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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1906
Page
7
Notices show residents traveling to Lone Tree Kalona Cedar Rapids and West Liberty for visits jobs and new posts. Families and friends scatter across Iowa with trips on the Western line and calls for local services and goods appear throughout the day.
The Grand premieres Lifeorama with A Trans-Atlantic Voyage a grand ocean photography series by Lyman H Howe. Viewers witness moving water its spray breezes and the fathomless deep from calm to convulsed while also seeing shore scenes before departure and the arrival of a palatial ocean liner.
Mrs Young of Clay City Ohio suffered a near poisoning through constipation. Dr King's New Life Pills were used for cure. 25c at Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store.
An error in the Trier Sisters entertainment date is corrected to Friday January 5 at the M E church Wilton. Included notices of new postal appointments and local social visits are listed among the town chatter and schedule changes.
The law firm Carskaddan & Burk is joined by Irvin S. Pepper to form Carskaddan Burk Pepper. They solicit continued patronage from former clients. Office at 135 West Second Street Muscatine Iowa. January 1 1906. J Carskaddan Wm D Burk Irvin S Pepper.
The Rev Iri Hicks publishes January 1906 forecasts in Word and Works noting a cold wave and heavy sleet and snow in the north. He cites a sequence of storm periods from January 2 to late month with rain turns, blizzards, and warming spells, urging readers to watch dates and prepare.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal cure for digestion and absorption disorders. It claims deep, systemic action restoring the body’s "internal digestive arrangements" and urges readers to take the tablets at signs of distress after meals with a free book offer from F. A. Stuart Co., Marshall, Michigan.
Cedar Rapids interurban engineers recently visited Cedar Rapids Moline and three cities area to study extending the line from Cedar Rapids to Moline and eastward. The observer reviewed city maps and data with local officials including former City Engineer Paddock while keeping the inquiry quiet. The main hurdle cited is entry and exit logistics between the cities and routing among them.
Cheap one way tickets to California Oregon Washington British Columbia Utah Montana Idaho on sale February 15 to April 7 by Town Central Ry. Rates $15 below regular fare. Wednesday tourist cars to Los Angeles and San Francisco via Kansas City and Santa Fe System. Contact agents or A. B. Cutts G P T A Minneapolis.
Kalona Iowa residents recount holiday travels and family visits. Cal Preston spent Tuesday night in Iowa City. Jacob Fry returned from Ashland Wisconsin. Joy Fry of Cedar Falls is home on vacation. Ray Northup came from Chicago to visit Mrs Bush and Lulu. H C Kirkpatrick and family visited in Iowa City. Grady family from Muscatine spent days with relatives. A W Britton and family stayed in Iowa City. Roy Britton returned from Iowa City after court. Meilinger couple returned from Chicago and Muscatine. McCulley came back from Denver and sold town property to F E Skola. Mrs Deweise learned of her father's death in Corning. Wray family departed.
Railway timetable shows Rock Island schedule with eastbound trains to Davenport and Chicago including No 12 at 4 15 am and No 30 at 3 08 pm and southwest services to Kansas City Denver and Fort Worth list No 2 7 35 am No 49 4 38 pm and No 71 local freight at 1 25 am Daily with noted connections at Chicago Davenport Oskaloosa and Denver.
Train timetable notes Wilton to Muscatine with No 3S and No 4 trains. Mentions arrival times 6 20 am and 7 5 am and 27 pm 10 8 am Wilton branch trains run daily except Sunday.
Train movements recorded near Wilton show westbound and eastbound trains numbered 20 24 2 37 19 with times including 3 08 pm and 7 48 am for fast mail and express service. Details are partial due to OCR errors but indicate a rail timetable update.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway announces an April 9 1905 timetable update for eastbound service. It lists passenger trains No 12 S734 and No 3 with varying schedules and freight notes, with agent W S Underdonk listed.
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