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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1905
Page
2
C F Kibby George H Scruton John E Tiedeman are listed with roles President Editor Bus Mgr. The Bell Queen City 260 is registered at the post office in Sedalia Missouri as second class matter. Communications should be addressed to the Sentinel Newspaper Co Sedalia Mo.
World’s Work highlights a social experiment by Colorado Fuel and Iron with 17 000 workers. Poor living conditions and drunkenness gave way to libraries hospitals playgrounds and home training for mothers as directors pursued humane reform. The article lauds the company’s efforts to improve moral and physical well being while noting the trust’s controversial status.
A Quincy Herald reprint cites the New York Sun on a national surge of infidelity to fiduciary duty in corporations. It argues directors and officers often shield personal interests, contrasting their conduct with trustees and guardians, and warns against dual standards in corporate matters.
An Iowa man notes rural delivery strengthens road improvement as farmers adapt to weather, keeping roads passable. Mail carriers work only when routes are open, prompting farmer turnout to shovel drifts and fill mudholes, making self interest a driving reform force.
Purifies the system with pure Sweet Springs water delivered by the case to any part of the city for $1.50. Arlington Pharmacy promotes the product and offers home delivery across the city.
In Knott county Kentucky County Judge Thomas Baker jailed his son Roy Baker after a Sabbath arrest turned violent. The 23 year old became intoxicated and resisted city officers, barricading himself at home. The father, a law officer, used a Winchester to compel surrender and Roy was jailed on disorderly conduct.
Joseph Coffman of Montmorenci Indiana writes of ten years with chronic bronchitis finally cured after trying remedies and using Foley's Honey and Tar. He reports dramatic improvement and notes many others have used it with satisfaction. Arlington Pharmacy sold the product.
Charles Hoffman and Co advertise the sale of beauti ful S and Vigoral Health flour. Local merchants promote brand names and expect steady demand as distribution expands.
Bayliss Steele of Kansas City leads a syndicate to purchase Monegan Springs in St. Clair county including 909 acres and the townsite. The deal covers the hotel and land around the springs with plans for extensive improvements and a May transfer date.
Sedalia High School track team leaves for Columbia to compete in Saturday field day events. Entrants include Phil Kidd in the mile, Louis Quigley in 220 yard run, Lee Fowler in 100 and 220 yard runs, Tod Hardin in the 880 yard run, and H. B. Smith in high jump. Faculty members Professors Deppe and Kilion and Miss Daisy McGowan accompany them.
Mrs. W. E. Bard hosted a lavish Thursday reception at her new residence. The event drew nearly all the city’s social figures and featured music from the Second Regiment band hidden behind palms and ferns. The venue was meticulously decorated and guests enjoyed a refined afternoon social.
It promises to kill mosquitoes, ants, bed bugs and fleas when used in households. The 30 cent bottle from any drug store is claimed to do the job without staining.
Patent medicine ad promises a cure for colds in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Sales pitch notes druggists refund the money if it fails and claims E. W. Grove's signature on each box. Price 25 cents.
A. P. McLendon of Waco Texas purchased two teams of fine driving horses from J R McAllister on Thursday for a large sum.
An advertisement claims Longan's Steam Laundry provides reliable work and urges customers to try the service. A separate notice offers a 190 dollar reward for any insect that Worrell's Insect Exterminator cannot kill instantly, with a 50 cent bottle price at local drugstores.
P F Torlinson, a painter and carpenter from 1515 East Fifth Street, says a six month back pain vanished after using Doan's Kidney Pills from W E Bard Drug Co. He reports complete sustained relief with no recurrence. FosterMilburn Co. of Buffalo, NY sells the product. Remember the name Doan's.
Pure water from Sweet Springs advertised as exceedingly pure and healthful for stomachs livers and kidneys. Delivered to any city location at 1.50 per case via Arlington Pharmacy.
In Las Vegas New Mexico on May 4 engineer W E Davis and fireman J W Swisher died when the boiler of a heavy work train engine exploded instantly. The engine was blown to pieces though the rest of the train sustained little damage. Officials call the accident unexplainable.
An Atchison Globe snippet mulls human nature with sharp humor. It notes that good looking youths win less favor than rougher, more balanced men who rise to high salaries. The tone mixes irony about society’s judgments and salaries.
A brief moral note warns readers to reread letters before sending and to beware the phrase burn this. The piece jokes that fainting can sway arguments and suggests a wife may use feigned fainting to influence outcomes through her husband.
A girl compares a Turkish bath to boys swimming without suits in a plain tone. Milk wagon horses accustomed to women at home are described as unshocked by familiar scenes.
A humorous remark compares thin and fat people by claiming thinner individuals deliver sharper jokes while heavier people laugh easily at simple lines. The line plays on stereotypes about humor and response.
After reviewing many cases, researchers conclude that the importance women place on seeing a new baby is greatly exaggerated. The study suggests social expectations inflate reactions and cultural norms shape the perceived significance of a newborn.
An advertisement from W. E. Bard Drug Co. touts Rocky Mountain Tea as improving complexion with rosy cheeks and lovely hair, claiming beauty benefits for a wedding trip across the sea.
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