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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1903
Page
6
The narrative portrays an umpire famed for quick speech and harsh rulings. After a tense exchange with a batter claiming three strikes were nothing, the umpire remains fearless, joking that past bar conduct protects him from harm despite the crowd’s outrage.
Sedalia Rifles plan annual field day on July 4 featuring events such as tug of war boxing half mile and hurdle races a hundred yards sprint and a bayonet drill plus a drill contest in the manual of arms. Bankers' gold medal drill follows tonight.
Warden W N Darby of the Ohio penitentiary resigns citing inability to perform executions. He says the electric chair horrifies him and the task has exhausted him, noting the looming potential of nine executions unsettled him and he will not touch the switch again.
Advertises DeWitts Little Earl Risers as bedtime pills that gently arouse secretions and move the bowels to cure biliousness and liver troubles. Claims continued use for a few days prevents recurrence and notes sale by W. E. Bard Drug Company.
The Kansas City Presbytery will hold a special meeting on June 5 to consider the Covenant Presbyterian church call to Rev. Wellington E. Loucks and to dissolve the pastoral relation of Rev. E. W. Clippinger with Broadway Church Sedalia Missouri. Clippinger will move to become pastor of First Church Champaign Illinois at Bloomington Presbytery.
A chronological list notes Pequot slaughter in Connecticut 1637, births of Edwards 1745 Barton 1748 Williams 1750 Livingston 1764 Kingsbury 1801 Thatcher 1806 Ewer 1826 Roebling 1837 Wyeth 1845 Fawcett 1847 Jewett 1847, 1855 Pottawatomie executions, 1857 Dred Scott emancipation, 1863 Mathews birth, 1864 Montana organized, 1865 Kirby Smith surrender, 1871 Washington treaty ratified. Also Mother Gray’s Powders ad claims cure for feverish, constipated children. worms cured.
London May 26 Jonathan Hutchinson noted surgeon and ex president of the Royal College of Surgeons writes to the Times on fish as the cause of leprosy He argues unsound fish on Catholic fast days spreads disease and urges banning fish on fast days where quality is doubtful He says Christianity rather than contagion or crusades fed medieval leprosy in Europe and fears a similar pattern today in India.
Porter Real Estate Co lists numerous properties around Sedalia including eight room houses within three blocks of the courthouse, farms of 169 and 992 acres with prices from 2100 to 4000, and several six to seven room homes on Lamine, Kentucky, and Fourth Street. The agency promises reliable information and straight dealing from 404 Ohio Street, established in 1880.
Boies Bros & Co lists Sedalia and Kansas lands for sale or exchange. Properties include 250 acres Pawnee bottom Kansas at 12.50 per acre, 2080 acre ranch near town, 2000 acre ranch with alfalfa, 2 quarter sections near county seat, 1286 acres Lanx County Kansas near railroad, 128 acre Decatur County Iowa farm to exchange for Missouri land, and Sedalia residence and an orange lemon grove near San Diego offered for Sedalia Missouri farms or cash.
John D. Rockefeller offers to raise his gift to Indiana University from 30 000 to 50 000 for the student building fund. The condition is that 50 000 be raised from other sources before July 1. Subscriptions totaling 35 000 were secured last year and trustees plan to raise the remaining 15 000 at the next meeting.
An established publishing house seeks manuscripts in all branches of literature suitable for book form. Liberal terms, no charge for examination, prompt attention and honorable treatment. Address Books, 141 Herald 23d Street, New York.
$1,000 and up at lowest rates and best terms on Pettis county realty. Farm loans at 5 percent interest and with partial payment privileges. J. H. Bothwell, attorney and counselor, Sedalia National Bank Building.
An advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes. The product is sold by grocers in a large two ounce package priced at five cents.
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