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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1878
Page
6
A vivid regional tale recalls Mrs McGann and her husband who devised a gas inflated bustle. The device carried her aloft then tangled with a steeple and wind storms before a rescue using a second bustle. She descended unharmed while McGann suffered injuries.
The piece appears to be an editorial row noting writers and center stage figures. It references New York and a generic editorial group. Specific names and events are unclear in the fragment.
A historical sketch reviews the Sun newspaper staff led by editor Weyman and contributor Amos J. Cummings, detailing editors such as John Bo part Martia and Charles A. Dana, and noting writers like Muebel Swinton and Wheeler, with emphasis on Dana’s signature policy and the paper’s influence.
A humorous tale traces potatoes to Mow son via Mr. Rowland about eighty to ninety years ago and through a Berwickshire legend linking their first Scottish introduction to Sir Michael Scott and a devil wizard partnership. It credits Sir Walter Raleigh with introducing potatoes, noting early missteps such as eating apples and ignoring rats.
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