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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1875
Page
1
Postal and church schedule fragments show mail closing times for routes to Chicago and the East, religious services led by Rev Barnardes, Rev Thos F Borrhaore, Rev WM Collins, Rev Mr Peck, and Rev Father Robe, with dates, meeting places, and Sunday school noted. Local events include Turner Hall meetings, gym practice, weekly club gatherings, and a Moline Lodge event at 8 oclock.
A lengthy reflective piece contrasts poverty with worldly wealth, praising poverty as a higher virtue and tying it to Christian faith. It argues for noble leadership and questions polygamy in Utah, prompting Mormon women to seek justice and independence in a changing society.
The Lightest Dratting Plow, produced by Deere Gang, secured first premium honors at the Nebraska and Iowa State Field Trials in 1874, highlighting its superior lightness and workmanship amid competitive demonstrations.
A 1874 report notes the first premium awarded at Illinois and Iowa State Field Trials with judging recognizing top exhibitors. The event highlights competition among early rural and agricultural associations and notes participants and awards.
A market advance highlights the Cultivator as the best and most substantial option in its field. The claim emphasizes its industry leadership and robust performance, signaling strong consumer interest and potential adoption.
A Utah newspaper letter urges electing a female governor, praising Mrs Mary Livermore as ideal. It argues women need political voice, links suffrage to governance, and warns against partisan leadership while stressing women’s moral influence and independence.
Senator Brownlow bluntly attacks idle youths in Tennessee. In the Knoxville Chronicle he says thousands loaf on street corners and in saloons, draining state resources. He warns drones harm education and public finances and calls for work or removal from the country.
In the twilight on Veto Street Pete begs Susan to marry him or risk drowning in the river. Susan agrees to wed in the fall to save his life as they drift along the execrable sidewalks. The scene ends with their hands clasped and hope on the horizon.
An anti drinking society organized in Washington pledges seventeen members to refuse to treat others at bars or private houses. They promise to pay for their own drinks and avoid all alcoholic beverages, arguing that treating tempts convivial habits and burdens the treasury of generous souls.
A fragmented quote from a Boston publication claims a tract asserting two heavens one for men and one for women. It states women will enter theirs without question while only men are to be pitied or educated, reflecting gender bias in the source text.
A Boston Commercial piece argues for a reform in women’s dress, praising the pinned back skirt as a tasteful revival of classical silhouettes. It contends attire should reveal shape yet remain honest and harmonious, avoiding extremes while celebrating richness of texture and color.
The St Albans Register recounts a valuable horse belonging to Mr Gaylord of Brookfield that was thrown by a rolling stone on the road to Randolph Centre. After a week of normal work the animal grew ill and died twelve days after the accident from fractures in the fourth and fifth neck vertebras and inflammation of the spinal cord membranes.
The London Times reports that Queen Victoria shows continued appreciation for physicians serving at court. It cites grace shown to Sir James Clark's death and Sir Charles Locock’s memory as evidence that the profession holds honor in her view, even amid demanding duties.
A Springfield Republican correspondent details William Cullen Bryant’s birthplace and summer home in Cummington Massachusetts. The weathered Zion’s hill house has become a modernized residence where the old timbers remain above a rebuilt first story. Bryant’s youthful haunts survive in the preserved antique window frame of the poem The Rivulet while he keeps active on foot and by farm work. His brothers John and Arthur are visiting. Bryant rarely seeks attention and notes that fame brings intrusion, recalling a crowd at a hanging in youth as part of nature and not to be disputed.
Farmers in each county should mail best labeled specimens of every variety to a local pint point for the American Pomological Society exhibition in Chicago beginning September 5. At least five of each variety per package weighing under 25 lbs to qualify for half-rate shipping. Send to American Pomological Society care O. B. Galusha by September 6. County collections may be named in the exhibition.
The New York Evening Post reports Mary Lyons was taken to Kings County Hospital after a Wednesday dog bite. Doctors found no hydrophobia, only extreme terror, noting misleading hydrophobia reports mislead the public and that the illness is exceedingly rare.
An illustration depicts Rev Father Remy arriving in Paris from Thileit amid controversial conversion efforts. He is described as condemned to quarters with limbs attached to four country horses, portraying a sensational clash of religion and force.
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