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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1899
Page
3
Ten daily passenger trains pass through Sedalia with wide vestibules plate glass and steam heat. Pintch gas provides safety and comfort. For rates routes maps and general information contact J. W. McCrary P. T. A. Sedalia Mo.
One way rate to all main line points in California is reduced until further notice. San Diego to Redding inclusive priced at 34.30 dollars. Proportionate rates apply to all branch line points within the state.
One way fares to Portland Tacoma Seattle and Spokane set at 31.70 dollars with intermediate points limited to these prices.
Missouri Pacific offers round trip tickets on select summer dates to British Columbia and numerous U S states including Colorado Pueblo and Denver at minimum $9.00 with 21 day return and liberal stopovers. Special fares listed for National Teacher's event in Los Angeles and Colorado routes with various sale dates and diverse routes. details available from Prof G V Buchanan or MoPac agents.
Sedalia sleepers to Chicago and St Louis on the Katy flyer open to passengers at 8 30 p m with through service to Chicago arriving 2 30 p m. Extremely low one way and round trip rates to various points. Contact C M Pendleton Passenger and Ticket Agent Sedalia Missouri.
Advertises one way rates to San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego at 34 30 with daily sale. Service details and travel options suggested to attract regional travelers.
One way to Helena and Butte Montana is $30.00. One way to Portland Oregon Seattle and Tacoma Washington is $31.70. On sale daily.
A travel note lists multiple travel dates July 4 and 18 August 1 and 15 September 5 and 19 offering one fare plus 2 dollars for a round trip valid 21 days to Texas Kansas Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico.
A 100 page illustrated guide titled Wonderland offers views from St. Paul to San Francisco. Send six cents postage and address to Chas. S. Fee, Northern Pacific Railway, St. Paul, Minnesota, for delivery. P. H. Noel, D. P. A., 210 Commercial Building, St. Louis, supplies rates and info.
The Burlington Route adds a new daily night train from Kansas City and St Joseph to Nebraska and Colorado. Departures are 9 45 p m from Kansas City and midnight from St Joseph, arriving Denver at 6 20 p m. It is the latest night service, part of a broader Kansas City westward passenger train expansion with California weekly excursions and tourist sleepers.
An advertisement extols Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for swollen feet and bunions and a remedy for in growing nails and sweating. It claims instant relief, comfort for new shoes, and suitability for ladies, with a 25-cent price and a free trial package offered by Allen S. Olmstead in Le Roy, New York.
The advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure thoroughly digests food without stomach aid and simultaneously heals diseased digestive organs, asserting it is the only remedy that permanently cures dyspepsia. Servant Harker Drug Co.
Servant Harker Drug Co promotes Eclipse Mosquito Chaser to help homeowners enjoy evenings on the porch free from mosquitos. The ad highlights quick relief and simple use for pest control at home.
A collection of short witticisms and maxims on conscience self love prudence and human folly. It cites quips about poets clothing pockets danger angels and social behavior with a humorous tone and varied subjects.
The text lists wholesome foods and preparation tips. Eggs from turkey are best. salted fish and meats burden digestion. oatmeal and bread build muscle. rice feeds a third of humanity. moderate butter and oil support the system. cheese sparingly is fine toasted it becomes harder to digest. Onions garlic and parsley suit phlegmatic constitutions. Apples rich in medicinal juices, ripe plums, apricots heavier than peaches. Potatoes vary by cooking. roasted is best. milk with potatoes is traditional for balance.
Claus Spreckels, famed sugar magnate, has studied science and electricity and will personally supervise the construction of a major electric plant in San Francisco. Mrs William Rockefeller grows carnations at Scarborough on the Hudson and has imported 200 Malmaison plants from France for about $2000, spending thousands yearly.
A scheme proposes moving second class mail from large firms to Mexico by freight, exchanging dollars for pesos at a favorable rate, buying Mexican stamps, and sending mail back via the Mexican post. Claimed saving is about half a cent per item. proponents say government interference would require new legislation.
In a remembered mood Tufford Knott recalls a church visit gone wrong with a preacher’s intervention. J Radleigh Mildude jokes about a cure for the clergyman’s sore throat. The banter hints at past church experiences and local wit.
A playful dialogue shows Friend praising a perfume the Actress doubts, while Mr Mildman asks which is correct between seen and saw. Professor Knowall answers with a sly quip implying consistency in language choices.
An East End resident recalls paying 32 shillings for a small bouquet for his wife with an Easter bonnet as the occasion. An acquaintance notes the flowers seemed a rare variety, highlighting the lighthearted exchange in the Ohio State Journal.
A customer testimonial extols Allen's Foot-Ease as absorbing perspiration in gloves and aiding in breaking in new shoes. The ad claims purity for physicians and nurses, notes availability in drug and shoe stores, and offers a 25 cent sample from Allen 8S Olmstead Le Roy NY.
Mrs H B Saunders has returned from St Louis, arriving with no reported incidents and planning to resume her usual activities.
