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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1901
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR shows names Thomas J. Stanley and J Maurice Farwell with partial telephone and office lines. Includes stray labels for business office and printing rooms, but readable details are incomplete and uncertain.
The clipping discusses Eskimo stature, noting men are tall yet women often shorter. compares Northern tribes with Indians. It then recalls feats of sound echoes at Rimonetta near Milan, with 66 repetitions of a pistol report. Professor Tyndall showcases sound transmission by wood and instruments via a tube and rod, likening it to witchcraft.
A medical publication gives a corn plaster recipe using two ounces each of purified ammonia and yellow wax, six drams of acetate of copper, melted together. After cooling, spread on soft leather or linen, pare the corn, apply the plaster, and keep it on for a fortnight before renewing.
A collage of brief wits and odd notes from period newspapers. Jests about changing conversation topics cork legs and a streetcar chase mingle with a salary raise caution and a note on Written Chinese versus spoken language in Chicago.
Three visitors trek up Snae Fell in the Isle of Man to prove a claim about sightlines. The old shepherd guides them under a blazing sun, then promises a view of the moon if they rest long enough, turning the climb into a humorous moral about limits and patience.
The tanning pace depends on tannin penetration into hides as the outer layer hardens into leather and slows further absorption. Techniques to speed tanning include circulating tan liquor, forcing liquid through hides, using strong extracts, and passing an electric current through the tan pit. One method reduced tanning time to about a quarter.
A Victorian method from the New York Herald describes simmering a ham in water for five hours, draining, reboiling with fresh water, then cooking five more hours. Afterward a choice of vinegar or wine is added and the ham simmered three hours, cooled, trimmed, and eaten next day. Tips include sewing cotton around the ham to prevent tearing and control boil rate.
In a Lippincott's vignette a rival questions Beatrice about her husband’s sins during a game of condor. The husband defends the woman by invoking legal rules that a wife need not testify against her husband, and then quips about the sinner being graceless versus graceful.
The article reviews multiple historic executions and prosecutions across Europe and England. It cites Pietro Glacon and Marie Bonelli in 1900 Rome for a sextuple poisoning, Eugene Aram in England, an eighteenth century murder by Horne, Governor Wall from 1782, Sherward at Norwich, and a 1863 crown case where a man charged with stealing a parish register leaf in 1803 was acquitted.
The article notes that with proper gear and teamwork a man can best a shark, but alone in the water even the strongest swimmer can fall to the predator. It describes the shark as powerful, savage, persistent with an exceptional jaw, capable of ripping off a limb in a single bite.
The Exchange notes a gender pattern for swords: masculine or neuter in northern Europe and feminine in the south. The weapon’s force and cruelty appeal to northern minds, while grace and elegance attract southern warriors, symbolizing strength to the north and dignity to the south.
A jumbled excerpt recalls a moonlit marriage proposal between Henrietta and Leonidas Meekton, with playful self awareness about sentimentality. The text shifts to a prophetic note on future invasions and a yacht looking for a cup, ending in garbled lines about potatoes and poker chips.
Theodore Roosevelt took the oath at 3 30 p m in the Ansley Wilcox home in Buffalo to uphold McKinley’s policy. Cabinet members agreed to stay on, and Roosevelt issued a national day of mourning for September 19. He announced no extra session of Congress.
Buffalo Sept 16 The Commercial reports District Attorney Thomas Penney moved to bring Leon Czolgosz to an immediate trial for assassinating President McKinley. The article notes the president’s family and life being central to public interest and mentions the president and his wife and children.
The article states that a blaze at the Pernod distillery near Pont Arier Paris released 3 000 000 litres of absinthe into the Doubs and proved the Loing flows from a subterranean passage from the Doubs. It notes Prof Four nier's long claim and cites water coloring tests. It adds a Minnesota potato contest offering seven dollars to the largest potato, five to the next, and three to the third, critiqued by the Chicago Tribune as a scheme to obtain a million dollars of potatoes for 15.
Gen. Harrison planted an orchard on his Blue River farm seven miles west of Corydon during his territorial governor years. The Romanite trees still stand in good condition and yield fruit annually, with this season producing an especially large crop.
In the Brooklyn Eagle humor column Comicalities, Hewitt and Jewett trade quips about honesty in business. Jewett admits he is a gas company collector, noting disbelief from others despite his claim.
The Washington Star reports a light exchange where Willie Washington fears his talk is dull and Miss Cayenne reassures him that the pause is harmless as she admits feeling sleepy.
In Brooklyn Eagle style dialogue, Willie Boerum confirms Mrs Alethea will host a guest, noting her lighting the large piano lamp that will burn for about an hour and a half, implying an imminent visit by Mr Squeesicks to see Alethea tonight.
The brief quip features a blind man with a cane and a deaf and dumb man, exchanging parting words in a Chicago Tribune caption style. It captures a moment of humorous streetwise civility in a concise, playful exchange.
A Chicago dry goods manager asserts that advertising attracts buyers, noting women inspect ad columns before shopping and make lists. He warns merchants to state exactly what they offer and set attractive prices, using The Daily and Semi Weekly Journal to reach city and country readers.
A buyer purchases land at auction without inspecting it and later discovers the plot’s true location. The tale hints the auctioneer may have misled the bidder, mixing deception with the land’s actual placement.
A line from a humor piece where a character argues you cannot know an affinity without marriage and warns it may reveal mistaken identity, spoken in a witty back and forth with Puck as the interlocutor.
A humorous quip from the New York Weekly about a man asking for a shirt and the wife recalling washerwoman deliveries. The exchange highlights comic misfit clothing as a social vignette.
A humorous dialogue notes a fortune teller claiming the speaker will marry wealth while the partner asks how to achieve it, and the other responds with approval. The exchange highlights a witty contrast between superstition and pragmatism in a light column tone.
A vivid notice warns of cholera infantum devastating babies in summer and urges mothers to use Perry Davis Pain Killer mixed with water and brandy to halt diarrhoea and vomiting, claiming it saves lives at 25 and 50 cents per dose.
Rail lines announce round trip tickets to Springfield Illinois at 4.65 for Sept 28 to Oct 6 with return by Oct 7. Special Oct 3 service at 2, valid only on that train. San Francisco trips via C R L and P railways offered during Episcopal convention, with stopovers in multiple states and British Columbia. Other events include state fairs in Illinois and Missouri, W C T U meeting in Ft Worth, and multiple homeseeker rates. Departures from Moline described with contact depot at 18th Street and 4th Avenue, phone 32195.
A fragment from a humorous or mock dialogue references a character named Willie and his grand ambition. The text hints at a juvenile aspiration to scare people and mentions a persona Deadwood Dick as a comparison. The source is incomplete and reads as a casual, clipped exchange.
Fragmentary dialogue cites a journal commentary about a wife's view of a husband and a woman’s anger. The snippet mentions a “wise provision” and hints at social judgment of marriage roles as reported by Ni Y. Weekly.
A canal boatman replies to a request about driving a mule without profanity. He says he could manage but warns it would be very lonely for the mule, reflecting a folksy, humorous exchange captured by the Washington Star.
A reader from Bagnell Missouri reports three years of bronchitis with sleepless nights improved after using Chamberlin’s Cough Remedy. The letter notes relief and mentions local druggists F J Clendenix and E Heimbeck in Moline as sellers.
Thousands suffer with torpid liver causing low spirits, indigestion, and headaches. Herbine is promoted to stimulate the liver, regulate bowels, and restore healthful buoyancy. Price, & Co. Sold at F. J. Clendenin's and Battle's Pharmacy in Moline Illinois.
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