Sedalia Guards Banquet Celebrates D G M Section Win
The second section of Company D. N. G. M. held a Monday banquet at Rembaugh's cafe to honor first place in section contests. Capt. Grimm led the event with toasts. Sgt Woods received a certificate noting each member’s name. Invited guests included Major James and several officers. Assets of the White House staff salaries and funds are described in a lengthy aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Grimm
Courtney W. Woods
S. W. James
H. O. Moss
L. Hardin
H. O. Berry
W. D. O’bannon
W. R. Morrison
W. C. Woods
Frank Haecker
E. J. Castle
E. J. van Dyke
J. R. Cook
C. L. Leslie
P. J. Prine
A. &. Jobe
Hunter Jobe
F. C. Wilkerson
G. W. Anamosa
John G. Anamosa
White House
Presidents Salary Debate Faces Western Opposition
Washington March 20 congress debates raising the presidents pay from 59000 to 75000 or 100000 a year. Western congressmen oppose the move arguing the government already spends about 75000 annually to run the White House. The article notes additional congressionally provided appropriations for the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
White House
Miss Bradfield Wins Third Prize in Piano Contest
Miss Bessie Bradfield of 656 East Fifth street was one of the winners in a Smith Barnes piano company contest. She received the third prize of fifty dollars for composing the third largest number of words from the letters in Smith Barnes piano, totaling 1500 words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Bradfield
East Fifth Street
Smith-Barnes Piano Company
Smith-Barnes
Miss Bradfield
Lexington Banker George Wilson Dies at 63
George Wilson aged 63 died yesterday at his home in Lexington Missouri after a short illness. He was longtime president of the Lafayette County Bank and author of several finance books. In 1881 he received one vote for U.S. senator against Cockrell and in 1898 was the Populist nominee for Congress, winning 1237 votes in Lafayette and Jackson counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wilson
Lexington
Lafayette County Bank
Markets Show Mixed Grain and Hog Price Movements
Chicago hogs traded higher with around 21 000 head, Kansas City and St Louis hogs up about five cents, cattle steady. Wheat and corn posted varied quotes and futures activity with soybeans showing notable percentage moves as of the latest market ticker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kansas Citys
St. Louis
Sedalia Market Prices for Cereals and Breadstuffs
Market list shows prices per cwt and per ton for items including hard and soft wheat flour, Graham flour, corn meal, sorghum, prairie hay, Timothy hay, spring chickens, geese, ducks, and turkeys. Also includes store potatoes and eggs per dozen, with varied cents values across staples.
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Lung Relief
An old advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures inflamed lungs and prevents pneumonia, marketed by Arlington Pharmacy as a quick healing remedy for lung ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Arlington Pharmacy
Anniversary of Paris Commune Celebrations Across Cities
Chicago plans multiple meetings on the west and North sides with music singing and addresses by socialist speakers to mark the 1871 Paris Commune anniversary. Paterson radical socialists hold memorial meetings with anarchist speakers. Milwaukee socialist labor party hosts living pictures singing and music at Bohemian Turner Hall with several addresses.
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Chicago
West Side
North Side
Turner Hall
Paterson
N. J
Paris
Milwaukee
Wis
Socialist Labor Party
Local grocers selling loose or sealed packets
Sold by reliable grocers listed including J. T. Byrne P. Brandt and M. B. Coleman J. W. Cooper G. J. Grosshans C Hoffman & Bre W. J. Letts C. E. Messerly Queen City Tea Sedalia and Sedalia Tea and Coffee M. W. Sweet Sam Staples Barnett Bros Fratt Son Appleton City Clinton Hood Markle Widman Foster Amrick Cannon Co. publication note appears garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Byrne, P. Brandt Grocery Co
Queen City Tea and Coffee Co
Sedalia Grocery Co
Sedalia Tea and Coffee Co
M. W. Sweet & Sons
Fire damages Flor ence Mulcahey grocery store
A fire at Flor ence T Mulcahey’s grocery at 112 South Osage Street last night caused 500 to 600 dollars in damage. The blaze began in the cellar near baled hay and smoke filled the store as firefighters extinguished the flames. Origin unclear. the loss is insured.
