Railroad Time Tables for Rock Island line trains listed
Chicago, Rock Island Pacific timetable shows east and west trains with numbers 16 15 12 11 86 85 94 and their daily or Sunday-except schedules. Times include 7:10 pm 10:15 pm 2:06 am 1:42 am 8:10 pm 12:40 pm. notes indicate daily and daily except Sunday service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Express
Denver Express
Des Moines
Daly
Fast Mail
Chicago Express
Burlington Peoria
Chi ‘Assenger
Local items and notices from the Tribune period
A compilation of small notices includes local business ads for cigars and medicines, hotel dining, farm purchases and relocations, illness updates, social events, school counts, a turkey shoot, a marriage, and upcoming theatrical engagements. Mentions W.G. Ross, H. Gage, Jaques, Israel & Thoma, Frank Light, Frank Kee nan, and Chas Heer among others.
Deaths and Obituaries From Jefferson County Iowa
Obituary items recount births marriages and deaths in Jefferson County Iowa. The notes include Elizebeth Hendrix born 1820 in Bath County Kentucky later living in Putman County Indiana and Jefferson County Iowa. Milton S. Dougherty born 1851 died 1901 with family details. Jno McWhirter born 1818 Ireland died 1901 with survivors. Jno P Shanstrom pioneer of Jefferson County. J Workman death in Chicago. Hon John Fullen longtime Agency City resident died New Year’s Day with funeral details and children listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizebeth Hendrix
Bath Co
Putman Co
Ind
Joseph Warden
John Hendrix
Jefferson Co
Iowa
Daniel
Louis
Milton S. Dougherty
Jennie Dudley
Ethel
Beulah
W. A. Warwick
Cedar Township
East Burlington
Magill
Jno. McWhirter
Antrim Co
Ireland
U.S
Baltimore
Jefferson County
Catherine Gift
East
Jefferson St
Jno. P. Shanstrom
Sweden
I. O. Kembie
Four Corners
Jno
Workman
Chicago
Evergreen Cemetery
G. A. R. Post
John Fullen
Wapello County
R. Ferrall
East Main Street
Fullen
Agency City
Ferrell
E. A. Thornton
Agency
Methodist
Chas. D. Pullen
A. D. Reynolds
C. Ayres
R. Farrell
Ottumwa
Herald
District Court Opens With Probate and Chancery
Last Monday evening the district court met and began probate and chancery work. Anticipated cases include David Hopkirk as Jefferson County treasurer versus Jos Ricksher and Mettie R Randall versus the C R I L P Ry Co. Steven Thoma seeks a permit and his hearing draws many spectators to the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hopkirk
Jefferson County
Jos. Ricksher
Mettie R. Randall
Steven Thoma
Court House
Local Drug Agent Promises Caldwell's Syrup to Cure
A county agency announces securing the agency for Caldwell's Syrup Pepisin, advertised as a cure for constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach trouble. The letter invites citizens to call and promises the best drugs and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Reo. D. Clarke
Daily News subscription offer for Des Moines readers
The Des Moines Daily News invites subscribers to receive a condensed daily paper postpaid at $1 a year or 75 cents for six months. Also offers 50 cents for three months with markets by telegraph and literary material for the family. Address The News Des Moines Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Daily News
Telegraph
the News
Des Moines
Lowa
Des Moines Daily News Hits 30000 Circulation With Cannon Salute
Des Moines Iowa January 1 The Des Moines Daily News celebrated its recent passage of the 30 000 mark in circulation today by firing a cannon salute of thirty guns from the top of the Observatory block the highest building in the city. Sergeant Frank P Christy of the 51st Iowa led the firing squad.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines Daily News
Observatory
Frank P. Christy
51St
Humorous Army Requisition Lesson From Civil War Tale
A New York Tribune excerpt recalls a Civil War joke about an engineer asked to move a heavy gun up the Tombigbee river. The engineer’s reply misread the river flow, provoking a rebuke, while a later demand for 26 feet 6 inch tall men underscored the danger of joking about military orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
New York Tribune
French cooks praised for thrift and copper pan pride
John Strange Winter notes in a London paper that the French kitchen avoids waste and that French cooks perform housework with cheer. She praises the copper pans and wall hangings, contrasting with English cooks who may balk at keeping copper gleaming.
