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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1902
Page
7
The store launches the second week of a fire sale with 25 to 50 percent off all dress goods and a strong silk department. New shades and blacks, linings, and trimmings offer low prices. Waist goods, muslin lingerie, kid gloves, wraps, and spring items are highlighted as exceptional bargains across departments.
An advertisement from Van B. Wisker of Sedalia Missouri promotes Fyricide dry powder fire extinguisher and a four minute churn dasher and butter maker. The ad seeks town and county agents and claims strong fire protection and cost benefits. Also a city ordinance notice and an Easter dinner offer from J L Babcock mayoral notice solicit orders for spring lamb mint celery with telephone number 62.
Proclamation to voters informs the public about an upcoming election or civic notice. The text emphasizes notifying eligible residents of voting details, rights, and process. Details on date, place, and ballot access are implied through standard registration and voting rules.
An 80 acre farm with good improvements lies seven miles southwest of Sedalia and is applying to the Public Administrator for handling.
An exhibit of fine Easter and spring millinery presented by Roemer and Goodenow at The Boston Lefes store. The display features specially designed hats and headwear for the season.
A World War era advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the best blueing powder, noting large two ounce packages priced at five cents.
President R H Jesse and Dr E L Allen of Missouri University have issued Missouri Literature a volume of short sketches highlighting Missouri writers from Mark Twain to Champ Clark The book aims to showcase the state s literary progress Latest work by Dr Frank Thilly on ethics has been adopted by the Imperial University of Tokyo Japan
A promotional note states Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets reduce pill burden and provide pleasant effects. They cleanse the stomach regulate the liver and bowels. For sale by all druggists.
J. S. Callahan struck a fine lead ore seam on I. Case land four and a half miles east of Otterville. Ore showed improvement from eight to fifteen feet depth with dirt rich in fine lead. Callahan holds a lease and plans full development next season per the Sentinel.
Chas. Bender of Erie Pennsylvania endorses Foley’s Honey and Tar cough medicine as the best, claiming nothing else measures up. This informal testimonial highlights a local retailer’s satisfaction with the product.
The Allen home, linked to Nellie’s death, is said to be haunted by hants and hobgoblins. John Green and family occupy the house now as objects move, screams erupt, and eerie noises drive them to abandon the property seeking quieter quarters.
Robert Titsworth, a U S mail service employee on the Kitty, visited Rocheport with Postmaster Slade. He recounts rescuing two young ladies left ashore at Alton Illinois after financial embarrassment, paying for their Tanner act so they could dine and return to St Louis.
A chorus of testimonials tout Banner Salve for piles claiming immediate relief and rapid cure. Users say no other salve matches its healing power.
A Lancaster exchange notes Wil head of horses at Cainesville Missouri in under eight hours equating to about one horse per two minutes during Mr Hall’s stay. A Macon Republican writer recalls a town journey with a loquacious driver who repeatedly featured Mr Hall in his stories.
An advertisement touts Hostonetter's Stomach Bitters as a spring remedy to relieve tiredness, nervousness, and sleeplessness. It claims to cure dyspepsia indigestion malaria and liver and kidney troubles with a private stamp over the bottle neck.
A Missouri muleteer questions a traveler about Billy Hall claiming he is the world’s wealthiest buyer. The stranger recalls Hall’s gold canes, diamond pins, patent leather boots, and world travel, but the muleteer admits ignorance of him before declaring he has no knowledge of Billy Hall.
Notice to Sedalia voters that the Board of Directors proposes raising the annual school tax rate to seventy five cents per hundred dollars. The April 1 1902 election will decide if the levy increases to fund schools while maintaining the total existing levy including interest and sinking fund estimates. A. W. McKenzie secretary.
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