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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1901
Page
3
A Washington Iowa woman testifies to the benefits of Dr. Pierce Favorite Prescription for female disorders. She describes relief from inflammation ulceration and weakness and urges others to try it. She notes past prolapsus and menorrhagia and offers to pay if not helped.
The Saline County Index reports a false story that Horace Burnett drowned a baby in the Blackwater River. Burnett, described as hard character, faced suspicions in the infant's death, was said to be jailed in Pettis County then released, and is now said to reside in Oklahoma.
The Galveston board of health arranges a large supply of oil from Beaumont wells to fight mosquitoes. The oil will be dispersed in stagnant pools, sprinkled on gutter water, and given free to cistern owners to destroy mosquitoes and fever germs.
In a ten hour race last week on Long Island Miss Dolly Ray won the duck picking contest by selecting 111 ducks, besting several male competitors for the championship.
A lively tonic claim says Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets revive torpid livers and dull appetites. It promises renewed vitality and digestion with a 25 cent price and free samples at Mertz & Hale's and Otis W. Smith's drug stores.
The text notes that despite political differences the European royal families form one wide family linked by blood ties and numerous intermarriages across nations.
A Duncombe Iowa mother reports her son’s leg scald healed in three weeks after using Banner Salve. She urges families to keep Banner Salve on hand as a reliable remedy for scalds and sores. Available at all druggists.
The article notes 2,000,000 acres in Texas adaptable for rice cultivation, signaling vast arable potential and opportunities for agriculture.
Druggist J. Goldsmith of Van Etten New York touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after five years of satisfaction with sales to customers. He says he uses it in his own family for ordinary coughs colds and post flu coughs and finds it efficacious. Sold by Mertz Male J L Kautzman and Otis W Smith.
Ed Loring, formerly with the Queen City Telephone company, departed last night for St. Louis to assume a position with the Kinloch Telephone company.
NESS blames stomach problems for most illnesses and promotes Dr Loyal Ford’s Dyspepticide as the remedy. The ad urges readers to take it to restore stomach function and notes availability at all druggists.
Constable Robb appoints Tom Robb as deputy constable under the amended Burnett law. The appointment formalizes his duties and authority within the constabulary. Local officials acknowledge the move as aligning with legislative changes.
B F Mouser druggist of Chetopa Kansas says his store has the best sale of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Arlington Pharmacy also promotes the remedy. It cures constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach trouble.
The Red Cross Medical association in the city offers free treatment for three months to patients at 311-313 Lindenfritz building before June 20. They specialize in chronic diseases using chemical, physical and microscopic exams to locate trouble and claim high cure rates. Offices open 9 am to 8 pm, Sundays 10 to 12.
Advertises free samples at Mertz and Hale's and Otis W. Smith's drug stores. Describes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as an elegant physic that improves appetite strengthens digestion and regulates the liver and bowels. Claims easy to take and pleasant in effect.
The Stanley Coal company donated one cord of wood for a community barbecue to be held on July 4th. The contribution supports local festivities and showcases company involvement in civic events.
Mr James Brown of Pottsmouth Virginia over ninety years old suffered a long time from a facial sore. Doctors could not help him. De Witts Witch Hazel Salve cured him permanently. W E Bard Drug Co.
An advertisement for One Minute Cough Cure claims it cures stubborn coughs and has helped thousands. It references Norris Silver of North Stratford New Hampshire and notes W. E. Bard Drug Co as the supplier. The copy also mentions acceptance of a business manager position by an individual for the Springfield Missouri Republican.
Jim Berry owner of the Silver Moon restaurant in Vinita Indian Territory died last night from a self inflicted gunshot wound. No clear motive or cause for the act is known.
Ad copy asserts that general tiredness backache and run down condition indicate kidney disorder. It claims Foley’s Kidney Cure restores strength by making the kidneys well and warns to take no substitute.
W G Boles, route agent for the American Express company, has been transferred to Parsons Kansas. He is succeeded here by G C Gates of Denison Texas.
A Idaho woman wins divorce after husband refuses to take her to the Paris Exposition. He testifies he fears water and even baths, claiming seasickness. He also suffers indigestion. the piece promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin at Arlington Pharmacy.
E. F. Hotchkiss and Daisy Gibson of Sedalia were married at 5 30 last evening by Judge O. E. Parsons at his office.
A promotional item advises using Rocky Mountain Tea at night to combat blemishes and resemble a healthy appearance. It urges readers to consult their druggist for purchase. The tone matches a period advertisement note on beauty cures.
Berlin records show 30 000 dogs in the city with a 2 50 tax on pets. Officers and those who use dogs as draught animals are exempt from the levy.
Advertisement claiming Kodol Dyspepsia Care digests all kinds of food without stomach aid. It asserts the product uses fluids identical to natural digestion to rest the stomach and restore function, from W. E. Bard Drug Co.
G B Goodrich advertises cabbage and tomato plants and sweet potato slips guaranteed to grow. Available in any quantity from hundreds to thousands at corner Eighteenth and Marvin. Telephone 176 old phone.
Regional stats show Summer county as a leading wheat producer with 1,188 square miles. Harvestable wheat acreage stood at 293,864 acres in 1899, 287,993 acres in 1900, and 309,641 acres nearly ready for harvest in 1901.
A. O. Blanchard of West Bangor New York reports five years of kidney disease and says two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure brought relief after trying several doctors.
In Poplar Bluff an unknown burglar or burglars forced entry to the Christian Sunday school library and carried away two or three books. The motive appears literary rather than financial. Police investigate for possible connection to similar daytime thefts.
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