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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1905
Page
2
United States Treasurer Roberts warned Kansas bankers that autumn currency strain arises from tight small denominations and bank withdrawals. He urged elastic currency, citing Canada as model, and discussed China trade friction with rough handling of Chinese visitors and American officials’ indignities.
President Roosevelt pledges to use power to promote friendly China relations to avert a threatened boycott of American goods. Administration pressure seeks a sensible treaty and expected favorable Senate action.
A brief remark notes that the leading businessmen in the nation are those who run the railways, highlighting the prominence of railway systems in directing commerce and progress. It hints at influence of transportation networks on national business.
An advertising testimonial extols Dr. R V Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as cures for fatigue indigestion and lingering coughs. It claims rapid blood purification improved appetite and stamina even in consumption risk cases. A Mount Union Pa reader recounts long term relief after using Pierce remedies and warns against inferior substitutes.
Officials oversee transit funding and demand value in return. In six months five western railroads spent $800,000 and issued 1 350 000 miles of transportation for publicity, showing strong investment value of advertising for both travelers and homebound readers.
The Georgia Funeral Directors' association opened its fourth annual convention in Savannah at the DeSoto hotel with President G. H. Brandon of Atlanta presiding. The three day sessions promise unusual interest for members.
The Children’s Favorite One Minute Cough Cure is praised for coughs croup and whooping cough. It contains no opiate is harmless and has pleasant taste. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
A grocer advertised a two ounce package of Red Cross Ball Blue for six cents to whiten yellow laundry. The copy promotes the product as a solution for unsightly clothes and notes it is sold widely by grocers.
A Perry mother receives a strange letter from her son in the country. He recounts surviving a boating mishap and a burial of another boy, being knocked over by a horse, needing money for a head injury, planning a barn fire for “bully fun,” and aiming to bring home a tame woodchuck in his trunk. The note blends danger with juvenile mischief in a rural setting.
Paul Morton to resign from cabinet to head Equitable with a strong good conduct certificate from the President. The Santa Fe rebating affair will be dropped as the administration argues it would be unfair to prosecute one official while others on similar roads acted the same way. The outlook is seen by some as a whitewash of the Santa Fe matter.
In a bilious mood you may seek aid to digest food and DeWitt's Little Early Risers are marketed as the best remedy. The famous pills claim to relieve constipation sick headache biliousness without griping or sickness and to impart early rising energy for children and adults. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
London June 21 Harvard House in Stratford on Avon once owned by the family of John Harvard founder of Harvard University was offered for sale at public auction today. The property will probably be acquired by the Shakespearian Birthday association.
An advertisement proclaims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as liquified electricity that reaches every part of the body, claiming it brings blood, strength, and vigor, making and keeping you well. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
Our Week of Bargains highlights 5 gallons gasoline and coal oil, 4 cans Badger Corn, 11 salt meat, 11% pure leaf lard, Imperial Tea, Holland Herring, baking powder, table teas, and Imperial Flour. Fresh eggs and butter daily, fruits and vegetables, honey, Cuban coffee, and prompt citywide delivery.
The excerpt cites a Newark region quarrel with Mr. Cleveland amid attacks on women’s clubs. It notes a New Jersey federation president calling him “the greatest size” near a New Jersey university. Also mentions purchasing an interest in J. L. Kautzman’s drug business at 104 West Main Street and a solicitation for past favors.
Local laundry advertises curtain bedspread quilt and blanket cleaning. Monarch Laundry offers family washing services with two phone numbers for contact and orders.
William Waldorf Astor undertakes a lavish 2000 acre restoration of Hever estate in Kent. A lake, model village, Italian garden, and new road with bridges reshape the site while 1000 workers assist, and safeguards keep the public from viewing ongoing work.
The Salve that Penetrates by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve promises antiseptic, rubefacient and healing action in boils burns cuts eczema tetter ringworm and all skin diseases. It touts relief for piles and notes original salve made by E. C. DeWitt & Co and sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
The factory announces the addition of a collar end cuff machine to its well equipped plant. The new equipment is meant to improve precision and reach higher quality in collars and cuffs. The notice invites customers to try the products and be convinced of the gains.
The puzzle asks which tour will win a $5.00 gold piece at Crystal Park next Friday night, implying a contest or game event linked to that venue and date.
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