Down South With F L Stagg Diary of a Railroad Journey
A travel diary recounts a trip from Savanna to Chicago on the streamliners and trains toward Florida. It lists travel details including ticket prices, hotel stays, meals, and observed train speeds and conditions. The writer notes dining car value, locomotive types, and Georgia and Florida stops with personal reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savanna
C, B
Chicago
Illinois City
Miami
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Illinois Central
Pennsylvania Streamliner
Hoppe-Schafer
Jacksonville
Thomson
Georgia
Fla
Bradenton
Mother
Local Notes From Jan Ninth Visit and Town Walkabout
A day in town with weather at 60 degrees includes buying tan gerines and cigars, visiting Groharing and Atherton households, and a cousin tie to Blanche Slocum from Albany. Free orange juice at meals and a potluck supper for Michigan, Hlindie and Wisconsin folks are noted, with a short excursion planned to look around downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Hlindie
Wisconsin
Local Businesses List Names and Addresses
A compact directory lists area merchants including Lewis Meat Market Chadwick Jack Dollinger Lanark Potter Bros Lumber and Coal Thomson Goldring's Phillips 66 Station Truman & Son Hardware J. H. Shirk Furniture Funeral Director Milledgeville presenting a cross section of storefronts and services in the region.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Down South
F. L. Stagg
Tribune
Willie Hoppe
Jake Schafer
I. C. Depot
Michigan Avenue
Depot
Illinois
Cairo
Ohio
Mississippi
Florida
Clinton Herald
Streamliner
Wr Frys
Robert Groharing
Prudence
Clayton Atherton
Groharing’s
Ben Koch
Rock Island
Koch
Blanche Slocum
Albany
Thrift
Mary Thrift
Billy Thrift
Mr. Thrift
Farmers State Bank
Chadwick
Senneff & Woy Lumber and Fuel
Jack Dollinger
Lanark
Potter Bros. Lumber and Coal
Lewis Motor CO
Lyle Greeley
McGinty’s Meat Market Thomson
Turney Thomson
Schoen Repair Shop
Goldring
Phillips “66
G. A. Smith
Royal Blue Store
Truman & Son Hardware
MT. Carroll
Ivey & Sons
Merchant Chevrolet Sales
Haas Motor Sales
Illinois Utilities
Blair Motor Sales
Vic Wagner
Roy
Milledgeville Mutual Telephone CO
Miller Bros. Oil CO
Milledgeville
Geo. Baylor
C. C. Goldthorpe
Farmer’s Elevator
J. H. Shirk Furniture—Funeral Director
M. C. Crouse Hatchery
Purina
W. A. Litwiller Lumber and Grain Milledgeville
Mrs. Thrift
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