The New Land of Gold in Idaho Opens with Rail and Rich Mines
Idaho enters a new era as the Northern Pacific extends to Lewiston and into the Nez Perce reservation. Gold is discovered in the Buffalo Hump country with quartz ledges described as enormous and potentially surpassing Klondike. The era also highlights fertile regions from Lewiston to Camas Prairie offering rich farming prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Northern Pacific
Spokane-Palouse
Lewiston
Lapwai Creek
Clearwater River
Old
Nez Perce Reservation
Buffalo Hump
Florence
Elk City
Grangeville
Salmon River
Klondike
Lewistown
Hump
Cold Springs
Camas
California
Building collapses at East Pittsburgh works
Westinghouse Electric pattern plant under construction collapsed burying ten workers. Foremost casualty was Joseph Pfister, bridge builder, of Kingsville Maryland, killed. several others injured but expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Company
Joseph Pfister
Kingsville
James Hilterman
J. W. Thompson
Archibald Sweet
Frank Brown
John Sullivan
Shiffler Bridge Company
Pfister
Carmi
Ith
Walter
Jen
Geuthter
Berry Cercer
Vinz
Harmia
Parsons
Atarediss Parsbas
Cambridge
Baltimore & Ohio
Hillsdale
Mich
Bert Kimball
North Adams
Bawbee’s Park
Bawbee’s Lake
Northern Pacific offers Buffalo Hump folder with map
The notice invites readers to send in cents to Chas. S. Fee in St Paul or to any General or District Passenger agent of the Northern Pacific Railway for the Buffalo Hump folder. The folder describes the region and includes a large up to date color map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. S. Fee
St Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific Railway
Buffalo Hump
Clover Leaf Route Chosen for Missouri Endeavor Convention Trip
The Christian Endeavors of Missouri pick the Clover Leaf line for a rail and lake trip to the Detroit convention in July with return via Chicago. Visit 505 Olive St Saint Louis for the itinerary and full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavors of
Missouri
Clover Leaf Railroad
Detroit
Chicago
Clover Leaf
Olive Street
St. Louis
Lodge and Staley's Offers Big Sofa Price Cut
Lodge and Staley's slashes prices on a wide selection of couches. Consumers photograph racks, compare fabric and frame choices, and visit the store to save on living room upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge & Staley’s
Morrow's Kidneoids Promoted By Local Endorser
A well known lady endorses Morrow's Kid-ne-oids for kidney and urinary disorders claiming rapid relief from backache nervousness and debility. Mrs Shepherd and her daughter credit the remedy with cures and urge others to try the yellow tablets sold at Mertz Hale's drug store with a booklet available from John Morrow & Co. Also noted is Editor Colden named coal oil inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrow
Mertz & Hale
James Morrison
East Broadway
Mertz & Hale’s
John Morrow & Co
Springfield
Ohio
Murder Mystery Solved in St Louis Connors Morris Hellman Named
The 1898 Brant murder on Twenty second and Locust streets is resolved with three men in custody. John Connors, Harry Morris, and Edward Hellman admitted to killing Brant. Morris and Hellman are jailed in Jefferson City penitentiary for burglary, with six and fifteen year terms. Connors is a new suspect, previously uninvolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Charles A. Brant
Locust
Brant
John Connors
Harry Morris
Edward Hellman
Morris
Hellman
Jefferson City
Connors
Desmond
Erecting a Gigantic Twine Factory in Chicago
The McCormick Harvesting Machine company builds a vast twine mill in Chicago occupying a full city block. It will employ several thousand workers and cost over $300,000 to construct. The project, aimed at bypassing the cordage trust, signals major impact on the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
McCormick
Cordage Trust
Bank Receivers Certificates Sold at Par to Webster Withers
E F Swinney cashier of the First National Bank closed negotiations with Webster Withers receiver of the Pittsburg and Gulf road to obtain the entire $800000 issue of receivers certificates authorized by Federal Judges Thayer and Philips. The issue is taken at par at four percent interest the lowest rate named for such certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
E. F. Swinney
First National Bank
Webster Withers
Pittsburg & Gulf Road
Thayer and
Philips
Pseudo Patent Medicines and Local Notices
An assortment of advertisements and notices includes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claims, DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for piles, One Minute Cough Cure praised for croup and respiratory troubles, DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a gentle laxative, and notices of a dissolved partnership at Callaway & Garrett in Waverly. Also mentions a street fair question in Marsh and Rev CA Jones resigning at Browning with moves to Illinois. Prof A E Guerne named teacher at Christian College in Columbia.
