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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1876
Page
1
City officers and aldermen listed with wards and names. Post office cutoffs for routes to Chicago Racine and the West. multiple church pastors and schedules. social and fraternal organizations with meeting times in Moline venues.
The article recounts the rise of American cotton manufacturing after 1789, noting Tench Coxe's advocacy for government support and bounties, early spin and weave machinery imports, and Slater's 1790 Rhode Island breakthrough. It highlights opposition to textile tech from Britain, and early American efforts turning domestic cotton into organized industry.
A historical snippet recalls Eli Whitney's 1793 invention of the cotton gin aiding rapid U S and European cotton growth, detailing 1790s prices, Slater’s early spinning, and debates over quality. The piece shifts to a Detroit auction scene where a colored man buys an Arabian horse for sixty cents, faces taunts, and witnesses rough incident as the crowd disperses.
The document lists county officials and board supervisors from Rock Island and adjacent towns, naming positions such as County Judge, State's Attorney, Public Administrator, Circuit Clerk, County Clerk, and other county roles. It also enumerates Board of Supervisors members and their represented towns with addresses and affiliations across Cordova to Moline.
A Rock Island case in the Sixty Judicial District involves Henry and Mercer counties with Groner W. Pu xasants named in Rock Island proceedings.
State Senator EH MoDRAWALL of Henry leads. State Representatives: JOHN BROWNING and M. Gnenxt of Rock Island, and Joan P. R. Fox of Henry. Election slate announced for Rock Two Island and Henry counties.
Rock Island Henry Bureau Lee and Putnam counties designate Trovas J. Hex peRson of Princeton as Representative in Congress. W. L. Wey of Galva is named to the State Board of Equalization.
Local law firms Hawley and Kenworthy announce offices in Rock Island Illinois. The notice lists addresses on Fourth Street and public courthouse vicinity, inviting clients to consult about legal matters and abstracts.
The report notes the First Premium honors awarded at the Illinois and Iowa State Field Trials of 1874. Judges from both states recognized outstanding performance among competitors, highlighting notable results and the event's significance for agricultural methods and livestock.
Fragmentary text references heat and meat in a market with scattered names and numbers. Hard to extract clear actions or entities due to severe garbling.
A long fragment lists beliefs and folk lore about warnings and omens. It includes tales of epitaphs destroying memory, miraculous uses of linen and yarn, and cautions about sneezing, strangers, and hens. A lengthy dialect anecdote recounts an alligator tale from a soldier's story.
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