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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1899
Page
7
Ten daily passenger trains run through Sedalia with wide vestibules and dust and cinder proof features. Steam heat and painted gas lighting improve safety and comfort. For rates routes maps and general information contact J. W. McClarm P T A Sedalia Mo.
Rate notice states one way fares to all main line points in California are reduced. San Diego to Redding inclusive set at $3430 with proportionate pricing to branch line points in state.
The notice lists one way fares to Portland Tacoma Seattle and Spokane at 31.70 with intermediate points priced no higher than these rates.
The Missouri Pacific announces round trip tickets to numerous western states and beyond with 21 day return validity and liberal stopovers. Fares begin at 0.90 and vary by destination, with special runs from June 25 to July 8 and August 5 to 7 offering extended return limits and diverse routes. Tickets available via professors and Mo Pacific agents.
Sedalia passengers can board the Katy flyer sleeper to Chicago or sleep through to the east with departures at midnight and 8:30 p m. Through connections to Chicago arrive at 2 50 p m. Low one way and round trip rates offered by C M Pendleton Sedalia Missouri for various trips and dates.
One way rates to San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego are set at 3 30 with daily sale options. The advertised price applies to single trips on the economy service with limited availability and blackout dates not stated.
Passenger rail rates list one way trips to Helena and Butte Montana at 30.00 dollars and to Portland Oregon Seattle and Tacoma Washington at 31.70 dollars. Tickets on sale daily.
One fare plus 2 dollars for the round trip. Valid for 21 days. This special excursion offers travel to Texas Kansas Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico on July 4 and 18 August 1 and 15 September 5 and 19.
A historic transit feature links Manitou with Colorado amid regional efforts to restore direct service. Officials cite heritage value and potential tourist appeal as lawmakers debate funding and routing options.
A 100 page illustrated book titled Wonderland g9 offers guidance on vacation spots hunting fishing scenery and homes from St Paul to San Francisco. Send six cents and address to Chas S Fee Northern Pacific Railway St Paul MN for postage and a copy. P H Noel provides further information from 210 Commercial Building St Louis.
From June 4 a new fast daily night train joins the Burlington Route passenger service from Kansas City and St. Joseph to Nebraska and Colorado. Departure times are 9 45 p m from Kansas City and midnight from St Joseph, with Denver arrival at 6 20 p m. Additional tourist excursions and services are promoted with agents in Kansas City and St Louis.
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy and relieves coins and bunions with instant comfort. Cures swollen feet blisters and callous spots. A certain cure for ingrown nails sweating hot aching feet. 25c trial package free. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. Olmstead Le Roy N Y.
An advertisement from Servant Harker Drug Co claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure thoroughly digests food without stomach aid while healing diseased digestive organs. It asserts the remedy is the only one to permanently cure dyspepsia.
Servant Harker Drug Co promotes Eclipse Mosquito Chaser to let homeowners enjoy evenings on the porch free from mosquitoes and pests.
A light request from a gentleman and a claim of a wine spot on a coat are reported in a casual remark attributed to Sondays and Nisse. The exchange reflects social banter rather than a formal event.
A train carrying the renowned Chinese diplomat Li Hung Chang arrives in Banff. A Canadian railway magnate guiding him across the continent points out three mountains called the Three Sisters and asks about their age, prompting a quip from the illustrious visitor.
A comic exchange in London shows an American traveler fretting about tea time as a cab driver promises a ride in under an hour. The humor centers on cross cultural mispronunciations and a punctual tea culture clash.
A miller in Thrigmuhle-le-Bliesmenger lives in Bavaria, works in Prussia, and sleeps in Lorraine, a habitation built in three different countries. The note contrasts citizenship with daily life across borders and cites unusual residence patterns.
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a healthful grain based drink serving as a coffee substitute. It claims invigorating flavor a rich brown color and a price around 15 and 25 cents per serving targeting families and children as a nourishing beverage option.
The Ben von county GAR encampment starts today in Lincoln and runs four days. On Wednesday August 9 the George R Smith post will lead the program.
