City weed nuisance prompts police yard duty plan
The Sentinel urges the city council to keep police and the city detective on duty for a few days to tackle overgrown weeds that threaten to obscure buildings on Lamine and Fourth and along the Le Grand hotel area. The weed growth is described as disgraceful and a health risk, with mentions of a Salvation Army tent near the courthouse.
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The
Sentinel
Lamine and
Fourth
le Grand Hotel
Court House
Salvation Army
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Foot Relief
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful smarting feet growing nails and corns and bunions instantly eases tight shoes. It relieves sweating callous hot tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or sent by mail for 25 cents with a trial package free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Kerr's Dog Sports a Prospect as Baseball Pitcher
Warren Kerr, a Missouri Pacific engineer, owns a dog named Sport who trains 15 to 20 hours daily with East Sedalia youths. The canine can catch fly balls and liners and runs bases well, though he needs a substitute at bat.
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Warren Kerr
Missouri Pacific
East Sedalia
Quack pitch touts Rocky Mountain Tea solution
A brief advert mocks dieting and promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as the answer to weight gain or fattening. It frames the product as a cure for stubborn weight with confident, sensational claims.
Warrensburg Politician Clifton Thompson Dies in Enigmatic Sudden Death
Warrensburg Missouri July 20 Democratic politician Clifton Thompson about 55 died unexpectedly from heart disease Wednesday. He had lived in the city for many years and leaves a wife and several children.
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Warrensburg
Clifton Thompson
Ele
Real estate for sale and exchange and ice cold prompt pricing
For five and 549 percent money, contact H. B. Scott at 907 South Moniteau. Also real estate for sale and exchange. Wheelon offers gallon delivered ice cold with latest ceptions prices.
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H. B. Scott
South Moniteau
Notice to Creditors and Shareholders of Equitable Savings
Notice is given that Lee Montcomery and J A Crawford referees appointed by Pettis County Circuit Court will hear creditor and shareholder claims against Equitable Savings and Loan Company of Sedalia Missouri on Thursday August 17 1899 at 416 Ohio Street upstairs second floor.
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Equitable Savings and Loan Company
Sedalia
Circuit Court
Pettis County
Missouri
Ohio Street
Lee Montcomery
J. A Crawrorp
Equitable Savings and Loan Company No 2 creditors hearing
Notice by court appointed referees Lees Montgomery and Lu Crowe to hear and allow claims of creditors and shareholders against Equitable Savings and Loan Company No 2. Hearing set for August 17 at 410 Ohio Street, second story.
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Ohio Street
Equitable Savings and Loan Company
Lee Mountgomeery
LU Crawrorp
Great Rock Island Route Boston to Colorado Springs Special Train
Extensive preparations by Kansas City and Missouri Masons for a special Rock Island train from Kansas City to Colorado Springs via the Great Rock Island route leaving August 5 at 6 20 pm and returning August 31. Optional Denver direct arrival, cheap round trips to Cripple Creek Georgetown Salt Lake Grand Junction with sleeping car reservations through AA Mof et GS W PA and US G Hough in Kansas City Missouri.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Colorado Springs
Great Rock Island
Denver
Plains
Cripple Creek
Georgetown
Salt Lake
Grand Junction
Rock Island
AH Moffet
Deaf Husband and Blind Wife Take Rocky Mountain Tea
A lighthearted note claims the happiest couple is a deaf husband and a blind wife who both enjoy Rocky Mountain Tea. The remark plays on sensory independence and shared humor.
Fidelity council meets for funeral of J H Reynolds
Members of Fidelity council No 53 K&L of S meet at the R and J Hall Friday at 1 30 p m to attend the funeral of their late brother J H Reynolds. Sisters councils invited. Street cars at Third and Prospect for Knights and Ladies of Security. C H Cockine pres Estela I Roserrts cor secy
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Fidelity Council No 53
K&l of S
R & J Hall
J H Reynolds
C H Cockine
Estela I Roserrts
Cor Secy
Rocker and Stand Giveaway at Boston Store
A Rocker and a Fancy Stand are being given away at the Boston Store located on 506 Ohio Street. Call and see the elegant items on display and available for giveaway.
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Boston
Ohio Street
California bed couch at ai np and QC to law
A brief note mentions a bed and couch located in California associated with AI NP and QC moving toward a legal determination. The fragment notes possible policy or regulatory considerations but lacks concrete actions or dates.
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California
Ai* Np & QC
Santa Fe to Build Kansas City to St Louis Rail Line
A Sedalia railroad official reports J J Fry, new Santa Fe general manager, says the Kansas City to St Louis line will be built within about three years. The route likely passes Sedalia with possible division point and shops if concessions and incentives are offered. Preliminary steps may begin this fall.
