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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1900
Page
7
One bottle of Hall's Great Discovery is advertised to cure kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes seminal emissions weak backs rheumatism and other irregularities in men and women and bladder problems in children. Sold by druggists or mailed from St. Louis for $1 with two months of treatment.
County Treasurer Mrs. J. W. Conner reports curing kidney and bladder trouble with one bottle of The Texas Wonder Hall's Great Discovery and endorses it for others. The note ends with a personal Christmas visit by Mrs. J. W. Conner to Clinton relatives.
The Missouri penitentiary celebrated Christmas with yard access and free activity. Convicts ran pie counters and sold lemonade while one man marketed a hair straightening preparation to Black inmates. Warden Stark hosted a feast using 3,300 pounds of turkey and extensive side dishes.
An advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional cure. It describes internal dosing, promises a hundred dollar reward for uncured cases, and notes sale by druggists at 75 cents plus mentions Hall's Family Pills as the best.
The article lists several couples marrying on Christmas Day and the following hours at homes around the city and nearby towns. Eva Murphy wed Ellsworth Rutledge in the bride’s home, then Steven Olmstead and Maggie Suttle, Julia Remington and William Burks, Roy Finnell and Maud Stein, Roscoe Parmerlee and Zema Martin, and Will Wentzelman and Essie Harman. The weddings occur at multiple locations with plans to reside locally or travel after ceremonies.
Washington reports that in the last year Andrew Carnegie donated about 3 million dollars to libraries and educational institutions not including the Pittsburg Institute. In 1899 he gave about 5 million, and he plans a training school at Winona Indiana to improve library usefulness. The total Carnegie libraries reach sixty seven in the United States and Scotland and Ireland, with twenty four in Pennsylvania.
A. H. Thurness of Wills Creek Coal Co. Buffalo C reports kidney and bladder trouble with gravel passing stones. After FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE, bricks dust stones vanish and pain ends. He claims to feel like a new man and praises the remedy. All druggists carry it.
E. C. White, manager of the Collecting agency, announces a monthly sale of all judgments his agency has secured. The first sale will be January 28, 1901, potentially including shell worn items. Future sales will feature up to date judgments with trimmings as per the 1899 Revised Statutes and listing the rendering justice. Details available at 116 West Third Street.
Dayton resident Maude Adams writes to laud Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a household remedy for ailing health from late society hours promiscuous eating and irregular habits. She reports sick headaches indigestion and sluggish organs and credits the product with relief. Arlington Pharmacy sells it.
Warsaw and Southwestern Railway offers round trip tickets at one fare for travel from December 22, 1900, to January 1, 1901, good to return until January 2, 1901. Co. E. Marsh, Ticket Agent.
Miss Margaret McDaniels visits Kansas while J. L. Kautzman advertises purses at 104 West Main. Will Scullin of St. Louis stays with his aunt Mrs. D. H. Smith. Plus Lexington coal offered at 3.00 a ton by Cohen Coal Co. Tel. 263.
The Sentinel launches a voting contest awarding two top vote getters a free leather bound scholarship in mechanical or architectural drawing from International Correspondence Schools Scranton Pa. No time off work needed. study at home with expert instructors. The winner will gain drafting skills for high paying roles in architecture or engineering.
Phone 167 for nice heated car riages. No street carriages used. For balls parties weddings and operas $1 per couple to and from Stevens' Livery.
D. J. Thornton of Harwood Missouri state deputy head consul for Missouri of Modern Woodmen visited Saturday evening and announced his candidacy for state insurance commissioner. He and L. N. Hickman of Warrensburg are the only announced candidates so far.
Cold and cough cures abound but Foley's Honey and Tar remains top choice with strong demand across druggists this season.
J W Burress a former police judge and prominent Pettis county resident accepts a position with the Famous at 115 Ohio street He invites friends and acquaintances to call on him there.
Will Heitland and his wife are visiting relatives in Clinton for the holidays. The trip centers on family gatherings and seasonal celebrations with kin in the Clinton area.
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