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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1899
Page
6
Ten daily passenger trains through Sedalia promise wide vestibules plate glass dust and cinder proof steam heat and Pintch gas for safety and comfort. The notice lists reduced one way rates to California at 34.30 dollars from San Diego to Redding and proportional branch rates until further notice.
Sedalia travelers learn about Katy flyer sleeper departures from Sedalia to St Louis and Chicago at midnight with connections east. Low one way and round trip fares listed to California Northwest and Pacific Northwest destinations with sale dates and agent contact in Sedalia Missouri. EPWORTH LEAGUE round trip fare to Indianapolis offered with specific sale dates and return window.
July 4 18 August 1 15 September 5 19 rail excursion offers one fare plus 2 for round trip valid 21 years to Texas Kansas Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico Grand trip Sedalia departure 7 a.m. July 20 return Eldorado Springs 6 30 p m July 20 attendees invited to eighteenth annual celebration with big time for all passengers.
Fort Scott Kansas hosts the annual log rolling event by the Woodmen of the World. A special Sedalia departure at 7 00 am on August 1 offers a round trip for 1 00 with a returning Fort Scott train at 11 30 pm the same day. Plenty of room available for all attendees.
Round trip fare listed at 2.95 dollars for Eldorado Springs Celebration. Tickets on sale for south and tenth street routes with final return limit set for July 21, 1899.
One way fares to Portland Tacoma Seattle and Spokane set at 31.70 dollars with intermediate points not exceeding these levels. Rates reflect a uniform northern route pricing scheme for the era and apply to all listed destinations.
A June 25 to July 11 sale offers round trip tickets to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo for 21.55 Glenwood Springs 33.55 Salt Lake Ogden 34.55 St Paul Minneapolis 15.05 Duluth Superior 22.35. All are good for return until October 31 except Salt Lake Ogden which require a go day.
Cincinnati offers a sale on June 26 27 and 28 with returns valid until July 5. The notice lists pricing at 16 dollars and 55 cents and specifies return window.
The notice lists July 1 to 4 round trip fares within 200 miles and through July 5 for return, minimum 50 cents. Missouri Pacific offers many routes to western and central states with 21 day return, liberal stopovers, and a $900 minimum selling rate. Details and agents available through Prof. G V Buchanan or Mo Pacific ticket agents.
Advertises 100 note heads or letter heads plus 100 envelopes with addresses printed for 1.00 total. Discounts offered for printed addresses at a fraction of a cent per piece. Also promotes round cornered cards at 75 cents and 100 cards cut from card board for 50 cents.
A promotion selling 100 bill heads or statements for 50 cents. It proposes a neat writing surface for merchants to record accounts instead of scraps of paper. The ad emphasizes practicality and cost savings for small businesses.
An advertising notice proclaims a cheap offer to print two letter heads or note heads, 100 envelopes, 100 cards, 100 statements or bill heads, and 100 advertising circulars. Former prices were higher, now offered at $2, with mail orders required to remit payment. Local merchants in small towns urged to participate.
Chicago Civic federation plans mailed surveys to 450 trusts and 500 traveling groups seeking details on consolidation scope, capital, prices, labor impact, wages, and employment. Results aim to form an accurate base for trust problem discussions. Secretary Wilson in Seattle outlined Pacific expansion for butter canning and trade with Asia and the Philippines.
Len Wmn A Rothwell of Moberly is talked up as a candidate for attorney-general. He served in the 1895 legislature as a top speaker, causing little trouble for Republicans, and gave Moberly’s speech for the state fair at Jefferson City during Sedalia’s prize moment.
Mr A Sanders from Cocoanut Grove Florida reports an epidemic of diarrhoea and says four doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured him. He recommends it to others as the best remedy they ever used and lists local outlets selling it.
The management, staff and patients at Katy hospital are troubled by a large number of blackbirds that roost in the surrounding fine trees at night, creating annoyance for the facility.
A 19th century advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for any catarrh cure Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It states the cure is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces, lists Toledo druggists West & Truax Walding Kinnan & Margin, and promotes a 75 cent bottle price with testimonials free.
Mary M Fields died Saturday aged 609 near Kemp. Funeral was held Sunday afternoon. She is survived by eight grown children.
Paul Morton vice president of the Santa Fe system predicts three outcomes from the ongoing consolidation movement legalized pooling concentration of ownership or government control He argues for legalized pooling as best for the public and investors noting one fifth of national wealth is in railroad securities and unchecked competition could wreck them
Professor Houton reports in ten years travel he met more users of Green's August Flower for dyspepsia liver and stomach derangements and constipation than any other remedy. He notes its suitability for tourists salesmen and office workers with headaches from irregular habits. Sample bottle free at A McGowan and Otis W. Smith. Sold by dealers in civilized countries.
Mrs Smith, daughter of J D Mitchell and wife of Lamonte Smith, gives birth to a daughter in Denver Cole. The new arrival comes amid family and friends in Lamonte and Sedalia.
The mangled body of Howard H. Craig, sergeant of the Sixteenth company of United States volunteer signal corps, was found on a railroad track four miles east of Jamestown. Strong indications point to murder for robbery. His discharge papers identified him. he was a native of St. Louis.
The article extols a verdict praising a meal under value in Kansas City and highlights a rapid rail service from Kansas City to Portland in 72 hours. It also mentions a new Burlington Route night train to Denver and other Western routes, with schedules and agent contacts.
The City of Mexico reports that negotiations for selling the Popocatepetl volcano have been concluded and a price of 500 dollars is recorded. The announcement signals a final step in the sale process and outlines the contemplated transaction.
Ice cream soda priced at five cents offered at Fleischmanns Pharmacy. The ad notes pride in the prescription department and highlights Servant Harker Drug Co as a supplier or related store.
The Great Rock Island Route offers $19.00 round trip tickets to Denver from points east of the Missouri River for Cumberland Presbyterian annual meeting travel. Tickets go on sale May 15 and 16 with return validity to June 15. Colorado Express from Kansas City 10 56 a m and Colorado flyer 6 30 p m. arrivals Denver 11 00 and Colorado Springs 10 45 next morning. For information contact A H Moffet G S W P A Kansas City US G Hough.
A Chicago couple seeks to travel on a tight budget and shares their experience in a compact report by Will B. Hunter of the Chicago Times-Herald. The piece promotes a small book with travel insights and notes that readers may obtain it by applying to F. Byron, western agent for the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Co in Chicago.
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