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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1902
Page
3
C Q Shouse and Miss Bettie Duncan both of Saline county were married at Gilliam Saturday. The notice notes the couple as a local marriage announcement with reference to the Saline county origin.
Mrs. Molly Hemphill and her daughter Miss Pearl with son William visited the city Sunday, adding a note of family sighting to local life.
The Missouri Pacific line from Kansas City to Jefferson City carried eight coaches filled with travelers. The train reached Sedalia at 11 45 with many ex Sedalians staying to visit relatives and friends. The Katy line from Kansas City to Jefferson City was equally crowded with many choosing to spend the day in Jefferson City.
Prospective and new mothers worry over childbirth and nerves. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is advertised to calm nerves, improve appetite and sleep, increase vigor, and ease the baby’s arrival. A testimonial from Mrs John T. Smith attributes strength and a healthy baby girl to the remedy.
A blend of historical anecdotes about famed women and their unlikely suitors. Marie Louise and Neipperg, Wilkes, the Duc de Richelieu, Theodore Hook, Liszt, and Amy Robsart are profiled for their influence and public fascination. A letter to William Edney hints at a delayed payment tied to the Leicester affair.
A young lawyer flounders before a supreme court justice famed as a humorist. He pleads for patience and guidance, but the justice reframes his plight with a simple verdict: study law.
A lovesick young man tells Clara he is a somnambulist during a late call. She jokes about religious differences and the pair proceed with the playful dialogue as the scene ends.
A Tailor and Cutter contributor visited Cumnor recalling ladies' tailors and tailor made dresses in Queen Elizabeth's era, noting historical practices and styles associated with the period.
A Sioux City man recalls his 11 year old boy being poisoned by a weed while picnicking. A neighbor advised DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, which eased the injury after the first application. The product is pitched for skin diseases cuts burns wounds and insect bites with a caution about counterfeit versions.
A. J. Furns & Co. advertises Windsor coal for cooking and heating at 3.00 per ton with full weight guaranteed. They also supply dry and green wood in cord or stove lengths at low prices. Call at yards or by phone from 412 East Twelfth Street Queen City Phone 21 Bell S4.
Promotional notice describes a grand tour by rail to Niagara Falls and lakes regions with routes through Muskoka Kawartha Lakes St. Lawrence River Thousand Islands and White Mountains, plus Atlantic coast resorts via Grand Trunk Railway. Deals for tourist publications available from George W. Vaux A. G. P. & T. A. at 135 Adams Street Chicago.
An advertisement urges use of One Minute Cough Cure by W F Bard Drug Co to instantly cure coughs and throat or lung troubles. It touts safety for children and claims to clear the head and strengthen the mucous membranes, presenting the product as a necessary precaution.
Ticket promotions announced by Katy agents include one fare plus $2.00 round trips to multiple states and cities from Kansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Texas with limited dates. Eldorado Springs round trip 4.00 June 1 to September 86. St Paul Minneapolis 13.85 September 1–10 valid to Oct 31. and seasonal cheap rates to Colorado Utah Minnesota Michigan South Dakota during June September. Also Sunday May 4 and ongoing sale of Boonville Sedalia routes for one fare round trip Clinton Seda lia.
Regions Western Ohio Central East ern and Southern Indiana Louisville Kentucky offer September sales on 3 9 16 and 23 for 30 days at one fare plus two dollars. California fare listed as 26 dollars 85 cents for one way during September and October to all main line points south of Redding on main lines.
A local contractor George B. Goodrich advertises thorough well and cistern cleaning at reasonable prices. He lists his location at Eighteenth and Marvin and provides Bell Telephone 176 for contact.
Miss Clara Eunice Loring daughter of Mrs E A and the late Dr Frederic L Loring wed Florer Elder of Sedalia Missouri in a small ceremony at Mrs A J McCarty’s residence 4292 Finney avenue conducted by Rev Charles B Watson. Only immediate relatives attended.
The bride was tended by her sister Edna and the bridegroom by Jerold J. Hyland. They departed the same night for Cloudcroft New Mexico and plan to settle in El Paso as reported by the St. Louis Republic.
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