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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1901
Page
3
An extensive listing offers popular books, standard and school texts, encyclopedias, and dictionaries in various bindings. The store supplies wallpaper, blank books, and a full range of leather odds, pocket books, card cases, and wedding invitations. An art department provides engravings and art supplies, with a wide price range and invitation to inspect.
A Chicago exposé on confidence games shows both city and country targets. It recounts a Wisconsin farmer who paid 400 for a 24 hour option on the Masonic Temple, and a local real estate dealer swindled in a fare game at a downtown hotel. The piece contrasts Chicago greed for quick riches with outraged press sympathy for victims.
The essay urges conspicuous warnings for strangers entering Chicago and argues locals also need protection from con artists. It questions whether police and public guidance sufficiently shield both newcomers and residents from confidence men, pickpockets, and deceitful schemes.
A recent dog census shows France has 2,864,000 dogs or nine per 1,000 people, followed by Ireland 73 per 1,000, England 38, and Germany 31. France enforces dog licensing and strict registration.
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