Birds Housekeeping Tales of Nest Woes and Cowbird Tactics
A Chicago Tribune feature describes how birds face nest predation and parasitism. Robins lose eggs to blue jays. yellow warblers contend with cowbirds laying eggs, leading to depleted nests and bold brood-rearing efforts. Cowbird greed prompts four eggs in one nest. mothers abandon to salvage later. Birds contest threats from red squirrels and predators as woodpeckers and sparrows lodge in tree cavities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf
Robin
Rubin
Red Wing
Runsell
Chicago Tribune
Moline City Council to assess Second Avenue improvement costs
The city of Moline Illinois plans a local improvement on Second Avenue from Fifteenth Street east to Seventeenth Street by draining curbing and paving. An assessment of costs by the Rock Island County Court follows a benefits analysis. Final hearing scheduled for July 27 1901. Objections may be filed before then. Installments total ten with interest from confirmation at six percent. Official L M Magill appointed to make the assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moline
Rock Island
State of
Illinois
Second Avenue
City of
Fifteenth Street
Seventeenth Street
L. M. Magill
Couuty Court
Dense thorny hedges shelter nesting birds in old fence line
A fragment describes dense tangling vegetation along a rail fence line. Weertis pry and other plants create a 4 ft pea net hedge where long thorny branches block passage. Two pairs of cabinees have built their nests high in the tangled growth, seemingly safe from ground predators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crethers
Sympathetic Chap Fails To Understand Rejected Courtship
Fragmentary text appears to reveal a concerned speaker unable to grasp Phyllis’s rebuff. The note hints at lingering emotion, possible regret, and a vow not to press the matter again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis
Moonier Sonata Inquiry Sparks Cantankerous Sale
A brief comic exchange from the San Francisco Bulletin shows Farr customer asking for Beethoven’s Moonhyh piece and clerk offering another item at 20 cents. The scene shifts to a humorous weekly satire about Deacon Parsnip and Deacon Bay lake in a speaking dispute over rain and hay.
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Machan
Deacon Parsnip
Descon Baylake
Hayrake
Passnip
San Francisco Bulletin
Special Assessment Notice for Moline Alley Improvement
City of Moline Rock Island illinois orders alley improvement from Twelfth to Eighteenth streets with paved intersections excluded. Assessment payable in ten installments at 5 percent interest after confirmation, court hearing set after July 1901. Official L M Magill appointed to enforce.
Notice for Bids for Moline Sewer and Water Line
Public notice announces bids for a 12 inch sewer and 8 inch water main along 6th avenue in Moline Illinois. Bids due by 12 m July 18 1901 with bonds and checks required. specifications on file with city engineer. board may reject bids. contract bond equal to contract amount.
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Board of Local Improvements
Moline
Rock Island
Illinois
6Th Avenue
24Th A
Ith Street
24Th Street
27Th Street
Hfm
P. H. Wessel
Mnola
Wessel
Henry G. Paddock
Sec
Board of Locd
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the North Star
Atent
John Hemmingson
15Th Street
Bonds Typewriter
Library
Dimock & Gould
Lote
Abd
Loftheiyrh
Kingleton
Chicago Daily Newa
Clothing House
Simon Hirsch
Third Avenue
Madam ST. Marie
Jeeves Mearning
4Th Ave
T. & J. Malmberg
Misses T. & J. Malmberg
Bronson
E.J. Bronson
Fifth Avenue
Schlotfeldt
Wiese Milliners
Hearst
Chicago American
Twentieth Century
Adeand
Sandsy
Rocky Mountain Limited
Denver
Cole
Rees
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