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London
John Strange Winter
Dieppe
Descriptive Brooklyn Club Dinners Highlight Mondays Thru Thursdays
A New Yorker recalls a Brooklyn club offering first class dinners at low prices on Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays with equally tasty luncheons on other days. The witty exchange notes wash day ironing day and the girl's day out as the reason for the three dinner days, to general amusement.
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Brooklyn
New York Times
Cardinal Wiseman Dines With Friends on Friday
Mrs Thurlow recalls Cardinal Wiseman joining friends for a Friday dinner. The fast day was forgotten and he blessed the table saying all this is fish, then enjoyed the meal heartily.
Uncle Reuben’s Sideboards Spark Farm Wagon Talk
Misunderstanding in a Columbus exchange as Uncle Reuben explains the two side boards refer to his farm wagon not furniture. City Niece questions the meaning. the town dialogue reflects rural life and practical jokes in the Columbus State Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben
Columbus State Journal
Prussian blue and the origins of common names
The passage notes that Prussian blue does not come from Prussia but is a chemical product shaped by England. It adds that Irish stew is not Irish but English, and Turkish baths did not originate in Turkey but in Russia.
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Prussia
England
Turkey
Russia
Meeting of Teachers and Patrons in Batavia Agenda
A joint meeting of teachers and patrons from Wapello and Jefferson counties will be held at the Batavia Methodist church on January 19 1901. The program covers recitations discussions on primary grammar and high school grades reading circle rural school consolidation and a books and reading address with multiple presenters from Fairfield Ottumwa Agency Kirkville and Eldon. Parents school officers and pupils are urged to attend and participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapelloe
Jefferson
Methodist Church
Batavia
Marie McCormick
Jane Chidhester
Fairfield
Mattie Long
Agency
Ella O’brim
Ottumwa
Anna Mahon
Packwood
Jane Locke
Libertyville
Etta Grice
Elizabeth Davies
F. S. Hill
F. B. Taylor
Eldon
C. F. Eakins
Kirkville
Ida M. Johnson
F. E. Callister
Georgia Whitmore
Beniah Dimmitt
F. W. Hinitt
Opal Ring Mix-Up Ends With Unusual Gripe
A Topeka man sought a replacement opal at a jeweler after misplacing his ring. He later found the old stone, chewed it to keep safe, and urged the jeweler to use the new opal instead. He finally admitted the mix up and agreed to use the new stone. The remedy linked to the tale is Dr Caldwell’s Syrup epsin sold by Geo. D. Clarke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto
Charlie B
Charlie
Clipper
Topeka
Dr. Caldwell
Epsin
Geo. D. Clarke
Lost neck boa between Fairfield and Chandler schoolhouse
Mini necklace style neck boa lost between Fairfield and the Chandler schoolhouse. Finder to leave at this office and receive liberal reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Chandler School
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Rock Island & Pacific
Burlington & Quincy
Smoke “Defender
W.G. Ross
Cuas
H. Gage.s
A.W. Jaques
N. Court St
Bryan
The
Frank McCarty
Washington, la
Lizzie Jones
Dr. Bishop
Glasgow
J. B. Newcomb
Oklahoma
Henry Blough
Windsor Hotel
Orrin Switzer
Buchanan Jr
Stillwater
Nina McWhirter
St. Joe
Frank Jones
Harris & Cuddy’s
G. P. Spratt
Farmers City
Ill
C. C. Stewart
Mis Son
Krause
Bradshaw & Thoma
Tribune
Alston
Emry’s
Butter and Egg House
Frank Light
M. O. Gay
Turney
Israel & Thoma
Williamson
Florence Frasier
Lidgerwood
N. D
DeWitt
Pepsin Syrup Co
Ray Buckley
City Mills
Lulu Smith
W. J. Bryan
the Commoner
Rocky Mountain
Madison Medicine Co
Israel & Thona
Orlando Flower
George
Atcheson
Ed Hunt
Julian Tappert
Anna
Chas, Heer
Lichty
Frank Keenan
Sol Smith Russell
C.C. Risk
H. C. Raney
Grand Opera House
Keenan
Russell
Opera House
J.G. Foote
Salina
Castoria
Londo
Army
F. H. Wells & Co
Chas. H. Gadge’s
Brown's Novelty Store
Moliday
West Side Park
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