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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1902
Page
9
The Washington social scene weighs Mrs Chauncey M Depew's survey as favorable and gracious. Mrs Depew completes her look at Washington, praising its varied ceremonies, status, and precedence, noting the city blends society with power and culture unlike New York.
Mrs Depew compares Washington to Paris, noting similarities in ambition but says Washington lacks its political element. The remark reflects social views on regional character and elite society.
A garbled 1901 snapshot notes olive oil prices in Spain, Ireland elutions, sovereign marriages, English fortunes, China bird nets, and a Greenland theater visit. It recalls shipping counts, a French quarry feat, frost aided granite work, and a prewar crest superstition about a granite block.
The text discusses terms like wooreberry and pforeeberry and cites how many pounds of soap per year a French vs British person uses. It mentions dove fishing for Greenland sharks with seal flesh bait and describes how shark meat is handled after capture, including line jerks and carcass processing.
A jumble of garbled catalog like text lists various odd items and phrases including mirrors with burnt weed backs and decorative plates. The passage appears as an OCR mishmash with scattered product hints and not a coherent narrative.
The article mentions Capt Samuel Wright and Maj Gen Young in context of Civil War service. It notes an Italian explorer connected to the French government receiving an annual pension and public rewards for long service. Robert P. Hughes is named as succeeding Major General Young in California command. he was born in Pennsylvania and enlisted at the war’s start. Prince Michi, grandson of the current Mikado, is described as the youngest heir presumptive to a great throne.
Newell Bear, 104, once led the Old Tobique Indians of Maine. He and his eldest son trap yearly in fall and winter, sending furs to New York for good prices. The piece notes Hugo and Dumas born in 1802, Hugo's centenary in France, and a revival of Henri Trois at the Comedie Francaise.
The C B & Q Railway offers homeseekers’ excursion trips on April 1 and May 10 at first class fare plus $2 round trip, valid across a large territory north west southwest and southeast. Daily in March and April cheap one way settlers tickets to Montana California Wyoming Idaho Washington and Oregon are available. EB Q ticket office provides full information.
Great Northern Railway announces a homeseekers and settlers excursion with round trip tickets to Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia sold on the first and third Tuesdays in March April and May. Rates begin at 15.00 to 20.00 for round trips with nine way settlers tickets available. Information available from Great Northern agents or by writing Max Bass Chicago or F Whitney St Paul Minnesota.
The cC., M. & St. P. offers very low through fares to Washington Oregon Idaho and Utah on multiple lines from March 1 to April 30. Homeseekers tickets go on sale the first and third Tuesdays each month at one fare plus $2 round trip to Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul routes in northern Iowa Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota. Apply at the depot ticket office 3d avenue and 21st street. John T Schomp agent phone 2346 P L. Henrich gen agent 303 Brady st Davenport phone 341.
Homeseekers excursion to western points via Chicago Rock Island Pacific railway March 18 April 1 15 May 6 20 with daily low rates to California Washington Oregon and intermediate points inquire at ticket office 4th ave and 13th st Phone 2195 White's Cream Vermifuge destroys worms increases appetite aids assimilation and helps frail infants become robust health price 25c F J Clendenin and Battles Pharmacies.
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