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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1891
Page
2
A Republican stance argues that sugar tariff raises prices and that freeing sugar foreshadows broader free trade. The piece divides goods into three classes and explains how tariffs affect production, prices, and domestic industries with examples including sugar nails and coffee.
The article argues freight is a hidden tax larger than tariff revenue, urging producer and consumer proximity to cut costs. It cites historical tariff data 1870–1890, notes shifting freight shares, and discusses Tin plate prices, McKinley tariff effects, and political blame shifting while urging stronger domestic shipping and protectionist policies.
Notice of remaining unclaimed mail at the post office in Moline Rock Island county Minnesota for the week ending Thursday April with mentions of advertised dates and request to call in to claim items. The fragment ends with an advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming soothing teething relief and a price of twenty five cents per bottle.
In a fire department election at Wagner opera house Nels Peterson was unanimously elected chief with no opposition. Thomas Welch was chosen as assistant over Louis Mazer by 34 to 22, and Fred Watt was selected as permanent secretary. The Union hose company holds its annual meeting Friday for officer elections for the next year.
A letter defends Rev. J. A. H. Read amid church conflict in Grand Island and Moline. An advisory board finds no grounds for action. Related pension news details Mrs Lydia Zeigler’s $1 monthly pension and Civil War service by her eight sons. Includes endorsement of various local figures and public notices wrapping with historical anecdotes.
The Lincoln school opens with 408 pupils though capacity planned for 850 after district lines moved. Additional teachers and a new room are needed to handle growth, as forty new attendees are first-time students and the building will soon reach its twelve-room limit.
Incomplete OCR snippet lists scattered foreign phrases and names, lacking coherent events, dates, or identifiable subjects for a meaningful newspaper card.
A local drugstore run by Wm. Clendenin advertises a large giveaway of Dr Miles Restorative products. The notice touts benefits for head distances nervous tension sleep and various ailments claiming to improve spirits and general well being.
An OCR fragment advertises Milles Nerve and Liver Pills claiming action on nerves stomach and bowels. It markets as a new discovery to cure biliousness liver piles and other ailments for men women and children with sample offers.
A. R. Arnold, an engineer on the West Shore Ry in Canajoharie New York, promotes Kemp’s Balsam as a superior cough remedy. He declares it cured him after a threatened pneumonia episode and helps children as well since the first dose.
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