Potatoes Sell at 35 Cents a Peck in Abilene
Local Abilene markets report potato prices at 35 cents per peck as shoppers seek bargain produce in town. This brief note highlights affordability and steady supply in the area.
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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
2
Local Abilene markets report potato prices at 35 cents per peck as shoppers seek bargain produce in town. This brief note highlights affordability and steady supply in the area.
A Marshall woman studies sun spots on her freckle-faced boy while noting Kansas bred horses like Robert McGregor Smuggler Joe Young Joe Patchen and John R Genry lead trotters under 2 15. An endorsement from John Beam praises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the best digestion aid, from W E Bard Drug Co.
Dr Chas H Utter reports saving a sixteen year old Panama patient with severe dysentery using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Within eight hours she improved, three days to stand, and a week to full recovery. Sold by Mertz Hale Kautzman and Otis W Smith.
The famous actress Julia Marlowe spent her formative years in western Kansas during the 1870s where she received early education.
A local ad notes that several young men lament unstable romances as theatre plans collapse when girls cancel with a sick headache. The Arlington Pharmacy promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a cure for stomach trouble and sick headache in a brief sales pitch aimed at readers.
A Dighton merchant by error filled a rancher's oil can with molasses. The farmer reports the windmill acts balky and fails to operate as expected, puzzling him about the messy mix up.
Wm Finn of Lima Ohio reports excellent results from Foley's Kidney Cure. He says it relieves backache and hip pain, tones the system, and provides new vim and energy. Describes it as an honest and reliable remedy for kidney diseases sold by all druggists.
The article notes a farmer and his two sons managing 300 acres in Cloud county as among the country’s future millionaires, highlighting their agricultural venture and family partnership.
The jury finds the deceased died of heart failure caused by not taking Rocky Mountain Tea made by Madison Medicine Co 35c. The notice urges readers to ask their druggist about the remedy.
A Kansas newspaper notes a shift from drought grumbles to alarm as potatoes left in the ground rot, turning headlines into a fresh spike of farm news and concern for yields and storage.
Madison Wisconsin based Rocky Mountain Tea sold only by Madison Medicine Co. Keeps you well with a trademark cut on each package. Priced at 35 cents. Not sold in bulk. Accept no substitute. Ask your druggist.
The Leavenworth institution described as wiping out caste and leveling society distinctions is the natatorium. The reference frames the pool facility as a symbolic equalizer within the levels society concept.
Mr E H Wise of Madison Ga praises One Minute Cough Cure for recovering from lung trouble after influenza. The testimonial notes prior treatment by doctors failed, but the remedy restored health. The ad mentions local drug firm W E Bard Drug Co.
An advertisement asserts that dieting cannot cure dyspepsia and promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from W. E. Bard Drug Co as a remedy containing natural digestants that aid digestion, nourish the body, restore tissue, vigor, blood quality, and appetite.
Mexico's fair grounds and a kite shaped race track are to be sold. Local authorities announce the sale of the fairgrounds and the adjacent track, outlining bidding procedures and deadlines.
Kansans celebrate Cresceus the trotting stallion and recall his sire Robert McGregor, highlighting notable bloodline heritage and local enthusiasm for harness racing history.
B F Mouser a druggist in Chetopa Kansas says his store offers the best sale of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin also sold by Arlington Pharmacy. The remedy claims to cure constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach trouble.
Mayor J L Babcock proclaims two ward vacancies in Sedalia Missouri due to resignations of B F Seggerson and J L Babcock. He sets Monday August 26 1901 as election day to fill council seats in the second and fourth wards, to be conducted per law and city ordinances. Also a rental notice for a large warehouse with railroad switch at Third and Osage streets.
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