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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1901
Page
8
Bargain sale offers fur collars at deep discounts from $1.98 to $3.50 and corsets advertised at 50 cents each with sizes listed. Bleached and unbleached Canton fabrics also offered with yard prices as low as 7 cents. Soaps priced at 5 cents per cake and multi-pack boxes available.
A catalog note highlights pleated black flannel outfits with wide bottoms sold in various lengths. Prices range from $1.00 for a basic item to $1.25 to $3.75 for better grades, indicating a full line of sizes and prices.
The Kilties 45th Highlanders tour features afternoon and evening seating with varied prices. Box office sale opens Saturday morning with mail orders by the out of town service. A tale from prohibition meetings recounts a Western encounter involving Rev. Thomas Colson and a long tale of friend Tom Colson.
A runaway horse bolted down Ohio Street just before dinner near the courthouse. The buggy overturned, passenger Bill Gee Pluck was thrown out but used the horse’s trunk to vault to a balcony. He then led a bride and proceeded to a local office. Investments cited in playful, unclear fashion followed.
A corner shop at Eleventh and Grand venue sold the fine stove for twenty seven dollars.
Local dealer P Hoffmans offers a complete line of Wilson heaters touted as the only absolutely heater manufactured. The ad mentions various fuel options and notes models fitting 48 hour burn times, with emphasis on reliability and value.
A fragmentary advertisement promotes millinery hats with style and savings at a Boston shop located on Ohio Street. The readable text hints at Christmas themed marketing and budget friendly options.
On sale is a mixed stock described as ep Peter ben stock including 300 pairs of brand new pants, 200 pairs of second-hand pants, 500 hats and overcoats, 500 underwear pieces, 300 hats, 300 shirts, 200 gloves and mittens, 200 shoes, 100 boots, 200 rubbers, and 100 over-shoes, all brand new, offered at about half value.
Owing to the drought and crop failure Dr T T Major and Son offer limited time dental work at reduced prices. Fall set of teeth priced at 8 dollars with free fillings. inlays and crowns discounted. extractions and other services advertised as underpriced. Office listed opposite the courthouse.
A store runs a stamp drive offering a boy and girl winner each $15 prizes a new bicycle and a dressed doll with a $15 value respectively. Four consolation prizes of $2 dolls go to runners up, with stamps redeemable for Q brand goods bought December 1 to 25. Returns must be by 8 p.m. December 24 and prizes handed out Christmas morning.
Cart Ar Gwentherthe dry goods merchant at Ohio Street offers a vast assortment of holiday goods across all departments. The store plans a Christmas closeout with low prices to attract shoppers seeking a complete holiday selection.
A newlywed couple shares a tender moment on their honeymoon in a humorous exchange with an old man who jokes about his own marriage history. The old man says marriage is paradise boiled down. The bride smiles as the scene captures affection and curiosity.
A Philadelphia Press item features a humorous exchange where a clock asks why a man is idle and the calendar notes the man and companions struck time, while the clock questions stopping work at each strike and the calendar credits monthly breaks as a refresh.
Sir Wilfred Lawson recalls a story from Answers about assessing inmates at an asylum. An attendant explains that staff monitor progress by placing idiots in a yard with water troughs and taps. Those who are still sane enough will stop bailing as the water runs out.
A long-time American entrepreneur sets forth rules for young men. They emphasize self-reliance and daily discipline: keep food company or none, never be idle, cultivate the mind, always speak the truth, and make few promises. The guidance reflects broad outreach from a prominent business figure of his era.
The notice lists wool and cotton blanket options in various plaids and colors with pack sizes and discounted prices. It notes a price drop from 50c to 39c for a garment in a related sale and mentions all sizes and colors are gray mixed.
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