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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1901
Page
8
This piece extols motherhood as woman’s crown and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for infertility and female illness. It includes patient testimonials, a free letter consultation offer, a caution about unqualified medical advertising, and a note about Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser available by mail.
Kirst and foremost rest is advised to cure the grip. If the attack is severe go to bed and stay there. Avoid heavy food and drink plenty of water to lower fever and aid kidney action and sweating.
An old advertisement for Dr. Miles nerve and liver pills urged readers to keep bowels open with this patent remedy. It presents a medical claim and brand name typical of period ads.
Maplewood reports a mild winter with local happenings. Mrs Kern and daughter and granddaughter returned from Fostoria Ohio, Charley Norton recovers from a near fatal accident, and Supt Coleman visits schools. Sunday school officers and teachers are listed. Rev Briggs to preach next Sunday at 3. Seymour Williams hosts Maplewood youth. Belle Stephens plans class gatherings. Dr Miles remedies are promoted with guarantees and store availability.
The will of Lyman C. Littlefield was filed this morning with Probate Judge O E Parsons. Executors named is C B Littlefield of Knob Noster bank with bond set at 70 000. Real estate inventory to take about a week. personal property valued at 285 000. Littlefield noted as among Pettis county’s wealthiest men.
Washington reports Mint Director George E. Roberts urged the House coinage committee to convert government silver holdings into subsidiary coins for small change. He said $80,000,000 in bullion could produce $160,000,000 to $170,000,000 in circulation and that silver dollars would be recoined as demand grows. Also notes on the January American Boy issue and Missouri Pacific staffing changes.
The passage outlines several through trains from Kansas City and St Joseph to destinations including Puget Sound Portland Montana Washington and the northwest. It lists No 15 No 23 No 21 No 56 No 16 and No 42 service names routes and features with dining and sleeper cars and includes contact details for L W Wakeley R H Crozier and Howard Eliott in St Louis Kansas City and St Joseph.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad starts a new daily train from St Louis to the Southeast on January 14 with sleepers and dining car service. It leaves St Louis at 2 15 p m and stops at Evansville Nashville Birmingham Montgomery Thomasville Jacksonville St Augustine for a 7 30 p m arrival. Through three daily trains to Florida, tourists tickets now on sale. Office 206 North Broadway St Louis. G B Horner D PLA.
An advertisement for asparagus pills from SterDyc Remedry Co of Chicago or New York touts a kidney cure as a universal remedy. The copy offers a sample for free and markets the product with bold promises.
A. Feeds No. 2 Granite Lodge and A M will hold a regular communication scheduled for Friday. Members are urged to attend and participate in lodge rites and discussions.
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