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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1902
Page
2
Advertised travel deals from J W McLain P T A Sedalia Me offer round trip and one way tickets to the south west and north west with March to October limits. Cities include California Colorado Utah Oregon Washington Minnesota and more with specific dates and prices noted for 1902.
The Katy announces homeseekers tickets on the first and third Tuesdays each month for routes including Kansas Indian Territory Oklahoma and Texas with a one fare plus two dollars round trip. Special fares listed for March April 1902 totaling 26 dollars 85 cents to western points and cheap rates to Montana Utah and Washington. Call on Katy’s agent for particulars and note April May June meetings and conventions with extended return validity to May 15. Annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans with sales April 19 20 and 21 and a 50 cent fee for issuing return tickets.
The Burlington Route announces reduced one way colonists rates for March and April 1902 to Portland Seattle Puget Sound $25.00, to Spokane $22.50, to Butte Helena $20.00 with details via ticket agents. The Burlington Northern Pacific Express provides through service to Butte Helena Spokane Puget Sound and Portland and fast Denver connections via Billings. Rates and schedules available from R H Crozier L W Wakeley TPA 823 Main St Kansas City Missouri and Howard Elliot General Manager St Louis Missouri.
A historical timetable outlines Missouri Pacific and K and T routes with east and west bound departures and arrivals. It lists No 122 local freight and through trains, local freights, and through excursions via Colorado with mentions of Sedalia Warsaw Denver and Burlington services.
An old railway promo invites travelers to the Northwest via the Burlington Northern Pacific Express. It urges readers to describe their trip for a quote and free printed information, listing R. H. Crozier, L. W. Wakely, and Howard Elliott as contacts in Kansas City and St. Louis.
Doctors advocate moving to open air regions for pulmonary patients. They highlight the West Texas plateau and moderate elevations in Arizona and New Mexico as ideal climates for year round exposure without danger. The report notes substantial benefits observed in outdoor treatment.
The dry air and invigorating ozone west of San Antonio in areas like Marfa Fort Davis El Paso and Tucson improve health for outdoor living. Thousands saved from death in the East by moving to these regions. Send two cents for Matter of Health and El Paso and the Health Belt to any Southern Pacific agent or J H Lothrop St Louis MO.
The Nebraska Colorado Express 16W departs Kansas City at 9 35 p m and reaches Denver at 3 15 p m the next day three hours quicker This convenient departure time lets travelers arriving Kansas City on after noon trains have a few hours for business
A testimonial claims nervousness fatigue and weak digestion from impure blood. The ad urges asking a doctor, then touts Ayer's Sarsaparilla with John McDonald of Philadelphia reporting quick improvement in two years of dyspepsia and low spirits. Product sold by all druggists and J C Ayer Co.
An advertisement from the Royal Tribe Building in Sedalia Missouri promotes Fyricide a dry powder fire extinguisher claimed to halt fires instantly and prevent losses. It seeks town and county agents and offers a four minute churn dasher and butter maker at affordable prices.
We offer the best Windsor coal suitable for cooking and heating at 3.00 per ton delivered with full weight guarantee. We also handle good wood in dry or green form, cord or stove lengths, with the lowest prices. Call at yards or by phone A. J. Fults & Co 412 East Twelfth Street Queen City Phone 21 Bell 4
Our new Fiber Kindling is proving a great success. It is the best and cheapest fire kindler ever placed on the market. Neat, compact, and clean. "Can't do without it" is the verdict of those who have given it a trial. Also see us for stove wood and high grade cooking coal. Both phones 26.
A Sedalia junk firm offers a free gold watch in exchange for rags bones old stoves bottles zinc iron and similar items. They advertise wagon pickup and list Main and Vermont as contact points with phone numbers 1000 and 263. Also an 80 acre farm for rent seven miles southwest of Sedalia and Red Cross Ball Blue detergent promoted.
An advertisement urges readers to use Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten faded clothes. It markets a large 2 oz package priced at five cents.
A boy wrestled a penny into a gum slot at Nick New's saloon and nearly emptied the machine before proprietor Nick New arrived to shut it off. Gum flowed from the machine as if faulty, with the boy secretly stashing thirty or forty pieces.
Pauline Missouri April 9 report notes M Clingenpeel siblings from Sedalia visiting and returning home. Lone Elm school opens with Hattie Reavis as teacher. Robt Cook of Benton County buys M Johns farm north of Pauline. Edd Dirck family moves to Sedalia. Goyst lacks help. Henry Foster to Kansas for $20 monthly work. M Clingenpeel and wife travel to Sedalia. W S Murphy and wife go to Sedalia. Charley and Judge Raybourn rent Haley farm from W J Reavis and move. M Johns seen in area. Miss M O Bannon visits Sedalia. G S Hanes drew clock at Pauline, another clock exists. Wiley Botts claims finding the girl wearing shoe No 11 and plans to call. Miss Zora Reavis stays with the Chrystys. Dance planned on Henry farm Wednesday night.
Advertising copy claims a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Provides 25 cent price and a refund guarantee with E. W. Groves’ signature on each box.
Prospects for a large red apple crop in Southwest Missouri and Northern Arkansas are strong with growers estimating 95 percent of a crop. An Ozark region group of orchardists plans to organize to protect the industry, with Arkansas-Missouri orchards valued at 30 million dollars and Springfield likely meeting site.
Lamonte arrivals and departures mark weekly activity with residents visiting relatives in Sedalia Warrensburg and Tipton. Travelers include Perry Dorsey from Houstonia and Dan Alsbaugh en route to St Joseph. Local visits feature Miss Anna Tompson from Sedalia and Rev Reno departing for Tipton for the year.
Reuben Sellers returned home from Columbia where he had been attending school. The drama Past Redemption was performed before a large audience. Miss Ida Conway visited from Houstonia to see her uncle Dr. Sam Conway and family. Miss Carrie Lee Carter, noted W C T U organizer, will lecture at the Christian church Tuesday evening at o clock.
The Katy railroad plans to receive about thirty new Baldwin engines in the coming weeks. Most of these locomotives will be allocated to the Sedalia Parsons line and other southern divisions as part of fleet expansion.
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