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Florence T. Mulcahey
Osage Street
Fie
For Rent Notice on Seven Room House and 38 Acre Plot
For rent at once a seven room house with two lots and barn. Also 38 acres near the city for cornu. Contact E. T. Thomson in the Morey Crawford Building.
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Cornu
City
E. T. Thomson
Morey-Crawford
Folger Coffee and Teas Now Sold Here
J A Folgar and Co promote Folger high grade coffee and new Folger line of teas. They guarantee fine drinking quality with packages priced at 25 and 50 cents and offer money back if not the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folger
Negroes Fear Assassination Over Greenwood Housing Notice
In Greenwood Missouri a white supremacist group issues a warning to black tenants on Commonwealth avenue to move within a week or be killed or hung from an oak tree. Scott White, a black occupant, seeks protection after a menacing note is found on his porch. The dispute traces to owner Julius Gerhardt and prior sewer conflicts with neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
Scott White
Johnson
Clayton
White
Commonwealth Avenue
Julius Gerhardt
Gerhardt
W. S. Crowder
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Ad Notice
An advertisement urges buyers troubled by piles to use Witch Hazel Salve from E. C. DeWitt & Co Chicago as the original product. It warns against counterfeit versions and notes W. E Bard Drug Co. supplies the genuine salve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
DeWitt
W. E Bard Drug Co
No Government Armor Plant Planned by Navy
Washington report says no action will be taken to prepare a report on armor plate production cost. No timetable exists in the naval appropriations bill, and officials doubt a government factory would be advantageous while contracts cover supply adequately. A full study would take months, with a later board needing several months more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Naval
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad Claim
An old advertisement promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for back pain rheumatism fainting spells indigestion and constipation. The copy claims health benefits and urges purchase at W E Bard Drug Company for 35 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
W. E. Bard Drug Company
Nation al Retail Hardware Dealers open annual convention
The Minneapolis gathering marks the start of a three day convention with wide representation. Delegates oppose the parcels post proposition and favor cutting first class mail rates from two cents to one cent per ounce, arguing this benefits the public but harms mail order business and retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Retail Hardware Dealers’ Association
British Cotton Spinners Commission Sails for U S
A Manchester based commission appointed to study baling marketing and transport of raw cotton sailed for New York to assess costs of growing cotton on a slave basis and to attend the May 1 planters and spinners conference in Washington D C. The trip aims to compare methods in the United States and report back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
United States
New York
Washington, D. C
Pettis Physicians Hold Routine Pettis County Meeting
The Pettis County Medical Society met Monday night to conduct regular business. Dr H B Cole presented a paper on Appendicitis followed by a general discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettis County Medical Society
H. B. Cole
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Women
A long promotional piece touts Dr. Pierce Favorite Prescription as a cure for headaches backaches nervousness and various womanly ailments. It claims to regulate menstruation aid pregnancy readiness and reduce pain and fatigue while stressing safety and free medical advice from Buffalo NY. It also advertises Pleasant Pellets a laxative and the medical adviser book Common Sense Medical Adviser offered by mail.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
DR. Pierce
R. ¥. Pierce
Pierce
Common Sense
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Gos
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J. Lee McClure
Bob White
M. B. Coleman
J. W. Cooper
G. J. Grosshans
C. Hoffman & Bre
W. J. Letts
C. E. Messerly
Fratt & Son
Sam Staples
Appleton City
Clinton
W. S. Hood
C. M. Markle, A. W. Widman
Foster & Amrick
W. B. Cannon & Co
Windsor
Florence Mulcahey
J. A. Folgar & CO
P. Brandt Grocer Co
Duality Grocers
Smithton
P. M. Meyer
G. J. Gresshans, Ridevour
Spe
A. Wiprecht
Nicho
D. Francis
Thomas Scott
Harry Hausam
A. Hoffman & Bro
A. F. Batiner
P & White
Whitecaps
Hangman
Sharpshooter
Deadnigger
Prics Baking Powder Co
Ch!cacoa
Ey Kes
Minneapolis, Minn
Pettis Physicians’ Meeting
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