Big Bicycle Bargain Sale On Wheels
A local bicycle shop announces a bargain sale with many bikes sold but remaining stock offered at personal price. Four months of peak riding season ahead encourage customers to visit and grab a wheel.
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1899
Page
8
A local bicycle shop announces a bargain sale with many bikes sold but remaining stock offered at personal price. Four months of peak riding season ahead encourage customers to visit and grab a wheel.
The Sentinel requests a copy of its weekly issue of May 25, 1599 and daily issues on April 1 15 and 29 1899 October 4 17 13 and 26 1595 and November 3 4 21 24 3808 to complete its files. Subscribers who can return these copies to the Sentinel office will be rewarded.
The piece highlights Minnesota lakes, camping and trout streams available in summer. It notes circuit tours via St Paul Duluth Great Lakes Mackinaw Detroit and Buffalo and mentions the Burlington Route’s fast daily northbound service. Names include C Bramhall T P A Kansas City and W Wakeley.
An advertisement presents Grain-O as a coffee substitute not a medicine. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grains with a rich dark color and coffee taste and costs about 4 to 25 cents. Children are said to thrive on it as a genuine food drink containing nourishment.
Ben Kline of Sedalia is visiting relatives in California, staying with family and touring local sites during the trip.
A vintage ad touts De Witt's Little Early Risers as a quick remedy for constipation. Claims rebuilds and invigorates the system without gripe or nausea.
Grain-O promises a coffee like experience with opposite effects. It tones the stomach aids digestion and strengthens the nerves while avoiding the stomach upset and nervous strain caused by coffee. Available at 5 and 25 cents per package.
Peace comfort and immunity from mosquitoes go hand in hand with Eclipse Mosquito Chaser by Servant Harker Drug Co.
An advertisement promotes DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a remedy for irritated stings bites scratches and wounds, touting a sure and safe application for tortured flesh and warning to beware of counterfeit products.
Granite Lodge No. 272 A F and A M will hold a regular communication this evening at five oclock. All masons are invited to attend. F M Fulkerson W M PF A Sampson Secretary.
Dr D Laverne presents Nerve and Brain Tonic Tablets touted as nerve restorers and a cure for nervous disorders, loss of brain power, leucorrhea, lassitude, seminal weakness, nightly emissions, and sexual power loss. Sent by mail for $1 from Aug T Freischmann in Sedalia Missouri.
The ivory like finish was introduced to Sedalians by Longan's Sedalia Steam Laundry, marking a new coating option popular with local customers.
Missouri readers report on Morrow's Kid-ne-oids claimed to cure kidney trouble and insomnia with a two week dosage sold for fifty cents. John Powell of Kansas City endorses the remedy after personal benefit. Colonel Peter Sells explains circuses aim to satisfy public taste and nostalgia rather than radical changes.
Neighbors and relatives gathered at Isaac Andersons home south of the city to mark his 79th birthday with a surprise visit. Aunts uncles nephews and 34 relatives from within 20 miles enjoyed luncheon and a full day together. Among those attending were Mrs J A Burress and daughter Sedalia Mrs Richard Moseby and family Mrs George Anderson and family Parks Anderson and family Mrs Mary Woods and family Mrs Beech and family and Roy Anderson.
A vintage advertisement claims No-To-Bac kills tobacco craving easily and permanently. It promises renewed vitality and strength for men, with a guaranteed cure and free booklet. Available from Sterling Kennedy Co in Chicago or New York for 50 cents.
A Warsaw gent informs the Sentinel that the next grand jury will likely indict Sedalian violators of game laws. The note warns of costly prairie chicken shooting before the law expires.
A Thompson Connecticut resident endorses DeWitts Little Early Risers noting prompt relief from constipation and improved liver action. The testimonial highlights steady nerves clear brain and healthy appetite as benefits. Servant Harker Drug.
The Ladies' Social club of the German Evangelical church held their monthly coffee yesterday afternoon from 2 to 7 at 215 South Quincy. A good attendance enjoyed the afternoon.
