This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1902
Page
2
The Sentinel endorses Emmett Mc Clure as a capable county collector praised for fairness and service. It also lauds Lee Looney as an excellent recorder of deeds, noting his faithful, obliging tenure and predicting his re election despite political currents.
An advertisement claims Botanic Blood Balm cures rheumatism and catarrh by purifying the blood. It asserts many long standing cases resolved after failure of doctors and other remedies, with samples and free medical advice offered. Sold in Sedalia by W. E. Bard Drug Co and Atlanta based Blood Balm Co.
A local promotion at the Candy Palace advertises a broad fruit selection including peaches pears plums grapes bananas apples and lemons inviting shoppers to explore the store.
The Sedalia City Council invites bids for replacing condemned wooden and defective sidewalks on the east side of Ingram avenue from Thirteenth to Seventeenth streets with brick, stone, or concrete. Bids due by 5 p.m. October 20, 1902. council may reject any bids and re advertise. City Clerk C. E. Baker.
The writer credits W. J. Riley with any credit the business deserves for its orderly and respectable conduct. It is described as a gentleman's resort, emphasizing courteous atmosphere and decorum.
Mrs J Wade Bennis nee Florence Phillippi of Crystal City Missouri died in St Louis at 1120 Saturday morning. A noted violinist trained at a St Louis convent she was cousin to Mrs Oscar Ott Maude Parmelee Eddie Lyons Ira and Lionel Latour. Funeral held today from her residence 5369 Cabanne avenue with services at the Church of the Ascension at 11 am.
United Commercial Traders held a social for about sixty couples at the Elks Lodge. Cards music and dancing were featured. Mrs Roy Howe won the ladies prize a silver atomizer. Bert Wright won the gentleman's prize a watch fob. Refreshments of ices cakes and punch were served.
The article recounts how Pennsylvania anthracite, discovered in 1790, struggled to ignite and find a market. Early Lehigh Coal Mine Co founders faced indifference until river navigation and war-time scarcity revived interest. By 1812 several shipments failed, but wiremakers paid $21 a ton in Philadelphia after a furnace draft fix, sparking steady demand.
A concise exhortation from Philadelphia Ledger urging daily acts of kindness. It emphasizes speaking kind words, offering encouragement, and showing sympathy without waiting for special occasions. The piece underscores the low cost and high value of thoughtful praise.
A whimsical New York Times cartoon narration features a white key taunting sharp and flat puns while the bass and staff react. The talking piano parts, including a nervous pedal and a treble note, comment on a beginner progressing toward A minor and A Major as the metronome ticks.
The piece notes a historic line that the first public library in the United States likely began in Charleston South Carolina in 1749. It contrasts a writer's growing ease with a colleague’s decline and mentions Chicago News as the source context.
A fragment notes a quantity of oats needed per acre and includes unclear text about law. The legible item mentions 3 600 000 grains and an unclear following statement.
Pauline report covers sunny week start and a patient improving Mrs. Murphy. M. 8. Botts and wife return from Deepwater. Prairie View protracted meeting began. Monroe DeJarnette gets wood contract for Pauline school. W. E. Reavis in Sedalia. Ladies' Aid met at W. S. McClure's. Jim Huckabay buys Sedalia furniture and plans move west of Green Ridge. M. S. Botts buys new buggy from Jenkins and Wells.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.