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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1878
Page
7
Jules Mokam of 294 Athens Street reports his daughter recovered from a severe whooping cough after using Vegetine and he also claims to be cured of rheumatism by the same remedy. He recommends Vegetine to others as a great purifier of blood and easy to take.
An old medical ad touts Vegetine as a cure for disease, claiming it restores healthy circulation and bowel regulation. It promises long-term use with several bottles for lasting relief and endorses its universal availability at druggists.
A report notes Sayce Burton of Vegatine joins Chas as a new medical partner. It describes visits to a laboratory and claims of genuine merit in a line of remedies made from heart, marrow, and other parts. The text asserts notable cures and effective compounds.
An elderly gambler recalls the old days of high rolling in rooms run by Humphrey Marshall Thad Stevens and Russian patrons. He contrasts then with modern crowds at White Sulphur and White Palace, noting looser limits, rising losses, and a shift away from the classic gambling culture.
A broadside by Clara Morris critiques marriages of actors and the theatre world. The piece argues that stage life breeds intimacies and unhappiness when partners stay in acting, citing examples like Harriott and others who left or stayed with acting careers. It notes rivalries, divorces, and the pull of applause and money shaping couples.
A moralizing essay extols the true woman over showy wealth urging a simple life and devoted marriage. A Nevada barber story follows about a widow who has her dead husband’s hair dyed for his funeral, noting the corpse’s striking appearance and the Comstock funeral.
A New shire rail accident left a farmer injured after the train left the rails. The company's attorney offered to settle on the spot, asking what amount would satisfy the farmer. The farmer asked how far he fell, about twenty six feet, and proposed paying a dollar per foot. The case was settled immediately.
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A Hartford Times correspondent profiles a forty year old kleptomaniac who steals towels nationwide. He travels for health with a servant, hoarding sixteen trunks of towels and paying hotel staff to steal more. He has spent thousands on towel theft and favors worn towels over new items, often being released after paying for captured goods.
A man and woman walk toward a ravine with a kettle, goat, chicken and cane. The woman fears an assault but the man excuses his plan. She suggests a ruse with the chicken and goat. he lowers the kettle and secretly kisses her, in a Circassian Legends tale setting.
At the Paris Exposition Julius Hall of London unveils a drill that bores square holes. A simple brace or even a common hand drill can be used. The technique relies on a wobbling chuck to produce square sections, stunning mechanics gathered around the inventor.
A Cincinnati firm issues a circular on the peanut crop. Tennessee's 1873-74 harvest reached 305000 bushels, Virginia 405000, and North Carolina 85000, with 1877-78 comparisons given. For 1878-79 estimates place Tennessee 400000, Virginia 806000, North Carolina 90000, with quality expected similar to previous year.
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