Cranks In Modern Movements Erode Character, Warns Lippincott
An editorial from Lippincott's warned that a surge of unmeasured popular movements turns great minds into cranks and erodes moral character. It cites leaders who abandon debts and common courtesy, noting widespread monomania across society and the danger to personal balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Lippincott’s
Fat man seeks death then vows to gain life in Yorkville court
James Williams, once 300 pounds, told Magistrate Olmsted he lost 200 pounds in two years after his sweetheart gave him medicine. He described near-fatal suicide attempts and a wish to be fat again, asking the court to fatten him while jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
James Williams
Olmsted
Olmstead
Williams
New York Journal
Oldest Locomotive Engineer John Carson of Paterson NJ
The oldest locomotive engineer in America is John Carson of Paterson New Jersey born in England in 1818. He became engineer of the Speedwell on the Morris and Essex railroad in 1838 and has watched the rail industry grow from its beginnings to a major global industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
John Carson
Paterson
N. J
England
Mr. Carson
Speedwell
Morris & Essex
Carson
A Cheerful Prospect in a Despondent Amorist Dialogue
A humorous exchange in which the despondent lover hears that the woman’s choice is final and the cheerful cynic counters that such certainty proves she cannot truly know her own mind.
Round About Shasta chapter in Wonderland ’99 tourism ad
Northern Pacific promotes a Shasta route to attract travelers with scenic mountains streams and valleys. The prospectus, Wonderland ’99, invites readers to send six cents to Chas S. Fee in St. Paul for a copy and asks for rates and details from P. H. Noel in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shasta
Mt. Shasta
Oregon
California
Chas S. Fee
St. Paul
Minn
Scenic Rocky Mountain Tours via Denver Rio Grande Lines
The Scenic Line of the World offered by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad invites travelers to Colorado, Utah and New Mexico with routes through the Rocky Mountains. Through sleepers and Pullman cars connect Denver with San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Portland. Send 8, K Hoper, G. P. T. A., Denver, for illustrated pamphlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Cripple Creek
Pullman Palace
Denver
San Francisco
Los Angels
Porland
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Odgen Gateway
K Hoper
Ad Copy Due Early for Changes to Advertisers
Advertisers must submit copy changes to the SENTING office before nine o'clock on the day the ad is to run. The rule ensures timely processing and proper publication scheduling.
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WM. Kosted & Sons
Ohio ST
Sedalia Ice & Cold Storage Company
Telephone
Jobr
Yrasun
Prof
W. P- Hatey
ApDauw Irrar
Bank of Commerce
Sedelia
Ohio and
Second Street
Pettis County
John J. Yeater
L. Durley
D. H. Crear
A. M. Reed
Adam Strel
W. E. Bard
Edward Hurley
J. M. Offield
W. P. Haley
W. S. Baker
Taro
TINEN
Boston
W.D. Wood
St. Louis, Mo
New Land
J.G. Russell
Uckins’ Hotel
Colden
The
Parnell Sentinel
Charles Brant
Servant-Harker Drug Co
Servant Harker Drug Co
Callaway & Garrett, Waverly
DeWitt
Marshall
J A Schear
Sedalia
CA Jones
Browning
Illinois
Phoenix Celery Co
Prof A E Guerne
Christian College
Columbia
Kodol
E. C. DeWitt A Co
Harker Drug Company
Fat
Osage St
Frank Williams
Osage Street
ST. James Hotel
Bates
Market St
P. Miller
Grocers
Ke Thin St
P. H. Sangree
Henry Lamm
Sangree & Lamm
Ohio Street
Sedalia, MO
Onarch
Bairpo Bros. 5 Co
Dolish
Gleveland, O
E. Fifth Street
John Stark & Son
Charles Williams
P. H. Noel
Commercial
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