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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1905
Page
6
Renee the nun guards a small seigneurie under Iroquois siege near Quebec. She rallies six defenders, restores palisades, shoots to deter attackers, and prompts a timely relief by distant Montreal forces. She collapses after the relief arrival, hailed as savior.
Chapter XVIII follows Frontenac and Tonti narrating dangers and clever tricks used to outmaneuver enemies during their westward march. They recall Akiesko the Mohegan and Pompon’s wit saving the expedition, a daring escape, and La Salle’s peril at the river Illini as they debate the Fort Creve Coeur and its somber name.
After recovery Renee is assigned to new charitable work and earns praise from nuns. The tale centers on Ange, a nurse whose angelic kindness becomes widely told as she tends the ill during a harsh winter marked by disease and famine among settlers.
An advertisement extols Foley's Kidney Cure as the surest remedy for kidney and bladder diseases and notes it is sold at Arlington Pharmacy.
The New York World analyzes equitable assets and spending, detailing how money is allocated. It highlights significant director gains and the overall distribution of funds within the organization.
A World analysis of Equitable Life Assurance Society assets cites vast holdings in rail and railroad tied corporations. The six major railroad groups and several dummy directors including Harriman Gould Schiff Hyde Hill and Hughitt appear linked to substantial securities. The report notes profits from syndicates selling securities to the company and mentions Pittsburg Terminal bond dealings with the Equitable as the source of large gains.
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue for brightening yellowed clothes with a two ounce package priced at five cents. It also markets Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea promising a pretty face via three packages for one dollar, with 35 cent tea or tablets, from W. E. Bard Drug Co.
Kansas City May 8 near one thousand delegates attend the annual convention of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Alliance. Reports show rapid growth in membership and reach across the United States Canada Cuba and Porto Rico with major issues to be discussed and acted upon at the gathering.
An advertisement promises guidance to remove fleas bedbugs and ants without staining fabrics. It urges calling a service offer worth 30 cents and visiting drugstores for purchase. The tone mimics a vintage home cleaning pitch and targets households seeking a clean, pest free home.
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