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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1902
Page
8
A quip notes a church bell ringing long to call people to a gathering. The cartoon contrasts Gotham and a supposed SPUN meeting raising the issue of noise.
The Ladies Relief corps announce a social event at the Royal Tribe of Joseph hall next Thursday evening.
A city woman avoids sitting on chairs unless they have been washed with Rocky Mountain Tea. The note appears in an advertisement for W. E. Bard Drug Co, illustrating quirky consumer hygiene claims.
The text describes how in Ukraine and among the Zuni Indians the woman initiates courtship and controls marriage and inheritance. If the man resists, he may be left away from the home. The passages emphasize female agency in dating, marriage, and kinship.
Venice is described as a unique city built on 117 islands with 350 to 400 bridges and narrow streets except near St. Mark's where gondolas are common. The Grand Canal laps marble steps as gondolas line the embankments. A sunset entrance and dawn departure preserve the ideal Venice of songs and legends.
An eight year old named Tommy says he is doing well at school but not the best. He can stand on his head with his feet against the wall, a skill he mentions in a casual chat with the New York News.
A church builder, thanking guests for his health toast, quips that he feels more suited to the scaffold than to public speaking, expressing humility and humor about his role and presentation skills.
Bell line advertises telephone service across Missouri and Kansas, urging readers to call for access. Company located at 209 South Ohio Street.
A vintage subscription pitch touts Rock Mountain Tea as a spring and fall tonic to keep the whole family well. The ad markets a medicine for tiredness at 35 cents.
We offer custom rug weaving from old ingrain or Brussels carpets with quick turnaround. The Sedalia Rug and Carpet Factory at 145 and 107 East Main Street, managed by J. M. Saunders, also lists Sedalia Egg Company with phone numbers 217.
California tourist sleeping cars depart from St Louis every Tuesday and Kansas City every Thursday at 8 32 p m with low colonist rates via the Katy railway. San Antonio round trip 24 85 dollars for Oct 15 and 16, limited to Oct 30.
A pungent critique denounces tail docking as cruel and senseless while exposing wealthy riders who defend it as privacy against flies. It laments abandoned, unsound horses shuttling carts, calling for accountability and humane stables and fly nets. It cites horse lineage as a contrasting note on value.
Bread promoting home made loafs from Chris. Strong's Home Bakery at Seventh and Ohio. Also advertises Rocky Mountain Tea by Madison Medicine Co via W. E. Bard Drug Co. Buy from leading grocers and druggists. urge authentic product.
For sale a good oak folding bed offered by Squire. Contact at 520 West Fifth Street for details.
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