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Sedalia
J J Fry
Katy
Santa Fe
Kansas City
St Louis
Fry
Oe Company
Sedalia Laundry Promises Satisfied Work Quality
Sedalia Steam Laundry, owned by Gro. W. Longan, guarantees satisfaction in every particle of work. The ad notes experienced employees and invites customers to try the service, listing Tel. 154 and stressing reliable, good work at the Commercial Hotel.
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Sedalia
Sedalia Steam Laundry
Gro
W. Longan
Shine stand seeks 200 regular patrons at Metro barber shop
Jordan Washington promotes a Shine stand at the Metropolitan barber shop offering a daily shine for 60 cents monthly subscription aiming to recruit 200 steady customers.
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Metropolitan
Ott's Wheelon and Eye Salve Ad
Ott's drug store touts Sutherlands Eagle Eye Salva for sore eyes and granulated lids with a tube format and guarantee. It promotes a 5c glass drink and lists a rail line route from St. Louis Union Station to Springfield and Peoria with paint availability from Servant Harker Drug Co.
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Ott’s Drug Store
Sutherlands Eagle Eagle Eye
St. Louis Union Station
Merchants’ Bridge
Springfield
Petersburg
Pekin
Peoria
Ilil
C.P &I.L.R.R
Arm To Trade For Sedalia Property 140 Acres
Arm offers to trade for Sedalia property 140 acres in Pettis County. Inquire at 1007 E Third.
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Pettis County
E. Third Street
Lodge and Staley's Sizeable Couch Price Cut
Lodge and Staley's announces a substantial reduction on couches, promising significant savings for shoppers. The ad outlines lowered prices across multiple sofa styles and frames, inviting customers to visit the showroom for more details.
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Lodge & Staley’s
Mystery After Twenty Years Separates Uncle and Nephew
A nephew reflects on twenty years of radio silence with his uncle, believing the aged relative remained unaware of his location and life. The piece hints at family estrangement and unresolved questions spanning decades.
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Mr Bysel
Brakeman Black Injured in Fall from Engine Tender
Henry Black a Katy brakeman of Massachusetts street fell from an engine tender near Harwood last night and sustained serious injuries. He was brought in on the flyer and attended by Dr McNeil.
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Henry Black
Katy
Massachusetts Street
Harwood
McNeil
Missouri Pacific Plans Platform and Fences Around Depot
Missouri Pacific announces extensive improvements to the depot area including a new platform and ornamental iron fences around two small parks at each end of the building.
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Missouri Pacific
Katy excursion and railroad notes from Nevada and Sedalia
The Katy line reports about 25 men on ballast near Boonville. Moon bruised leg at Sweeney crusher. Locke and Conner injured on Tuesday are recovering. A big Katy excursion is planned for the 27th from Fayette and intermediate points. A brakeman has logged 17,400 miles since May 1. Fireman Rubey returns to Sedalia. Kuhn seeks furnished rooms for light housekeeping. Engineer Hamilton recovering from illness. Mudge resumes run after collision injuries six weeks ago. Eldorado excursion from Sedalia light. Fort Scott trip also listed. A foreman ordered brick pavement work at the union depot. Kansas City delegation travels to Indianapolis for Epworth League meeting. Garlington to be hanged July 28 in Fort Worth for Santa Fe train robbery. ringleaders also include Jim Hamilton.
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CS Moon
Sweeney Crusher
Leslie Locke
Jeff Conner
Katy
Fayette
The
Sentinel
Rubey
Geo Lyons
Marshall
Versailles
Sedalia
Kuhn
John Hamilton
Jefferson City
Paul Smith
Charles Mudge
Missouri Pacific
Morrison
Eldorado
Ft Scott
B Manning
Katy Bridge and Building Department
Union Depot
Nevada Post
Kansas City
Epworth League
Indianapolis
St Louis
Missouri
Texas
Harris
Seventeenth Judicial District
Jim Garlington
Fort Worth
Garlington
Jim Hamilton
Fast Running Record Set by Vandalia Engines
Two Schnectady engines on the Vandalia set speed marks on a run from Indianapolis to East St Louis. The 73 miles to Terre Haute took 84 minutes, 68 miles to Effingham in 70 minutes, and 97 miles to East St Louis in 98 minutes. Deducting 25 minutes for stops, 240 miles were completed in under a minute per mile. Engine No 16 hauled to Terre Haute, No 177 to East St Louis. Train No 5, due in St Louis at 1 46 pm, left Indianapolis late by nearly two hours.
