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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1901
Page
6
The Sedalia Evening Sentinel reports a gain of over 800 subscribers in two months before winning a diamond ring. It seeks to add 1000 more names by March 1 1901 with a new prize plan that avoids lotteries and favors out of town subscribers. A jar in the Premium Stamp Store window at 503 Ohio Street funds the scheme.
A half gallon jar sealed to hold No 4 shot is filled to within an inch of the top. Judges will count the shot on March 1. Predict the exact number and you may win a prize of four dollars.
A newspaper offers a $50 Haviland china dish set as a prize for the closest guess in a contest. In addition, top guessers can win novels and annual subscriptions to the daily and Semi-Weekly Sentinel. The sole condition is that subscribers meet the paper’s standard expectations.
The city assigns a special officer to monitor incoming freight trains and eject any hobo on a special car, regardless of smallpox status. The column notes a crusade against tramps and references public health fears tied to la grippe.
The Chillicothe barrel factory employing forty hands has moved to Magill. The notice promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers for liver and bowel cleansing. Arlington Pharmacy advertises. Rock Port harvests eight inches thick nearby. Imitation Rocky Mountain Tea is condemned. Bard advertises novelty bric s brac. Pattonsburg plans an old fashioned fair. Banner Salve touted for chapped hands and rough skin. Hall's Great Discovery Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder issues and related ailments with a bottle lasting two months.
A North St. Joseph resident notes onion night on Mondays. Ads tout Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a universal digester. Arlington Moore predicts a city directory listing over 102000 people plus livestock. One Minute Cough Cure urged for early cold signs to prevent constipation.
Unionville Pantograph reports a wedding ceremony celebrated last week in the editor's private sanctum. Coughs from lagrippe linger for months and can be fatal after the danger point. Fo ley's Honey and Tar offers relief and protection from coughs. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve cures piles sores eczema and skin diseases. Arlington Pharmacy advertises remedies and novelties.
W F Drake of near Mound City netted 1108 75 from last season’s tobacco sales. Get Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets free at Mertz Hale or Otis W Smith drug stores. Wolves roam near Parnell City barns. Mrs Vacher of Chicago reports FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR cured her la grippe cough with a 50 cent bottle.
Local store announces stock of ladies flannels night gowns and gent flannelette saw in sale display. Items described as warm comfortable and suitable for bedding and lounge wear with limited quantities. Customers urged to visit early for best selection.
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