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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1902
Page
6
Prices listed for Iocan Bartlett pears best lard oats Peruna and Japan tea dust in Sedalia Missouri with amounts per pound bottle and per unit, reflecting early 20th century grocery rates. Items include pears 106 1 lb best lard 25c oats 85c per bag 1 bottle Peruna 20c and tea dust 13c.
Green Ridge Missouri items from May 10 note Dr Clabaugh transacting business in Sedalia, F E Reame shopping there, and Windsor saddlemaker Joe Ridenour visiting. Visitors include Mrs Anna Leabo and Dr Culp with probate court business, Charles Messerly in town to see Dr Clabaughs horse, J E Speed visiting from Caney Indian Territory, Mrs Farr from Sugar City Colorado, and parolee Rufus Eller visiting parents. Rev Potter of Liberty preached at Baptist church with a good audience. Camp Branch Social Club to hold a dance Friday night. Charles Vaughan checked Lincoln real estate Sunday. Quiet scene with no funerals or weddings. a preacher muses on hard times.
Prominent clairvoyant Prof. Duncan offers readings to reveal past present and future aiding business and love. Consultation advertised at 135 East Cooper Street Sedalia Missouri with direct call to action for inquiries.
Classified ad seeking a salesman to sell a full line of nursery stock grown on the whole root graft. Guarantees on time to name, good salaries offered. Write for terms. Mount Hope Nurseries, Lawrence, Kansas.
Special train fare of 2.50 to St Louis and return offered by the M K T Railway on May 17. The service promotes a one day excursion for travelers seeking a bargain trip. Limited seating available, please reserve early with the railroad office.
A vintage laundry advertisement offers Red Cross Ball Blue in a 2 oz package for five cents claiming to restore whiteness to faded clothes. The compact ad stresses affordability and household use for simple laundry whitening.
The New York World reports Democrats won gains in Indiana towns including South Bend Terre Haute Vincennes New Albany and Bloomington and secured a sweeping victory in St Paul city elections. It notes growing dissatisfaction with Republican rule and hints at a possible Democratic House next year amid national issues.
Advertisement notes the Hoffman Special bicycle wheel as the simplest and best constructed option. It invites readers to see them at P Hoffmans for purchase.
Mrs. M. A. White of Buccklen Missouri is visiting Mr. A. J. White and his family on East Fifth Street.
Special train via M K T Railway to St Louis and return priced at 2.50 dollars. The offer applies for travel on May 17 with the special train arrangement.
Mrs Susan Conkling of Portland Michigan departed for home on the noon train Monday after a week’s visit with her nephew H C Doolittle and family here.
A brief homemaking tip advises using Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten fabrics. It markets a 202 package priced at five cents and promises clothes will look white as snow.
The Nebraska Colorado Express departs Kansas City at 9 35 p m and reaches Denver at 3 15 p m next day, cutting travel time by three hours. Afternoon Denver visits allow five tours before continuing west via chair cars sleepers and dining cars. The Burlington also runs a morning Denver Express at 10 40 a m and offers California Tours in through tourist sleepers from Kansas City each Wednesday and Thursday via Scenic Colorado.
A railroad ad invites readers to describe a proposed trip to the Northwest and get a quote for the lowest fare, printed materials, and free information. It lists R. H. Crozier, T. P. A., 823 Main Street, Kansas City. L. W. Wakely, GPA, St. Louis. and Howard Elliott, GM, St. Louis.
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