Readers recall how genuine circus acts captivate all ages with sawdust rings acrobats clowns and animals, noting that excitement remains strong from years past to the present year. The passage highlights enduring public attraction to traditional circus fare.
Governor Stephens refuses to honor Governor Stanley of Kansas requisition for George W. Halliday, under arrest in Chillicothe, to return him to Douglas County for grand larceny trial. He cites the move as an attempt to collect a debt.
A very large crowd attended the last lawn social of the season held on the pa rochial residence lawn of St Vincent de Paul church. The event by the church ladies was highly popular and promised a good time for all attendees.
An old newspaper advertisement touts Dr Hobbs Sparagus Pills as a cure for kidney maladies with a free sample offer. It lists Sterling Remedy Co Chicago and New York addresses and mentions Fleischmann's Pharmacy and ices cream soda for 5 cents.
The piece argues major circuses failed attempts at novelty like Columbus and Queen of Sheba, noting audiences want true circus features. It cites Coup's Hippodrome as a misfire, then credits Barnum for refining the traditional circus, asserting the circus proper is at its best as it evolves with new, startling acts.
Last evening an open session was held with John Arnold as host. No turtles were discovered during the gathering according to initial reports.
An advertisement by A. S. McGowan asserts Foley's Honey and Tar provides comfort and relief in worst cases and claims to cure in early consumptive stages without false hopes.
An advertisement extols Hygieno as a natural filter that cleanses the body and proper for human use. It claims Hygieno drains poisons, prevents typhoid and malaria, is predigested like cooked food, contains no typhoid germs, and is purer than the dew. It also notes it helps with stomach griping and kidney irritation.
The article promotes a personal magnetism program taught as mental science. It claims serene self poise, self mastery, and the ability to gain health wealth power and influence. Testimonials praise strength and joy, noting students are enterprising and many practice the science professionally.
In Bluff Dale Texas bB L Nance principal notes a sick baby with a severe cough and catarrhal fever and credits One Minute Cough Cure with instant relief and a complete recovery in days. Neighbors of Mrs B F Amos honor her 36th birthday with gold spectacles presented by Rev FL Cook as a token of affection.
An old advertising blurb promotes Cascarets as a beauty aid claiming clean blood improves skin. It touts benefits for pimples boils blotches and bilious complexion and urges readers to start today with 10c 25c or 59c options.
Hamilton Clark of Chauncey Georgia says twenty years of itching piles vanished after using two boxes of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. The ad warns against counterfeits and promotes the product as a safe cure.
Miss Maud Fulks departed Saturday for a trip to visit friends in Sedalia, leaving her home in the care of neighbors.
A brief efficacy claim for a summer cough and cold remedy sold by Servant-Harker Drug Co. features a testimonial from W W Merton of Mayhew Wisconsin calling the product wonderful, quick, and safe.
Miss Nora Stephens came down from Sedalia Saturday to visit relatives, sharing time with family members during a weekend trip.
The Sentinel announces readiness to perform all kinds of job work on short order at the lowest prices serving at Corner Fourth and Lamine.
An ad invites adults with cold, breast, bronchitis, throat, or lung troubles to receive a free sample bottle of Beschee's German Syrup at A. S. McGowan's or Dr W. Swith's. Limit one bottle per person, no free samples to children without parental order. A 75 cent bottle is claimed to cure or prove value. Sold by dealers in civilized countries.
Send 25 cents to G W Hagen buch PA AT&S F Ry Kansas City MO for copy of Aztec Calendar July to December. Six color reproductions of Burbank's Pueblo Indian portraits and an engraved cover feature the Aztec calendar stone. A handsome limited edition souvenir, order early.
The note promotes Kaiser's at 116 East Second Street as the town's sole family dining spot with top meals and unmatched service for all ages.
In a brief note, Servant Harker Drug Co. promotes Eclipse Mosquito Chaser with a claim that a few drops on a hammock repels mosquitoes, describing the product as an effective repellent.
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