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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1880
Page
7
A claimed cough remedy advertised as the most pleasant and efficacious cure for coughs colds croup hoarseness tickling throat and whooping cough with over a million bottles sold recently. Sold by all druggists for 25 cents per bottle.
In Battle Creek Miah a prominent lawyer uses charm to trap boys pestering him with wood deliveries. He feigns generosity and reveals the office burns coal, punishing the persistent intruders. The tale ends with his revenge as the door sign proclaims coal burning. Also a Carter’s Liver Pills ad and Kentucky notes on Lewis County.
The London Standard reports a brutal Paris execution at the Place de la Roquette where Provost, the policeman implicated in a gruesome murder, was guillotined after his appeal failed. A large, tense crowd gathered as infantry and cavalry guarded the square to prevent disorder. The condemned man faced the blade with faith in God as doctors later examined the body to study the instantaneous nature of death. A medical note followed, then an ad for Dr Sel Pacen Syrup priced 26 cents.
The writer claims long experience as a hotelkeeper and requests patrons to favor Melchert's Hotel at 1479. He promises good fare attentive service and welcomes guests to his establishment as proprietor J.J. Wevs offers assurances of quality.
A meditation on how childhood privacy mirrors maturity and how children hide thoughts from peers and parents. The piece notes that secrecy is learned from parents, affects trust, and continues into adulthood as adults misinterpret and regret their own petty past behaviors.
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