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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1902
Page
6
Arrive from Montezuma and Leave for Montezuma schedule published by C. M. Covi agent. Freight wipie a POONER line and Pmgweeper ow discs daily except Sunday at 8:40 am.
The notice lists passenger and freight train numbers, times, and routes including Nos 12 8 98 80 16 15 85 29 30 and 11 12, with via Kansas City St Joseph Evans Washington El Paso City of Mexico California. It notes through trains to Kansas City El Paso and California and branch services between Muscatine Wilton and Wilton Muscatine with specific departure and arrival times.
Elrick Junction Iowa Central timetables list No 3 St Paul Express daily at 4 10 p m No 5 Mason City Mall Sundays 11 59 a m No 25 Way Freight Sundays 10 05 a m northbound No 6 Peoria Mall Sundays 2 45 p m No 4 Peoria Express daily 5 36 a m No 16 Way Freight Sundays 1 50 p m Coupon tickets to US Canada and Mexico available from A B Cutts Minneapolis and G L Seevers Elrick Junction agent Iowa.
Hoopesville reports visits from Pratt and Martin families as well as Crocker brigade comrades in the week. Rev W L Clapp makes house calls and plans to attend a Crawfordsville wedding. Families like De Camp and Roth relocate, while hay fields lie ruined after rains and a local Sunday school program draws hundreds at Port Louisa.
Citizens of Muscatine urge Parsons College relocation after Fairfield fire destroyed the main building. The article notes Ottumwa and Washington as less favorable options, while Muscatine offers land and potential enrollment of 300 students with about 60 thousand dollars yearly local spending. A letter to the college president seeks confirmation and consideration.
Round trip tickets at one fare go on sale Oct 2 to Oct 9 for travel to Indiana Ohio Michigan and to western points including Toronto Buffalo Niagara Falls and West Virginia routes. Return validity extends to Nov 3 1902. Inquiries via M N S depot or A L Lindner General Agent.
Titus and Jackson highlight three especially good bargains in Muscatine city property. The notice lists notable opportunities for buyers seeking value in local real estate.
E B Tucker of Columbus Junction and Herbert Curran of Morning Sun visited Wapello for courthouse business. Veterans plan trip to Lettsville on Oct 10 for the Louisa County Veterans Association reunion. The September sine die session ended as Sheriff Saunders recovers from illness. Wapello Canning factory finishes its last run today, packing good quality corn for Chicago buyers.
Tickets on sale October 3 to 6 to New York and return by October 14. John Y. Calahan, General Agent, 113 Adams St., Chicago, handles reservations and sleeping car space information. Rates: 50.
An overview of grape origins from ancient times to the modern grape cure. It details grape properties, sugar content, and the tartaric acid makeup, plus instructions for making unfermented grape juice and preserving fresh grapes for later use.
Offer of a $19 round trip to Boston with departure October 7 and return by November 12 via Nickel Plate Road. Tickets at Boston station with 50 cent fee, three daily trains, through sleeping cars, dining car meals from 35 cents to $1.00. City ticket office Adams Street Chicago. information from John Y. Calahan, General Agent, 113 Adams Street, Chicago.
Bank notices for Muscatine Iowa detail COOK MUSSER & CO HERSHEY STATE BANK FIRST NATIONAL BANK with presidents and officers. Muscatine banks offer real estate loans four percent interest on time deposits safety deposit vaults and director lists.
Muscatine Savings Bank lists J. Carskaddan as president J B Dougherty as vice president and Chas Page as cashier. Capital of 80000 with four percent interest on deposits and real estate loans at low rates and favorable terms inside the First National Bank Building.
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