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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1899
Page
2
Cheap rail fares advertised from Sedalia Missouri to Northwest destinations. One way to Helena and Butte Montana $20.00, to Portland Seattle and Tacoma $31.70. Tickets on sale daily through M Pendle Passenger & Ticket Agent.
One fare plus two dollars for a round trip on December 5 offers travel to Texas Kansas Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico. The excursion targets home seekers seeking affordable passes to western destinations.
Regular Tourist Sleeper departs Kansas City at 9 05 p m starting Nov 4 and each Saturday thereafter via Missouri Kansas and Texas railway to San Francisco. Route via M E T train No 1 from Sedalia 7 15 p m through Parsons to Waco S A and A P Ry Waco to Flatonio then So Pac to California. Equipment will be tourists cars with latest improvements and comforts. For special rates apply to local agents.
An offer advertises a book describing an illness and its cure in detail. It promises 24 pictures true to life and a full description of the disease, its effects, and remedy, sent in a sealed plain wrapper for six cents in stamps.
Frank Williams promotes a dining and lodging offer at 108 Osage Street. The ad highlights good meals at affordable prices and furnished rooms with or without board, plus electric fans to stay cool while eating. Call for trade.
A Forest City couple planned to marry this fall but could not find any rental homes in town. All houses are occupied, forcing them to give up their plans.
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a nutritious coffee substitute for children. It claims Grain-O made from pure grains tastes like coffee, costs about the same, and is sold by grocers for 15 and 25 cents. It urges replacing tea or coffee with Grain-O to distribute health.
A Clyde man who disappeared seven years ago has been heard from again. He confirms he is serving in the Philippines and is alive, ending years of uncertainty for his family.
Foster predicts a storm wave around December 11 to 13 with a warm spell then a cold snap, notes January and March as coldest, urges livestock feed and selling old corn, hints at forthcoming wheat guidance, and cites notable readers and editors in What to Eat as a promotion.
A baby born in Utica last week weighs one and a half pounds and measures twelve inches in length.
Miss Annie E. Gunning of Tyre Michigan reports a long struggle with dyspepsia and weight loss ended by Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claiming it digests food and cures stomach trouble. The ad notes immediate relief in severe cases and a local drug firm endorsement. Also reports a baby boy born to Mrs. Jack McGraw in East Third Street Monday night.
Dr. C. J. Bishop of Agnew Michigan reports using Foley's Honey and Tar in three severe pneumonia cases with good results. A. S. McGowan of Manlius Thomson welcomes a baby boy. Constipation warned to cause disability or death. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure promoted for indigestion and dyspepsia. Attorney John Montgomery travels to Kansas City for the court of appeals.
Walker's Tonic is described as the remedy that restores strength by invigorating the brain regulating the heart and aiding the nervous system.
In Kingston a well digger drilling for water struck a walnut log at a depth of thirty three feet. The find halted digging momentarily as the routine drilling neared the target depth.
A twelve week winter course in Agriculture and Live Stock Husbandry begins January 2 at Columbia. Lectures and practicals cover livestock judging, breed ing, feeding and handling, crops for stock and dairy farms, soils and manures. One month specializes in butter making. Cost ranges from 35 to 50 dollars per student, covering rail fare, board, books and all.
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