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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1899
Page
4
The Army and Navy Journal recounts a volunteer captain from a Mississippi River town who led a local company through political influence. Red Cross ladies sent homemade pajamas to absent heroes and, after a delayed acknowledgment, received a denial accusing the tale of being a fabrication by enemies.
A fragment from an April 1804 English magazine recounts the Duke of Q- lifelong dining routine. He baths at 7 with almond perfume, rises for coffee, buttered muffin, breakfast of cafe au lait and fresh eggs, then jelly and rusks at 11, and a veal course at 1, illustrating lavish sustenance tied to longevity views.
A compilation of curious facts about lifeboats in 1790, Canton houseboats, pink hair on Eap island, unusual work rates in China, and other oddities. It notes experiments in lace pricing, rare thunder in Cairo, and darting claims about eye color and elephant taming, with a final quip about fleas and distance insights.
The passage details a duke’s daily schedule of meals from 3 jellies and eggs to a late night veal cutlet with wine and water. It notes he eats and drinks with high spirits, ending with a morning bath, echoing Shakespearean witticisms about life being food and drink.
A badly decomposed body found late today at Main and Osage is identified as Wink Bolton, a machinist for Harry James. Bolton had been missing for a week.
A local ad notes a Leather store at 210 West Main Street Sedalia offering a quarter for six bits.
An old advertisement touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims health benefits and appetite appeal, urging readers to switch from coffee and ask grocers for Grain-O priced at 15 and 25 cents.
Sedalia Camp No. 16 Woodmen of the World passes resolutions honoring the late S J Evans. The vote expresses sympathy for his family and notes his upright citizenship and provident husband persona. The resolutions appoint draping of the charter for thirty days and arrange notices to the Sedalia press and Sovereign Visitor.
Fleischmanns Ice Cream Soda release noted with dock Bohein of Windsor and 25 days for trespass, James Turley of Sedalia given two days for trespass. The record lists Try Red Cross Ball Blue and licenses to Wed George Yost and Annie E Brad shaw of Sedalia, F S Hardisty of Chilbowee, and Willie May Price of Portland Callaway County Mo.
The article compares foods to coal for engine energy and cites Prof Frankland's results that cod liver oil yields two and a half times more energy than starches or sweets. It notes Scott's Emulsion, a cod liver oil product with hypophosphites, claims to build fat strength blood and tissue repair, priced cc. and $1.00 at druggists.
Local items list travelers and visitors including Frank A Long heading to St. Louis and Bob Taylor to Kansas City, plus numerous visits by Mrs Edna Carpenter, Miss Cora Hopkins, and Mrs. M Marks. Also noted are railroad, banking, and university events, arrests of youths for vandalism, a wedding at Sacred Heart church, and a new Rowletta post office with Lewis Ward in charge. Missouri University beat Kansas in an athletic recap.
Commencing Thursday June 1 our store will close at 6 30 p m excepting Saturdays and pay day nights Sr Louris clothing Co announces updated hours for the local shopping week.
A convicted murderer speaks with a patron about bartering items through the SENTINEL want column. He proposes exchanging a dozen toka and five pink neckties for a useful chew and a file, then reflects on the value of making wants known via ads.
Classified blurbs list needs and wants including parlor heating bargains guitar pupils and housework help with names and addresses such as Jo M Weill 214 Ohio street and Prof. W. E. Rutledge 303 West Fifth street plus many items for sale or trade and notes on old papers and music editions at SENTINEL office.
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