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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1899
Page
7
The Santa Fe Route offers daily California excursions in comfortable modern cars with conductors and porters aboard. Low rate tickets are promoted for travel along a middle route that avoids the east coast, appealing to many travelers.
A charmingly written story issued in book form by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ry department. The reodring summer tourist will find it interesting and instructive. Free copies available by applying to F M Byron Chicago or B P Humphrey Kansas City and A J Smith Cleveland.
Fristoe's transfer at 410 East Main street next to Menefee's mule barn offers piano trucks spring wagons and fat wagons for freight delivery. Call 328 or 240 for prompt response. A. B. Fristoe Prop Lon Wells Asst.
The direct line from St. Louis Union Station via Merchants Bridge without a tunnel reaches Springfield Petersburg Pekin and Peoria Illinois. The C P and LR 2 appears as a historical rail reference tying these locations into a single corridor.
A note instructs readers to leave orders at 412 South Kentucky Street for pickup or movement. The brief item records a simple dispatch location and action without additional context or details.
Sedalia travelers can board the Katy flyer sleeper to St Louis and the through sleeper to Chicago with late departures and connections. Excursions include a home seeker offer from Sedalia to multiple western states, with one way and round trip fares. Elks St Louis special sale runs June 19th to 24th.
One way late to San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego ships report gale conditions daily with rough seas and navigation delays.
One way to Helena and Butte Montana is 3000 for travel with daily sale. Another one way to Portland Oregon Seattle and Tacoma Washington costs 631.70. Tickets available daily for travel to the Northwest.
Travel guidance promotes the Rio Grande Western Railway as the sole transcontinental line offering direct passage through Salt Lake City with routes to the Great Salt Lake and Utah valleys. It highlights reduced California rates for the N E A in July and stopovers at Denver Colorado Springs Manitou Leadville Ogden Salt Lake City and more.
A tornado near Salix Iowa killed three and endangered a fourth. a Malloy family perished in the collapse of their home. Terrific rains in Minnesota washed bridges and dams near Winona, halting rail service and causing extensive flood damage. A boat capsized on an Indiana excursion, drowning two Sycamore men.
A serenade near Watonga Oklahoma ends in tragedy as a gunman in a 20 person charivari party fires on newlyweds Ray Higgins and his bride. The bride dies an hour after being shot through the lungs while the groom survives with facial injuries. The assailant Harry Randall fired and the crowd dispersed after the incident.
Topeka Kansas June 12. Superintendent of Insurance has instructed Travelers Insurance to settle a $5000 death claim for John H Collins killed by his son John H Collins. The company contests the death as not an accident and seeks to avoid license revocation.
Flooding near Wichita and Valley Center covers over ten thousand acres with three feet of water. Hundreds of hogs and cattle drowned. Harry Hill near Goddard died attempting to cross a swollen stream. No other loss of life reported.
Lebanon Missouri June 12 R P Bland is slightly better during the day he has been able to take nourishment and regain consciousness He talked with those about him while physicians will not say whether recovery is possible the family and friends remain hopeful
Washington reports indicate Gov C M Barnes travels to the capital amid pending charges in the interior department related to his Oklahoma governorship administration.
Falmouth June 12 The underwriters remain hopeful of securing American support or Paris backing as negotiations continue to rescue the endeavor. The article notes persistent efforts to avert failure and secure investment.
A verse contrasts past modest desires with modern cravings as the speaker laments that people now want everything all the time. The lines imply a shift from simple living to insatiable appetite for possessions and pleasures.
The text advocates forward planning to seize favorable opportunities and avoid waste. It contrasts a prudent person who keeps Chamberlain's remedy on hand with a careless individual who delays until a doctor is necessary, highlighting cost differences and social envy. Sold by local druggists.
In the heart of the Ozark mountains the climate is mild and bracing with wild scenery and unequaled medicinal waters. Cheap excursion rates and Pullman sleepers from Kansas City. Write for the illustrated pamphlet to Bryan Snyder, general passenger agent, Frisco line, St. Louis, Missouri.
Money to loan from $1000 and upward with real estate security. Farm loans available at six percent interest. Moderate expenses and partial payments allowed. By Joan H BorhweE attorney at Sedalia National Bank Building.
Active and trusted person sought to work locally for Shepp Company at 1031 1033 Chestnut St Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Liberal salary guaranteed and good chance for advancement with no capital required. For fall information contact the listed address.
C. H. Heynen offers specialty monument designs at North Ohio street with latest styles for gravesites and memorials.
A local laundry lists service pricing at Bowman and Dorn Laundry offering 20 cents per dozen for washing and cleaning items. The notice highlights affordable rates for laundry services in the area.
Fragmented OCR notes list White lead linseed oil varnishes Ott's White lead linseed oil varnishes Ott's ice cream soda Fleischmann's Pharmacy ice cream soda Poarvacy. Readable items reference products and a pharmacy.
The Great Rock Island Route offers a 19 dollar round trip to Denver with sale dates May 15 and 16 for Cumberland Presbyterian annual meeting travelers from points east of the Missouri River. Return is valid until June 15. Services include the Colorado Express from Kansas City at 10 56 a m and the Colorado Flyer at 6 30 p m arriving Denver next morning.
The National Educational Association Chicago will hold its fourteenth annual meeting in Los Angeles from July 11 to 14, 1899. The Great Rock Island Route issues a book with train views rates and routes, available by postal card or letter to John Sebastian G P A Chicago.
Advertisement promoting The Life and Achievements of Admiral Dewey by Murat Halstead. Describes a 500 plus page 8 by 10 inch volume with nearly 100 halftone illustrations and a color map. Price 1.50 with large demand and big commissions. Outfit free. Dominion Company caxton Building Chicago invites quick writing.
A letter claims Grain-O suits all ages and improves health after a week of use. Advertisers urge buying a package from grocers, noting 15 and 25 cents prices and easy preparation for a delicious table beverage.
Advertising copy touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for swollen nervous feet and bunions, easing tight shoes and stopping sweating. Claims quick relief and comfort, with sales through druggists and shoe stores, mail order 25 cents or trial package free.
Advertises Eagle Eye Salve for weak eyes styes and sore eyelids sold by dealers at 25 cents. Claims keen sight and distinct vision for users.
Fragmentary line reads like a trade slogan praising phosphate grades and a cigar brand claiming top quality, with unclear context or attribution. The readable text centers on product praise and a possible promotional claim.
The Northern Pacific has vastly improved track and bridges over five years, with new steel rails, tunnels lined in brick and concrete, and heavy locomotives for transcontinental service. Through cars and dining options accompany travelers from St. Paul to Seattle and Portland, a 2600 mile journey, inviting readers to book six seats for Wonderland '99 via Charles S. Fee, General Passenger Agent, St. Paul.
The ad declares Eagle Eye Salve cures weak eyesight and assorted eye troubles including styes and sore lids. It claims rapid, effective results sold in tubes with a druggist guarantee.
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