Cure for Sicks Headaches and Entertainments Ad
Mrs Florence Frasier of Ledgewood NC endorses Krauses Headache Capsules as a cure for terrible sick headaches. Otts drug store and Otis W Smith distribute. Also promotes What To Eat January issue with church entertainments and publishes marriage licenses and divorce counts in Chariton county. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets offered with free samples at Mertz Hale and Otis W Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Mertz & Hale's
Otis W. Smith’s
Mexico
Mertz & Hale
J. L. Kautzman
Otis W. Smith
E.C
Governor Stephens praised as right on railroad reforms
The St. Joseph News praises Governor Stephens for advocating the consolidation of three railroad and warehouse commissioners into one. The piece argues a single commissioner would attend to business, avoid political campaigns, and curb abuses such as travel with railroad presidents and Cuba trips. It notes retrenchment potential in the legislature and questions the current system. The column also reports E. C. White of a collecting agency planning monthly auctions to sell judgments, with the first sale set for January 28, 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Stephens
General Assembly
Missouri
Sleet Damage Hits Sedalia and Surrounding Area
Heavy sleet caused widespread destruction in Sedalia with downed telegraph wires and broken branches. Fifty to seventy five poles fell near Sedalia, severing W T A lines to Warsaw. Telegraph service on Engineer street and many Broadway trees lay damaged. An electrical phenomenon was also witnessed at Seventh and Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Warsaw
Engineer Street
Agency for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promoted
A county notice states the firm has secured the agency for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin a remedy for constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach trouble. The note invites citizens to call and promises the best drugs and service available.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Testimonial Offer
A period piece ad-like fragment touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh, claims constitutional treatment, and offers one hundred dollars for any failure to cure. It mentions product internal use, the blood and mucous surfaces, and endorsements from KFJ Cheney & Co of Toledo, with price 75 cents and a note about Hall's Family Pills.
New Brass Band Sought by Editor for Vision of Light
Editor Rumsey of the New Conception Herald urges forming a brass band for the town’s new purple light, described as nearly as strong as an arc lamp. A. Popper of Versailles offers a valuable gold medal to a Versailles high school pupil who recites a poem or piece related to the event.
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Rumsey
The
New Conception Herald
A. Popper
Versailles
Versailles High School
Local notices and medical endorsements from 19th century paper
A collection of brief endorsements and ads mentions Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised by a Mexican war veteran. Other items promote Early riser alarm clocks and Bard's Thimbles and a Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin with a user testimonial. Arlington Pharmacy sells the Pepsin Syrup.
Money to Loan on Real Estate Security
A Sedalia notice offers real estate backed loans starting at $1,000 with six percent interest. Moderate expenses apply and partial payments are allowed. John H. Bothwell at the Sedalia National Bank Building handles the loans.
Burlington Route Great Trains Advertises Extensive Network
The Burlington-Northern Pacific Express offers routes from Kansas City and St. Joseph to Puget Sound Portland Montana Washington and the entire northwest with through coaches chair cars sleepers and dining cars. No. 15 No. 23 No. 21 No. 56 and No. 16 are listed with departures to Nebraska Denver Omaha St Paul St Louis and Chicago, plus a weekly California excursion. M Finnegan promoted from hostler to engineer on the Missouri Pacific Lexington branch.
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Denver
Puget Sound
Portland
Montana
Washington
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Nebraska
Omaha
St. Paul
Bronchitis Relief Through Cod Liver Oil Emulsion
An old bronchitis is stubborn and damages the airways. Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil is proposed as quick relief for colds and a soothing balm where tissues are damaged. Scott & Lowne offers to send a sample from 409 Pearl Street, New York.
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Scott
Scott & Lowne
Pearl Street
New York
Promises of a Piles Cure Medicine
An advertisement claims a treatment that supposedly cures piles with the message your money will be returned. It calls the product the most healing medicine and directs readers to buy at all druggists.
King City Social Insight Cited In Short Paragraph
A brief note notes a King City girl allowing a male caller to remove his overcoat unassisted signaling she does not want another visit. The short item reflects social customs and modest newspaper commentary of the era.
Topeka Man Chooses New Opal After Misdirected Swap
A Topeka man misplaced a small opal from his ring and sought a replacement at a jeweler. On returning home he found the old stone, put it in his mouth for safekeeping, and rushed back to stop the swap. He admitted the mistake but agreed the new opal should be used. Arlington Pharmacy sold Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
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Topeka
Shoe store ad touts guaranteed work and best prices
An advertisement by Young at 109 South Osage Street promotes the shop as offering the best half soles in town for the money. It specializes in school children’s shoes with all work guaranteed and cash-only pricing.
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South
Osage Street
Marshall Fights for New Jail and Union Depot
A town leader presses for a new jail and a union depot while rail and river projects, tunnels and bridges promise broader city growth. Rocky Mountain Tea ad claims to improve energy as a vivid sales line.
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Union
Huyssen
Holm
Ohio St
Ohio
Hemphill & Reeves
Metropolitan
Evanss Chemical Co
Cincinnati
C. U.S.A
Drege Iste
P.cpaid
Foi Vtier
Pennyroyal
Chichester
Driggist
Engelisti
Pruggist
Chichester Chemical CO
Tadison Savarra
Howard County
Florence Frasier
Ledgewood, N
Krause
Ott’s Drug Store
Otis
W. Smith
Entertainments
Ask
Pierce Publishing Company
Chicago
Pettis
Chariton County
Stephens Is
Cuba
Jefferson City
Missouri Railroad
Gibbons
Western Union
Broadway
Columbia
W. C. Briggs
Queen
Sen
Atc
City
Hannibal
Sedalia Boys
West Third
Persons
Harrison
Pap
Bard's
Hall
KF. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo, O
Chol
Rocky Mountain
Madison Medicine Co
Pepsin Syrup Company
Arlington Pharmacy
Inter
John H. Bothwell
Sedalia National Bank Building
G. W. Alcorn
Ohio and
Sixth Streets
George
Prince
Burlington
Burlington-Northern Pacific
Kansas City, St. Joseph, Or
Pacifi
California
Kansas
Eli
St. Louis
Fast Night Express
L. W. Wakeley
St. Louis, Mo
R. H. Crozier
Main Street
Howard Elliott
General Mana
St. Joseph, Mo
M. Finnegan
Missouri Pacific
Lexington Branch
Olid
Demad
New
Franklin News
Howard County News
Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
Young
Marshall
Haldwin Pianqy
Paris
the Baldwin
Baldwin
Sedalia, Mo
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