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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1899
Page
2
Webster Gordon Boone county representative urges a twenty day extra session to enact a franchise tax law. He claims a bill could raise revenue and cost under $25,000, adding about $300,000 annually to Missouri state revenue. The item highlights a political proposal amid other unrelated notices and advertisements.
Beginning November 12, Frisco introduces daily Observation Sleepers on the St Louis to San Antonio route. The new service adds a premium travel feature to the Southwest corridor.
An advertisement for Dr D L La Verne grip tab claims to cure la grippe and colds in one day without affecting the head like quinine. Price is 25 cents. Fleischmann's Pharmacy is noted as the best remedy for headache.
Advertisement offering hour long music lessons at Miss Wiederhold home on the third floor at 2nd and Ohio street over Meyers and Dow location details included.
Ben King's verse blends Ri ley Field and Nye styles with a distinct voice. It showcases lively sentiment and humor in poems like The Hair Tonic Bottle How Often Sofie Jakobowski If I Should Die Tonight The Sad Fate of Yim Johnson The Elopement Jane Jones and many more. Price 1.25 dollars. Forbes Company Box 464 Chicago accepts orders by booksellers or postpaid upon receipt of price.
The wedding of Elza Wickline and Miss Minnie Jackson of La Monte is announced to take place during the holidays, signaling a forthcoming ceremony and family plans.
Benj Ingerson of Hutton Indiana reports he could not speak above a whisper for months. One bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar restored his voice. The remedy is used widely by speakers and singers. A. S. McGowan.
Tom Tewmey was the happy and lucky man in the Almquist Bros raffle for a Christmas cake, celebrating the drawing prize.
A. S. McGowan touts Banner Salve made from a prescription by a world wide known skin specialist. It is advertised as the most healing salve for piles burns scalds ulcers running sores and all skin diseases.
The next annual gathering of the Missouri National Guard will take place in Sedalia. About 1,500 soldiers from three infantry regiments and two batteries of guns will encamp here, featuring a sham battle as a key attraction with many visitors expected.
Mrs. R Churchill of Berlin Vermont reports her baby healed from running sores by DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve advertised as a cure for piles and skin diseases. The ad warns against counterfeits and lists Servant Harker Drug Co. as seller. John M. Jones of Sedalia has patented railway car improvements for 17 years to mix, use and sell. The notice lauds the invention and wishes him success.
A New York tale by Albert Bigelow Paine unfolds from New Years night at the Model Bakery where hungry tramps queue for a crust and a year later ends the same scene. A bohemian studio starts a newspaper as New York’s Latin quarter proves true to life with an idyllic romantic strain.
Hoarseness may lead to throat irritation and a rasping cough. Dr Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey is advertised as a quick remedy to clear the throat and restore a smooth voice, claimed to treat coughs colds and throat and lung disorders.
An old advertisement reports six thousand calls answered by the hello girls on Saturday. A patient recounts near death from dyspepsia before using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, claiming it digests food and cures indigestion sour stomach heartburn and all forms of dyspepsia. Servant-Harker Drug Co.
Ticket No. 2270 held by Miss Helen McGowan daughter of A S McGowan won the diamond ring given away Saturday night by the McGrew Milling company Lexington.
Mr J Sheer of Sedalia Missouri credits One Minute Cough Cure with saving his child’s life after doctors gave up due to croup. The remedy claims to cure coughs colds grippe pneumonia bronchitis and throat and lung troubles and is associated with Harker Drug.
The report notes the death of a driving horse owned by F. L. Farley at Sweet Springs, valued at 140 dollars. The text shifts to a condemnatory tone about kidney disease and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as a guaranteed remedy for the discouraged and disconsolate, attributed to A. S. McGowan.
The Montana Supreme Court finds Jno B Welcome guilty of bribery connected with the Senator Clark election. The case involves Harry Myer formerly of Sedalia now a Montana legislator who claims he received a bribe to prosecute the giver.
Dr. C. J. Bishop of Agnew Michigan reports using Foley's Honey and Tar in three very severe pneumonia cases during the past month with good results. A. S. Mc Gowan.
R. N. Morrow won the silver watch raffled at Ed Lyons billiard hall on Saturday evening.
Jr. B. Clark of Peoria Illinois says surgeons wanted to operate on him for piles but he cured them with DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. He claims it is infallible for piles and skin diseases and warns against counterfeits from Harker Drug Co.
Jan 1st 1900 advertisement seeks a lady clerk who can play music at sight. John N Taylor 521 Ohio. S M Walker. A coughing congregant from last Sunday asked to call A McGowan for Foley’s Honey and Tar relief. George Smith and Roy Dalby departed for a short hunting trip to Cole Camp this morning.
A cheeky-era note offers guidance in courtship focusing on respect and kindness, and touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a woman’s best friend available from druggists for 35 cents.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat touts itself as a leading Republican newspaper with national and foreign coverage. It offers mail rates: daily six dollars per year, daily minus Sunday four dollars, Sunday two dollars, and weekly one dollar, inviting readers to request free samples.
Christmas visit noted in Joplin as Boschee's German Syrup touted as a universal remedy for sore throat and lung troubles. The ad claims it heals inflamed tissue, stops germ disease, eases expectoration, and aids sleep, with sample bottles available at local druggists.
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