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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1901
Page
2
Springfield Missouri January 21 resolutions were passed by the St Louis and San Francisco Railway employees against a state bill to cut passenger charges to two cents per mile. They argue it would lower service standards and raise fears of wage cuts. A petition signed by about one thousand employees was prepared for the Legislature.
The ad claims Botanic Blood Balm can cure catarrh and rheumatism by purifying the blood. It promises relief from pains in bones joints and back, swollen glands, tainted breath, headaches, and other symptoms, with a trial treatment free and medical advice offered.
The famed bridge jumper Steve Brodie lies at the point of death in San Antonio after a jump. Reported condition is critical with medical attendants battling to save him.
Mrs Pearl Bush of Holland Michigan reports nerve pain and sleeplessness from grip illness, saying Dr Miles Pain Pills and Nervine cured her and restored sleep. The testimonial emphasizes relief from neuralgia and headache.
The officiating minister received 3000 dollars and the assisting minister 2000 dollars, the wedding figures reported by sources. This detail highlights the ceremonial costs associated with the Vanderbilt-French wedding.
A Topeka man lost a small opal from a ring and, after finding it, kept it in his mouth while returning to the jeweler. He then told staff not to use the new opal and gulped, revealing he had swallowed the old stone. The tale ends with his admission that the jeweler should use the new stone. Arlington Pharmacy sells Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
The New York Poultry and Egg company will enlarge its plant under new proprietors Messrs. Priebe and Simater. The expansion aims to boost capacity and output.
Advertisement urges parents to give FO LEY'S HONEY AND TAR to infants and children to ward off pneumonia or croup, warning many babies die without it. Promotes druggists as sources for the remedy.
The Columbia and Sedalia bowling teams meet Tuesday night in this city for five cocked hat games and five ten pin games.
The notice invites readers to take this cut to Mertz and Hale or Otis W. Smith drugstores to obtain a free sample of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. It claims the tablets are the best physic and cure stomach disorders, biliousness, and headache.
C. C. Crews spends a few days away from work visiting relatives in Knob Noster. Rare Brendel went to Sedalia on Wednesday night to meet his sister, Mrs. George Foster.
When you want clothing repaired cleaned or pressed go to Charles Mc Auliffe at the northeast corner of Second and Massachusetts streets. It will be done right and reasonably New clothing also made to order Call him.
Helfert and Raiffeissen present first class sewing machines for household use at 118 West Main Street. The local merchants advertise reliable models with easy operation aimed at home sewing needs.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Great Discovery Kidney Cure claiming to treat kidney and bladder issues for men, women, and children with a one bottle two months' treatment mailed for $1. Also notes Br. W. Zimmerman of Missouri Central Lumber Co departing for Kansas City to attend a lumbermen’s meeting as an association director.
Aug 1 1900 Huntsville Missouri verifies a local testimonial noting cure of kidney and bladder trouble after using one bottle of The Texas Wonder Hall's Great Discovery and recommending it to others with similar ailments.
Chas Bente, attorney, sustained a cut hand when he cut himself on glass Saturday.
The remedy is praised as pleasant and safe for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. It claims no opium or injurious drug and can be given to children and adults. For sale by Mertz Hale Kautzman and Smith. W W Downing departed for Butler Missouri this morning.
The ad notes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is trusted for piles sores and skin diseases and warns of worthless counterfeits. Arlington Pharmacy promotes genuine DeWitt's Salve to consumers seeking relief.
W G Ramsey of Knob Noster was the guest of Captain M A Ayres last night in a small social visit noted by local residents.
A Vermont resident S D Holman of Irasburg credits Dr Miles Heart Cure with ending a severe grip illness and intense agony, declaring he became a well man after using the remedy.
W. N. Vann from Walker Missouri arrived Sunday and plans to take a course starting at 3 a.m.
An advertisement touts FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR as a guaranteed cure for grippe cough and a return to strength, claiming it wards off weakness with wide druggist availability.
