Local man marks 524th birthday near Versailles
J. P. Merriott aged 52 home eight miles southwest of Versailles observed a birthday on March 17, noted in a brief local item.
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1901
Page
2
J. P. Merriott aged 52 home eight miles southwest of Versailles observed a birthday on March 17, noted in a brief local item.
Laxative Bromo Quinine advertises prevention claims for pneumonia. The fragment cites a remedy and suggests it removes the cause.
A letter from P Milton Smith states he has quit the newspaper business in Oregon and moved to San Francisco California. The message appears in the Versailles Statesman. An advertisement promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claiming to digest what you eat and relieve indigestion, heartburn and belching with a note that sensitive stomachs can take it from Arlington pharmacy.
With smoke consumers and around the clock electric light, St Joseph seeks to end solar and celestial dependence for continuous illumination. The plan emphasizes constant power supply beyond daylight and natural night offerings.
Poet and publisher Eugene J. Hall credits one dose of Foley's Honey and Tar with restoring his voice after hoarseness threatened his Chicago Central Music Hall lecture. He adds that nothing else works as well as this remedy and notes it is available from all druggists.
The St Louis democratic press halted printing Bright Flashes from the Commoner after Editor Bryan launched attacks on Rolla Wells. The move follows sharp editorials and pointed political commentary amid partisan tensions in Missouri.
A dialogue bragging about relief from indigestion mentions Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and Arlington Pharmacy. The pair discuss prattle and the speaker claims complete relief after taking the product. The snippet appears as an early 20th century patent medicine pitch.
Marysville reports a push to recruit young men, with emphasis on guarding captives. Recent events involve two girls connected to the situation, raising concerns about safety and recruitment in the area.
Spring brings thoughts of love and a refreshing Sedana beer. A lively ad touts Moerschel's Sedana as sparkling pure and delicious to invigorate the system on balmy days. Telephone 214 for more information.
A terse note hints at borrowing Mrs Nation's hatchet and using it to benefit the reader. It conveys a discreet message in a local tone with a provocative, historical edge.
A. Huffman of Clyde Missouri shipped sixty two head of fat cattle to Chicago recently. The cattle averaged about 2000 pounds each.
From the Vindicator Rutherfordton the editor reports two remarkable cures with Chamberlains Pain Balm. One case involved severe shoulder rheumatism relieved after two applications with instant benefit and quick relief. The second case, rheumatism in the thigh joint, was nearly prostrating but eased after two applications by night and morning relief. Sold by Mertz Hale Kautzman and Otis W Smith.
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the remedy for catarrh related deafness. It offers one hundred dollars for a cure that cannot be achieved and lists Hall's Family Pills as a top product from K. J. Cpeney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Butler Missouri March 22 Mrs Homer Davis of this city gave birth Wednesday to triplets two boys and one girl all alive and doing well in a family noted for its happiness and health.
Don’t go to bed. Don’t stop work. Don’t take a Turkish bath and render yourself liable to an attack of pneumonia. Krause’s Cold Cure, in convenient capsule form, will cure you in 24 hours. They are pleasant to take and cause no singing in your head or other disagreeable sensations. Price 25c. Sold by Ott’s Drug Store and Otis W. smith.
The Presbyterian ladies of Craig prepare a mask social soon described as mysterious, inviting community members to join in a lighthearted, enigmas themed gathering.
Madison Medicine Co promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a circulation booster and heart strengthener claiming it brings peace and happiness if taken this month. Ask your druggist for details.
A concise whiskey promotion mentions a 16 year old blend from Mel Lor's at 112 Osage. The note highlights the aged spirit and a local tasting cue.
Calvin McCollister of Lincoln township says his team of mules is forty eight years old and that he has owned them for twenty seven years.
Mr J W Patterson, night policeman in Nashua Iowa, explains he suffered a severe lung cold in January. After trying several cough medicines and two doctors he bought Foley's Honey and Tar and used two thirds of the bottle, which he says cured him completely.
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