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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1902
Page
2
An advertisement touts Scott and Bowne Emulsion as a preventive cure for scrofula in children with neck sores. It warns scrofula can lead to consumption and claims the product prevents serious illness. It offers a trial bottle from the New York address 409 Pearl Street.
Massachusetts ex corporal Richard O'Brien testifies before the Senate committee on the Philippines that an American officer assaulted a Philippine woman at San Joaquin, with hearsay support from the woman's husband. He also accuses Capt McDonald Lieutenant Plummer and Major Cook of drunkenly visiting a convent at Ibarrıs and forcing women to dance, while noting a practice of violence against natives and the issuance of explosive bullets.
A Alabama mother recounts giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to three children including a three month old. She reports none of them lost color and all recovered well versus others whose parents did not use the remedy. The ad notes the medicine is sold by druggists.
Geo S. Marsh of Nocona Texas describes a five year illness labeled dyspepsia. He tried pepsin and medicines before using Kodol, which he says provided immediate improvement and eventual full recovery. He endorses Kodol as the only product reproducing natural digestive juices to digest any good food.
Kansas City previews the Denver Express following The Inside Track at Gilliss theatre. Audiences fear a rear end collision as the thrilling railroad drama unfolds on stage.
A Chicago college graduate named Hayes D Wright was sentenced to four years and nine months at Sing Sing for taking part in a Peekskill robbery. His accomplice Clarence Outhouse was killed by police. Wright, 27, described as refined yet swayed by bad company, said he ran away from home at 15 after a life story of wealth and pressure, and begged the judge for mercy.
Charles M Schwab, the steel magnate, orders a German built automobile claimed to run a mile in 40 seconds. Priced at 12000 dollars the engine will be 55 horsepower and described as the most complete ever built. If the car fails the contract will be void and the machine returned.
Eastern Canadian capitalists have merged fifty canneries on Fra ser river and the British Columbia coast. The combined unit, capitalized at 4 million dollars under New Jersey laws, will yield an annual output of 1.5 million salmon cases. Plant owners get one third cash and two thirds in stock.
A leading physician notes patients rarely follow hygiene and diet plans, leaving drug treatment as the only option. For chronic constipation he recommends the gentle Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, which are said to leave the bowels natural and healthy. Available from all druggists.
Senator Tillman defends practical progress for African Americans. He argues that if Negroes pursue essential life skills and cultivate moral character rather than seeking political equality, they will improve and prosper. He wishes them success in their efforts.
Rock Mountain Tea claims to cure and prevent a long list of ailments from pimples to jaundice and back pain. The advertisement touts universal health benefits for all ages and genders and markets the product as genuine Madison Medicine Co. of Madison Wisconsin with a 35 cent price.
A glass pitcher was mailed to an Atchison bride and arrived shattered into sixteen pieces. The Globe notes this explains the bride’s statement that a friend sent her sixteen pieces of cut glass.
A convention of Colored Baptists gathered in Petersburg Virginia hears letters read from leaders including Tillman urging unity and progress within the church community. The event focuses on spiritual matters and community advancement.
An old Pompeii settler recalls La Soufriere tossing rocks eight miles high, comparing it to Vesuvius during its great eruption when rocks fell for weeks after the event. The vignette frames a spirited, historical rivalry between volcanic blasts and enduring fear.
A vintage advertisement notes Rocky Mountain Tea as a health product kept by brides, claiming it keeps her well and priced at 35 cents from W. E. Bard Drug Company.
A long forgotten entry recalls Rudyard Kipling attending a dinner party as part of a notable literary circle. The brief mentions guests, setting, and the public interest surrounding his appearance at that social gathering.
The Royal Tribe of Joseph completes a debt free purchase of its own three story building at a prime Second and Ohio street corner. The St Louis Clothing Company plans to take the rear rooms and occupy the entire ground floor. The group reports strong finances and growing membership under prudent management.
To send them to the laundry doesn't apply to us with every facility for first class work your finest shirt waists lace curtains and fancy wash fabrics may be safely entrusted to our care.
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