Mrs R H Moses and family and Mrs Stotts left this morning to join Mr Moses at Great Bend Kansas where he is now in charge of a bank.
An advertisement explains that indigestion shortens life and claims Kodol Dysopsia Cure digests food and restores digestive organs to perfect health, offered by Arlington Pharmacy.
Moberly Missouri report: Judge Harrison Felps aged 67, former county judge, died at his home Friday morning. Also noted are brief items including testimonials for FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE and updates on insurance agent J A Lambert, accident victim John Robinson, and telegraph messenger Lee Hoffman returning to duty after illness.
If troubled with a weak digestion belching sour stomach or if you feel dull after eating try Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. Price 25 cents. Samples free at Mertz Hale s and Otis W Smith s drug store DeWitt Ia.
All have grippe causing county papers to run light on news last week as illness spread through offices, delaying issues and reducing coverage.
An advertisement touts De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve as the most soothing anti septic application. It claims rapid relief and cure for piles sores eczema and skin diseases while warning buyers to beware of imitations.
Nevada Mo January 21 Jacob Faith a veteran fruit grower says prospects for fine fruit are better now than at any similar time He has inspected trees across Missouri and reports unusually favorable conditions boosting expectations for the season.
Ad promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a brain booster with the claim that gray matter improves. It urges readers to ask their druggist for the product priced at 35 cents.
W H Highleyman a clerk in the Missouri Pacific commercial offices spent Sunday in St Louis and returned this morning on the fast mail.
The passage derides imitation Rocky Mountain Tea sold by Madison Medicine Co. and advises readers to ask their druggist about the 35 cent product. It frames the claim as a common hazard of deceptive advertising and urges consumer caution.
Mrs Frances L Sales of Missouri Valley Iowa reports long standing kidney trouble and faith in FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE after trying five doctors. She states three bottles cured her and advises others to obtain the remedy from all druggists.
H. E. Morseman route agent for the Pacific Express company departed this morning on the fast mail service heading westbound, marking the start of a new assignment.
Thoughtful people have learned that true merit comes only with the genuine Rocky Mountain Tea made by the Madison Medicine Co. 35¢. Ask your druggist.
Chas. S. Vaughan, a Green Ridge youth serving in the Philippines, reports from the front that Thanksgiving celebrations devolved into heavy drinking as the event ended. He notes the rowdy mood and widespread intoxication among peers.
An old drug advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure that purports to exterminate poison revive blood and nerves and restore a boyhood happiness tone. It invites readers to ask their druggist for purchase.
A vintage health note claims Lagrippe coughs linger for months and may be fatal after danger passes. FO LEY'S HONEY AND TAR is advertised as providing positive protection and security from these coughs with druggists carrying the product.
Pehl's Private Stock Aye eight years old packed four quarts in plain case at $3.00 per case. Shipped to any address with a return guarantee if not as represented. Suitable for medical and family use. Peter Pehl wholesaler in whiskeys and Anheuser-Busch beers. Wholesale House 115 West Second St Phone 95.
Dr. Walter Penquite and wife, formerly of Lamonte, now residents of Chickasha I T, are pleased by the recent arrival of a baby daughter at their home.
A welcome special offered to all shoppers at the Candy Palace with a lemons only quantity for each customer, promoting a simple generous deal for rich and poor alike.
An Ohio reader, Harry Abbott of Cincinnati, reports two months of grip illness followed by rapid relief and lasting cure after using Dr Miles Nervine Pain Pills and Heart Cure. The testimonial highlights quick recovery and sustained health from the advertised remedies.
Delicate linen hung wet on a clothesline risks tearing. Monarch Laundry offers rough dry service at 20 cents per dozen and free ironing of bed and table linen. Chas. Van Antwerp, proprietor, contact tel 188.
The Sentinel ran a farm for sale advertisement with the address listed as 320 East Third Street. No such number exists and several inquirers were disappointed after attempting to respond to the ad.
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