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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1899
Page
5
The Mutual Building and Loan association elected directors H W Menschke Charles E Newell W M Johns PG Stafford Charles Hoffman B F Harris and W A Fast.
Strawberries fresh daily right out of our refrigerator. The Kind You Have Always Bounty. No Dust. The Kind You Have Always Bounty.
Ice cream soda offered at Ott’s and Fleischmann’s Pharmacy under a 15e price for children age 12 and under. A note mentions Alamo and a child’s haircut service at the same locale.
Mrs. F B Parker of 615 W Second Street writes from Sedalia Missouri in May 1899 praising a drugless health treatment. She describes relief from chronic dyspepsia and constipation after many doctors and medicines failed. She reports lasting cure for five months, improved appetite sleep and vitality, and gratitude for the system.
Prof Axtell has recently graduated a class of eighteen students. All of his students are doing good work and are living testimonials of his efficiency as a teacher and healer. He teaches every night except Sunday night.
A Florence scene prompts discussion on preserving beauty as a moral good. An Italian woman explains that children naturally love beautiful things and would not harm them, suggesting beauty fosters gentleness and respect for public possessions. The piece connects this to U S efforts like the Library of Congress and improved schoolroom decor, noting teachers observe easier classroom control in beautiful spaces.
The passage recalls the Aaron Manby as the first iron steamer built in 1821 and navigated from London to Havre and Paris. It notes opposition to iron shipbuilding, quotes Scott Russell on naval officials dismissing iron ships as contrary to nature, and credits Napier for foresight in iron steamship development.
Hickory nuts are an American product exported in large numbers to Europe. Pecans belong to the hickory family. Cocoanuts come from the East Indies the West Indies and the Pacific islands near the equator. Almonds are found in Asia Barbary and Morocco. Hazelnuts grow in Europe Russian Asia North Africa and North America. Filberts grow in Greece. Pistachio nuts come from Syria. Chestnuts are part of Mediterranean diets and eaten as nuts in America they are not ground into flour.
A fragment describes seeking a rare bird in the mountains between Anam and Loas, mentioning a certain kind of phe agent and Yor manr in unclear phrasing, suggesting a mysterious expedition.
A collection of remarkable lottery tales from the 19th century. Luke White, once a Dublin shop assistant, salvages unsold lottery tickets that win prizes worth 100000, transforming his fate and that of the Lord Annaly line. Other stories include a Chicago tobacconist losing 15000 to a gifted ticket, a bonnet purchase paid with a lottery ticket, and a Spanish Christmas lottery win of 160000 shared by a naval crew. A Berlin widow recovers a 50000 prize from a burnt but valid ticket found in her shop floor.
Autograph Beethoven items once owned by A W Thayer sold in London auction. Trombone parts for the Ninth Symphony brought 225 dollars, four pages of songs including Ah Perfido and Heidenroslein sold for 120, Kennst du das Land for 62, autograph letters ranged 30 to 105 each. Four Schubert songs sold between 106 and 165 dollars each.
A newspaper notice urges readers to use the Sentinel want column to trade unwanted items for desired goods. It emphasizes low cost and broad usefulness, inviting people to place ads to reach a wide audience.
Advertisement column lists Wanted For Sale For Rent Lost and Found with thirty words maximum and a fifty cent rate. A sale item for a parlor heating store offers bargain pricing with address AX at the Sentinel office and a lost point lace handkerchief noted.
Community notices announce a ladies’ musicale held last night and offer a finder’s reward for a lost item at 617 West Fifth Street. Also advertised aren’t papers for sale at Sentinel office and seven puppy pups for sale at 1323 East Sixth Avenue.
Employment wanted by a young man skilled in farming and dairy work. He seeks work and asks interested parties to contact T. J. at the SENTINEL address.
All children under 12 meet at First Christian church at 4 p m Monday for music rehearsal led by Rev. Cook. At 7 30 p m scholars over 12 rehearse at the same venue. This afternoon preachers and superintendents are arranging for their ball game.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets candy cathartic as a cure for constipation with 10c and 25c prices and a money back guarantee if it fails. It also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as another product.
A fragment lists prices for wheat oats poultry and staples with figures for per unit costs and bundles. It notes spring chickens hens roosters turkeys ducks geese eggs butter lard potatoes sweet potatoes apples flour corn meal sorghum and ends with an advertisement for Sutherlands Eagle Eye Salve claims of curing eye ailments with a guarantee sold by druggists.
Announcement states J W Kennedy with over twenty years in shoes will manage the store and benefit patrons. The firm notes J M Offield cannot presently operate and asks customers to seek Kennedy’s personal attention during his absence.
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