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Newspaper

Sedalia Evening Sentinel

Location

Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1902

Page

3

John W Trader Returns From Kansas City Visit

John W. Trader arrived home Monday afternoon after visiting relatives in Kansas City.

John W. Trader Kansas City

Boy almost blinds himself on weed in Sioux City

During a family picnic an 11 year old boy was exposed to a poisonous weed or plant and his eyes burned. A neighbor suggested DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve which provided relief after the first use and the boy recovered fully in days. The ad warns against counterfeit products from W E Barssrug Co.

H. Dibble Sioux City DeWitt W. E. Barssrug Co

Ex-Councilman W B Martin Severely Burned In Accident

Ex councilman W B Martin, badly burned at the water works pumping station last week, is reported much worse with a fever of 101. Doctors say he will likely be confined to bed for a month.

W. B. Martin Water Works

Favorite Prescription Aids Nursing Mothers And Healthy Babies

An unnamed testimonial extols Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription for nursing mothers and infants. It claims the medicine prevents nausea, soothes nerves, boosts appetite and sleep, and increases physical vigor and milk flow, aiding recovery and baby health. A mother recounts multiple pregnancies and praises the remedy, with a note on Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.

Doctor Pierce

Scientific turkey hunting described as a sport

The piece portrays turkey hunting as a highly scientific pursuit, noting the bird’s keen senses and woodland knowledge. It describes methods like trap setups, a V shaped blind, and calls to draw turkeys within range, with emphasis on timing and strategy.

Old Pirates Laws and Naval Box Rules

The article outlines pirate ship customs including captain privileges a double vote and double booty share. Officers receive one and a half shares with a quarter of all plunder, sailors one share each. Major decisions often required company votes, marooning punished defrauding the crew, and desertion in battle carried death.

The Advantage of Wealth and Its True Purpose

Wealth offers power not for indulgence but to aid others. Health, cheer, knowledge, and skill extend the same duty. All such assets are trusts meant to lift the less fortunate, not for self gain, and to promote communal welfare.

Kodol Digestive Aid Praised by Viola Reader

George W. Fry of Viola Iowa says Kodol relieved months of stomach trouble and brought gratitude from a neighbor who also used it. The note claims Kodol builds health by aiding digestion and normal digestive function after meals.

George W. Fry Viola W. E. Bard Drug Co

Woman's Own Hairpin Uses List Reveals Versatility

A close reader catalogs varied everyday uses for a hairpin from lock picking to fixing baby carriages and curtains. The list includes practical tasks such as drawing nails, tightening windows, cutting pies, stirring batter, whipping cream, and mending a bicycle or automobile.

Toothpick Loan Story From Detroit Tribune

A humorous snippet notes a wife lending a toilet? toothpick to her husband to clean his pipe, describing the act as one of the most precious purposes in the tale from the Detroit Tribune.

Detroit Tribune

Fire Safety Advice for Children

When clothing catches fire children should not run. They should roll on the ground or wrap in a woolen rug to smother flames and keep the head down to avoid inhaling smoke or flames.

Botanic Blood Balm Promoted For Skin Troubles

Advertises Botanic Blood Balm as a guaranteed cure for eczema itching humors pimples carbuncles and other skin ailments. Claims internal use cleanses blood to restore skin health and offers free samples via Blood Balm Co. Atlanta and local Sedalia dealer W E Bard Drug Co.

If Women Only Knew Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed Locally

Sedalia residents urged to buy Dean's Kidney Pills to cure backache linked to kidney issues. Mrs. T B Moss of 1106 South Lamine street reports relief after using a box bought at W E Bard Drug Co. Doan's Kidney Pills are advertised as effective with 50 cent price. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo is sole U S agent. Remember the name Doan's.

Dean T. B. Moss South Lamine Street W. EF. Bard Drug Co Doan Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y United States

Mrs Lane Returns From Colorado Trip

Mrs. Peter Lane arrived Monday afternoon after a trip to Colorado. Mr. Lane met his wife in Kansas City today and accompanied her home.

Peter Lane Points Colorado Lane Kansas City

Superstitions About Eggs Nails and Moon Phases

A list of old beliefs notes trouble from unbroken eggs and broken eggs signal trouble past, cutting a baby's nails may deform it, live snakes point to enemies, dead snakes imply powerless foes, silver nails stop hauntings, boasting health invites illness, mirrors danger to infants, outdoor exposure shapes a child, screech owls predict bad luck, turning pockets and shoes wards off cries, moon phases affect seeds soap and meat, from Will Carleton's Magazine September.

Carleton

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