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Schnectady
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Effingham
East St Louis
St Louis
Hospital Arrivals Landscape of Fevers and Injuries
A list of hospital arrivals includes Herman Schmidt a bridgeman from Huntsdale with fever Ed Wilson a laborer from Chickie Chockie with fever Wm Bankhead a laborer from Sweeney with fever Geo Lyon a waiter from Chickie E E Murphy a fireman from Franklin Junction with dysentery WH Parkey a section laborer from Atoka with a wrenched back CS Moon a laborer at Crusher from Sweeney with a contusion of the leg Albert Cooper a laborer at Crusher from Chickie Chockie with fever and bronchitis E C Train a laborer at Crusher from Chickie Chockie with fever Carl Kastner an extra gang from Paris with Joe Johnson an extra gang from Pears with laceration of the arm and fever mM G Pullin of the C and C department from Atoka with fever John Corrigan a section laborer from Band with fever.
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Herman Schmidt
Bridgeman
Huntsdale
Ed Wilson
Chickie Chockie
Wm Bankhead
Sweeney
Geo Lyon
E E Murphy
Franklin Junction
WH Parkey
Atoka
CS Moon
Albert Cooper
Crusher
Carl Kastner
Extra Gang
Paris
Joe Johnson
G Pullin
C Department
John Corrigan
Sedalia Man Uses One Minute Cough Cure to Save Child
J A Schear of Sedalia Missouri rescued his child from death by croup using One Minute Cough Cure. The remedy claims to cure coughs colds pneumonia la grippe and all throat and lung troubles sold by Servant Harker Drug Co.
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J A Schear
Sedalia
Servant Harker Drug Co
Brakeman's Windfall from Uncle's Will Surprises Kansas City
Alford Bysel, a Missouri Pacific brakeman from Kansas City, inherits a $55 000 fortune from his Philadelphia-raised uncle William T Eckert who left a will after his death. The tale traces Bysel's youth with Eckert, his escape at 15, and his long work with the railroad since moving west thirteen years ago.
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Alford Bysel
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Bysel
Philadelphia
William T Eckert
Dr Major Moves to New Dental Office in Missouri
Dr T T Major relocates to 410 Ohio Street above Morey and Crawford’s, offering one of the finest central Missouri dental offices. He claims exclusive rights to the Morris Process rubber plates and the Alvatander painless tooth extraction method.
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T T Major
Ohio Street
Morey & Crawford
Major
Missouri
Dr Major
Alvatander
Lung Irritation Foretold as Forerunner to Consumption
Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey is advertised as the cure and strengthener for lung irritation, promising to prevent coughs or colds from settling in the lungs. Sold by all druggists for twenty five cents.
Couches Made to Order at Lodge and Staley's
Custom furniture shoppers can order couches shaped to fit their rooms at Lodge and Staley's. The shop offers tailored upholstery and design options to match interiors and preferences.
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Lodge & Staley’s
Isaac Missed After Outburst in Religious Town
A man nicknamed Blind the Balance was banished from town after a Tuesday spree marked by a famed profanity. Citizens recall his swearing as the most remarkable outbreak in local religious districts, heard blocks away. Women from thirteen blocks away visited the jail during his confinement and returned only once he was securely asleep.
Grain-O Promises Gentle Relief for Coffee Drinkers
Grain-O is promoted as a coffee substitute that tones the stomach and strengthens the nerves. It claims to aid digestion and has no vile ingredients, selling for 15 and 25 cents per package.
Classified Want Ad Offer in Sentinel
A promotional notice touts placing an ad in the Sentinel Want Column reaching 2,500 homes daily at a quarter. It offers twenty words three times for 25c.
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The
Sentinel
Wanted and For Sale Classified Briefs
Wanted a light survey in good repair and cheap. See Mussellman at Mertz and Hale's. For sale seven room two story frame house and eight lots cheap with part down. Call F B Hour at Ohio and Twenty second street. For sale cheap a good leather top buggy. Inquire g19 West Fifth.
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Mussellman
Mertz & Hale’s
Ohio
Twenty-second Street
G19 West
Wanted stenographer position advertised by young lady
A young woman seeks a stenographer or general office girl post and states salary is open. She requests correspondence addressed to LAC care SENTINEL office.
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LAC Care Sentinel Office
Yale Keys Found On Small Ring
Two small Yale keys on a tiny ring were found. Call to identify and claim this notice and arrange payment for the return.
Wanted Second Hand Typewriter For Sale
Classified notice seeks a second hand typewriter any standard make. Respond with delivery to Typewriter care SENTINEL at the listed address.
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Address
Care Sentinel
Ad for Shampooing Services by Miss Lulu Williams
Lapirs Bring invites readers to mail or bring ads to Miss Lulu B Williams at 139 W Cooper Street for shampooing services priced at 25 cents. This brief notice notes location and cost for local readers seeking grooming help.
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Lapirs
Lulu B. Williams
W. Cooper Street
Coat and Vest Sold After Few Uses at Janitor Katy Depot
A black coat and vest priced at 30 dollars are offered by a seller noting light use. Chest measurement 37 inches. Contact via Janitor Katy depot for viewing or purchase.
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Katy
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