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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1901
Page
3
The advertisement proclaims the beer is pure and wholesome with no adulteration. Bottling is as careful as brewing and ensures the product arrives in perfect condition priced at 65c a case and pints, with delivery by telephone 214.
Attorney J W Bates and Rev E L Eaton, former Janesville men, promote the American Railway Chronograph a locomotive cab device with a tape that records every mile and event. It logs whistle blasts speed delays accidents and braking, locates causes of rear endings and cross‑road issues, and offers instant trip details and track photos.
Josh Westhafer of Loogootee Indiana credits Chamberlains Pain Balm with preventing disability from stiff joints and rheumatic pains. He says no external liniment compares for sprains contracted muscles and stiff necks. The product claims to cure partial paralysis and is sold by local merchants Mertz Hale Kautzman and Otis W Smith.
A Washington D C reader touts S S S Swift's Specific as a blood purifier and tonic that healed her severe sciatic rheumatism after doctors failed. The ad claims the medicine contains no opiates or minerals and offers free literature plus medical advice from Swift agents. Also mentions DeWitts Little Early Risers and a Kansas City Star note on baseball exhibition.
A Kansas farmer who has lived there twenty two years notes that for the first time a bushel of potatoes costs more than a bushel of peaches or apples. He remarks on the unusual price comparison and its impact on farming costs.
Advertisement notes the Salina showing of The Last Days of Pompeii was not a success due to issues with the electric current and lava flow. It touts Banner Salve for ulcers and Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a positive cure, with Arlington Pharmacy promoting remedies.
The ladies of the First Christian church held a sewing bee yesterday at the church. A luncheon was served at noon with the husbands of the workers as guests. Genuine Rocky Mountain Tea ad copy follows, urging purchase from druggists and warning against bulk sales by peddlers.
A Silver Lake justice of the peace fines a joint keeper 2700 for violations under the prohibitory law. His sole regret is that the law does not permit the use of the electric chair.
An advertisement proclaims Dr Loyal Ford’s Dyspr Cide as a cure for indigestion not only relief. It promises complete digestion of food and a restored stomach function with all druggist availability.
A Southern Kansas paper features a story titled A Night of Terror but the reader is advised not to read it as it concerns throat chest and lung disease and may be disturbing.
The Klondike has been linked to Vancouver by telegraph. Governor Ross, from the Klondike and now in Vancouver, sends a congratulatory message to his legal representative in Dawson. The 2200 mile line touches Atlin White Horse Dawson and Fort Simpson and links at the Alaskan boundary with a projected American line from St Michael.
The article discusses using watermelons to produce molasses and sugar, then argues for a protective tariff on imported melons to protect and foster the developing domestic watermelon industry.
Dr T T Major Son announce limited time dental services at low prices due to crop failures. Gold fillings crowns and bridge work advertised with inexpensive options and painless extractions. Office located at 410 Ohio street opposite the courthouse. Also notes Arlington Pharmacy at 508 Ohio street and Chris Lange’s at 210 West Second street selling beer wine liquor and cigars with lunch daily.
An order from September 24 1901 requires county officers to obtain authorization from purchasing agent O M Harris and his requisition before any payment for books blanks stationery printing advertising or other supplies.
Miss Emma Calder of New York City praises Ayer Co s Hair Vigor for restoring natural color to gray hair and promoting new growth. Price one dollar. Sold by all druggists. Lowell Massachusetts.
The article notes that Arkansas has been unusually free of lynching during the current year despite nationwide mob violence. It praises brave officers handling cases and upholding law as it takes its course. It also advertises Carl A. Guenther's dress goods with prices and a call to visit 310 Ohio Street.
A Kensington man swore in an affidavit that the defendant attacked him and called him a lobster, a pauper, a scarecrow and an idiot. The affidavit states the accuser verified each claim as true.
The advertisement section lists a general store stock for sale at 106 West Main Street with lease ending March Ist and owner selling to take a new position. Also offered are Pehl's Private Stock whiskey four quart cases at $3.00 per case from 115 West Second St. Plus a local note about crops in Doniphan county and a removal sale by Bard, Jeweler Sweet Springs with 10 percent off on docks bric-a-brac and fancy goods.
Reverend F. L. Cook of East Broadway Christian church joined William A. Crole, Standard Oil agent at Valley Falls Eas, and Miss Nannie Floyd in marriage last night. The couple will depart for their home Monday.
In Buffalo a souvenir fiend roams the city lifting movable objects. The two palms once flanking President McKinley during the shooting have been removed, and the chair where he was placed has been chipped and mutilated.
The Medical Aid Association of America offers benevolent aid for sickness accident and burial. It provides medical services and medicines up to 80 dollars per year and burial expenses up to 100 dollars. Local contact E H Chap man Sedalia Missouri rooms 225 and 227 Ilgenfritz building.
Wheelon is a popular soda fountain drink made in Sedalia and sold in seventeen states. It promises refreshing flavor and wide appeal as a recommended choice for gatherings with friends.
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