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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1901
Page
8
An advertisement claims cod liver oil in Scott's Emulsion is the best fuel to strengthen nerves, increase muscular power, and improve digestion. The product is priced at Soc. and $1.00, available from druggists. Scott and Bowne, Chemists, New York.
Miss Ruby Woodward, niece of J. D. Woodward, residing west of Lamonte, died Monday night from typhoid fever. The body was sent to Windsor for burial.
Notice to the public from Missouri coal dealers denying reports they are out of business or selling inferior coal. They claim to be better prepared than ever to serve old and new patrons, offering to burn their coal in any store to prove superiority and promising the closest prices.
Billy Day the barber has raised prices from 10 to 15 cents for a shave after improvements to his alley shop. Loyal customers request a return to the old price, and a 15 cent shave will resume after this notice period.
The Sedalia originator of popular music at 510 Ohio Street continues to release the latest successes with weekly new issues from leading publishers.
The Sedalia Missouri city council resolves to pave Third street from Lamine to Osage with vitrified brick on the existing Telford base. An exception covers the block at Ohio avenue where brick pavement already exists. Publication in the city daily newspaper is ordered for seven insertions.
The 1901 immigrant report shows 453,496 aliens arrived, 113,056 U.S. citizens returning, and a sharp rise in illiteracy among steerage passengers. Southern Italy supplies the largest share and deportations total 3,059 with main causes listed. The piece discusses safeguards against anarchists and the extension of contract labor precedents to all undesirable aliens.
A recommended extension to the period of jurisdiction over the immigrant from two to five years. The proposal suggests longer oversight and responsibilities for both the immigrant and governing authorities, with potential implications for processing and integration timelines.
Professor Pierce and Wm. Matthews argue that heavy studying harms health less than dissipation during college. The claim suggests that anxious, intense study does not kill brain health and that many ill effects come from late hours, cigars, alcohol, and overeating rather than the academic rigors themselves.
An advertisement lists three fashion journals L Art De La Mode Robes De Luxe and The American Ladies Tailor with yearly prices 3 50 8 00 and 12 00. It invites sample copies to readers sending name and address with small stamps to Morse-Broughton Co New York.
The German Medicine Co. of Cincinnati has performed since Monday night September 30 at Davis hall in Warsaw. They will present ten nights in Warsaw before moving on to Lincoln and Cole Camp according to the Warsaw Enterprise.
The widow of Dr. Kulesh sold his Little Russian translation of the Bible to the British Bible Society for 5000 rubles after the censor blocked its printing.
A statistician claims the average woman's head hair length totals fifty five miles not counting side tracks and switches.
The passage envisions relocating a large New York hotel to the countryside and expanding it into a village styled town of around 3,000 residents, creating a self contained community. It frames the concept as a modern solution to urban scale in a country setting.
The Lebaun Rustic claims Missouri could be ringed with a wall to house residents and supply all life needs within, describing a self sufficient enclave amid regional needs.
Reports note Ella Ewing, renowned Missouri giantess, may have stopped growing. No accusation links her to constructing a new house, with claims quiet for more than a month.
MAY BUILD A NEW ASYLUM. Nodaway county taxpayers consider building an insane asylum for fifty five inmates at asylum No 2 as a serious option.
The funeral for George Demand was held this afternoon at his Smithton home with Rev. Rahdameher officiating. Burial followed at Smithton. Demand was a prominent local lumber dealer and well known in the county. He carried a $3000 life insurance policy with Modern Woodmen and Modern Brotherhood.
Boston cafe serves Baltimore oysters in a casual setting with varied preparations. The notice highlights available fresh seafood and a simple menu focused on seafood offerings.
C. B. Wharton returned from Sweet Springs where he assisted the Select Knights and Ladies. He departs tomorrow for Springfield to promote the order and then continue work in Oklahoma territory.
Advertising a coal sale offering as low as $1.00 and up. Downtown at 503 Ohio Street and yard office at 819 East Third Street with T. F. Norris assisting at the yard office. Includes phone contact 43.
Taxpayers are informed that the 1901 tax books have been placed in the collector's hands for collection. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at City Hall. Signature: T. E. Sheerin.
The Whipple Coal Company issued a call for action conveying urgent operational updates and strategic decisions affecting its mining activities and local workforce.
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