Bridge Builder Miles Delivers Overnight Job For Jackson
A tale from the Shenandoah valley recounts General Stonewall Jackson ordering his engineer to provide a bridge plan. Old Miles answered that the bridge was already finished by dawn, prompting questions about the engineer’s plan and the bridge’s completion.
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General Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
Valley of
Virginia
Shenandoah
Jackson
Miles
Des Moines
Cervera Expresses Gratitude as Testimonial Group Disbands
Admiral Cervera sends an autograph letter praising American sentiment while the Cer vera Testimonial association votes to disband disgusted by reactions to President McKinley and the Spanish American War. Funds to be returned. a friend denies the statement.
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Arthur Burr
Cervera
Admiral Cervera
McKinley
W. P. Edds
New Delivery Wagon Promises Free Citywide Estimates
A local establishment announces a new delivery wagon and offers free inspections and estimates in any part of the city. Dyeing cleaning and repairing are provided promptly and artistically with all orders delivered free. City telephone No. 316.
New Figs Arrived at Candy Palace
Candy Palace reports new figs in stock with pricing at 10c and 15c per pound.
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Candy Palace
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement claims deafness results from an inflamed Eustachian tube and cannot be fixed by local applications. It asserts nine cases from catarrh cause deafness and offers 100 dollars for a cure via Hall’s Catarrh Cure, with circulars and pills linked to Hall’s company in Toledo, Ohio. It also mentions ancestors being aldermen for Theodore Roosevelt’s family.
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Hall
Fort Leavenworth to Spend Five Million on New Buildings
Five million dollars are allotted for construction of new buildings at Fort Leavenworth. The procurement outlines capital expenditure and project scope for facilities expansion at the military post.
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Fort Leavenworth
Chamberlains Pain Balm touted for paralysis cure
Henderson Grimmett of Logan County West Virginia was partly paralyzed but recovered after two bottles of Chamberlains Pain Balm per a local testimonial. The liniment is claimed to cure rheumatism sprains and bruises with several other remarkable partial paralysis cures noted. Sold by Mertz Hale Kautzman Otis W Smith.
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Henderson Grimmett
Chamberlain
Geo. R. McDonald
Man
Logan County
W. Va
Mertz & Hale
J. L. Kautzman
Otis W. Smith
W L Jones Announces Transfer and Hauling Services
W L Jones calls attention to general transfer business and hauling. services include coal and wood, garbage, and moving of all kinds. Telephone Queen City 444.
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W. L. Jones
Telephone
Queen City
Medical Aid Association of America Burial and Benefit Plan
The Medical Aid Association of America offers sickness and accident aid with medical services and medicines up to 80 dollars per year. In death cases burial expenses cover up to 100 dollars. Local manager E. H. Chapman can be seen in Sedalia Missouri at rooms 225 and 227 Ilgenfritz building for details.
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The
Medical Aid Association of America
New Ridge Building
Kansas City
E. H. Chapman
Ilgenfritz Building
Sedalia
Not Exactly a Dream of Bliss
An old advertisement by Charles Van Antwerp promoting Monarch laundry services. It touts prompt careful attention, rough dry work 20c per dozen, flat work ironed free, and offers full particulars by telephone 183.
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Monarch
Charles van Antwerp
Red Cross Ball Blue Priced At Five Cents Per Package
A historical note proclaims Red Cross Ball Blue as the best in the world and lists large two ounce packages available for five cents.
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Viulvisie
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass
St. Louis
U. S
Black & Tan
Anheuser- SandbAans Faust
Export Pale
Ees
Michelob
Peter Pehl
Robert Wright
Osage Street
Dorn& Cloney’s
Dorn & Cloney’s
Central Missouri
East Third St. Tel
Ceri Sais Nido Ae
Peepe
New York
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Stanley Coal CO
Sedalia Steam Dye Works
South Lamine Street
Queen
City Telephone
Kimball Pianos
Ohio
Bears
KF. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Theodore Roosevelt
Dermen
New York City
John T. Heard
Powell
Chas. C. Evans
Sec
Treas
Sedalia Trust Company
Capital
Missouri Trust Co. Building
Sedalia, Mo
W. H. Powell
Charles C. Evans
J. J. Welch
John W. Murphy
Henry Meuschke
L. P. Andrews
John N. Dalby
Alee Morey
A Latirmer
Third National Bank
Missouri
Tis Bank
A. P. Morey
J. N. Dalby
R. H. Moses
Henry W. Harris
D. H. Smith
J. H. Mertz
N. H. Gentry
Charles H. McAninc
Samuel C. Gold
Morris, Harter
James T. Montgomery
J. H. Bothwell
E. R. Blair
WM. Courtney
B. F. Blair
Sedalia National Bank
E. F. Yancey
W. H. Evans
H. W. Menschke
Charles E. Musick
Martin Renkin
H. G. Clark
D. F. Brown
Henry Lamm
J. W. Murphy
W. A. Lower
Peter
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