Railroad Time Tables Westward and Eastward Trains
Rail time table listing express and freight trains for westward and eastward routes. Key stations include Chicago Galesburg Cameron Monmouth Kirkwood Biggsville Sagetown Burlington and Burlington to Chicago with North and Southbound schedules. Officials listed: J. D. Arms station agent and D W Hironcock general passenger agent.
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Pacific
Chicago
Galesburg
Cameron
Monmouth
Kirkwood
Biggsville
Sageown
Burlington
LyChicago
Dam
Sagetown
ArBurlington
Atlantic
ArChicago
Sagi Town
AtChicago
J. D. Arms
D. W. Hironcock
Trains Northward and Southward Schedules at Monmouth
Train times show northbound departures from Monmouth to St Louis and intermediate stops with freight and passenger services. The listing includes Bushnell Youngstown Creek Roseville Lenox Monmouth and other stations with multiple daily times and a note about the Chicago stock freight passing at noon northbound and 10 pm southbound. The document also lists business cards for George Snyder and Marshall & Sterett, attorneys at law, with office details in Monmouth Illinois dated 1874.
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Missouri River
Boonville
Northeast
Great Southwest
Hannibal
Points
Great Neosha Valley
St. Louis
Kansas
Texas
Pullman
Chicago
Quincy
Galveston
Missouri
Indian Nation
Thos. Dorwin
Sedalia
Mail
Cb&q Cn
Monmouth
Grove
Alexandria
N. Hend
C'ng
ArRock Island
LyRock Island
C O'ng
Hend’r
Sant Alexandria
Cb&qc
Lenox
Roseville
Creek
Youngston
Bushnell
Chicago Stock Freight
JH. Williams
George Snyder
Monmouth National Bank
Ill
Almon Kidder
Arges
Hardin's Block
Til
Noncross
Library Block
Westside Public Square
H. Stewart
D. F. Phelps
Stewart
Phelps & Stewart
Illinois
Wallace
H. HI. Marshall
Hardin
Ilinois
A Charitable Newsboy and Advice for Young Men
A Chicago correspondent notes a large city full of poor boys in factories and newsboys. He highlights a charitable newsboy Billy Jerks who helps others and urges young men to quit drinking and avoid billiards, choosing home reading and family time instead. Business in Chicago shows fall prosperity despite insurance withdrawals. navigation on the lake ends for the year while theater activity remains lively.
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Chicago
Billy Jerks
Letter from Kansas on famine in Germantown Aid plea
A reader from Germantown Saint Co Kansas describes widespread hunger caused by grasshopper damage. He cites 15 000 to 20 000 people needing aid, shares incidents of starvation and improvised charity, and urges donations via the Germantown Aid Society care of Griffith & Waggoner with railroad shipping details.
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GruMantown
Saitnt Co
Kansas
Eorror
Kerney
Smith Centre
Germantown Aid Society
Griffith & Waggoner
Charreng Secreta
Germantown
Marquette and Joliet Seek the Mississippi River
In 1673 Marquette and Joliet set out from St Ignace in two birch canoes to explore the Mississippi. They traverse Green Bay and Fox River, endure rapids and portages, meet hospitable tribes, and press on toward the Wisconsin and Father of Waters, determined to reach the great river and its distant unknowns.
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de Soto
Mississippi
Tennessee
Canada
Falls of St. Mary
Lake Superior
Lake Ontario
Niagara River
Falls
Lake Erie
St. Clair River
Lake Huron
St. Mary
Ilere
Nevane
Claude Allouez
James Marquette
Marquette
Falls of
St. Ignatius
Mackinaw
Mie
Waters
God
Jesus
M. Joliet
Quebec
Lake Michigan
Green Bay
Father Marquette
Fox River
Wisconsin
Father Allouez
Corn Raised For Three Cents Per Bushel In Avon Ill
Greene reports a method to increase corn yield to 65 bushels per acre by early May planting and repeated cultivation to cover young growth. He estimates total labor and equipment costs for 16 acres at about three cents per bushel, arguing the practice yields better results than plowing.
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Avon, Ill
Marquettes Voyage Down The Mississippi In 1673
The account details Jacques Marquette and Joliet as they descend the Mississippi in 1673, noting hostile-free hospitality from Native tribes, peaceful reception, and their mission to spread Christian faith. They encounter villages along the Ohio Arkansas and Illinois rivers, ending with Marquette resting near Lake Michigan.
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Europe
Drachenfels
Rhine
Tarquette
M. Joliet
Marquette
Missouri
Ohio
Wabash
Arkansas
Mississippi
Wisconsin River
Illinois River
Green Barbway
Lake Michigan
Allegheny Ridges
Rocky Mountains
Quebec
Iit
Ois
Lake Hichigas
Fragmented note on lost remains in forest by riverbank
A damaged fragment describes remains found near a riverbank in a forest, mentioning a person named Marietta and a quote about dying with armor on. The text is unclear and shows archaic phrasing.
The Elections What Do They Teach Centralia Democrat
A partisan editorial blasts the Republican party's conduct and finance policy, calling it corrupt and arrogant. It argues Democrats must reform and hold power, noting the Independent Reform party's balance and calls for labor protections, debt payment, and government reform.
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Centralia Democrat
Republican Party
Repulican Party
Republican
Democratic Party
East
Independent Reform Party
Travis Legislatura
Congress
Indiana
Onion Democraticy
Boyarvmranty
Eld Pes
Pe Ankerndt
Wall Street
M. M. Hoorey
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East Street
N.S. Woodward
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W. P. Smith
Side Square
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Broadway
G. W. Kennedy
Square
Monmouth, Tl
W. Hallam
DA Vitro Ein
WM. M. Gregg
T.W. GA & CO
Commission
la Salle Street
Missouri, Kansas
R’y
Iowa
J. M Merrill Monmouth
Cotes & Norcross
J. A. Boynton
Spriggs & Bro’s
Reres Sie Lkndry Petidence
Q. Railroad
St L Railroad
Wea
James G Madden
Prouney
Illlinois
Madden’s Block
North Side
W. S. Holliday
M. D
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Opposi E Postotice
J. Glenn
John W. Matthews
GLENN & MATTHEWS, _trorseys & Covunsetors at Law
I. M. Kirkpatrik
Ana and
Gounseion
Law
George Babcock
John Porter
Mésurr Porter & Mosher
Tromnigs and Cownsx
Om “At Law
Harlin's Block
Basah “Jes
John T. Morgan
Lit
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Eta
Tates
T. Augusti Knox Co
Chivego
Ciicaco
Business IN
Ligue
Hooley
Opera
Augustine Daly
McVicker’s
Jennie Deans
Walter Scott
Mid
Ruone
Adventures OF
John
Delmonico’s
Abbot
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Way Mine
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Greene
Mal
Maretta
Mexico
Santa Rose Cal
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