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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1879
Page
3
An 1879 notice offers a free copy of a Medical Common Sense Book to readers suffering from throat and lung ailments. Readers must send name, address, postage, and a brief illness description to Dr. N. X. B. Wolfe in Cincinnati Ohio. The author advertises extensive practice treating throat and lung diseases and mentions a long experience.
Alicia Arnoux owns Altanwalde, famed as a golden wilderness, while neighbors doubt her. Emil Merritt loves her but learns her servant husband is indeed the proprietor, revealing a ten year marriage and a life built on wealth and mystery.
A reclusive noblewoman known as Aida Besa avoids company, surrounded by an ostentatious, elderly guardian. Villagers describe the man as ominous yet protective while the lady displays striking oriental beauty and commanding riding skills in the golden wilderness setting.
A dazed maniac kills his wife after a struggle for love. He hurls Emil Merritt aside and crushes his wife to the floor. The woman dies and the killer is found dead moments later, with the two lovers entwined in death.
A Troy Times summary reports on ticket speculators who hoard premium seats for steamboat trips and shows, profiting from in advance sales. Managers admit no legal remedy, while some theaters like the Lyceum and Mapleson opera suffer waves of resales. The practice yields about $1000 in profits per season, with no effective cure.
A report from Gordonsville Virginia describes a deep fissure in the Blue Ridge as two joins create a semicircle. The longest crack runs 627 yards from the river with depths to six feet and beyond observation. Locals note the fissure enlarges after heavy rain though no earthquakes are reported.
A Detroit lawyer known for candid opinions counsels a young attorney doubting himself. The elder suggests confidence may fade, but a lack of brains would ruin him, joking that he should sell his office and buy a pink-axe and long shovel to change his fortune.
Brief notes indicate two young children visited a church while questions arise over the older students and school rules. The fragment suggests a community or religious context touching on education norms.
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