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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1899
Page
8
Advertises a wide array of mens shoes in black and tan, sizes 2 to 8, AA to EE, with prices from 50c to $4.00. The copy claims stock is moving fast and urges customers to check past and present prices, sizes, and fit for clearance bargains.
The article notes a royal style celebration plan for July 4 in the Klondike with price cuts at the market. Sugar and milk drop to 75 cents, butter to 75 cents per pound, eggs to 3 dollars per dozen, oranges and apples to 1 dollar each, lemons to 25 cents each, and the tonic Rocky Mountain Tea is promoted as boosting mood and health.
A string of short notes records visits and travels by residents and guests. Peter Kahn has returned from Vinita Oklahoma while JI Rodes heads to Paris Missouri. Others include Prof Gass to Moberly and Mexico, Judge Shirk to St Louis on business, and numerous locals visiting relatives in Kansas City Sedalia and Ott erville.
The Burlington Route adds a fast nightly passenger train from Kansas City and St Joseph to Nebraska and Colorado. Depart Kansas City 9 45 p m St Joseph at midnight, Denver arrival 6 20 p m next day, three hours later than prior services. California weekly excursions depart Thursdays, with tourist sleepers twice weekly to the northwest via Billings. Details from J C Bramhall L W Wakeley and Howard Elliott.
An advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure for clear skin and rosy cheeks. It urges readers to ask their druggist and directs readers to leave orders at 412 South Kentucky Street for purchase.
Local laundry offers family washing at 20 cents per dozen at Bowman and Dorn's Laund. Service highlights include affordable rates and convenient turnaround for household loads.
An unique entertainment last night at North Prospect hosted by Mrs. Burford featured neighborhood children as fairies and brownies on a veranda stage. The program included The Fairy Governess Bridget’s Dream and musical tableaux with Nellie Hackenyos John Otis Alice Wells and others amid visiting guests from Sedalia Nashville Atchison Fayette and Boonville observers and a later party for Miss Sara Murdock of Pennsylvania with ices cakes and lemonade provided.
The Horse Show association special committee chaired by Dr St Clair Streett and members Ashbrook Shockham Lakenan Bridgeford gave a dinner to John R Gentry, manager of the St. Louis show, at the Midland. An executive session planned prize distribution of 10000 dollars for the local show to be held in Convention hall October 23 28.
Miss Katherine Cassiday left today for Clinton to visit Mrs J C Dugan. Miss Louise Salmon, guest of Miss Irene Barnett, returned to Clinton. Mrs Lew Bryant took the fast mail for Harrisonville to visit his parents. Phil Thompson of St. Louis is due Sunday to visit his sister staying with John Montgomery and wife. Xenophon P. Wilfley recently graduated.
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad promotes tours through the Rocky Mountains in Colorado Utah and New Mexico with two routes and tickets available. It touts direct line to Cripple Creek the great gold camp and double daily through Pullman palace and tourist sleeping cars between Denver San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland.
At the meeting of the Board of Directors on Tuesday June 27 1899 a dividend of 3 on the capital stock was declared payable out of earnings for the last six months. Payable July 1. J C Van Riper.
A reader urged saving a house by securing straight loans with Equitable Building and Loan Association and sought guidance from Bailey and Smith in the notice.
An old advertisement notes Ott's Wheelon, described as a drink to be enjoyed once and then to be enjoyed by others. It promotes a popular price of 5 cents per glass at Qott's drug store.
The Sedalia, Warsaw and S W railway offers July 4 round trip tickets to Mora and Cole Camp at 50 cents and to Lincoln and Warsaw at $1. Trains depart Sedalia at 5:00 am and 9:00 am with arrivals at Warrsaw 7:15 am and 9:15 pm. return departures Warsaw 7:45 am and 9:45 pm to Sedalia arriving 10:00 am and 11:59 pm. No 5:30 am departure from Sedalia nor 4:00 pm arrival on July 4. C E Marsh, Ticket Agent.
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