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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1884
Page
8
A man in Racine Cisne fled a wedding hour when he could not raise money for a new suit, avoiding nuptials in old clothes. The tale notes the groom’s fear of failing marriage duties and mocks prudish vows. A paper jokes about cider, lagers, canker worms, and a Livermore Pennsylvania vote for a female judge.
Tobacco layers from Franklin county Danville shipments revealed a merchant ledger dated 1799 belonging to John Hook who ran a store there. The book lists whisky entries and ties Hook to the figure made famous by Patrick Henry in a beef speech at New London after the Revolutionary War.
A well known Daltimore citizen tried to kill himself by cutting his throat and wrists at his brother-in-law’s home. He was rebuked for bloodshed and ordered off the property. He then walked to the river and jumped from the embankment, while the brother-in-law watched at the gate.
The President appointed Henry Plummer, a Black man formerly a Prince George County field hand, as a Captain in the Ninth Cavalry. He moved to Washington as a Howard University student and entered the Post Office Department as a janitor before funding college. After graduating he studied at Wayland Theological Seminary and became pastor of an African church in Washington.
A Norwalk Hour editor faces a correction for a humorous piece about a bank run causing deposit withdrawals. he promises to refund lost interest. The era sees Cunard buying steamship Oregon, challenging Guion line speed, while a Tunisian banker in Paris is noted for concealing toys and accessories during bridal tours.
A miscellany recounts anecdotes from a banker and sailor, a vow of alms fulfilled with food and drink, a Harvard Alumni dinner tale with Henry Irving, and Florence Kelley noting reception of American women in European universities. It contrasts American limits with Europe’s welcome and cites Oxford Zurich Cambridge London and other locales.
A misreadable tale from Austin shows Emma Maria Laura Isabel la streets guiding a Dallas visitor to the capitol. An Austin man retorts with blunt humor as he calls the man a fool, highlighting a clash of manners and language. The piece ends with a wry moral on pruning vices and tending a garden of habits.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt laments the H O G behavior on excursions decried as selfish and brash. It contrasts polite restraint with rude displays of self interest on boats and trains, urging men to stay home to preserve decorum and curb public misbehavior.
The piece describes Whoop Up as a border town with a whisky stockade where traders bought furs from Indigenous people using whisky as payment. It recounts how drunk Indians were lured to enemy fights inside the stockade, with traders then aiding the wounded and burying the dead. David Akers, the owner, defends his methods as reform-oriented and claims to keep people supplied with water to reduce harm.
A British police detachment hunting Myall tribe members forced them to surrender and ate their food. They ordered the killings and killed three old women. A young gin was tied to a sapling and later released after the chief, without keys, failed to free her.
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes tobacco’s potential as a speculative medium. Makers seek distinctive leaves and brand names to spark quick fortunes, citing Davenport and Chicago examples as proof of rapid rises into wealth through successful branding and sales.
A clipping juxtaposes Charlotte Bronte and Bismarck Tribune ideas with Emerson on invention. It cites Bronte’s claim that women feel as men do and questions practical female experiences such as seeking a dime for a remedy, framed amid notes from Emerson and the Tribune.
An anecdote recounted by Ward Hamon describes Abraham Lincoln and a law partner visiting a Tennessee agricultural fair. Lincoln buys a dog, bets $60 on a badger pulled from a barrel, loses the first tries, then uses the dog to pull the badger out. Lamon forces payment, Lincoln pays the countryman, badger business ends.
An original unsigned painting of Pocahontas was found in the Elwin family of Booton Hall near Aylsham Norfolk. The canvas bears Latin inscriptions and depicts a jewel toned velvet mantle, copper-toned skin, and a three feather fan, with features described as Indian in type and intelligent expression.
A fragmentary colonial-era note discusses men adorning themselves with jewels and fashion trends spreading to gentlemen. It includes quotes attributed to William McKinley about truth and the throne, and ends with a reflection on the joys of life through women and children.
A Springfield youth William Houston 17 drowns while fishing. Reports of 377 horses at Chicago Driving Park and a successful summer meeting. Deaths include Henry Thurman and Ralph Felix 16, with detailed local notices. Legal and business notes cover bigamy case, prison fire damage, and several Illinois corporate filings. Gov Hamilton orders cattle plague probe and possible quarantine.
George S. Bowen and associates organize the Harrington Rotary Engine Co Chicago with capital stock of five million dollars. Milk sickness appears in the Hillshara area raising local health concerns.
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