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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1899
Page
6
A wave of labor unrest spans Cleveland streetcar workers Denver smelters Buffalo dock hands Baltimore marine workers and Montreal trackmen. Parma talks push toward new wage scales nine hour day demands loom while a trackmen compromise ends a month long dispute.
Washington June 19 The industrial commission heard L M Lockwood oil producer Zelienople Pa in opposition to the Standard Oil trust He declared the company had driven independent refineries into bankruptcy and servitude and denounced the course pursued in severe terms He held the railroads especially responsible for this condition of affairs.
The supreme lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen in Indianapolis on June 19 elected officers: Master workman John C. Bickford Manchester NH foreman W A Walker Milwaukee overseer A C Harwick New York recorder M W Sackett Meadville PA receiver John J Acker Albany NY medical examiner Dr D H Shields Hannibal MO.
An item notes the 125th anniversary of the Battle of Banker Hill in Boston on June 19. It records the date and location and marks the commemorative event.
Western Union managers adopt a compact code with an indexed directory to compress messages. Users can convey lengthy letters by selecting ten words for a small fee, referencing subject codes to translate the dispatch. Also notes a DeWitt’s Little Early Risers ad and a birth announcement for William Rinehart’s daughter.
Grain O promises a safer substitute for coffee with stomach soothing and nerve strengthening claims. The ad touts Grain O as beneficial, notes price of 15 and 25 cents, and mentions Grocer Carr of Knob Noster awaiting a $1,000 payment from the New York Life Insurance company next week.
Dr Bell’s Pine-Tar-Honey claimed to cure the forerunner to consumption and provide lung strength so coughs or colds would not settle in. Priced at twenty-five cents at all druggists.
A dispute between two linemen at Osage and Main escalated last night resulting in a rock being thrown through a window of McAllister's saloon. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve advertised as a cure remains unverified for piles and epilepsy.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets candy as a quick cure for constipation. It claims a full refund by druggists if it fails to work. It mentions a 10c price and includes the slogan C C C and disclaimers about refund.
C H Heynen on N Ohio Street advertises monuments and grave markers with quick delivery. Servant Harker Drug Co lists Fleischmann's Pharmacy as a related supplier, featuring ice cream soda 5cc products.
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