George H Jacobs of Thompson Connecticut says the medicine did him more good than blood medicines and pills. He reports prompt pleasant action, no griping, curing constipation and arousing the torpid liver to action for clean blood steady nerves and a healthy appetite. Servant Harker Drug Co.
Newt Lee was arrested last night for disturbing the peace and jailed. He carried a large cut on his head at the time of arrest.
Hamilton Clark of Chauncey Georgia says twenty years of itching piles were cured by two boxes of DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. Beware of counterfeit products. Servant Herker Drug Co.
An old advertisement from Mayhew Wisconsin endorses the One Minute Cough Cure as a quick and safe remedy for stubborn summer coughs and colds. It cites W W Merton and Servant Harker Drug Co as figures in the promotion.
An advertisement for Dr LaVerne's French Penny roxe and Tanzy Tablets markets monthly medicine to relieve painful irregularities. Claims to remove obstructions regardless of cause and to be harmless. Offer includes mail order payment of $1 and lists Aug and T Fleischmann, Sedalia, Missouri as contact.
Quarterly railway publication offered by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway to farmers. Sent free for one year. requests by letter or postal card to Joan Sebastian G P A Chicago.
A lady praises Allen's Foot-Ease for use in gloves to absorb perspiration and save gloves. The product softens new shoes, cools feet, and provides comfort. Physicians and nurses are invited to note its absolute purity. Available at drug and shoe stores for 25c with free samples.
A southern colored man and a northern migrant discuss mines and violence while a steam ferry to Old Point Comfort nears Norfolk. The young man offers grim advice on mining dangers as he jokes about studying miner alogy before leaving.
Brown asked for a light and Green produced a tiny match stick marked with a symbol. The men discuss lighting a match. Green explains how to ignite it using matches in parlor cars and Brown begins carrying his own matches thereafter.
A court scene recalls Judge Silk joking about a lawyer's income during a luncheon. The bar member claims expenses exceed £1000 yearly, prompting Silk to quip that such costs are unnecessary and not worth it, highlighting grim humor in the exchange.
Extensive arrangements by leading Masons of Kansas City and Missouri for a special Rock Island train to Colorado Springs leaving Kansas City August 5 at 6 20 pm arriving Sunday morning for breakfast. Direct Denver by 11 am option announced with cheap round trip side rides to Cripple Creek Georgetown Salt Lake Grand Junction. Tickets via Rock Island to Denver and return. sleeping car reservations urged. Contact A H Moffet GS W P A and US G Hough TP A Kansas City Mo.
A weekly Thursday evening train from Kansas City via Union Pacific reaches Portland in 72 hours with no mid journey car changes. Designed for comfort at low cost, it suits ladies and children traveling alone. Passengers to San Francisco or Los Angeles may stay in the same car. porters accompany each car. Ticket offices listed with contact details and J B Frawley as contact.
Great Lakes region trips via Northwestern Lines with reduced tickets on sale daily. Return by Oct 31. Stopovers allowed to visit the Greater American Exposition. Information and circulars from A L Fisher Tray Pass Agent, 523 Main Street, Kansas City.
Will B. Hunter tells how a Chicago couple, short on funds, managed an economical trip and what they saw. The piece highlights the experience and offers the little book with travel insights, available from F. M. Byron, general western agent of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Co in Chicago.
Advertisement for Murat Halstead's biography of Admiral Dewey, highlighting 500+ pages, 8x10 inch size, nearly 100 halftone illustrations and a color map. Priced at $1.50 with enormous demand and a large commission for agents. Dominion Company Chicago offers outfit free and rapid writing opportunities.
Advertisement seeks Sedalian investors to buy ten dollar shares in the Sedalia Fruit Gardens Canning and Nursery company. Each share costs one dollar per month. Prospective buyers urged to request a prospectus by mailing to W. E. Good secretary P.O. box 155 Sedalia or visit the SENTINEL office.
Local laundry offers family washing priced at 20 cents per dozen at Bowman and Dorn's establishment. The notice highlights affordable service for households seeking laundry options in the area.
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