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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1900
Page
2
Crowded page features medical patent advertisements for Hall's Texas Wonder kidney remedy and Pine Tar Honey cough cure, plus druggist notices and rental listing. Mentions Missouri annexation quip and local workers at Katy railroad, with Burn and cough relief claims and a six room cottage for rent.
The 1899 Missouri fire insurance report shows regular and foreign companies wrote $450,132,994.01 in risks with premiums of $4,959,523.20 and losses paid $2,743,836.73. Premiums dropped to 1.10 from 1.14, a 4 percent cut saving citizens about $180,000 in premiums, a result of the campaign led by Mr. Crear and Attorney General Crow to break up insurance company collusion.
M. F. Hawkins of Sedalia arrives in Kansas City and says after ten years he fears the city's crowds. He reads weekly market reports and decides Kansas City would lure him, but a vast dry goods district and proposed six story moves unsettle him.
The Kansas City Journal reports that Love would lead Sedalia police for two years if the Democratic ticket wins. He is the party’s nominee for city marshal, though the paper notes Love may face obstacles in securing the position.
Fort Scott plans a $6000 convention hall with no delay and asks whether rivals will let the city surpass them. The note flags regional competition and civic ambition.
Mrs. F E Watson of Aiken Alabama reports months of hopeless diarrhoea ended after taking five doses of Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy priced at 25 cents. Doctors had deemed her case incurable and recommended no further care. Sold locally by Servant Harker Drug Co. and others. C S McKee of the Katy notes the same in a brief closing remark.
An Albany dairyman sought a doctor for his severely ill child with croup. Lacking the physician, he bought Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and the child soon improved, prompting the family to recommend the medicine locally. The article notes a druggist reporting constant demand. servant Harker Drug Co. and others are listed as local contacts.
Eugene J. Hall the poet and publisher credits Foley’s Honey and Tar with restoring his voice at Central Music Hall in Chicago. A. S. McGowan notes Clark county farmers faced misfortune when a duck found gold nuggets, while several farms suffered from failed prospecting efforts.
An 19th century ad offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials from druggists. It notes F J Cheney Co Toledo as maker and cites West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin as endorsers. The Macon Citizen reports Mr Dance winning the La Grange assessor nomination despite rival Legg's efforts.
An old advertisement touts Sion as a kidney remedy and Hobbs' Sparagus Pills claimed to cure kidney ailments, with Sam pie free and Sterling Remedy Co. based in Chicago or New York.
Mr and Mrs J W Mellor are in Boonville attending the funeral of Mrs Mellor’s brother A F O'Brien. A product called Rocky Mountain Tea from Madison Medicine Co priced at 35 cents is advertised with a prayer-like line urging not to heel him who asks to take something.
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