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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1904
Page
2
In 1904 a rediscovered indictment of Aaron Burr for treason is exhibited in Richmond Virginia after being found in an old law book in the U S court library. The piece reflects on Burr and on a forthcoming national campaign with shifting party lines and new leaders shaping the election year.
Congressman Vandiver backs R W Mitchell of Nevada for secretary of state while Folk plans no convention clash. Tom Ely wins the Missouri senate nomination, Cotton exports surge past 400 million, and the big four at the Democratic national convention remains unsettled with Dockery likely leading. Kansas schools permit pupils to refuse to tattle under an unwritten law.
An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as making handsome women from plain ones. It claims visible effects and offers tea or tablet form for 35 cents through W. E. Bard Drug Co.
Phrenologist and fortune teller Professor Duncan will provide readings and answer any questions. Office hours are 1 to 4 and 8 p.m. at 185 East Cooper Street.
The listing notes granulated sugar offered at five dollars per bag with a promotional tag promising value. The wording references a unit price of one dollar though the source text is fragmentary and unclear about quantity or seller.
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