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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1903
Page
10
Events listed include the 1676 Bridgewater attack by Indians the 1725 Pigwackette battle and notable births such as James Hamilton William H Vanderbilt William Walker Louis Gottschalk Augusta Wilson George Beard and Charles Naegele. Key battles include Palo Alto 1846 Spottsylvania 1864 and the 1871 Alabama Claims treaty. The 1900 Greenland coast discovery by Peary closes the timeline.
The Thursday Euchre club was entertained yesterday by Mrs. W. H. Bush. Mrs. J. J. Freeman won the club prize, a silver fork, while Mrs. T. J. Duncan received the guest prize, a silver coin purse. Mrs. Auburn Farris earned the consolation prize and refreshments were served. Mrs. Peter Rockwell will host next week.
Daily received letters claim Kodol cures by improving stomach digestion. They argue indigestion stems from inadequate gastric juices and that nourishing the body requires proper digestion rather than treating diseased organs.
An advertisement touts Kodol as a famous digestive aid that cures indigestion and stomach disorders by improving digestion and blood flow. It cites a testimonial from J. W. Coosation of Milo Center New York, claiming long relief after using the product and noting availability through W. E. Bard Drug Co.
The article reports that Perrine and Smith have joined the outlaw leagues, risking blacklisting and a $300 rein statement fine for Class D leagues. Missouri Valley league clubs anticipate easy replacement, with 122 under contract but only 36 returning from last season, while demand for new players is high.
Wet grounds and rain force postponements across the Missouri Valley League. Joplin vs Springfield, Nevada vs Sedalia, Pittsburg vs Leavenworth, and Fort Scott vs Iola contests all rescheduled due to weather conditions.
Sedalia travels to Joplin while Nevada visits Springfield Leavenworth plays Iola and Pittsburg hosts Fort Scott in listed matchups across four locations tonight.
A baseball game was set this afternoon at Liberty Park between the Picked Team and Sedalia High School. The Picked Team lineup includes Ritchie, Lafferty, Hurtt, Ilgenfritz, Lewis, Harris, Stanley, Slagle, and Gold, while Sedalia High lists Doolittle, Nichols, Brown, Shields, Stevens, O’Connell, McNeil, Neely, Collins, and Suter as players with Collins pitching.
Reeves or Lawtner are set to open today if they play, with the matchup featuring Joplin as a potential opponent and stakes tied to the opening act.
An advertisement promotes Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a sure internal cure for eczema and skin ailments with claims of purifying the blood and restoring health. It cites a free sample offer from the Blood Balm Co and local availability through W. E. Bard Drug Co Sedalia, plus a Kodol Dyspepsia Cure pitch for indigestion and catarrh of the stomach with a Bard Drug Co tie-in.
In a morning session the county court ordered the three Cook children sent to the St. Louis Orphans Home. Only minor matters and a few bills were addressed before adjournment.
Mrs. A. Wittstock of Sedalia reports a lapse in back pain after using Doan's Kidney Pills bought at W. E. Bard Drug. She says half a box relieved her last attack and she has since felt better. Doan's pills priced 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co. sole agents. Remember the name.
Mrs S Fletcher hosted the Merry Wives at her West Fifth street home on Thursday. A guessing contest was the feature and the prize, The Rubaiyat by Khayyam, went to Mrs Geo E Dugan. Refreshments included ices cake and salted almonds.
Dr. S Crow, a former city dentist living at 3518 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, suffered a severely bruised right hip in a street car collision between an Olive street car and a Vandeventer Avenue car on Wednesday night.
Killis Duncan, a Black man, was arrested yesterday to serve out an old fine that had been imposed in February. The record notes his completion of the original sentence now demanded by the court.
An advertisement warns against mercury based remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. The internal remedy is sold by druggists for 75 cents per bottle with testimonials offered. Also touts Hall's Family Pills as the best.
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