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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1902
Page
3
Marshal Callaway of Clinton and Sheriff Adair detained James Doss at the southbound train arrival after Windsor police notified Clinton that Doss was wanted for whipping his mother. He is held to await charges.
Last Wednesday night a fire swept the building over the coal mine on H. Conway’s farm east of Lamonte, destroying machinery and about 700 bushels of coal. Owners Smiley and Carr estimate about $200 in losses and suspect arson though no insurance coverage exists.
The note warns against coughing to protect lung healing and mentions Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure without straining to expel phlegm. It contrasts common cough expectorants.
In Pettis county circuit court at Sedalia next week the case Moses W. Clay and others v Union Wholesale Publishing Company of Kansas City will be heard after a venue change. Plaintiffs allege the company sold them worthless stock and seek a receiver for the firm. Rocky Mountain Tea advertises a 35 cent bottle from Bard Drug Co.
Dr J R A Crossland a Republican state central committee member from St Joseph Missouri says a Kansas City dispatch faked news of no Negro State League meeting in St Joseph March 11 He notes the league will meet in St Joseph next Tuesday and no other officer has authority to set dates or locations.
A survey of various mushrooms shows edible varieties grown on coffee grounds and logs, a narcotic substitute in some regions, and poisonous types in Europe. It notes uses as snuff, anesthesia, razor strops, and night-luminescent fungi, with references to Polyporus species and wine cellar molds.
In Indianapolis the exchange shows a child answering about skipping a visit to Mrs. Dibbs. The boy explains you preferred another invitation, reflecting social mixed etiquette in a local scene.
A brief aside from the Philadelphia Press portrays a domestic scene where Mr. de Trop asks if Miss Mabel is home. The maid replies she is not, mentioning a candy box seen in his hands as a possible signal to leave.
The article notes Sir Thomas Lipton, famed English grocer, shifting from his failed Americas Cup bid to tea ventures. It promotes his Big Four blends plus a 5 Oclock Blended and guarantees satisfaction, inviting readers to try and avoid surrendering their tea cups to an Englishman.
Workers uncover a complete skeleton with a rusted iron chain and shackles in Newgate street London near Old Bailey. Major Arthur Griffiths notes the remains likely belong to a murderer hanged outside the prison, a practice seen before 1832.
The biennial meeting will be held at the supreme headquarters on Tuesday March 11 with representatives from several states in attendance. Few changes in laws are expected. The order has paid beneficiaries $170589.20 and holds a large reserve per member, exceeded only by the Foresters of Canada.
On Saturday March 1 a total of 294 books were circulated from the library marking the largest daily circulation since the move to the new building.
Joe Chandler Harris is touted as the richest U.S. newspaper writer with charitable works matching his means. President and Mrs. McKinley favor youth programs at the White House, while Cornell's Jacob Gould Schurman, newly named Philippine commissioner chair, rose from a $39-a-year grocery clerk. Dr. Joseph Wright gains a $1000 civil-list pension for English studies, Stanford's President Jordan returns from a Mexico tour praising Diaz as a stabilizing leader of twenty years.
An article extols hale old age through digestion, praising Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for stomach and digestion problems. It includes a testimonial from G. Popplewell of Eureka Springs Arkansas and notes a free medical adviser offer from Dr. R V Pierce in Buffalo New York.
The Turkish government has conducted a religious census across lands beyond its borders, aiming to count Mohammedans rather than Turks alone. The report totals 196,590,000 Muslims worldwide, with 15,000,000 in Turkey and Europe, 99,000,600 in Western Asia and Hindostan, 20,000,000 in China, 36,000,000 in Northern and Northeastern Africa, and 23,000,000 elsewhere.
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