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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1905
Page
2
Daily 8 Months by Mail postpaid 1.0? 6 months by Mail postpaid 2.00 Daily per year by mail postpaid 4.00 Weekly per Year 1.00 Telephones entry at Sedalia post office. Official paper of the City of Sedalia.
The piece argues theft in rate setting and corporate practice lies at the root of national troubles. It cites rebates and stock manipulation as modern forms of stealing, urging a public conscience to demand honesty in railroads trusts and government services.
The article argues a national wave of reform as moralists praise a vigorous house cleaning against graft in government and business. It cites Philadelphia’s crackdown on boodle, hints at Equitable looting in New York, and asserts public demand for honesty and a high sense of duty guiding Americans away from dirty work.
A fragmentary line discusses the struggle to seize honesty by the neck and uphold the honor of the United States, reflecting tension between personal conduct and national ideals.
The text traces how ancient peoples linked Sirius’s heliacal rising to a yearly period known as dog days. Variants place the start around August 4 with a forty day span, though counts range from thirty to fifty four days. Pliny ties the start to Procyon’s rising, around July 19, with a typical span of twenty days before and after Sirius.
Report notes rising alarm in New Orleans as fears about a yellow peril influence spread through the city, with residents and authorities weighing safety measures and public calm efforts amid the tense climate.
Philadelphia mint to coin a new silver dollar featuring a story design instead of a spread eagle and carrying the legend Dux Femina Facti. The change marks a shift in reverse imagery for the popular coin.
Local advertises a catarrh remedy and a family laxative. It asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure is a physician prescribed internal treatment that purifies blood and acts on mucous surfaces, with testimonials available. The product is sold by druggists for 75 cents, by C. G. Hene y & Co. Toledo Ohio.
East Liverpool Ohio July 27 a pottery trust with 40 million dollars capital is regarded as an accomplished fact. Newton Jackson a Philadelphia broker is pushing the combination with two Ohio firms holding out. More than 75 percent of the nation s tableware kiln capacity is ready to join and three Philadelphia banks will provide the cash. East Liverpool will be the trust headquarters.
An advertising blurb claims Worrells Insect Exterminator is used by the U S Government Ocean Transports steamship lines railroad hospitals and other buyers who purchase the best products and it is for sale at 30 cents a bottle at all druggists.
A Myrtle Point mother describes dire health struggles before using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. She reports improved health after treatment and a safe confinement with no return of previous ailments. The ad invites other women to write for free advice and offers Doctor Pierce's medical guide by mail.
In Frankfort Kentucky on July 28 Rousseau True special commissioner for the U S court to sell 60 000 acres in MacGoffin county faced armed men who planned to kill a court officer and resist the sale but he completed the auction and escaped with his life.
Our Week of Bargains lists Pure Leaf Lard Dry Salt Bacon gasoline coal oil and sugar with low prices while a dramatic land sale in McGuffin county drew mountaineers armed for action. True and four deputy marshals faced danger as a secret society aided their cautious sale amid a tense crowd.
A 1905/1908 city resolution declares the necessary grading of the East West alley between Fourth and Fifth streets in Smith and Martin's First Addition to Sedalia Missouri. It authorizes paving with concrete and including costs in the special assessment, with publication in local papers. J. L. Babcock signs as Mayor, C. E. Baker as City Clerk.
Chesterton Indiana July 28. Joseph Stephens town marshal ordered to resign on pain of death. Anonymous letters postmarked Chicago threaten his life as Chesterton glass works shut down provoking disorder among idle men. Stephens stern orderkeeping earned him enemies who merely avoided killing him.
An advertisement urges using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for sores burns boils eczema and piles. It touts the salve as purst and best and directs readers to buy the genuine product from W. E. Bard Drug Co.
Col. William J. Bryan arrives in Madison to address the Monona Lake assembly and attend a complimentary reception and banquet staged by Wisconsin Democrats. Expected speakers include T. E. Ryan Martin L. Lueck J. M. Crowley and Congressman Charles H. Weiss as part of the 1998 campaign opening.
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