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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1905
Page
2
A fragmented newspaper line mentions Abel, Bell, and the Queen City of 260, signaling a brief business or editorial note about a local enterprise or listing. Specific names and context are unreadable, but the fragment preserves a reference to a city and a title.
A Chicago jury finds Johann Hoch guilty of deliberate murder and fixes the penalty at death. The article contrasts Hoch’s case with theories of multiple personality and discusses the legal limits of using such defenses in court.
A discussion of essays on books that moved readers including Lang and Watson, examining the value of literary reminiscences. The piece shifts to a medical advert praising Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery for female ailments and fertility, with a testimonial and an offer for a free medical adviser.
The Panama commission purchase method is debated as if hostile to American producers. The article argues manufacturers seek to hold up the government after underbidding abroad and in private markets, contrasting foreign sales with the premium they now demand from the U.S. government. It notes little sympathy for such conduct given their prior sales tactics.
The passage suggests firing shotguns to warn Oklahomans to seek cyclone cellars, arguing the signal will lose value over time as costs of running such warnings mount. It questions why disasters like tornadoes are rarer in well developed regions and implies adaptation with age.
Many politicians, usually vocal on tariff changes, are uncertain about future policy. They are also unsure about government relations with the railroads. The Senate is not in session, so firm conclusions cannot yet be drawn until a clear policy is indicated.
A 13 year old, Josie Carr, confesses to murdering nine month old Josie Carr after abducting the child from a department store. The girl, seen by investigators as normally well behaved, claims inspiration from a play about kidnapping and ransom. The victim’s body was found in a culvert near a railway embankment after the girl led police to the scene.
Pattern No 1063 describes a sheer white Swiss tea jacket with a fitted yoke and Marie Antoinette fichu. Sizes 32 34 36 and 38 bust. Lace insertion and fichu decorate the yoke sleeves and lower parts. White lawn dimity or China silk suggested for fabric.
The text notes that the senate is intended as a commanding factor in affairs and that the constitution makes it hard to dismiss senators from consideration, even temporarily.
Andrew Carnegie calls professors the true aristocracy and says their minds should not be involved in police matters. The piece notes colleges’ failure to curb student hazing despite scholarly leaders.
New York reports from Rome that Pope will allow Very Rev. Luis Martin General of the Jesuits to continue celebrating mass despite amputated right arm. Canonical rites limit touch to thumb and index finger. another priest will assist at the altar. The pope cites the priest's cherished role and ongoing daily mass.
In York two events center on canonical fingers. Father O'Reilly, late rector of Our Lady of Good Counsel, dies after attempting to save a finger and refusing amputation. Jesuit Father Isaac Jogues loses thumb and four fingers to Mohawk Indians, escapes captivity, and seeks papal dispensation to celebrate mass.
A brief advertisement notes the product Rocky Mountain Tea and claims it will wash and not rub off, inviting customers to envy the user’s complexion. The card references Bard Drug Co as the promoter.
The advertisement offers one gallon cans of apples at 30 cents, peeled table peaches at 25 to 39 cents, apricots as table stock, and tomatoes at 35 or 30 cents, claiming wholesale value for bulk use.
Advertisement notes that yellow clothes look unsightly and recommends Red Cross Ball Blue to keep them white. It claims grocers stock a large two ounce package priced at five cents.
Louisville trip offer sells round trips on June 19 11 12 and 13 with return limit by July 10 to visit old Kentucky.
Chicago May 25 large attendance marked the Illinois Bar association annual meeting opening today. Lawyers from all sections attend. President S J Gregory opened the session. Judge Alton B. Parker of New York and Judge John B Winslow of Madison Wis will speak. Reform in practice is the chief topic.
A historical notice touts neat collar edges and seam cooling methods to prevent cracking. It mentions lucian’s steam laundry and P. H. Meyer selling Vigoral and "S" flour with emphasis on prompt delivery.
Sedalia Trust Company calls annual director election at its Sedalia office on June 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sentinel Newspaper Company stockholders’ annual meeting is set for May 28 at 9 p.m. at Fourth and Lamine streets to elect directors and conduct business. C F Kibby presides, G H Scruton secretary. Brandt and Grote advertise Vigoral Health and Big S flour as offerings.
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