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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1902
Page
6
Passenger daily except Sunday announces departures to Montezuma with arrivals from Montezuma. The fragment notes an alive indicator and presents unclear entries on ewes and general timetable.
The C R P railroad lists daily and through trains with numbers 6s 30 26 15 16 7 8 85 86 29 30, serving Chicago Denver Kansas City Evans Washington El Paso City of Mexico California and a Wilton Muscatine branch timetable with departures at 6:45 a.m. 12:45 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. among others.
Train timetable for Muscatine area listing No. 1 to No. 4 services with arrival and departure times between Muscatine Roundhouse Fruitland Grandview Wapello Elrick Junction and connections to Burlington Iowa Central Oskaloosa Grinnell Marshalltown Mason City and Minneapolis. Charles Howard, General Agent.
Elrick Junction lists northbound service on the St Paul Express No 3 at 8 19 p m Mason City Mail No 5 at 11 59 a m Way Freight No 25 at 10 05 a m Going south Peoria Mail No 6 at 2 45 p m Peoria Express No 4 at 5 36 a m Way Freight No 16 at 1 44 p m Coupon tickets are on sale to all points in the United States Canada and Mexico For rates call or write A B Cutts General Passenger and Ticket Agent Minneapolis Minn G L Seevers Agent Elrick Junction Iowa.
A Muscatine Grand Opera House audience heard Rep. Robert G. Cousins and William Hoffman outline Republican principles. Hoffman spoke for 30 minutes on core views. Cousins praised prosperity under Lincoln Blaine Dingley and McKinley while warning against overconfidence and reform rhetoric.
The ad targets readers exposed to cold and strain noting the Eskimo and lumbermen eat fat. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as the most digestible source of nourishment for thin or wasting bodies and suggests physicians prescribe it. A sample is offered from Scott & Bowne of New York.
A speaker argues Republicans should maintain protective duties if needed, advocating reciprocity to improve U S markets. He warns against free trade reforms tied to free silver and cheap money, urging conservatism grounded in Blaine era principles and experience for steady American prosperity.
Readers are reminded the Journal provides a forum for writer ideas without endorsing them. The piece asserts writers may freely express views while the paper neither approves nor disapproves of the contents.
A religious editor cautions Christians to test doctrines and warns that Christian Science imitates divine healing but can mislead believers. The piece emphasizes faith, prayer, and the Holy Ghost as essential, labeling Christian Science a delusion of the devil and urging discernment among true believers.
A personal message dated October 8 1902 from Letts Iowa written by Mrs E M Burnell. The note references an old story and conveys respectful closing.
Iowa Central railway offers landseekers one fare plus 2 dollars to points in homeseekers territory in Minnesota and North Dakota. Tickets issued on any Tuesday and valid for 21 days. For details, contact Iowa Central ticket agents.
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