Tourist Sleeping Car Trips to California on Burlington Route
The Burlington Route offers tourist sleeping cars three times weekly from Omaha to Los Angeles with routes via Kansas City and via Denver Salt Lake City. Travelers can see more by returning on the alternate path, at no extra cost. A 72 page book titled California is mailed for six cents. J Francis, General Passenger Agent, Omaha Nebraska.
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California
Burlington
Omaha
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Denver
Salt Lake City
J. Francis
Neb
Merchants Report Robust Holiday Trade in Muscatine
Local dry goods and clothing firms note an immense rush of holiday sales before Christmas. Merchants across Second Street report higher totals than 1899, with men’s furnishings and fine goods selling strongly while overstock of cheaper items remains.
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Second Street
E. S. Batterson
Batterson Bee Hive
Andrew Hine
Hine Bros
Edward Lilly
B. E. Lilly Dry Goods House
Henry Wasserman
Star Clothing Company
S. A. Borger
S. A. Borger Clothing House
Fred Hacker
Hacker
F. W. Swan
Swan Jewelry Store
Muscatine
Gratitude Expressed for Overcoat and Gifts
M. L. Gordon thanks Wm. Davis and concerned friends for an overcoat given after a merchant fitting on Second Street. He recalls earlier gifts of shoes and a suit, and extends appreciation to the Fantilla club for their support and hoped benefits to the group.
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Wm. Davis
Second Street
A. Seabrooks
Fantilla Club
M. L. Gordon
High School Orchestra Concert Program Friday Evening
The program lists orchestral pieces and solos including Off to the Races, Spinning Quartette, Fabio Romanii overture, Die Zigeunerin, Jocelyn lullaby, Neapolitan Rural Dance, and Chicago Athletic Club march. Soloists include Miss Helen Block and Prof. Paudiet with ensembles conducted by E F Gobble and others.
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Cal Esate Orchestra
Eve
Estes
Martha Mesdames McQuesten
Gobble
Messrs
Gray
Erb
Pentzer
Fabio Romanii
Sscces Orchestra
Rossini
Jocelyn” God- OG
Northwestern lands lure buyers with Cedar Rapids Route fares
Low excursion rates on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern offer two day tickets to lands in Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota north of Abbott Shell Rock and Waverly at one fare plus two dollars. Industrial agents Illen and Brooks in Cedar Rapids provide full land information. For trips nationwide from Alabama to Wyoming, Cedar Rapids Route agents or John G. Farmer advertise rates and contact details.
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Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Abbott, Shell Rock
Waverly
Messrs. Illen & Brooks
Cedar Rapids
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
British Columbia
Canadian Northwest
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indian Territory
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Manitoba
Michigan
Missouri
Mississippi
Montana
New Mexico
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virgina
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
John G. Farmer
U 3
Luxurious Sleeping Cars On Lehigh Valley Expositen Express
Rail ad notes schedule to Buffalo arriving at 8:90 P M via Lehigh Valley Railroad. Emphasizes Expositen Express service with luxurious sleeping cars and comfortable travel options.
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Buffalo
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Expositen Express
Richman Delivers Insightful Switzerland Talk at Fortnightly Club
The Fortnightly Club met at Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Stein’s home to hear Hon. Irving B. Richman discuss Switzerland and its people. Mrs. Cora Weed introduced the speaker, praising his Alpine experiences and focus on character and social life alongside natural scenery.
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S. G. Stein
Irving B. Richman
Switzerland
Cora Weed
Richman
Alps
I. B. Richman
Richman portrays Swiss life with music and lecture
Mr Richman delivered an address on Swiss politics administration business and domestic life. He described cantonal federal tensions and wages while noting thrift aloofness and matrimonial customs. Sawyer sang a German Christmas song assisted by Mrs Will Bishop on piano as Jerome Bishop and Alex Ogil ushered, with refreshments and a social hour.
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Jerome Bishop
Alex Ogilvie
Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup Praised By Tennessee Mother
Mrs. Adam Schreiber of Chattanooga Tennessee credits Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup with saving her baby from croup and promises it cures throat and lung troubles. The advertisement claims the remedy saves hundreds of children each year and is endorsed by J. J. Haver camp.
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Adam Schreiber
Chattanooga
Tenn
J. J. Havercamp
Transcontinental Trains Offer Comfort for Travelers
The Buffalo and Chicago Western routes to New York provide vestibuled limited service. Dining by the Lehigh Valley Railroad is available in a la carte dining cars for travelers seeking extra comfort.
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Buffalo
Chicago
New York
Lehign Valley
A la Carte
Chicago Markets Special Dispatch From H. J. Toher & Co
News from Chicago markets notes open high low close figures with commodity prices and stock receipts. Live stock and cattle totals shown with hog receipts at 26 000 and shipments figures, plus wheat corn oats and shipping outlook. A stray animal report from Minnesota mentions a farmer capturing a jackrabbit like creature with long cotton tail and mixed diet.
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H. J. Toher & Co
H. B. McKay
Muscatine
Chicago
Ill
Femner
State College
McLean
la Etrange College
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Titus & Jackson
Batterson Block
J. P. Freeman
Journal
Daily Gate City
Keokuk, Ia
Mattie Garrison
Cypress
C Street
Cedar Street
H. T. Clark
West Liberty
Mackey Model Clothing House
Muscatine Tailors
the Oriental
Maily Journal
Petree D. Ad C. Cogr., Ps
Boston
L. Cohn
Alf
Frank
Duluth
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