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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1902
Page
6
A reader recalls persistent coughs and claims a physician suggested consumption before praising Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral as curing them. The ad mentions prices 2c, 50c, and 1.90, and lists Ayer Co. in Saas, Masa.
The P Brandt Grocer Co promotes Golden Roast Coffee at 25 cents per pound claiming superior strength and flavor for the price. It asserts its blend yields more cups, less rankness, and avoids weakness found in finer coffees, warning imitators.
Chicago reports tanning human skins as a profitable popular trade. Huch and Son’s tannery on Elston Avenue says it tans everything including human skins. During winter medical schools create strong demand, with about five hundred skins a year, sold to pocket book makers or used by students.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a cure for eczema itching skin humors scabs scales blisters pimples boils and other skin ailments. It claims internal use enriches purifies and vitalizes blood and offers free samples from the Blood Balm Co. Atlanta with local sale by W E Bard Drug Co. Sedalia.
Walter Hallen sues Helen Myers of New Bedford claiming she promised to marry him last Christmas Eve while returning from a holiday event. He asks for $10,000 in damages alleging heartbreak and breach as Myers, an heiress valued at $50,000, plans to wed another man in Ohio.
Geo S Marsh of Nocona Texas describes a severe case of dyspepsia that left him nearly unable to function. He reports immediate improvement after using Kodol and credits it with his full recovery, praising it as the only product that reproduces natural digestive juices and digests all foods.
Wood and coal service selling Windsor coal for cooking and heating at 3.00 per ton with full weight guaranteed. Also offer dry and green wood in cord or stove lengths at low prices. Call at yards or phone 21 for Queen City service. Address 412 East Twelfth Street. Bell 84.
Alicia and Gerald debate bravery of women and clubmen then shift to love. Gerald asserts his bravery stems from proposing, while Alicia provokes with wit until she unexpectedly offers marriage after admitting she knows his feelings and finds his tale of valor charming.
The meeting will take place in Kansas City on July 23 and 24 with a customary programme. At the close, the editors plan an excursion visiting Denver Colorado Springs Manitou and possibly other resorts.
A Tid-Bits quote shows a prisoner asserting the right to challenge the jury and daring to confront a small whiskered man after the final stage. The exchange captures courtroom bravado in period slang and the feisty tone of the fragment.
Two church pews sold for large sums at Sloan's auction rooms in Washington. Pew No 52 went for 2750 dollars and Pew No 77 for 1600 dollars. The sale highlights St. John's ultra fashionable status in Lafayette Square.
A Springville Alabama mother recounts how her three children, including a three month old baby, suffered whooping cough last summer but remained healthy because they used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She notes her oldest girl called for cough syrup between fits and says the remedy is sold by all druggists.
Each Sunday starting May 4 and continuing until further notice excursion tickets are sold for a single round trip fare between Boonville and Sedalia and between Sedalia and Clinton.
In circuit court on Monday W L Bandy sues P F Wilson et al as plaintiff moves for a new trial. A L Smoot vs Kansas City continued generally. State ex rel WH L Gray vs Midland Savings and Loan Co, receiver applies to sell real estate in Morgan county.
The rush for summer goods at Art A Guenther's has kept his clerks on the jump. The handsomest and latest creations are on sale and the prices are among the lowest.
Read The Sentinel want column for loan offers and requests. Local lender R A Higdon seeks funds to improve the Katie building with a favorable repayment plan and clear terms.
The Globe-Democrat reports from Washington that Congressman Shackleford returned from Missouri and says farmers in his district are very busy.
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