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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1901
Page
7
This ad promotes popular books in sets and singles with bindings and college texts. It offers testaments Bibles prayer books with monograms, engraved invitations, visiting cards, wall paper, blank books and a leather goods range. It claims moderate prices and invites inspection of the art department's engravings and colors.
Reports from Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Kristiania cover a wide range of readings. Royal entourages travel by train to Copenhagen aboard the Standart, while Danish currency policy shifts to par for Swedish and Norwegian bills. Local notes report mining firm receivership moves, landslides in Norway, and Emigration from Sweden rising as US opportunities lure workers.
The article notes an 800 foot long ship with 48 foot beam and 5600 horsepower engines targeting 16.5 knots, armor from Krupp's factory, and Dr de Laval’s failed ventures and Trollhattan power experiments using electricity to extract metals. It also mentions Andus Zorn gifting a painting to St Leola and agricultural shifts in southern Sweden with binder dominance, plus CFE Green's railway trade profits measured on basis of income 27000.
Railroads offer home seekers and visitors low round trip fares to numerous points including Ohio Indiana and Missouri with final return dates and special trains. Separate notices advertise Springfield Illinois trips, regional sports routes, and a Hawaii club debating Rocky Mountain Tea usage. Also featured are medicines Herbine Ballards Horehound Syrup and Buckeye Ointment with local pharmacy availability and a juried death notice for heart failure linked to a product.
Train arrivals and departures listed by number with routes from Dubuque LaCrosse Milwaukee Freeport Savanna Clinton Davenport Sabula and Savanna changes at Sabula or Savanna. Times include 11 25 a m 9 00 p m 11 55 a m 6 40 p m 7 40 a m and 4 15 p m with notes on passenger services and division changes.
Timetable lists No. 1 through No. 8 arrivals from Peoria Bloomington Indianapolis St Louis and other routes with arrival times. It also details MERCUR COUNTY LINE trains Nos 21 23 25 from Cable and Sherrard and connections at Peoria Union Depot for East and South lines. Additional Rock Island to East Moline suburban No 4 and long haul No 48 50 services described with transfer at Barstow for Sterling and other connections.
A list of Rail numbers and routes shows trains between Omaha Des Moines Kansas City Denver Chicago Davenport and Rock Island. Timings include 6:10 a.m. 8:50 a.m. 9:03 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. with notes on daily operation exceptions for Nos. 23 24 and Sunday service changes.
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