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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1901
Page
3
A judge hears a case where the accused speaks only Celtic and an interpreter is used. The interpreter, sympathetic to the defendant, refuses to translate. When pressed, he reveals the conversation centered on a remark about an old woman, prompting laughter in court and a colorful exchange as the interpreter curses the accuser and warns of hanging.
An observer recalls late Fenian era Ireland noting harsh RC police arrests under habeas corpus repeal two year detentions without trial. Juries faced pressure from judges and officials, witnesses feared testifying, and a Nationalist judge faced accusations of traitor in Cork.
A London Daily News quip about yeomen capturability during Boer War hostilities. The tale notes yeomen known for courage yet poor navigation on the veldt, leading to frequent Boer traps and prison captures. The joke suggests the Boers release them because they can always be captured when needed.
An Irish court report recalls a witness who misinterprets stunned and insensible. The barrister and judge clash with the elderly witness who finally declares they killed him entirely, using the old sense of the word.
A terse exchange about delaying marriage prompts a witty remark that rushing into wedlock risks nipping love in the bud. The dialogue hints at family pressure and generational caution within a domestic scene.
Fat people never get any credit for being miserable. The average man would never have a conscience if he didn't have a stomach. A woman judges a man the same way as she does a book by the dedication. It is always a wonder to a man how an Easter bride can brazen it out. A girl tells her engagement to one friend first.
A garbled passage quotes a New York Press line about women and men with biting witticisms on diaries rings and marriage. It ends with Farmer Corntessel praising his son Josiar's education and a comic note on voting integrity at the Australian ballot.
In dialogue from the Washington Star a idealist argues money is a responsibility not a personal luxury. Senator Sorghum reflects on his finances noting the campaign’s narrowing path eases burdens as the race nears its end.
In a Philadelphia Press exchange a clerk remarks on a bath sponge being splendid yet small while a customer objects it is too large. The debate ends with a quip about living in a flat and the humor of size versus need.
Ad copy notes DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve relieves eczema saltrheum tetter and ivy poisoning as well as chafing and other skin irritations. Claims to cure piles and lists W. E. Bard Drug Co. as seller.
Albert Thiele and his bride Lazetta Weise have returned from their bridal tour of the east and are now residing at the Laclede hotel in St. Louis.
Rev. G. E. Ireland, an old friend of Rev. F. L. Cook, visited the city yesterday. He traveled from Wabash Indiana to Pond Creek Oklahoma and mentioned cycling ups and downs and the Banner Salve for cuts and bruises.
An advertisement promotes Rocky Mountain Tea claiming vitality strength health and happiness with claims of clear eyes and active brain. The Madison Company urges readers to ask their druggist for the 35 cent product.
Smith Jordan and Eva Rogers of Bunce ton obtained a marriage license and eloped. Jordan worked on Rogers' father’s farm while Rogers taught at Mt. Nebo school. The couple married locally and then traveled to California.
Several young men complain they have no steady girl. It seems that they no sooner get fairly started with a girl, probably have the theatre tickets all bought, when the girl can't go because she has a sick headache. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin cures stomach trouble and sick headache. Girls a word to the wise Arlington Pharmacy.
H. A. Barnes Wednesday purchased the W. E. Conner home at the corner of Monitaeun and Cooper through the Donnohue Combs Real Estate company.
William Woodard of Decatur Louisiana reports long kidney trouble and credits FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE with a full recovery after using four one dollar size bottles. He recommends it to others with kidney issues and notes availability at all druggists.
Low excursion rates available June 18 to September 10 via M K T. See Katy's agent for details or contact the general passenger and ticket agent in room 518 at the Wainwright building Saint Louis.
W S Whedon of Winterset Indiana recounts a carpenter with diarrhoea who used Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after Whedon's own cure. One dose restored the worker to his job and he returned to work promptly. Sold locally by Mertz Hale Kautzman and Otis W Smith.
Dr. Dunlap and his bride formerly Miss Hallie Hudson traveled through Sedalia last night on their way to Dallas Texas. The couple recently returned from a trip to the Pan American exposition.
Promote a summer trip to the East with scenic and historic stops on Lake Shore and Michigan Southern lines. Advertises Lake Shore Tours and Book of Trains, offering maps, rates, and direct lines to a renowned resort, with contacts in Kansas City and Chicago.
W. H. Powell and W. J. Ferguson with City Engineer Zoll returned from Kansas City after taking part in Shriner's activities.
An aging, torpid liver is described and Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets promoted as restoring liver function boosting vitality and digestion. Price 25 cents with free samples at Mertz & Hale's and Otis W. Smith's drug stores.
Iola will gain the Collinsville Zinc company smelter plant to be powered by natural gas for use in the plant operations. The move signals a regional industrial expansion and calls attention to energy supply plans supporting the facility.
An advertisement asserts kidney disorder causes fatigue backache and general malaise and touts FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE as restoring strength by making the kidneys well taking no substitute and available at all druggists.
The piece lists symptoms such as weakness, backache, sleep problems, fatigue, memory issues, headaches, nausea after meals, sweating hands, and skin spots. It claims afflictions arise from overwork and dissipation and promises quick permanent relief at a reasonable price, framing life as a nightmare without “perfect manhood.”
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