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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1899
Page
3
Ten daily passenger trains through Sedalia offer wide vestibules plate glass dust and cinder proof steam heat Pintch gas safety and comfort. For rates routes maps and general information contact J. W. McCuars P. T. A. Sedalia Missouri.
One way rates to all main line points in California are reduced until further notice. San Diego to Redding inclusive towns on California branch lines receive proportionate pricing.
One way fares to Portland Tacoma Seattle and Spokane set at 31.70 dollars. Rates to intermediate points may not exceed these limits.
Missouri Pacific announces summer sale dates June 20 July 4 18 August 5 Sept 5 19 offering round trip tickets to British Columbia Washington Oregon Idaho Montana Utah Wyoming Colorado New Mexico Arizona Texas Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska North and South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa North and South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Tennessee and Kentucky. Tickets valid 21 days for return with liberal stopovers on the outbound leg. Minimum price nine dollars with diverse routes and full details at MoPac offices or through agents including Prof G V Buchanan and National Teachers Los Angeles fare 53 35 valid June 25 July 8 a long return by Sept 4 21 85 Colorado routes 2155 Pueblo Colorado Springs Denver only 21 55 round trip Aug 5 6 7 sale until Aug 31 with diverse routes.
Sedalia passengers learn that the Katy flyer sleeper to Chicago opens to passengers at 8 30 p m with through connections through Sedalia at midnight and arrival in Chicago at 2 30 p m One way and round trip low rates to various points offered by C M Pendleton Passenger Ticket Agent Sedalia Mo
One way fares to San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego priced at 3430 dollars with daily sale options.
One way to Helena and Butte Montana costs 30 dollars. One way to Portland Oregon Seattle and Tacoma Washington costs 31 dollars and 70 cents. On sale daily.
The notice lists travel dates July 4 and 18, August 1 and 15, September 5 and 19. It offers one fare plus $2 for the round trip, valid for 21 days, to Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico.
A free 100 page illustrated book titled Wonderland g9 describes the Northwest from St. Paul to San Francisco suitable for libraries schools traveling rooms and offices. Send six cents postage and address to Chas S. Fee Northern Pacific Railway St. Paul Minnesota for the book with further info available from P H Noel St. Louis.
From June 4 the Burlington Route adds a new daily night train from Kansas City and St. Joseph to Nebraska and Colorado. It departs Kansas City at 9 45 p m and St Joseph at midnight, reaching Denver by 6 20 p m, three hours later than previous services. Also offered are California weekly excursions Thursdays and tourist sleepers KC to the northwest via Billings Route. For details, contact J C Bramhall, Y Wakeley, or Howard Elliott.
Powder to shake into shoes makes tight or new shoes feel easy and relieves coins bunions and swollen feet. It cures ingrown nails sweating hot aching feet and blisters in minutes. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25c Trial package free Allen S Olmstead Le Roy New York.
Advertisement asserts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure fully digests food without stomach aid and heals diseased digestive organs. Claims unique remedy that permanently cures dyspepsia. Servant Harker Drug Co.
Servant Harker Drug Co advertises Eclipse Mosquito Chaser as a solution to mosquitoes, inviting customers to enjoy evenings on the porch without pests.
An Austrian lieutenant aboard the Indiana learns of the destruction of Cervera’s squadron at Santiago. He expresses astonishment at Admiral Sampson’s fleet, noting no American casualties while Spanish ships are wrecked or sunk. He plans to report the stunning news to his captain.
In 1776 Governor George Clinton’s household meets a suspicious stranger. Mme Clinton administers tartar emetic in coffee, revealing the traitor. A silver bullet conceals a dispatch to Burgoyne, the spy is tried and executed, and the bullet remains in the family.
A historical account describes breaking a war horse through disciplined shocking methods. The process starts with tying ropes, firing near the horse, then over its back and neck to induce fear. After several lessons, a curb bit is introduced and gradually increased pressure, followed by carbine and sabre drills to build steadiness under fire.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt a prosperous undertaker explains his edge over rivals. He says surgeon Dr Cutter tips him when he will dig for appendicitis, leaving him the first to apply for the job. The undertaker admits secrecy, noting he often leads in local cases.
Doctors advise avoiding coffee and consuming Grain-O a grain based drink praised as healthful invigorating and appetizing. Marketed as a genuine food drink for nourishment it is sold by grocers priced around 4.
The six year old daughter of John McGee living at Eleventh and Engineer is very sick with spinal trouble and believed to be near death.
Extensive arrangements by Kansas City Masons and Missouri groups for a special Rock Island train to Colorado Springs with a Kansas City departure on Saturday August 5 at 6 20 pm and return by August 31. Optional direct Denver trip arrives 11 am. cheap side trips to Cripple Creek Georgetown Salt Lake Grand Junction. Tickets via Rock Island route to Denver and return. sleep car reservations advised and addressed to Moffet and Hough in Kansas City.
A Thompson Conn man George H Jacobs praises DeWitt's Little Early Risers as prompt pleasant and never gripe claiming they cure constipation arouse the torpid liver give clean blood steady nerves a clear brain and healthy appetite as advertised by Servant Harker Drug Co.
Allen's Foot-Ease is advertised as a cure for spates smarting nerves in feet growing nails and instant relief from corns bunions and sweating It claims to make tight or new shoes feel easy and offers a trial package free and mail orders for 25 cents from Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY Sold by druggists and shoe stores
An August 19 advertisement for Dr LaVerne's French Pennyroyal and Tanzy Tablets claims a monthly treatment for painful irregularities. It promises removal of obstructions and harmless effect, offered by mail for $1, from T Fleischmann of Sedalia Missouri.
A quarterly Chicago Rock Island ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for gloves and new shoes. A reader notes it absorbs perspiration to protect gloves. The copy highlights dainty powder, foot comfort, and purity and urges physicians to consider it. Sample free. 25c at drug and shoe stores. address Le Roy NY for samples.
Weekly Thursday evening departure from Kansas City via Union Pacific at 6 40 arrives Portland in 72 hours. Designed for comfort and low cost, with special provisions for ladies and children. Passengers bound for San Francisco or Los Angeles may stay in the same car with no mid journey changes as porters accompany each car. Ticket offices listed with contact for details.
Greatly reduced ticket rates from the Northwestern Lines for travel to fishing and summer resorts in Northern Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan peninsula with eastbound routes via the Great Lakes. Tickets good for return until Oct 31 with stop over privileges. For information contact A L Fisher Tray Pass Agent 23 Main Street Kansas City.
Will B. Hunter of the Chicago Times-Herald recounts a couple from Chicago who explored distant skies and places, sharing their economical travel tale. The piece notes the book's availability, and readers can request it from F. Byron, general western agent of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Co in Chicago.
Advertisement for The Life and Achievements of Admiral Dewey by Murat Halstead a valued admirer presents a 500 page 8 by 10 inch volume with nearly 100 halftone illustrations and a color map. Priced at $1.50 with enormous demand big commission and free outfit. Dominion Company Canyon Building Chicago invites quick correspondence.
Advertises ten dollar shares at one dollar per month to fund a home industry in Sedalia. Prospective investors are asked to send a postal card or call for a prospectus at SENTINEL office. Address: W. E. Good secretary P.O. box 155 Sedalia.
Bowman and Dorn's Laundry advertises pavem washing at 20 cents per dozen, highlighting a simple price for a cleaning service in their local shop.
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