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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1901
Page
8
The firm Guenther pledges long tradition of fair dealing and trusted merchandising in Sedalia. It highlights its reputation for honest prices and quality goods, emphasizing its underwear and light goods at No. 310 Ohio Street, and invites readers to consider its continued reliability and customer trust.
Our Summer Underwear presents gauze vests from 5c to 50c and muslin underwear at 17c to 98c. Luxurious muslin gowns range from 45c to 2.98 with a full corset cover selection at 10c to 75c. We guarantee honest description and refunds if not as represented, with savings of 20 to 25 percent.
A freight train failed to back onto a side track near Thayer Iowa on Monday causing a collision. The incident is part of a roundup of local railroad news including personals improvements and rivals.
Sedalia store touts a wide dress goods line with deep discounts. Mercerized foulards 35c value at 25c, silk gingham 35c value now a quarter, 40c variety at 30c, and a Japanese wash silk at 35c. Black taffeta silk 75c to 1.00, Zephyr gingham 25c to 30c class with 15c sale, plus lawns at 5c to 17 1/2c. Numerous other grades offered.
The Guenther store promotes a silk glove with double fingertip tips and two clasps in black white tan and other colors at 50c, plus a full line of bedspreads table linen lace curtains and more during a house cleaning sale. It touts low prices and the Samma wrapper at $1 as major bargains for moneywise shoppers.
Burlington train No 3 derailed while passing Thayer Iowa as it hit a freight engine backing onto a siding. Engineer S D Brown of Burlington died. over forty passengers injured. The high speed collision occurred on a sharp curved track in a ravine as both crews failed to see the other train until 200 feet away. The freight crew escaped serious harm, jumping just before impact.
Missouri Pacific extends daytime express from Kansas City to Pueblo with through sleepers to Colorado and the Far West. The augural run is May 19, with the same No 1 train from St Louis at 9 am reaching Sedalia at 2 35 pm. Burlington acquires seven Baldwin locomotives class R-2 for freight use at about 12000 dollars each and weighing around 300000 pounds with 6000 gallon water tanks.
Two men held by Cooper County Sheriff in Warrensburg Missouri after an attempted $20 draft cashing case tied to J B McKinney and a man claiming to be Hall. Suspects linked to Bunceton residents, alleged bootleggers and grafters, said to be wanted in Memphis Tennessee. two women with them.
The city sees a new natural refreshing drink from Candy Palace marketed as a healthful option. John N. Taylor's at 507 Ohio Street advertises twenty five beautiful pianos to choose from, inviting visitors to browse the display.
Dennis Kahrs of Sedalia becomes assistant agent at the Warsaw depot and is noted as a brother of Mrs. Rev. G. N. Norris. Warsaw Enterprise reports the appointment and family connection.
Will Gaston a crusher laborer of Sweeney and George Mayfield a section laborer of Bruceville are listed in a local labor roster.
Extra conductor R M Lyons at Missouri Pacific is laid off. Conductor C D Rizer left for St Louis to enter hospital. Katy No 3 passenger train from the north was twenty five minutes late. M K T yards here are being improved toward first class condition. Mrs C A Braun returned from DeSoto Mo. Charles Menefee American Express messenger on Colgate branch had a foot mashed by a falling trunk, brought to Katy hospital yesterday.
A group of youths will be the guests of Mr. Gilbert Myers on a hay ride to Smithton Thursday night.
A brief note records a trio of travelers pausing at Arlington to enjoy ice cream soda. The fragment notes a stopover location and the treat enjoyed during the journey.
Squire A Morris, a Clifton City general merchandise store owner, reports losing a purse containing 75 dollars in currency. He suspects the loss occurred Monday afternoon in Sedaia, and the money was not missed until he reached home.
Mrs. Van Zandt moves her dressmaking business back to 212 West Fourth Street and specializes in tailoring skirts with the newest styles.
A brief note describes babies and grandparents as friends of the Boston Cafe ice cream shop, highlighting a family-friendly community tie.
Harrison buys the transfer business of Ira Hinsdale and will operate at 11 West Main Street. Telephone 213. Chris Strang oversees the ice cream plant at the Boston Cafe, reputed for quality products.
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