Personal Paragraphs of Local News and Visits
A dense list of residents and visitors in the area reports calls, illnesses, and travels. Names include Mrs. Bennett, Judge Chilton, Mrs. L. W. Whipple, Peter Donohoe, Morton H. Pemberton, Editor Monroe, and Ward Hayward, with movements between Smithton Warsaw Boonville and Sedalia, plus medical updates and social visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Kuhn
Dr. Bennett
Nevada
Chilton
Smithton
L. W. Whipple
East
Tipton Limes
William Kabrs
Frank Wollrath
Smithton Taursay
Ute Reservation opens for settlement May 4 1899
Important to Homesteaders. The Ute Reservation in southwest Colorado will be opened for settlement May 4 1899 by presidential proclamation. Entries must follow U S laws for occupancy by bona fide settlers, with filing not allowed before 12 noon May 4. A quarter section should be secured by arriving at that hour. Rock Island Route offers a folder on request from any representative of the railroad or Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Colorado
United States
Great Rock Island
Ears
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Denver
Durango
Beautiful Wild Flowers From Yellowstone Park Souvenir Booklets
Patterson Sargeant advertises a limited run of six by eight inch herbarium books containing ten wild flower specimens from Yellowstone Park. Priced at fifty cents, each booklet includes common and botanical names, a note on where to find each flower, two full page park scenery illustrations, and careful mailing for protection. Orders to Gen's Passenger Agent Northern Pacific Railway St. Paul Minnesota with address and where seen noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Chas S. Fee
Northern Pacific Railway
St. Paul
Minn
Park
Fall
Grand Canyon
Grain-O Promises Healthier Alternative to Coffee
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a safe substitute for coffee. It claims Grain-O improves digestion, steadies the stomach, strengthens the nerves, and offers nourishment. Available in 15 and 25 cent packages.
Maxine Elliott: Beautiful Maine Actress and Stage Star
The writer profiles Maxine Elliott a Maine born actress famed for beauty and talent. She began with E. & Illard's company progressed to T Henry Freeland Rose Coghlan and Augustin Daly theatres then Frawleys San Francisco stock and Nat Goodwin tour. She later married Goodwin after a successful Australia engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Elliott
Maine
E.&. Illard
T. Henry Freend
Rose Coghlan
Augustin Daly
Ada Behan
England
Frawley
San Francisco
Elliott
Australia
Nat Goodwin
Testimonial on Prof Axtell Magnetic Healer
A patient from Sedalia reports relief from nervousness and spinal pain after a week of treatment by Prof S W Axtell Magnetic Healer. Ella Sheers of North Quincy signs the endorsement, promising others visit from across the country for cures described as incredible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Axtell
Sedzlia
Ella Sheers
North Quincy
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Promises Fast Scarless Healing
An advertisement claims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve heals wounds quickly with no scar. It also promotes Red Cross blue fabric whitening soap for white clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Servant’s Pharmacy
Cure the disease not just the symptoms with De Witt's Salve
An old advertisement promotes De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve as a guaranteed cure for piles and other ailments. It also touts products from Servants Pharmacy including horse clipping at Stevens livery stable and Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve for weak eyes. Red Cross ball blue promises whiter clothes. A. T. Morris of Cincinnati offers an illustrated catalogue for four cents postpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
Sutherland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry P. Lay
Warsaw
John Gibbney
Hill
Saline
Etta Seesover
Boonville
A. B. Stillwell
San Antonio
Texas
Latham
Monireau County
Tom Montgomery
Gabrilla Lewis
Tedeville
M. V. Hardesty
Beaman
Chilhowee
Hudson
J.A. Ready
East Fifth Street
Greenfield
Dade County
Charles Hall
Tessie Gibbney
Parsons
Messrs
Walker & Allison
Rockwell City
Dorman
E. E. Ross
James Henderson
Vincennes
Ind
W. M. Donaway
Chapman
Ben Hart
Shiver
Fred Livingston
Windsor
Wm. McGinnis
Republican
Princeville
Ill
N. A. Anderson
South Engineer Street
Mollie Nichols
Sedalia
Versailles
McKenzie
Tenn
Manater Frank Gibbons
The
Western Union
Ward Hayward
F. Sands
Camp Branch
Martha Shall
Kemp
Hunt Gorrel
Dresden
E. R. Morris
Littlefield
Lamonte
J. L. Tomlin
Green Ridge
Almeta Hoss
R. Johnson
CB. Shields
Carry Daniels
Mollie Shields
Sweet Springs
John C. Piggott
H. C. Levens
John N.gott
Wm. Courtney
E. Roeschel
Whipple
Lemonades
Ott’s
Ager
VEWEY
Havana
Sedalia and
Miles
Mercantile Clearing House
Ohio Street
Sedalia House Furnishers
TEL
E. Third ST
Is Pe
Eader
Atte
Brussels
Smyrna
Ag Doll
Prof
N. W. Axtell
Tornado Insurance
Reynolds & Reynolds
Steven
Candy Palace
O. K
A. T. Morris
Cincinnati
Dexter Kook Story
J. W. Washington
the West India Kid
Alamo
Metropolitan
Shepp Company
Chestnut St
Phila
Penn
Ott
Alfred Benjamin & Co
Fered
Dep’t
Stetson
Hawes
Brigham, Hopkins & Co
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