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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1902
Page
2
Sedalia camp No. 16 members travel via the Katy to Green Ridge at 9 a m next Sunday to unveil a new monument erected in memory of the late Dr C W Lebo. About forty members attend from here returning at 7 15 p m.
The St. Louis Republic reports Missouri is well represented at the South Missouri conference session in Dallas Texas. C B Rodes of Sedalia is among four lay representatives from the state.
A vintage beauty compliment endorses Rocky Mountain Tea from W. E. Bard Drug Co. praising a wife as an earthbound angel and encouraging use of the product. The tone mirrors early 20th century marketing language.
Mrs D T Abell will entertain the D A R Saturday at her home on West Broadway with a Worlds Fair themed party.
A testimonial endorses One Minute Cough Cure as a sure, fast remedy for summer colds, coughs, croup, grip, bronchitis, and throat and lung troubles. Says J H Bowles of Groveton New Hampshire that it acts safely and quickly and that children like it.
Ellsberry Missouri realtor E. T. Thomson has opened a new real estate office above the Dow Drug company at the corner of Second and Ohio streets.
Word came Thursday that Mike Marren, a popular engineer on the line between here and St. Louis, was reinstated as the last act of J. O. Pattee, retiring superintendent of the Missouri Pacific locomotive and car department. Marren had been discharged over a year ago for burning out an engine.
A cautionary tale notes a man who swallows Scott's Emulsion to satisfy a mirror declaring sallow skin and scales noting weight loss. After continued use his face becomes ruddy and weight climbs, provoking astonished looks. TT POWNE offers a sample at Jarl Street, New.
The officer has enjoyed strong support since his reinstatement and will likely be assigned to duty in the St. Louis wards for a period. The news will please the men here and along the line who have backed his efforts.
A lake shore boat captain and engineer recount a memory of saving a consumptive boy. Amid a brutal storm they carried him home to a waiting mother on the dock at a lake village, keeping him alive until he died peacefully in his own bed. The tale centers on the mother's vigil and the crew's sheltering care during peril.
A speaker recalls a mother standing in harsh wind and sleet, praying to spare her sons until they grow. The memory echoes a child’s image of maternal endurance and protection amid hardship, reflecting a timeless moral about sacrifice.
A writer known for animal tales and his businesslike wife clashed with a magazine rep over paying for a coyote yelp to be set to music. The interviewer offered a fair rate, but the wife’s demand of about 20 dollars per yelp led to the loss of the article.
A meddlesome friend praises the humorist for making others smile, while he laments Dame Fortune, the fickle female, who refuses to favor him with a grin, as noted by the sunsmith in Chicago Daily News.
A dialogue excerpt shows an old gentleman questioning his son's resignation of his situation. The son replies that it was too hard, and the father notes no situation is easy, reflecting a witty exchange from the Philadelphia Press.
The report lists Friday prices from St. Louis and Chicago for wheat corn oats hay lard pork bacon butter eggs wool and cattle hogs and sheep. It includes city quotes for Indianapolis Kansas City and St. Louis with ranges for futures and spot sales and notes on fancy exports and packing.
New York market roundup shows money on call steady at 8 percent. Prime mercantile paper quoted around 4 5/8 percent, sterling exchange barely steady with bankers' bills at 487 and 487 4 for demand and 484 485 for 60 days. Posted rates 486 and 488 15, commercial bills 484 44 and 485 146, Mexican dollars at 41 1/2, government bonds easier.
Lord Rayleigh reports fog horn tests for Trinity House using elliptic cones with major axis about four times the minor. When the long axis stood vertical the horizontal sound spread was best. It remains unclear if the silent area is caused by direct and reflected waves, as altitude changes did not recover the sound in tests.
The passage notes that two fog horns at one station can create a silent area due to interference. The practical takeaway is to avoid using more than one horn to prevent the quiet zone.
The pope earns £280000 with one seventh guaranteed by the Austrian emperor and one seventh from vested interests. The remaining income comes from Peter’s Pence.
The Chicago Daily News frames success as doing what one can and doing it well. The article emphasizes effort, discipline, and steady practice as core newsroom values guiding staff performance. It underscores dependable work habits over dramatic outcomes.
A Sedalia repairman at 213 West Main Street advertises reliable stove repairs. He has lived in Sedalia since 1865 and pledges to remain in the community with continued public support.
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