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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1901
Page
2
Fragmentary antiquated dialogue shows a proprietor and waiter arguing over a high class eatery monopoly and a $10,000 suit, with a mix of slang and cartoonish lines about hit men and a patter killer. The scene shifts to a humorous quarrel and a punch line about avoiding another beating.
Eugene Briles known as captain of the Woolly Womplers in Darktown is fined $3.75 after being arrested for public disorder while defending the Wompler oath. The recorder notes his “gay” behavior and potential punishment including a week in the stockade if fines are unpaid.
Gilhooly meets Fatty Thompson after a long gap and remarks on his weight. Thompson replies that he has done nothing to gain the apparent 50 mouch of freshness, leaving the exchange with a humorous, cryptic twist.
A domestic exchange contrasts concern over attire with marital expectations. The couple, identified as Cora and Merritt, discuss changing appearances and the transition into married life.
A humorous note questions strict honesty, claiming a man believes in reincarnation and has repaid debts incurred in a previous earthly life. The quip casts him as piously rectitudinous through a playful, paradoxical twist.
The text states that firing a sixteen inch rifle costs $827 per shot, exceeding five years of private soldier wages in the regular army, and an eight inch rifle costs $125 per discharge.
Several young men complain they have no steady girl as plans with theatre tickets fall through due to the girl claiming a sick headache. Arlington Pharmacy endorses Dr. Gardwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for stomach trouble and headaches.
Dr. Hannah W. Longshore, the first woman physician in Philadelphia, marks her eighty second birthday. She has practiced medicine in the Quaker City for fifty years and was born there.
A reader from Bagnell Missouri testifies that three years of bronchitis were cured by Chamberlain Cough Remedy after trying doctors and other medicines. The notice notes sales at Mertz Hale J L Kautzman and Otis W Smith stores.
The New Hampton fat men's baseball club edged the Leans by three runs in a recent game, finishing 39 to 36. Multiple players contributed, highlighting a tight contest and strong offense from both sides.
H. C. Watkins, sexton of the Methodist church in Springfield Pa, reports his wife suffered kidney trouble and found relief after using FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE. She improved after one bottle and was completely cured after four bottles, according to him. Sold by all druggists.
The people of Tarkio file a remonstrance against plans to open a bowling alley in the town, reflecting local resistance to the proposed entertainment venue.
An advertisement notes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a bowel regulator that acts gently without griping. It recommends taking them now and then to maintain perfect bowels, endorsed by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
Eighteen enslaved people were baptized in a creek near Richmond Missouri with nearly 1000 residents witnessing the ceremony at the public event drawing wide attention in the region.
B F Mouser of Chetopa Kansas touts the best sale of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin in his store and Arlington Pharmacy claims the same. The remedy is advertised to cure constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach trouble.
A hay car on a southbound freight train near Westboro Missouri caught fire and nearly burned the entire train. Crews cut the car away in time to prevent serious damage to other cars.
A Pennsylvania man credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving a bicycle trip after two doses and with curing a dysentery attack last summer. Sold by Mertz Hale Kaufman and Smith.
In the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin a quarrel unfolds as a woman asks why she is loved while another accuses Tom of cruelty. The exchange centers on a tense confrontation with sharp accusations and emotional tension.
John Beam of West Middlesex Pennsylvania praises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the best and only treatment for indigestion after trying many preparations. The advertisement from W. E. Bard Drug Co. claims the product digests all foods with natural digestants.
An ad letter mix reports B B B Botanic Blood Balm promising cures and free treatments with a promotion offering 10 000 free applications. It touts healing of ulcers eczema and blood poisons. Also notes two boys earning 2500 from potatoes and a testimonial praising Foley's Kidney Cure from a Tampico merchant.
An advertising notice urging educated consumers to choose Rocky Mountain Tea from Madison Medicine Co priced at 35 cents. It asks readers to ask their druggist for the product.
Recent micro-spectroscopic analysis of chimney soot reveals the presence of iron calcium nickel manganese copper and silver in the collected samples.
Mrs Jas Forest of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin says a running sore on her leg persisted seven years and cost hundreds to treat. She reports two boxes of Banner Salve fully cured it and warns against substitutes. All druggists carry Banner Salve.
The city fined two men five dollars plus costs for fast driving in Trenton. The Tribune remarked that their behavior suggested they had overindulged in water that makes race horses out of mules and the judge weighed in on the case.
A diner tells the waiter the cod steak today is not as good as last week’s. The waiter replies that it seems the same fish is used, implying a repeat issue with the dish.
An Idaho woman wins a divorce after her husband refused to take her to the Paris Exposition. He testified he feared water and even baths, claiming sea sickness. The passage ends with a promotion for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin at Arlington Pharmacy.
York County, Pennsylvania, highlights a notable white man named Michael Andrew Jackson Johnson Donelson Fillmore Deckman, a person linked to regional political circles. The report underscores local prominence in state politics.
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