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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
6
Sedalia column lists local home economy shops with reputable goods and service. The piece urges readers to patronize these establishments, noting they are well qualified and deserve support from the community.
Moschel Brewing Co invites patrons to enjoy fine draught beer while U. & Heynen promotes marble and gift monuments. F Walch's Boston Capr advertises confections Puritan biscuits and treats. John O Fisher offers Solitaire cigars and barber telephones. J K Barley lists farm and crane equipment including Giant Hay Stackers and Meadow Lark cranes. E T B Cigar Factory showcases tobacco products.
On its fortieth anniversary July 26 the United States records outstanding insurance assets exceeding one billion dollars, more than twice any rival company’s assets in similar history. The firm’s assets and surplus figures are stated as surpassing all others in the world.
The company records 60 million in holdings, a figure more than double the next largest by the end of its fortieth year, underscoring its dominant market position and financial scale.
Neat cottage with four rooms is available for $7 per month at 216 West Jefferson Street one block north of the Missouri Pacific depot. Inquiries to C. E. Mellor at the Blue Grass saloon 211 West Main Street.
A fragment notes unusual railway watches at Bard's with a quirky aside about a foot-note philosopher and a belief that a rainy Sunday invites homemaking and organizing a top bureau drawer.
The noted liver cleansing remedy is DeWitts Little Early Risers praised for easy intake and no griping at Arlington Pharmacy.
New through trains to Portland and Puget Sound offer daily service from Kansas City and St. Joseph to Lincoln Northwest Nebraska Black Hills Wyoming Montana Washington Tacoma Seattle Puget Sound and Portland via Billings Montana. Travel times list 43 hours to Central Montana and 79 hours to Puget Sound from the Missouri river with through coaches chair cars tourist sleepers dining car service and standard sleepers.
Notice from John E. Rector Pettis County Collector requiring merchants to pay the 1900 ad valorem tax by November 1. Final settlement to be made this year. payment must be made promptly at the collector’s office.
The notice announces Prof. Con McHugh reopening a cleaning and dyeing business at 518 East Third street. Special wallpaper prices are advertised with bargain racks and patterns, promoting savings at up to 50 percent, with mention of Dexter's Book Store as context.
Sedalia bank advertises loans on choice real estate with six percent interest and moderate expenses. Amounts start at one thousand dollars, with partial payments allowed. Contact John H. Bothwell at Sedalia National Bank Building.
W L Jones informs friends he runs a general transfer service including coal and wood hauling garbage hauling and moving all kinds. Call telephone 369 to place orders.
A brief notice lists item prices with a range from eight cents per roll up to forty cents. The short pricing summary highlights cost variation likely for a commodity or household item in the article.
J H Fletcher Lt Gov of Santa Clara South Dakota praises Krause's Headache Capsules for curing headaches. He reports druggists in Aberdeen Hecla Britton Marshall County will stock them and plans to recommend in Colorado among miners. Ott's Drug Store Otis W Smith listed as seller.
Harness thieves have been operating with ongoing success in St Joseph over the past several months causing concern as property losses mount and residents seek clues from authorities.
Pehl's Fulton Market Bar and Wholesale House at 109 and 115 West Second Street offers autumn and winter provisions for the inner man with renowned liquor brands and aged stock. The ad promotes low prices and recommends to family trade, week and convalescent customers, and notes wholesaling Anheuser-Busch products.
A hunter in Huntsville was accidentally shot in the head and died from the wound. Local authorities reported the incident as a tragic accident with investigation ongoing.
Arlington Pharmacy advertises One Minute Cough Cure as harmless with immediate results for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles claiming it will prevent consumption.
A Joplin inmate at the Nevada state asylum died by suicide by jumping into a boiling soap tank. The item also promotes Krause's Cold Cure claiming rapid cold relief in 48 hours without nausea or bowel upset, priced at 25 cents and sold by Ott's On Store Otis W. Smith.
Texas Illinois and Iowa raise more horses than Missouri but the state focuses on mules turned out locally.
A nostalgic ad copy promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a great lubricant for life’s main spring. It urges readers to ask their druggist for the product, framing it as a life enhancing tonic.
The editor of the Fair Play Advocate faces trouble after labeling some of the town's prominent women as rowdies. The remark drew backlash from residents and officials.
Mrs Babe Yancey and Mrs J C Williams are visiting Cassville Missouri with plans to tour local sites and meet residents during their stay.
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