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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1899
Page
7
An old notice promotes ten daily passenger trains through Sedalia with wide vestibules steam heat and comfort features. It announces reduced one way rates to California including San Diego to Redding at 3430 dollars and directs readers to J W McCuary for routes maps and formation.
The Missouri Pacific offers round trip tickets to numerous Western and Western adjacent states and regions with prices such as 31.70 to Portland and Seattle. Tickets valid 21 days for return with liberal stopovers and minimum 9.00 selling rate. Dates include June 20 July 4 18 August 5 19 and September 5 19 plus Los Angeles and Colorado routes. Prof G V Buchanan and MoPaff ticket agents handle full details and sales.
A clipped advertisement promises a Merling Silver Bracelet or a gold rig in exchange for Gover coupons. Readers are urged to mail a 2 cent stamp to American Seed Co. for a simple package of choice seeds and related details.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder. It cures painful smarting nervous feet and in growing nails and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. It makes tight shoes feel easy and cures sweating callous and hot tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail for 25 cents. Trial packages available.
Sedalia departures on the Katy line include a St Louis sleeper open at 8 30 p m and a through sleeper to Chicago leaving at midnight arriving 2 30 p m. The notices advertise extremely low round trip rates to various points with contact for Pendleton, Pessenster, and Picker at Sedalia Missouri.
Reader alert lists cheap one way air fare to California with routes to San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego. Seats available daily at 34 30 price level.
Rail offers low fares to Helena and Butte Montana one way for 30 dollars and to Portland Seattle Tacoma Was a 3 70 with daily sales.
A listing shows travel options with dates July 4 and 18 August 1 and 15 September 5 and 19. One fare plus 2 dollars for the round trip, valid for 21 days to Texas Kansas Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Oklahoma Arizona and New Mexico.
Profiles include L W Longstaff funding Antarctic exploration and Sir William Turner leading Edinburgh anatomy studies. Major Marchand’s prize amid Paris concerns, Dr Waetzhold on neurosis linked to music, and Dr Buchner’s philosophy works. Kiepert famed atlas creator. census rules outline enumerator duties, pay, and data handling at Washington.
The Sentinel notes sale bills printed on short notice with low prices. Prof Houton touts Green's Avous as superior for dyspepsia and indigestion after ten years of worldwide use. Pills advertised as beneficial for liver derangement and constipation. Sample bottles available at Otis’ drug store. dealers worldwide stock the remedy.
The article outlines Merriam selecting 800 census supervisors for 1890 and beyond, with 50,000 workers needed before completion. Supervisors divide districts, earn minimum 500 dollars plus per‑thousand rates, and must be confirmed by the Senate. It also notes cranky interruptions during royal periods and a humorous Rival cartoon.
On La Mona, one of the small islands acquired with Puerto Rico, legends say buccaneers hid vast treasures. In 1880 an American company formed to seek them but found no jewels, though guano deposits kept the venture financially successful.
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