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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1899
Page
2
Ten daily passenger trains operate through Sedalia on the Missouri Pacific line. Features include wide vestibules plate glass dust and cinder proof construction steam heat Pintch gas and enhanced safety and comfort. For rates routes maps and general information contact J. W. McCrary P. and T. Sedalia Mo.
One way fares to Portland Tacoma Seattle and Spokane set at 31.70 dollars with intermediate points capped at these levels. The notice states standard one way prices apply and other routes follow the same maximum.
One way fare to all main line points in California from San Diego to Redding inclusive is set at 34.30 with proportionate rates applied to branch line points. This remains in effect until further notice.
April 4 18th and May 2nd and 16th we sell round trip tickets at rate of one fare plus 2 to all points in Oklahoma Indian Territory and Texas To a great many points in Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Virginia North and South Carolina Georgia Florida Louisiana Arkansas New Mexico Arizona Nebraska Kansas Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota Montana Oregon Idaho Utah and Wyoming Limited 21 days for return Stop overs allowed on the going trip See us or write for particulars.
A local notice notes a sale by a Southern Baptist group in Louisville with a $15.65 amount, valid for purchases on May 8 and 9, good until May 25 for return feasibility.
A local notice announces a sale by Nat's Baptist Society listing prices and dates May 14 15 16 and a seventh day with an offer good until July 15 for return.
A church advertisement lists a sale in Denver by Cumb Presbey Church with items priced at 21.85 dollars. The sale runs May 15 and 16 and goods are good until June 15 for return.
The T P A in Louisville announces a sale of evening May 14 and all trains May 15 with return validity through May 20. Fare listed is 16 dollars and 55 cents.
A notice for Christian Endeavors in Detroit promoting sales on July 3 4 and 5 featuring price 20 55. The listing lacks additional details but states sale dates and location.
The notice lists extension options for deposits and tickets with a 50 cent fee. Rail and lake trips are valid until August 15 with extension to August 15. The Y P A Richmond Virginia sale runs July 10 to 12 good until July 31 with extension to August 5. The Gent Assembly Presbyterian Church Minneapolis sale May 16 to 18, good until June 3 for return.
Roanoke Virginia store promotes a sale with goods priced at 27 dollars 90 cents. Offers discounts for purchases through May 18 and 19 with return policy good until June 24.
Mystic Shrine Buffalo offers a June 12th and 13th sales event with prices at 25.90 and a return period through July 2nd for boat or rail options.
The Elks lodge in St Louis lists a two day sale on June 19 and June 20 with goods available through June 24 for return. Local members are invited to attend and bid on items.
An extensive biography by Murat Halstead presents the world’s great naval hero. Over 500 pages, 8x10 inches, with nearly 100 halftone illustrations and a color map. Priced at $1.50, with heavy demand and a large commission opportunity. Outfit free. Dominion Company Caxton Building Chicago.
The Santa Fe Route offers daily excur sions to California in tourist sleeping cars praised for comfort and modern amenities. Pullman conductors and porters accompany the trips, popular with prominent travelers. Low rate tickets and a picturesque middle route avoid extreme heat or cold. For descriptive literature, address Gro. W. Hacensuen P. and T. A. Santa Fe Ry Kansas City, Mo.
A large stack of monuments is now on display at the Sedalia Marble and Granite Co. yard, located on North Ohio Street, under the direction of C. H. Heynen.
Local ad offers half price on eyeglasses and spectacles with free eye tests at Dick Man's Jewelry Store on West ard Street.
The court absolves Maj. Gen. Miles of blame for the refrigerated beef claim and censures several officers for delays and actions around the beef contract. It says the packers were not at fault and recommends no further proceedings. Miles says he has no comment on the report.
In Chicago on May 7 three large mass meetings at the Auditorium Central Music Hall and First Methodist church voiced support for the administration’s Philippine policy and denounced last Sunday’s anti expansion gathering. About 10 000 attended despite bad weather. Speakers at the Auditorium included William Dudley Houlke Bishop Samuel Fallows Jonathan P Dolliver George E Adams Judge Richard S Tuthill and Rev P S Henson. Many spoke at all three venues. Eighteen Tons of Powder Blown Up. Pottsville Water Company plant near Pottsville Pa suffered a massive explosion when its powder mill detonated.
Hugh McGowan, a Kansas City street railway magnate, calls William J. Stone a strong presidential possibility. He says Stone backs Van Wyck, favors expansion and anti trust stances, remains a free silver supporter, and would place party before any single candidate.
Pressed and mounted flower books offer ten common park specimens with both common and botanical names. Price fifty cents plus mailing address to Chas S Fee Northern Pacific Railway St Paul Minn. Limited run six by eight inches with two fold out park scenery illustrations Excelsior Geyser eruption and Lower Fall Grand Canyon. Specify where advertisement was seen.
The Ute Reservation near Colorado is opened to bona fide settlers on May 4 1899 by presidential proclamation. Entry follows U S laws, with the Great Rock Island route connecting Chicago to Colorado Springs and Denver and to Durango via D R G. Filing begins at noon May 4. quarter sections require early arrival. Request the Rock Island folder from any Word or address representative by postal card to John Sebastian Chicago.
The Kansas City Times notes only four towns Moberly Centralia Mexico and Chillicothe filed guarantees for the state fair. Time for filing has passed and a few other towns failed to act. John Dow has been discharged from Uncle Sam's service and arrived home last night.
An advertisement touts Sutherlands Eagle Eye Salve as a fast remedy for weak eyes styes granulated lids and sore eyes. It is sold in tubes with a guarantee by reputable druggists.
Advertises multiple rail excursion deals for April to June 1899. Various routes include Texas Kansas Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico with one fare plus $2 round trip valid 21 days. Southern Baptist Convention Louisville price 15.65 three day sale May 8–9 with return within five days. National Baptist Societies San Francisco anniversaries price 61.85 on sale May 14–17 with return until July 14 1899. Liberal stopovers allowed.
One round trip fare available for the State Encampment G A R at Kirksville Missouri on sale May 9 10 and 11 with return valid until May 12 1899.
One fare plus two dollars for the round trip to the German Baptist Dunkards annual meeting in Roanoke Virginia. Tickets go on sale May 18 and 19 1899 and are good to return until June 23.
Readers can secure jewelry by sending name and address with a 2c stamp to American Seed Co. 335 Broadway New York. They will receive a sample package of seeds coupons worth a dollar and full details.
The Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs Arkansas opens February 23 in the Ozark mountains offering mild bracing climate wild scenery and unequal medicinal waters. Pullman sleepers from Kansas City invite travelers and an illustrated pamphlet awaits Bryan Snyder Frisco Line St Louis Missouri for details.
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