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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1902
Page
6
Konstantin Kardax, a Polish man, went to an Imperial bank in Warsaw with rubles worth about 12000 dollars. An elegant stranger offered help then cigarettes, after which Kardax fainted and woke in a drug store only to learn his companion and the money had vanished. The druggist noted a drugged cigarette odor.
Herr Saltzmann of Bloemfontein told friends a tale of a farm once offered in exchange for an ordinary waistcoat. De Beers offered the entire farm for a waistcoat. Later the land yielded immense diamonds, making the arid parcel priceless.
A typewritten note from Mark Twain defends autograph requests while joking that asking a doctor or sculptor for their work would be fairer than asking for a corpse. The humorous letter reflects Twain's polite stance toward fans and autograph hunters.
A small western town features a unique clock driven by a geyser. The mechanism uses a face, hands, and a lever linked to the geyser which shoots hot water in a precise 38 second cycle. Each eruption moves the clock hands forward by 38 seconds.
A regional ad pitches Rocky Mountain Tea as a health booster for children and families, claiming it helps them eat, sleep, and grow, endorsed by W. E. Bard Drug Company.
Rev. F. L. Cook who is temporarily filling Rev. E. B. Myers sermon at Fort Worth Texas contemplates a call to Ladonia Texas.
An advertisement promotes the One Minute Cough Cure from W F Bard Drug Co claiming rapid relief for coughs croup throat and lung troubles. It asserts safety and suitability for children and promises immediate action and reduced inflammation.
Prominent capitalists back an electric rail line 175 miles long from Brookfield Linn county to Culvre Junction Lincoln county with a standard gauge. The route passes through Glasgow Fayette Howard Columbia Boone Fulton Callaway Minnepola New Florence Montgomery Troy and links with the St. Charles and St. Louis line. Estimated cost 1,000,000. survey active eastward to Burlington.
The London Exchange notes a subscription of 40,000 taels about £6,000 for repairing the summer palace at Peking. The funds come entirely from officials who have been degraded, leaving those not beheaded paying a heavy share of taels.
Detroit Free Press quotes Skidmore and Poin Dexter joking about Maryland's canning industry. They riff on mottos with can and T puns, noting Maryland leads in canning while debating the wordplay. The exchange reflects a lighthearted editorial tone.
George B. Goodrich offers well and cistern cleaning services at fair prices. He advertises contact at Eighteenth and Marvin and Bell Telephone 176 for arrangements.
A grocer advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product. It claims yellow clothes look unclean and urges keeping whites bright. The 2 oz package is sold for 5 cents at grocers.
Joe Roe was asked by President Sexton of the Three I league on Monday to report for duty at Rock Island. He declined, preferring to stay on the extra list in the Western league.
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