ABE on THURSDAY WEATHER AND PROMOTION NEWS
October 24, 1901. Generally fair tonight and Friday with cooler conditions in the north. E S Wilson promoted to a major position with the Alton railway. Mexico Ledger notes his long service and industry. Embezzlement arrest: Evans, M K & T brakeman, released on bond then jailed after skipping bond and later recaptured at Parker. Local coffee dealer touts J M C Blend and spot cash groceries. Seventh wedding anniversary for Charles and Mrs West celebrated at South Osage Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
L. J. Beagle
Charles West
Jackson
South
Osage Street
Mrs. West
Wool Mittens and Golf Gloves on Sale for Ladies
Advertisement notes mittens and golf gloves for women priced 25 to 48 cents. Mentions a play titled A Merry Chase including the phrase It’s good for the blues. Also lists two or three furnished rooms for rent at 218 West Fourth Street.
Lincoln Laconics notes regional visits and events
Local column from Lincoln Missouri reports William Barkley visiting with nephews near Tebo and other residents traveling to Sedalia and St Louis. German Lutheran delegates depart for St Louis. local business updates include a carload of potatoes from Perham Minnesota and a machinery project in which W H Rhodes changes jobs. The piece ends with a long Western vs Eastern criticism from Eldorado Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
William Barkley
Jefferson City
Gilcreest Brothers
Tebo
Matt Fields
W. A. Hanes
William Boehmer
George W. Helsley
Sedalia
W. C. Wenig
St. Louis
E. A. Sieving
William Wittrock
C. Hesse
The
German Lutheran Church
Sharp Sets Swift Mail Record on Kansas City Memphis Run
Walter M. Sharp, a postal clerk assisting Ernest March, reportedly breaks a speed record on the Kansas City Memphis route. In two tests on the Mississippi leg he throws 975 cards with one error and 1140 cards in twenty minutes, averaging 57 per minute with zero mistakes. His parents reside in Sheldon, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest March
Kansas City
Memphis
St. Joe
Fort Scott Tribune
Mr. Sharp
Marvelous
Mississippi
Sheldon
Mr. Fickleburg
Greenfield’s
Excursion Tickets to New York
Commencing July 1 the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway will sell reduced rate tickets to the Pan-American exposition. Buffalo tickets are on sale with eight trains daily. Send four cents in stamps for printed matter and full information. F. M. Byron G W. A. Chicago B. P. Humphrey T. P. A. Kansas City Missouri. Low prices for all locations in Iowa Illinois Minnesota and Missouri on the Chicago Great Western railway, touted as the best agricultural section of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
F. M. Byron
G W. A
Chicago
B. P. Humphrey
Kansas City
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
Chicago Great Western Railway
United Sta
The Safe Store Promotes Wide Variety and Dependable Goods
The advertisement touts a broad selection and low prices with dependable merchandise. It highlights fullness of stock and a trusted shopping experience at the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
West Main Street
Houx & Bixby
West Main
Outing Flannels in Stripes and Checks
Catalog copy highlights light and dark colorings in a variety of striped and plaid outings. Presents attractive patterns with prices in cents and references new color ideas. Aimed at shoppers seeking light and dark colorways and bright designs.
Flannels for Waists and Tea Jackets Promote French Flannel Idea
Advertises fabrics including French flannel for waists and tea jackets. Price ten cents per yard. Also lists Persian stripe outing flannels 27 inches wide at eighteen cents per yard and Camesetta cloth Persian prints 28 inches wide at twenty six cents per yard.
Fancy Draperies in Parisian and Oriental Cloths
Advertisement lists 27 inch wide draperies with Parisian and Oriental effects in plain and canvas fabrics. Prices range from 10 to 25 cents per yard with large and small designs in new colorings. Curtains in dots at 15 cents per yard. Fancy curtain Swisses with borders priced 25 or 35 cents per yard.
Wash Neck Ribbons and Shawl Yarn Service
A local catalog-style note lists satin and taffeta ribbons in full widths and colors. It touts No. 80 Wash Silk Taffeta Ribbon at 19 cents per yard and advertises leading yarns and knitting pins for shawls and neckpieces.
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Lulu Kunkel
J. M. Offield
Sedalia College of Music
West’s
Perry’s
College
Monahan
the Sentinel
Abe
E. S. Wilson
Mexico
Wabash and
Chicago and Alton
Alton
Mexico Ledger
Wilson
Ledger
Pocket Books
Boston
Ohio Street
Parker
Parsons Sun
Spot Cash Grocer
Chase
West Fourth Street
Lincoln Laconics
Sam Bowman
W. E. Benz
Hill’s Business College
A. J. Wisdom
Warsaw
Will Wisdom
J. S. Calbert
Charles Harvey
Joe Hunt
Samuel Orr
W. H. Rhodes
Plano Manufacturing Company
Champion Machine Co
John Kreissler
Dora Edwards
Kreissel
J. L. Larkey
E. Wilcox
Windsor
German Medicine Company
A. N. Berry
George
Mr. Hoeler
Con
S. C. Hanes
C. F. Pohl
G. W. Helvey
Anna Welsh
Marshall
Bessie Orr
Perham
Minn
Lamonte
Lamonte, Mo
Nelse Elliott
F. W. Terry
Townley Metal Company
Beloit
Kas
O. W. Claybaugh
Green Ridge
Louella Duke
Lawrence
Paul Weasell
Fort Worth
Tex
Lamonte Mill
Virginia Gorrell
H. Clay Mitchell
Hughesville
Sam Conway
Mrs. Conway
Dr. Fisher
E. R. Morris
Glenn
Texas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mamie Walker
Cobb
Butler
M. E. Church
W. F. Yankee
Chesnut Street
Chas
Hughes
Will Files
Cole Camp
G. E. Shankelin
Indiana Line
West
New Jerusalem
Atlantic Coast
Izzard
Brotherhood of Man
Eldorado
Republican
Walter M. Sharp
Indiana
New York
Bryant-Tewmey
Ukoline
Cas
Piper
N &W
E. E. McClellan
Main Street
Kaufman
Ohio
Igd
Tos
S. J. Flemming
Murray, Neb
DeWitt & Co
Dowitt
W. E. Bard Drug Company
East 3Rd St
Tony
C. F. Boatright
H. L. Cannon
D. D.S
Lgenfritz Building
Sedalia, Mo
W. J. Reed
Endiott
St. Paul
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