Moline and Rock Island Area Highlights and Officials
An ivil description of Moline on the Mississippi River notes its power, mills, schools, library, and growing manufacturing value. It lists public buildings, key figures, and city officials, then shifts to church services, fraternal lodges, and county government details for Rock Island and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nomena Alguises
Mian
Bifalpica Wellad
Exster Altnois
Miaalalppi
Rapide
St. Paul
St. Lous
Rock Island
Grest
United States
Great River
Natio
Mollne
Ulinois
Roeth
Taland
Moline
Sanou
Rock Talend
Incoherent 19th Century Fragments and Jests
A garbled collage of witty quotes and anecdotes on fashion gloves etiquette and grammar. It mentions Dr Henry Doaneau linked to Napoleon, Josh Billings earnings, and Lydia Thompson returning to New York with English blondes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Henry Doaneau
Josh Billings
Richard Arent Ae
Local Trades and Manufacturers Page Overview
A crowded listing of 19th century names and businesses covering law notaries and counselors, a haying range of hardware and farming tools, grocers, mill machinery, grain traders, wagon makers, lumber and woollen ware, and paper manufacturing. It notes general services, mail orders, cash-on-delivery terms, and prominent city depots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnard & Leal Mig LU
Oo R. Bassett
Gould & CO
Juebere el Cigere
Bertin
Deere Wang
Uilpio
Advance Walang
Peerness
de Would & CO
Tao
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Wheelook
Deere Gang Wins First Premium at Traple Town Trials
The Lightest Draft Gang Plow earned first premium at Traple Town State Field Trials, judged by local officials. An entry by Deere Gang showcased efficiency and innovation in early farm equipment competition.
Midnight Lovers in a Mysterious City Tale
A moonlit scene on a paternal mansion stoop shows a couple in a tense farewell. The woman foreshadows death and transplant to another sphere while the man clings to promises of eternal love. A stray horseplay, a grieving policeman, and odd wartime allusions pepper the surreal tableaux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morpheus
George
Iva
Submerged City Uncovered Near Geneva In Ancient Dwellings
Tourists witness a submerged settlement off Geneva with oil stained waters revealing an urban plan of two hundred houses, streets, and squares. Authorities plan a jetty and dam to expose the site for further archaelogical study, dating to centuries before the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Qunell
Vaudhan
The Improbable in War Recounted by A War Correspondent
An experienced observer recalls near miraculous survivals in combat. He describes a mortar pit siege where a thirteen inch shell failed to harm eight men, and a caisson loaded with powder exploding harmlessly beside a seated man. He notes other improbable wounds and deaths from distant musket shots.
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Caisson
Begin Anew To End Hard Times With Determined Action
A call to collective effort urges residents to lift spirits and improve conditions without waiting for others. It emphasizes that hard times are shaped by people and urges immediate, decisive work to spark a community revival.
Little Girl's Heroic Fire Ordeal Ends in Death
In Lewis County Rochester market a eight year old girl, daughter of Mrs Theodore Markham, left alone with a baby, tried to light a lamp and her clothes caught fire. She ran outside, extinguished burning fragments, then leapt into a horse trough to douse the flames. Afterward she returned indoors, awaiting her mother, saying she saved the house but would die. She survived only an hour and a half.
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Rochester Bapreas
High Market
Lewis County
Theodore Markham
Patien
Startleg in the World and the Value of Education
The text argues against giving heirs money to start life, likening it to bladders for a non swimmer. It advocates teaching a child to swim, or in this case obtaining a sound education. Emphasizes morals, cultivated mind, and subservience to universal laws as more valuable than wealth.
Prisoners Going to Siberia In Harsh Exile
A traveler recalls the brutal transport of criminals to Siberia in chains, with women and children sharing exiles and public humiliations for high officials and ordinary prisoners alike. The piece cites Dr Arnold and notes Russia’s reforms improving conditions for the lower orders as public opinion grows.
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Russia
Siberia
Alder
Mr. Arnold
Persia
Volga
Zoological Gardens
The Labor Problem and Provident Habits
A polemical essay argues workers generally lack thrift and restraint. It contends frugality in diet, clothing, entertainment, and housing governs future security, while wasteful spendings such as tea coffee tobacco alcohol and theatre drain wages. It warns unrestrained living increases pauper risk.
Leap of Death at High Bridge Aims for Rope Acrobatics
French gymnast M Vinot plans aerial rope performances above the Harlem river with two ropes fourteen feet apart. He and his wife will perform across 180 feet of air from Kyle's Park side to the cliff, with Windt leaping between ropes and walking head downwards while holding his wife, a feat deemed dangerous beyond measure.
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M. Vinot
Blondin
M. Willot Fany
Kyle's Park
Harlem River
Windt
Europe
Hae
Hoe
Tarantula scare ends with broken demijohn and lifeless spiders
A hunting party returning through Cache Creek Canon lost four tarantula specimens kept in a cigar box. A wagon accident led to a dramatic fall and feigned spider bites, while the occupants drank remaining whisky. The tarantula box was opened to reveal the creatures dead more than a day, confirming the bites were likely from the crate.
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Cache Creek Canon
Jack
Scaring Away the Eclipse at Bagdad Dining Scene
After arrival in Bagdad on May 1, a near total lunar eclipse prompted a village uproar. Residents climbed rooftops and rattled pots and pans while firing noises pierced the night in a bid to scare away the moon devouring Jin. The spectacle disrupted dinner but ended with the moon shining as servants resumed duties.
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W P Fogg
Scribner
Bagdad
Greenwich
Australia
Asia
The Currency Question in a Domestic Parable
Danbury News recounts a humorous exchange between John Henry and Julia on contraction and expansion of currency. The couple uses seating on one or two chairs to illustrate the concept, humorously tying it to their own actions and circumstances.
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Jd Severance
Rudman Avenue
Rank Guinnell
Rainved
Alulano
Ken Alt2
Muline National Vank
M. Walt
Cormer Bell
Henry Etroets
Oun Bausch
Ory
Wells Street
Dearshet Delat Lin
Challe
ORDEI
Pits ettEch
Allroad
F Kerns
Cashire & Turner
Tinos Town
Wisconsin
Missouri
Imperial
John Henry
Julia
John
Jobo
Anemé
German Cremation Plans in Gotha Approved
The German cremation introduction has paid 15000 marks to Gotha for cremation facilities. Police publish strict rules requiring medical examination of all bodies before burning to prevent deaths from unclear causes. Bodies sent to Gotha face even stricter safeguards. initially no harm to the deceased without expressed wish and relatives approval.
Two Fast Cheap Railway Progress Near Billerica and Laconia
A rough report notes a two gauge railroad project advancing at Billerica with cars under construction at Laconia New Hampshire. Plans mention a new line forming a row of cars tallies long and costs around fifty thousand dollars or more, with per mile estimates not clear.
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Billerica
Laconia
N. H
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