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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1901
Page
7
The Katy will continue its tourist sleeper service on the flyer departing St. Louis each Thursday night for destinations including Mexico Arizona and California. Telephone number 257 offered for inquiries as passengers may ride sleepers via St. Louis and Chicago connections.
The notice outlines through sleeper service between St. Louis and Waco via the Katy line with a Pullman conductor in charge. It lists through routes to Denison, Beaumont and oil fields, homeseekers tickets on specific Tuesdays, and round trips including Pan-American exposition rates, Fourth of July specials, and other city conventions with dates and prices.
An old Arlington Pharmacy advertises high grade perfumes and Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product. It urges customers to refuse imitations and keep loyal to the trusted local store.
Fire swept Arrow Rock in Saline County destroying eleven store buildings and multiple residences. Losses are about 80 000 in the business district and 12 000 to 15 000 in homes. Origin unknown. town has minimal protection beyond a bucket brigade. Rebuilding planned. several suspects held.
Miss Rebecca Berry of Houstonia Spec tator praises Honolulu in a quotation about the city’s odd mix of barefooted residents and modern cars. She enjoyed the scenery and three days, noting there are wonders beyond the purple mountains. Berry departs for the Philippine Islands as an English teacher.
An 19th century warning against mercury in catarrh remedies advises consulting physicians for safe treatment. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, and notes testimonials and Druggists selling at 75 cents per bottle.
Secretary Coburn of the state board of agriculture says 15 000 bushels of Russian wheat will reach Kansas City on July 15 and be sold to Kansas farmers for about $1.80 per bushel.
O W Wakefield of Columbus Ga endorses Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praising its cure of two cholera morbus cases in his family. He claims it outperforms other medicines and has sold hundreds of bottles to satisfied customers. Available from Mertz Hale Kautzman and Otis W Smith.
In Pratt County Kansas a wheat field yields grain so large the berry is freckled as the chaff cannot cover it. The unusual crop size highlights exceptional yields in local agriculture for the season.
Several young men complain they have no steady girl and plan theatre outings only to have the date canceled by a sick headache. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is advertised for stomach trouble and headaches. Arlington Pharmacy notes the adage and asks for rural delivery. Baseball teams in several Southern Kansas towns seek a pitcher who also works as a farm hand. His rural delivery is in demand like Uncle Sam's.
An advertisement offers Dr Hobbs Sparagus Pills claimed to cure all kidney ills with a free sample. The promo lists Sterling Kennedy, Chicago or New York as contact locations.
The Preston Kansas Plaindealer editor notes a household dynamic and states he can always tell who is the head of the family by observing everyday behavior. The column hints at authority and social roles within the home.
A puzzle-like line asks who takes the simplest seat in the room, implying a playful seating arrangement and a riddle about comfort or status.
An advertisement claims a stomach disorder causes headaches nervousness and constipation and promotes Dr Loyal Ford's Dyspepticide as the new perfect cure. Sold by druggists.
A young girl named McFarland near New Conception drank fly poison that tasted sweet and nearly died from the exposure.
A short advertising note states poor complexions stem from inactive liver and bowels and promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as yielding gratifying results, distributed by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
A Denver Post note remarks that if the march titled The Kansas City Spirit incorporates any of the Kansas City Spirit shipped as joint household goods, it should be a very lively quickstep.
Advertising blurb asserts Rocky Mountain Tea rekindles happy childhood pleasures. Claims the product revives past joys and life’s simple pleasures. Ends with price point 35c and instruction to ask a druggist.
A Jefferson City bakery sold more than 100 dollars in cakes and pies to convicts at the penitentiary on the Fourth. It also disposed of nearly 100 gallons of ice cream to Jefferson City residents.
Mrs Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio reports using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to treat an infant with cholera infantum. After two days the child fully recovered and remains vigorous. She has recommended the remedy often with success. Sold by Mertz Hale Kautzman and Otis W Smith.
A Whitesville Missouri editor hurrying to print a Fourth of July edition spilled ink and pied a full page of type. He hurriedly apologizes and substitutes plate matter before continuing with the celebration.
The ad states DeWitts Little Early Risers compel liver and bowel action to purify blood and aid recovery. It describes them as easy to take and never causing griping, attributed to W. E. Bard Drug Co.
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets are promoted as easy to take with pleasant effect. Priced at 25 cents with free samples available at Mertz & Hale's and Otis W. Smith's drug stores.
Cottage for rent at corner Eleventh and Kentucky three blocks from Broadway school in good repair. Newly papered with granitoid walk and shade trees. Inexhaustible supply of cold water. Inquiries 1105 Kentucky Street.
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