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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1905
Page
2
The Sedalia Sentinel prints subscription rates including daily mail postpaid options of $1.00 for 3 months, $2.00 for 6 months, and $4.00 for a full year. Contact details include Bell Telephone and the newspaper office in Sedalia Missouri.
Rev. Lewis B. Hillis, on U.S. vacation, compares Manila Presbyterian work for English speaking residents with home churches. He notes two membership classes, transport challenges, and the impact of English language instruction on courts and schools improving American influence in the islands.
Former Congressman Shaffroth of Colorado praised the Republican unseating of Governor Adams as making the state safely democratic and predicted his party will renominate him and win by a 50 000 majority. He credited Adams with dignified conduct despite a corrupt deal by Peabody and allies.
The piece argues strong support for Adams to win the governor’s nomination and election by a large majority, condemning a Peabody associate as corrupt and calling for public scorn. It also notes a Washington report that Paul Morton has started work on a cyclone cellar.
An English newspaper notes America has only two statesmen, naming Uncle Shelby as one. The article questions who the other statesman could be, prompting curiosity about American political figures.
Missouri officials say the state will lose interest in the Panama canal project since reports indicate only about twelve mules will be used in the construction. This new development challenges expectations of larger animal-assisted work on the canal.
A Texas bug threatens cotton boll weevil loss with the agricultural department in Washington expected to find a kill. Ohio penitentiary may become Buckeye state’s financial center as ten bankers operate there. Mrs Chadwick arrival anticipated. Rock Island railroad breaks from private car monopoly by contracting 1700 refrigerator cars. over 200 received. more to follow after interstate commission inquiry triggers shifts among eastern lines.
In dry weather headmen with civil license gather about two thousand coolies to drive a herd into a forest kraal. A square stockade with a narrow gap is surrounded as elephants are frightened toward the exit by tom-tom and gunfire. After taming, elephants are ridden by mahouts and linked by ropes to be moved to new homes where they later haul timber. A wild elephant will not touch a man on a tame elephant.
Kennedy's laxative honey and tar cough syrup promises to move the bowels and expel a cold from the system. It soothes throat and lungs to relieve and cure the cough without opiates. sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
L C Snell, dermatologist and chiropodist, announces a new practice at 122 West Third street offering hair scalp and complexion services.
Somerville New Jersey May 25 George Wood once blamed a dual personality and a fictional little black man for the February murder of Wat Chung grocer George Williams but pleads guilty to murder in the second degree. Judge Garrettor imposes thirty years in prison as the prosecution abandons the insanity theory.
A large attendance gathers in Columbus for the Georgia Pharmaceutical Association annual convention. The meeting runs through tomorrow with business sessions interspersed by entertainment arranged by the local druggists association.
Washington May 23 Prominent planters manufacturers railroad presidents bankers and business leaders gather in Washington for the Southern Industrial Parliament to promote investment location of factories and progress across mining manufacturing lumbering agriculture and health. The event runs through the week with speakers on South resources and sanitary conditions.
Secretary notice from Sedalia Missouri announces the annual election of directors of the Sedalia Trust Company. The vote takes place at the office on Monday June 5 1905 with polls open 10 a m to 1 p m. The notice includes filings for H W Meuschke president and W J Letts for the popular flours S and Vigoral Health flour.
An advertisement for Dr. R V Pierce offering free confidential guidance to women with disorders unique to their sex. It promotes his Favorite Prescription and The Common Sense Medical Adviser, notes noninvasive treatment at home, warns against substitutes, and cites a testimonial about the Medical Adviser. Also promotes Little Liver Pills as a proven remedy.
The Pettis County Circuit Court granted a name change upon petition by Albert Franklin Kulchinski. The order, entered May 1905, decrees the petitioner’s new name as Albert Franklin Kull. P. H. Meyer sells Vigoral and "S" flour.
A damaged ad fragment shows items like apricots and price snippets such as 30c and .35¢ per unit. The text is incomplete, with scattered letters and unclear product names. The record captures a partial grocery listing from a historical page.
F. F. Mulcahy advertises the sale of flour warrants for the S and Vigoral brands claiming top quality and reliable supply for bakers and grocers.
G. B. Butcher succeeds W. E. Poindexter and offers Vie oral hard wheat flour and S soft wheat flour as his specialty.
Fragmentary text shows a product phrase and uncertain branding about a signature item. No clear people, organizations, or events are identifiable from the readable portion.
London May 23 Queen Alexandria presided at the opening of a grand historical bazaar in Dean's Yard Westminster to depict manners and costumes from William the Conqueror to Edward VII. Notables include Mrs Choate Duchess of Marlborough Mrs Patrick Vamythe Duchess of Norfolk and others. Proceeds go to Westminster Hospital. Jules Verne prolific pen reveals unpublished manuscripts including dramas novels and travels. Early Riser pills claimed to relieve Bilious Bill.
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