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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1902
Page
2
A New York press note laments guests refusing good foods at fashionable dinners due to lack of polite eating knowledge. It argues guests should seek etiquette guidance to avoid exposing ignorance and enjoying meals properly.
Sioux City man H. Dibble recalls his boy was blinded by a weed while picnicking. A neighbor advised DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. after the first application the boy improved and recovered fully. The ad touts the salve for skin conditions and piles, warning of counterfeits.
A cheeky ad note from the Cleveland Plain Dealer asks how one would like to be the ashman as coal remains cheap at many prices per ton. It captures a humorous want ad line reflecting resourceful labor during a coal market.
A promotional piece extols a hacking cough cure through Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Catarrh Remedy. It includes a testimonial from J M Patton of Transylvania County North Carolina and notes a free medical adviser offer with stamps for the book.
The Boston Clef club's monthly gathering featured Will and John Winch with a humorous duet about a tomcat and his tabby. A falsetto finale revealed Anna Louise Cary’s voice behind the screen, ending the amusing deception.
Sedalia resident C. Brown testifies to relief from back pain linked to kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He purchased from W E Bard Drug Co and felt better after completing the course. Doan's is promoted by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as the sole US agents.
A Chicago Record-Herald essay argues that girls cannot throw or spin a top due to anatomy. It claims women lack the necessary shoulder and arm movement, and that boys bend the elbow and use the forearm for powerful throws. The piece notes street play favors ropes and skipping over tops for girls.
A London visitor remarks a savage looking cow during a country visit. The farmer points out the red parasol in her hand, noting the outfit draws the cow's attention. The vignette ends with the joking realization that the parasol was the cause of the cow's perceived savagery.
The Abbotsbury swannery on the Fleet near Weymouth is described as Britain's largest. It is reportedly over 800 years old with Tudors-era evidence. In March and April swans nest on marshy ground, numbering about 400 nests and 1,150 birds total. Swans pair for life, and each nest holds six eggs with four or five hatched, yet only thirty to forty new birds join the flock annually.
When the stomach lacks gastric juice food stagnates and acrid gas rises causing indigestion and headaches. Currant juice stimulates gastric acids and coats the stomach to aid digestion. Strained juice from red or black currants, lightly sweetened, is recommended as an effective natural remedy.
Claims B B B heals eczema itching skin humors scabs scales pimples boils carbuncles and deep sores by enriching the blood. Promotes healthy skin and rebuilt body, with free sample offer from Blood Balm Co Atlanta and Sedalia retailer W E Bard Drug Co.
Turkish officials object to foreigners flying national flags over homes and the Prince's Island case ends when a British subject explains a large flag was a Persian carpet. The governor, unaware of the flag, asks the subject who confirms the flag, and it is permitted to fly in peace.
The tale recalls Mrs Caro Corbin once a school friend of Susan B Anthony. The two met in Washington where Anthony quipped about Corbin raising four boys and Corbin replied with humor about not strangling them. The exchange highlights early suffrage era tensions and friendships.
A brief, quirky experiment explains balancing a silver quarter on the table edge then attempting to knock it off with one eye closed. The note suggests the surprise difficulty and invites readers to test the reflexes.
Two Celts in the city tour Broad street pass the Odd Fellows temple. A stranger asks about the gilt initials T O O F and is told the sign marks the building as 100 feet tall. The quip comes from a Philadelphia Times mention.
George W. Fry of Viola Iowa reports personal success with Kodol for months of stomach troubles. A neighbor with dyspepsia also improved after using Kodol. The ad states Kodol rebuilds strength by aiding digestion and urges after meal dosing at W. E. Bard Drugs.
Floyd Loomis of Grand Rapids Michigan, nine years old last May, is billed as possibly the youngest drum major in the country. Taught by his father J P Loomis, famed as Michigan’s champion drummer, Floyd began drumming at age two and can play bass and snare simultaneously, foot on bass and hands on snare, in front of large audiences with delight.
W Balland Plumbing offers steam and gas fitting and hot water heating services at 785.510 Ohio St. Shop phone Q 9OE. Local customers are invited to contact for estimates and service.
A judge tells his son William H. Seward to pay his own way after spending a thousand dollars. The tale shows how adversity, self reliance, and hard work led Seward from college struggles to graduating first in his class, studying law, becoming New York governor, and joining the presidential cabinet.
Cold weather is coming and prices will rise. People should stock up now to avoid shortages. Stanley Coal Co urges customers to lay in a winter supply at its yards on East Second Street.
A child asks what laziness is and a reply defines lazy as wanting others to fetch things for you including a little sister. The exchange presents a simple moral lesson about dependence and effort.
A terse notice from F. Taylor Cain invites buyers to act fast to purchase a large line of guns before the assortment is broken up.
The New York Herald recalls John W. Mackay and Meissonier painting a portrait of Mrs. Mackay for 75000 francs. Mackay dismissed it as a poor likeness leading to mixed artist and public reactions. Reported tales of anger faded as the work found a home in Carlton House London.
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