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a safe remedy for stings bites scratches and wounds with warnings about counterfeits. The notice also mentions Mrs F R Scholten visiting the Brockman family near Iona with Servant Harker Drug Co. involved.
Dr LaVerne's French Pennyroyal and Tanzy Tablets advertised as a monthly remedy for painful irregularities. Claims to remove obstructions and be harmless. Sold by mail for $1 with receipt to Aug T Fleischmann Sedalia Missouri. Misses Nina and Eula Harris left for Pilot Grove for a week.
Doctors advise replacing coffee with Grain-O a grain based beverage that is not medicine but healthful and invigorating. It has a rich seal brown color tastes like fine coffee and costs about 44 cents. Children thrive on Grain-O as a nourishing drink. Ask grocer for Grain-O. 15 and 25c.
A nostalgic advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a permanent cure for constipation. It promises refunds by druggists if the CCC product fails and lists prices of 10 and 25 cents.
Farmers are invited to read the Western Trail, a quarterly publication from the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway. The notice offers a free one year trial and directs readers to address a letter or postal card to JoaN SeBASTIAN, G. P. A., Chicago.
Geof Shepard, dentist, Hoffman Building, offers a new product that removes nerves from teeth immediately and painlessly.
The Sentinel notes it employs more printers than any Sedalia establishment and declares every worker a first-class union artist, signaling strong labor unity and quality output.
Miss Luella Becker of St Louis is visiting Mrs W H Raymond on West Fourth Street.
A group of 20 young people from both city and country will gather at Forest Park this evening for a supper event.
Sears the Signature of Sears the Signature of re CASTORIZ The Kind You Have Always Ly PMI Th ly Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder cures painful feet ingrowing nails and stings from corns. It makes shoes feel easy and relieves sweating and tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail 25c. Trial package free Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
George H Jacobs of Thompson Connecticut praises DeWitts Little Early Risers as prompt pleasant and non-gripe causing. He says they cure constipation arouse the torpid liver to action and give clean blood steady nerves a clear brain and healthy appetite via Servant Harker Drug.
Miss Alpha Bigley of Knob Noster is the guest of Miss Frances Wallace at 119 South Grand Avenue.
A large package of Red Cross Ball Blue is offered for only five cents, promising a practical laundry aid for households and laundresses seeking value.
Hamilton Clark of Chauncey Georgia says twenty years of itching piles vanished after using two boxes of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. He warns against worthless counterfeit products.
Mrs Newton of Centralia Illinois is visiting at the home of HN Reid located at 506 East Tenth.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is extolled for soothing and curing summer coughs and colds. Local ads list Servant-Harker Drug Co and J D Kautzman plus Otis W. Smith as sellers. Charles Cullom is reported ill at Sedalia Hardware & Grocer Co.
Miss Anna Arey returned from a two weeks stay in Jefferson City, reporting a pleasant trip and noting no delays or incidents during travel.
To quit tobacco easily and forever use No-To-Bac the wonder-worker that makes weak men strong. All druggists 50c or 1. Cure guaranteed and sample free. Address Sterling Remedy Co Chicago or New York.
Leading Masons of Kansas City arrange a special Rock Island train from Kansas City to Colorado Springs with breakfast in Colorado Springs and optional Denver service. The trip departs August 5 at 6 20 pm and returns by August 31 with cheap side trips to Cripple Creek Georgetown Salt Lake Grand Junction. sleepers available. Contact A H Moffet GS W P A USG Hough TP A for tickets.
Leaves Kansas City Thursday evenings at 6 40 PM and reaches Portland in 72 hours with no car changes. Promises maximum comfort at minimum cost and is suited for ladies and children traveling alone. Passengers bound for San Francisco or Los Angeles may remain in the same car to destination. Porters accompany each car. Ticket offices in downtown and Union Station. For details contact J. B. Frawley.
The Northwestern Lines offer summer tours to fishing and resort areas in Northern Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan's peninsula and east via the Great Lakes. Tickets at greatly reduced rates on sale daily with return validity through Oct 31st. Stopovers allowed on both directions for Greater American Exposition visitors. For details call A L Fisher Tray Pass Agent 823 Main Street Kansas City.
Will B. Hunter of the Chicago Times-Herald recounts a couple's economical trip from Chicago less than a year ago. The book details how they traveled and what they saw, offered through F. M Byron, western agent of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Co, in Chicago.
A promotional notice for Murat Halstead’s biography of Admiral Dewey describes a 8x10 inch, 500 page work with color maps and nearly 100 halftone illustrations. It highlights enormous demand and a big commission for agents with outfit free, priced at $1.50. The Dominion Company, Coxon Building, Chicago, handles inquiries.
Wanted. Sedalia Fruit Gardens Canning and Nursery seeks investors able to buy one or more ten dollar shares payable one dollar per month per share to establish a home industry employing dozens. Send postal card for prospectus or call SENTINEL office. Address W. E. Good secretary P.O. box 155 Sedalia.
A local laundry advertises family washing at 20 cents a dozen at Bowman and Dorn's Laundry. The notice highlights affordable service for households and suggests drop off and pickup options at the shop in town.
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