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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1902
Page
2
Union Station officials in St Louis report over 1,000,000 travelers in the last thirty days and expect this summer to surpass all records. Railroads have added extra cars and the Waiting room remains crowded day and night with passengers awaiting trains.
The Prohibition State Convention is called to meet in Clinton on Thursday June 19 to select candidates for Supreme Judge Railroad Commissioner Superintendent of Public Schools and a new State Central Committee for the ensuing year Each county gets one vote for every twenty five votes or major fraction thereof cast for John G Wooley in 1900.
A Plymouth Oklahoma dealer praises Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, noting five bottles sold to threshers who continued working without a lost day. The testimonial urges homeowners to keep a bottle, with the remedy sold by all druggists.
Martin Oehrke a prominent young farmer dies near Florence from heart disease last Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Millman was found dead in a well near Stover last Monday. The Millmans, childless and well to do, feared the other would inherit all their wealth. A nephew’s visit preceded a surge of mailed funds to Mr. Millman from an unknown source.
The note highlights Representative Lever of South Carolina, age 27, shaping Capitol life despite a youthful appearance. A tiny figure with big brain, Lever’s presence provokes anecdotes of his rise from private secretary to congressman while peers debate, and a contrast drawn to historical figures like Alexander Stephens.
The Jefferson City Democrat reports no police crew yet on the whereabouts of Oscar Rose accused of assaulting a white girl Sunday night. His father is in St. Louis and his stepmother in Kansas City, with the likelihood he fled to one of those cities. If he returns to Jefferson City a hostile reception is expected.
A Springville Alabama mother with experience of the disease describes preventing dangerous outcomes by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She reports her three children including a three month old baby contracted whooping cough last summer and all recovered without loss of plumpness while others not using the remedy fared worse. The eldest daughter loudly called for cough syrup during fits and the remedy is sold by all druggists.
A reader confuses Bret Harte with John Hay over the author of Little Breeches. Harte corrects her, saying she has put the Little Breeches on the wrong man, clarifying the poem’s true authorship with Secretary of State John Hay.
Mrs Charles F Gautney was found wandering in the Center Creek timber six miles from her home in a demented condition. Her husband, charged with murdering his wife, was released from jail this afternoon. She will be sent to the asylum at Nevada tomorrow.
The circuit court on Thursday heard cases including Mary Stanford versus Ellen Trice with title correction decree ordered. E. J. Keisling versus A. W. Winzenburg received renewed referee time and a September report deadline. John F. Brown versus C. C. Williams continued generally. George E. Dugan versus H. W. (incomplete).
An Abilene Reflector item jokes about a birth notice sent to the office. The note looked like “Sth boy” instead of “eight-pound boy,” prompting playful reproach and a tease about the editor facing a lashing if he blames poor handwriting.
An ad claims Rocky Mountain Tea will make people prick up their ears and be on tiptoe of expectation. It lists the price as 35 cents and credits W. E. Bard Drug Company as the seller.
The Rev. Mr. Hickok, editor of the Columbia Herald, has accepted the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church at Farmington Missouri during Walter Williams' absence abroad.
An old advertisement claims Red Cross Ball Blue makes faded clothes white again. It promotes a large 207 package priced at 5 cents.
Advertisement notes Red Cross Ball Blue for clear white clothes. Describes a large 2 oz package priced at 5 cents and marketed for household use by a housekeeper.
Dr. T. T. Major & Son advertise limited time dental services with prices for gold and platina fillings at .75, amalgam fillings .50, and extractions from $4.00 to $6.00. Bridge work highlighted and painless extraction promised. Office at 410 Ohio Street opposite courthouse.
We handle the best grade of Windsor coal for cooking and heating at 3.00 per ton delivered. Also offer good wood, dry or green, in cord or stove lengths. Prices the lowest. Call at yards or Dy phone.
For private loans, see C. C. Lawson, attorney at law, Katie building. Bell telephone 467.
P Brandt Grocer Co. touts Fielden Roast Coffee as a morning glory at 25 cents a pound. They claim higher cup yield and better flavor for the price, with a proprietary blend and warning against imitators.
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