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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1884
Page
3
Interview extract with the wife of Rev. P Perry of Coldbrook Massachusetts. She reflects on aging, marriage, and loss of family as they sit by the fire. She recalls illness caused by malaria and digestive trouble, credits Parker's Tonic with quick improvement and renewed health.
A reflective piece lauds ancient artisans and their feats from Pompey’s pole to Nineveh, noting engineering, astronomy, and sculpture that outshine later works. The author praises respect for old masters, citing obelisks, pyramids, and famous sculptures, and urges humility toward historic achievement.
The passage argues witnesses misperceive reality due to flawed eyes and ears and the tongue that reports impressions. It bluntly claims the eye is often faulty, the ear misleads, and speech twists truth, noting courts and gossip illustrate this unreliability.
Professor Thomas Price returned to San Francisco from Plumas county with three fine snow plants in perfect condition. The specimens came from Sierra flanks above 7000 feet, standing about two feet tall from bulb to bloom. The bulb resembles a fist sized apple with a scarlet flowering column and interlacing scarlet leaves. They were packed in ice for transit.
A collection of oddities and speculative ideas on flight and fate. The essay cites plans for machine powered by electricity to lift heavy weights and travel faster than light, then shifts to a frontier anecdote about fate. A pistol experiment ends with the fatalist exposing his belief by hitting a clock dial.
Blackwood's Magazine notes the elder duck as among the finest birds on the Atlantic seaboard nesting around the island in heather and reedy inlets. It describes their early prowess at sea, the fledglings' diving behavior, and the maternal drake's temporary absence during autumn while females rear the young.
While visiting New York in 1872, a Californian senator asked Tyndall if he believed the sun was inhabited, provoking a stunned ripple among statesmen and New York guests at the St Nicholas reception.
A New York Graphic piece notes a rumor about a recent Vassar graduate who allegedly flirted with a scarecrow for a month before realizing the error. The anecdote is used to mock the value of a Vassar education.
A whimsical historical feature discusses snoring as a social nuisance and medical concern. It explores nasal airflow breathing, sleeping posture, and simple remedies while noting louder vocal disturbances from the larynx and the role of fatigue and diet in snoring.
A dated guide explains making koumiss at home for digestive issues. Mix milk sugar and compressed yeast in a champagne bottle, ferment at 50 to 65 degrees, then chill overnight. Cautions include using pure milk and fresh yeast, avoiding curdled milk, and serving as needed. The note claims koumiss refreshes without aftereffects and can be prescribed by physicians.
The New York Mail and Express critiques morgue conditions in Paris versus New York. It denounces exposed bodies and dismal storage here, contrasting with public display practices that help families locate missing friends. The piece ends with a reflection from Christian Union on life’s deeper currents.
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