Second District Democrats Fail to Enter National Convention
A Missouri Democratic State Committee letter to Second District members announces that no Second District Democrats can gain admission to the National Democratic Convention in Kansas City on July 4. It cites seating limits at Convention Hall of 11,042 tickets and the exclusion of Democratic clubs, leaving most district members outside. The note warns only a tiny fraction will enter. others will listen from outside and watch the band.
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Democratic State Committee
Second
Kansas City
William J. Stone
National Committee
Stone
St. Louis
Jefferson Club
Aurora Club
Bryan Club
St. Joseph
State Committee
N. J. Winters
Publisher learns fair pricing tale from shome dealer
A newspaper publisher discovers a shome dealer overcharges him for goods while an editor crafts a trick. The merchant argues he pays $2.40 monthly for a six inch ad, while a patent medicine firm gets the same space for nothing yearly. He urges the editor to set a market price on his own stock.
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Rocky Mountain
Balt and Ohio S Way Train Service Between Cities
Railway service operates Royal Blue Line with four daily trains between Cincinnati and Louisville and eight daily trains between nearby hubs. Service highlights include frequent schedules and steady commuter options for regional travel.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
Hall's Great Discovery Kidney Medicine Ad
An 1899 Texas wonder ad touts Hall's Kidney Medicine as a universal cure for kidney and bladder issues. It promises relief from back pain and other ailments with a two month bottle costing $1, mailed if needed. Customer testimonial from D W Carlisle confirms rapid relief after ten days.
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Hall
E. W Hall
St. Louis
E. W. Hall
D. W. Carlisle
N. Broadway
A Woman Should Dress Her Beast at Home
A July Ladies' Home Journal motto urges women to dress neatly at home to please their husbands. It emphasizes hair, bodice arrangement, and avoiding soiled finery as improper behavior for home attire.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Prohibition and Democratic Conventions Excursions
Burlington Route lists special round trip fares for Prohibition National Convention in Chicago June 27 28 Kanss City Democratic Convention July 4 and Fourth of July regional rates. Also Home Seekers Excursions to western districts with multiple sale dates and final limits. Inquiries to agent J Lyon Agt.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Colorado
Utah
Helena
Butte
Spokane
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
J. U. Lyon
Agt
Summer reading advice and a drug store offer
Margaret E. Sangster urges girls to read good books during summer and keep a blank memorandum book to record impressions and quotes. The notice also promotes free samples of Chamberlain's stomach and liver tablets at B C Wood's drug store, claiming improvement of digestion and tone.
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Margaret E. Sangster
Ladies’ Home Journal
B. C. Wood's
Chamberlain's
Otlwon
Growth of Extravagance in Government Expenditures
In 1898 government spending was 528,735,079 rising to 709,720,477 by 1901 with major increases in military and civil sections. The text argues the rises fund pensions, canal plans, and navy and army needs, noting a pending Nicaragua Canal bill and related appropriations. The article references a Kansas City dispatch about M K and T selling round trip tickets for a July 4 event with travel between Monroe and Kansas City.
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Nicaragua Canal
House
Senate
Post Dispatch
Burlington Route trains advertised for long-distance travel
The Burlington Route promotes through connections from St Louis to the West and Northwest. It lists No 41 “The Burlington Northern Pacific Express” via Billings with multiple western destinations, and No 3 H and St J express for beyond Kansas City. Also No 5 Nebraska Colorado Express to Denver, plus fast expresses from St Louis and St Paul lines. Officers Howard Elting Wakeley Elliott advertise tickets and schedules.
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Burlington-Northern Pacific Express
St. Louis
Missouri
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Washington
Puget Sound
Portland
Billings
Mississippi River
Nebraska Colorado Express
Denver
Colorado
Utah
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Burlington
Howard Elting
L. W. Wakeley
Gen
Hannibal
St Louis
Howard Elliott
Two black jacks for breeding at Monroe mule barn
Starlight and Peacock, two 154 hands high black jacks with white pointe, will stand the season of 100 at a mule barn four and a half miles NW of Monroe, three miles NE of Hunnewell. Starlight of Cartright lineage, 808 season at Sam Sparks barn. Peacock the Hank Ely jack. Enquiries to H W Ely or R K Megown. Come see them before breeding.
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Monroe
Hunnewell
Starlight
Cartright
Sam Sparks
Peacock
Hank Ely
H. W. Ely
R. K. Megown
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B. O. Wood
Balt
Ohio
S Way
Columbus
Philadelphia
Hilsburg
Baltimore
New York
Pulman
O. P. McCarty
General Pass
G. B. Warfel
L. Pass
Texas
ASF
District of Columbia
Military Academy
Moberly
Burington
St. L
Fast Express
St. Paul
Minneapolis
The
North
Starlight and Peacock
MS Vol Annes
Superior Meals
Whedon
First National Bank of
Winterset
Lu Bia
Greggist
Wood Raney
Saunders
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