial movements fill the day.
A married couple seeks a small furnished house or two to three furnished rooms close in for light housekeeping. Respond to W. P. care Sentinel with best of reference.
A child recalls why hymns are altered in sermons. Mabelle asks about omit the third stanza, noting ministers repeatedly instruct to exclude certain lines. The exchange conveys curiosity about hymn censorship and perceived moral content.
Advertises a laxative and quinine tablet for a cold cure with a money back guarantee from druggists. The label bears E. W. Grove's signature on each box and the price is 25 cents.
In an Austin Texas restaurant a railroad man and a Court of Appeals judge sat opposite each other. The waiter delivered the judge a lunch order and called out One Katy Flyer prompting a puzzled explanation: the judge wanted his dinner quickly, so the waiter served a Katy Flyer.
General Passenger Agent George Morton of the Katy receives a letter from Rock Island Texas land and immigration agent. It details cigars made from tobacco grown at Hallettsville on Post Oak sandy land by W. B. Hawkins yielding 800 pounds per acre. Net profit is $17 per thousand cigars after costs.
Mr. Geo. A. McNutt, a Chesterfieldian passenger agent for the M. K. & T. R y, rents a room in a Nebraska town. He asks for a bath the next morning, and the proprietor signals Tom to fetch soap and a towel. The punchline explains the pick is to dam up the crick, delivering a small town humor vignette.
Ex Senator Butler tells of a Darling ton county family named Auld who insist on pronouncing it owl. David Jones, a wit and heavy drinker, is invited to dine and blessing is asked before he eats. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co is advertised as a constitutional cure with a money back guarantee and druggist price 75 cents.
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a foundation for health improving digestion and blood nourishment. It claims to cure indigestion and all stomach and digestive disorders and notes sale by W. E. Bard Drug Company.
Describes a railway line from New York to Philadelphia via the Lehigh Valley Railroad with double track and stone ballast. Highlights magnificent trains dining cars a la carte and a stopover option at Niagara Falls.
E S Tempie supervising solicitor of A. O. U. W. returned from St. Joe. Installation of officers and initiation at Equity lodge tonight. Next Thursday Seda lia lodges host a Forest park picnic with William H. Miller Grand Master Workman of St. Louis to deliver an address. All invited.
The service next Sunday at Calvary Church marks the sixteenth anniversary of its opening. The parish is urged to attend and join the special morning observance.
The World’s Fair of 1904 attracts general interest. A Bird’s-Eye View drawing, 3 by 42 inches, will be mailed upon receiving 19 cents to prepay postage. Send to George Morton, M K T Ry Box 911 St Louis MO.
Cure advertised for chilblains frostbite damp sweaty feet with Allen's Foot-Ease powder. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25e.
Describes rail routes via Lehigh Valley railroad and a two cent stamp request for a descriptive booklet. Announces limited time dental offers by Dr. George A. Major including full set teeth eight dollars and gold fillings from one dollar, with office at 410 Ohio Street opposite courthouse.
The German M. E. church social moves to Cord Brandt at 518 West Fourth this evening due to J. Pregge’s illness. The event proceeds with refreshment and socializing in a new location.
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for bleeding and protruding piles after years of failure with other treatments. A testimonial from H. A. Tisdale of Summerton, S. C. claims two boxes cured him eighteen months ago with no relapse. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co. Also a job notice seeks painters for Arbeeican Car & Foundry Co. in Madison, Ill.
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