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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1903
Page
12
The Rock Island schedule lists trains Nos 12 8 86 3 85 7 11 with times between Chicago Denver and Evans, noting daily, Sunday, and limited vestibule services and changes to routes via Kansas City or St Joseph. Sleeping car reservations and tickets available from Rock Island agents.
Train records show departures and arrivals for Montezuma service with times around 7:10 am and 6:00 pm. J C Pugh serves as agent while multiple passenger movements are noted in terse timetable lines.
On November 1 a new schedule goes into effect for the Muscatine North and South railroad. Southbound trains depart Muscatine at 11 00 am and 5 40 pm with intermediate stops at Elrick and others. northbound trains leave Elrick at 7 00 am and 1 40 pm arriving in Muscatine at 9 00 am and 3 33 pm. The trains run daily except Sunday. Additional notes mention connecting services with Rock Island and Iowa Central lines at Elrick Junction and Wapello, with special Saturday and Monday variations for certain connections. Charles Howard, General Manager.
timetable lines list passenger and freight trains with routes to Mason City San Francisco St Paul Peoria and Sun destinations. notices advertise coupon tickets to the United States Canada and Mexico with contact details for J Cutts and J A Ewing at junction Iowa and Minneapolis Minnesota.
The 1903 timetable shows freight trains and passenger services on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway with Going East and Going West schedules. Notable times include No 92 carrying passengers at 3:00 PM and No 91 at 8:00 AM, with other listed daily entries and travel windows.
Poem by Susan Coolidge reflects Christmas chimes and peaceful theme. It mentions Christ born today, scenes from peasant to king, and the child’s birthday blessing across all ages and places.
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