Railroad Time Schedules for Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul
Rail timetable lists arriving and departing trains with numbers and routes from Dubuque La Crosse Freeport Sabula Clinton Davenport to Milwaukee Peoria and St Louis. It notes station changes at Sabula Savanna and East Moline and connections at Rock Island depot to Peoria Union Depot for East Southeast and South routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Dubuque
Iowa
Savanna
Moline
LaCrosse
Wis
Freeport
Clinton
Davenport
Sabule
Savanma
East Moline
Sabula
Peoria
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Springfield
St. Louis
South
Bloomington
United
St.uis
Mercer County
Cable
Sherrard
Cable and
Sherrard Rl
Rock Island
Union Depot
Burlington and Quincy
Sterling
Beardstown
Quincy
Burlington
Lincoln
Denver
Trains and tales across the Midwest intermix schedules and jokes
Rail lines list Chicago to St Louis and distant ties through Rock Island Davenport Sterling and Denver with connections at Barstow. Interleaved are humorous vignettes from David Harum to a slumming anecdote and quips about politicians and domestic life.
Rail Schedule Fragments for Chicago Rock Island Line
Train timetable lists Nos. 1 through 26 routes to and from Chicago, Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Denver, Omaha and beyond. It notes daily operation with exceptions for Nos. 23 and 24 and special Sunday limits for Nos. 1 and 3, detailing arrival and departure times and through connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Os- Kaloopa
Chicago
Omaha
Rocky Mountain Limited
Council Bluffs
Mali
Denver
Ft. Worth
Watertown
Sioux Falls
Minneapolis
St Paul
Davenport
Rock Island
Catarrh Cure Ad and Various Humorous Snippets
A collage of 1910s style vignettes includes jokes about wealth and aging figures from Miss Maud and Miss Mabel, a Gloucester romance, and a humorous minister quip. The piece closes with an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills, claiming a constitutional remedy and offering $100 for a cure failure.
Railroad notes promote low fares to many destinations
The notice lists discounted round trip rail tickets from Moline to San Francisco and other points, with travel windows Sept 19 to Sept 27 and return by Nov 15 or 16. It mentions through sleeping cars, stopovers in Colorado Wyoming Texas Montana British Columbia, and connections via several lines. Also advertised are homeseeker and special rates to Colorado Utah Minnesota, city fairs, and events including Cleveland G A R Encampment and Springfield state fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C, RI & P Railway
San Franciscs
General Convention of
Episcopal Church
Poms
Colorado
Wyoming
Texas
Montana
British Columbia
Moline
San Francisco
4Th Avenue
Chicago, Burlington & Qumy R. R. Homeseekers
Utah
Minnesota
Cleveland
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rock Island and
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
David
David Harum
Dave Harum
Indianapoli
Pata Crenka
Wwlb
Bry Be
Senate
Stock Exchange
Catholic Standard and Times
Skinner
Skinner Junior
Chicago Daily News
Grumbleton
Dontou
Brefless
Ally Sloper
Benedict
Brother Mayblessed
Mors
Sarah
Brooklyn Eagle
Hin
Bobly
Johnny
Mamma
Cincinnati Fnquirer
Tommy
Pommy - Lease S.r
Nasiter
Tommy ‘Cossster
Brooklyn Citizen
Chicago Post
Chicago Record-Herald
Madge
South Dakota
Marjorie
Peterson’s Express
Peterson
Nelson
Rock Island & Pacific
Nervita Medical Co
Clinton and
Jackson Sts
Illinois
B. J. Clendenin
Bronson
E.J. Bronson
Ae Censer Dh Pot
Merchant’s Restaurant
Fourth Avenue
Moline, Ill
Ross Brothers
God
Sunny South
U. 8
Puck
Maud
Mabel
Gloucester
Foucester
Quericus
Cynicus
Eslie
Goodwin
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Company
Toledo
Address & J. Cheney & Co
San Franciscs ¢ al
Louis Mo
Ft Worth Tex
WCTU
Wood
Umit
Fristoe
M & St
Cedar Rapide Laws
Cedar Rapids
Town
Vila
CM & St FP
Lkavern
Taustt
Sundsy
Hingo
Rock
Iasland
Mull’s
the Lightning Medicine Co
Rock Islad, IL
Mull
West
Tri-Cities
Star Clothing House
Simon Hirsch
Third Avenue
Annie Jenkins
17Th Street
Stayback
Avenue
18Th Street
Fct
Fidelity Loan CO
Mitchell & Lynde Bik
H. H. Andreasen
H. Lischer
Chas. N. Voss
R. A Andreassen
Asst
Ed. Kaufmann
Aset
T. A. Murphy
L. Wahle
H. O. Beiffert
Jens Sorenson
Otto Albrecht
Charles MN. Yoo
H. Andreasen
Henry Lischer
H. Griggs
Moline National Bank
H. A. Ainsworth
H. Edwards
Seesesee
Reoe- Cashier
F. G. Allen
C. P. Skinner
J. Silas Leas
R. Ainsworth
Ictorb
Wright
Porter Skinner
Geo. H. Edwards
James G. Skinner
United States
Europe
Banking House
Cornered Avenue
16Th Street
People’s ® Savings Bank
J. T. Browning
P. H. Wéneel
Gillmore
C. W. Lundahl
C. H
BANK
Inteoresd
Moline National Bank Bldg
34 Avenue
John H. Mueller
Second
J. Mulholland
W. Parsons
McKinnie Block
Emory
5Th Ave
Fifteenth Street
Mollne
Rock Island County
12Th
18Th Avenue
North Dakota
Skinner Annex
E. E. Mangold
Malinavaen
Daniel
McManus Building
Owen Murphy
Bluff Drug Store
15Th Street
J. B. Oakleaf
U 5
Library Street
Moline Ih
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