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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1906
Page
4
New York report notes heavy demand for foreign books in China with crowds eager for Bibles and tracts. Shanghai presses are six months behind, and missionaries face mounting orders as readers crave portions of the sacred text. Local ads mention Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar and a race meet granting use of Liberty Park facilities.
The Young Women's Missionary Circle of the First Christian church hosted an entertaining evening in the church parlors on Monday. A strong program featured a David Livingstone paper by Mrs. George Bichsel led by Miss Katherine Cranmer, a piano solo by Miss Dempsey, a vocal solo by Miss Polly Battersby, and a Jamaica quiz led by Miss Laura Gentry, followed by refreshments.
Arlington Pharmacy advertises Jap a Lac in shades and sizes ranging from 15c to $2.50 for beautifying and refinishing old floors and furniture.
The park board will hold a regular session Wednesday night to consider permitting a race meeting in July at the park. The decision will hinge on the organizers meeting the board’s stated requirements.
A husband, while resting, enjoys making new furniture from old pieces using Jap-a-lac. The ad invites readers to call telephone 14 for Jap-a-lac or other products in the line.
Charles Whitson the newly appointed patrolman starts duties on a beat along Ohio avenue replacing George Eads who becomes a special officer. Howard Wood is reappointed assistant marshal and other policemen are assigned to beats for the present month including Main Street and East Sedalia with day and night shifts.
An urging notice recommends keeping Dr Shoop products for sudden child illnesses. It praises Dr Shoop's Diphtheria Cure Croup Cure Worm Cure and Pain Panacea as safe rapid remedies available at W. E. Bard Drug Co.
Members of the Sedalia Ben Hur court met Monday evening in regular session and balloted on a number of membership applications.
Those who have used other laxatives without relief or in excess and lost effect may find relief with LAX-ETS candy bowel laxative. It promises no pain griping nausea or discomfort even in severe cases and is sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
New York observers describe the San Francisco earthquake response with sympathy and admiration for local reporters. They note steel construction as the future, rapid federal aid, and unity across regions while criticizing Wilshire and Gorky for alleged misconduct.
Corporation Counsel Delany's ruling that the Great Eastern Telephone's franchise claim is worthless does not end the dispute. The company rejects the deathblow view and cites anticipated Bell monopoly influence. Attorney General Mayer upheld the franchise in January and damus actions seek a permit to open streets.
Reports say financier J Pierpont Morgan plans an Italian style garden at his residence on Manhattan’s fashionable midtown strip between Madison and Fifth Avenues. He reportedly will remove two or three adjacent buildings to open space after visiting Renaissance gardens in Rome Florence and Trieste.
A girl in a stylish millinery shop purchases a brown straw hat with russet ribbon and explains how she plans to wear it for months. She notes she can match it with a brown linen suit and russet shoe ties, turning the hat into a year round accessory.
The San Francisco disaster raises questions about the presidential campaign and Hearst's influence. His property losses could curb funding for political ventures and alter public attitudes. The quake may weaken Hearst's ability to wage political war as his coast buildings suffer.
The article contrasts New Yorkers imagining the San Francisco disaster with a Bronx story of nine year old Edward Reilly wounding burglars with his father’s gun as detectives Koenig and Gordon arrest them. Neighbors hail the boys as heroes and propose a wild west style protective company for the Bronx.
Reilly praised for wonders and security, noting stomach issues affect complexion. Kodol for Dysp PSIA promises digestion aid and stomach restoration to improve health and comfort. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
Ernest McConnell, a boy riding a horse near the McVey residence on Broadway and New York avenues, suffered a skull fracture. He underwent skull surgery at Maywood Hospital and has shown some rest after the operation, but recovery remains uncertain.
The advertisement touts De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve as the best for painful burns and sunburns and even piles. It warns of imitations and urges buyers to ensure the genuine product from E. C. De Witt & Co of Chicago, sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
Miss Irene Blair hosted a Monday card party at her home as a compliment to Mrs Paul Huckins. Euchre was the game with Mrs Stanley Hill winning first prize a picture and Mrs Huckins second prize also a picture. Refreshments of chocolate ice cream and bon bons were served.
An advertisement claims Kodol for Dyspepsia relieves chronic indigestion by enabling digestion and improving digestive organ efficiency. It likens the stomach to a boiler and asserts the product digests what you eat, offering relief from disorders and boosting vitality. Sold by the W. & Bard Drug Co.
Herman Harms died this morning at his Mora home after a long illness from stomach cancer. He leaves a wife and one daughter. The funeral is scheduled for Cole Camp at 1 o'clock Wednesday morning.
A vintage herbal remedy advertisement claims Mother Gray's Australian Leaf safely regulates monthly cycles and treats back urinary bladder and kidney troubles. It offers 50 cents per package with a free sample and mails from Le Roy New York.
May day services were held Monday evening at Sacred Heart church with about eighty children marching from Sacred Heart school to the church entrance and altar. The Rev Fr Christian Daniel preached the sermon and benediction concluded the rites.
In Baltimore on May 1 Annie Mack, a young woman, dressed as a man to spy on her husband. She was spotted by local boys who drew a crowd, and police detained her as the crowd grew toward a hundred.
The publication titled A Motor Car Divorcee may be obtained from R. A. Dunlap at 504 Ohio Street.
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