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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1884
Page
6
A New York legislative inquiry reveals widespread use of butterine made from lard and fat in place of genuine butter. It describes processes from collecting refuse fat to deodorizing and coloring, with 15,000,000 pounds sold as butter last year, and calls for decisive legislation to inform consumers.
A fragmented poetic scene depicts a bereaved speaker describing the dead beloved in a silent room. A lingering voice asks, Why weep you today, and promises rest after life’s trials as the world outside offers a landlord’s promise to fix things for another year.
In a college town tale Allan Beach, a near sighted junior, courts Miss Beach after a chance meeting on Narragansett shore. Arthur disapproves, but Allan and Miss Beach exchange daily letters and plan a future while the Beach family, led by the late Brigadier General father, supports their hidden engagement.
A rustic exchange from Dakota features a quarrel over a disputed apple sass. A woman warns a visitor that Jim the house occupant is occupied with defense and will not be disturbed until he chooses to talk. The scene escalates to threats and a shouted request for a future summons.
A mule that plunged 200 feet at the Moulton shaft remains in place at the face of the 300 west drift. It backs up and kicks ore at about five tons per day. Officials expect the mule will be replaced by mules with new hauling methods as the large kick is likened to canal to two sticks of giant water.
A lady enters the saddle shop and asks to view The Christian at Work. The horse editor blushes but remains courteous asking how he may help her.
The New York Times notes criticism and praise for a eleven foot tall bronze statue of General Simon Bolivar, a gift from Venezuela. Critics argue accepting it tests tradition and taste while supporters call it a symbol of ties with Venezuela and a cultural gain. The piece weighs over 5,000 pounds and stands on a pedestal in a public park.
A London judge notes the portrait of William Ewart Gladstone signals both physical and political decline for England's prime minister, arguing that recent events support the grim portrayal.
A Detroit bound train encounter in Toledo ends with a counterfeit watch and fake $2 bill swindle. A young man feigns need for funds to visit a dying mother, trades a bogus security watch for real money, then exits with the bill and watch restored to the other man.
The letter extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla as powerful against scrofula and blood impurities. A Lowell reader claims two bottles improved his child’s scrofulous sores, eye issues, and appetite, with ear and head sores healing. the piece praises Hood & Co. for a reliable remedy and vouchers of cures.
No preparation has performed such cures or maintained 80 with a reputation as Aven's Cherry Pectoral. It is lauded as universal for throat and chest ailments and recommended by physicians and clergy. It relieves colds, saves life, and should be kept in every home. Sold by all druggists.
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