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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1894
Page
4
A vocal naturalist urges farmers and townsfolk to safeguard singing birds, arguing they curb pests and benefit fruit trees. He praises the wren, bluebirds, robins, woodpeckers, nuthatches, creepers, larks, and hawks owls for pest control and crop protection, noting owls and hawks guard against mice and other vermin.
The extract shows two major points about the tariff debate. First, free trade support comes from states with no manufacturing investment, risking harm if adopted. Second, Democratic manufacturing-state representatives fear the Wilson bill would close factories and throw workers out, favoring protection and peace.
A partisan tract argues the nation fell from prosperity under Republican rule. It cites rising treasury deficits, reduced gold reserves, and increased debt after bond sales, blaming Democratic opponents and alleging mismanagement and disorder. The piece also mocks fashion and social scenes.
The tale recalls Gould dodging journalists during Colorado visits. Skiff, in disguise, infiltrates Gould’s hotel to quiz him about plans, earning a cautious reply and a forecast of his railroad ambitions. Gould’s whisky anecdote is also recounted to explain his temperate life.
Editorial notes that Democratic tariff legislation may give Great Britain a new relying point as manufacturing districts recover from long idleness. It contrasts US prospects of ongoing unemployment with Britain's expectation of employment due to the tariff act.
A Swiss government backed plan aims to build a railroad to the Jungfrau summit at 18 468 feet. Promoters promise a $20 000 observatory and staff if concession is granted, marking a tenth major railway undertaking.
The piece argues that tariff reform remains blocked in a Democratic administration after 17 months in power. It says lawmakers block progress to protect local interests, causing national uncertainty, unemployment, and strife. The author notes the paradox of a free trade platform failing to enact tariffs and blames internal party divisions.
The article highlights quirky portraits from Wilmot Harrison’s The Scottish American. It cites professor Adam Ferguson noted for temperance and milk meals, travels at 72 for a new edition of Roman History, and Dr Alexander Adam famed for industry and oat meals. Rev Sir Henry Wellwood Moncreiff is praised for old fashioned manners and Sunday dinners, recounting his routine of sermons, study, family prayers, and roasted hare dinners.
Decorative hints discuss ornamental book covers and frames using brocade, gould thread, and champ embroidery. It notes fashionable picture frames echoing refined finish, with photos becoming common in drawing rooms. It mentions plain cardboard shapes covered with pale glace or satin and ribbon embroideries as affordable art supplies.
Repeated garbled phrase hints at a cipher like inverse reading. The readable bits show disordered words and no clear names or places. Limited context prevents identifying a concrete people, events, or locations from the fragment.
A historical note traces Napoleon Bonaparte’s alleged coercive marriages during his rule. The article recounts daughters and wives assigned to generals or nobles, including dramatic resistance by some women, arrests for noncompliance, and swift, strategic marriages. It highlights the empresses, dukes, and counts involved and references 1812 police circular lists of women’s ages and property.
Readable tale portrays a two day clash between potato bugs and locusts in Sullivan County. The bugs supposedly defend a potato patch while locusts overrun and the field is left stripped. A Dutchess County tale follows about a farm dog hero protecting his flock until exhaustion ends the struggle.
A Florida congressman faced a 20 member district delegation at his Washington hotel room. He joked that etiquette in D C differs from Florida and asked them to leave, later sending a porter with messages as the group departed in silence. Rumors suggest the group bought etiquette books afterward.
A Boston Harald inspired item notes many foreigners visiting American friends remark on the extravagant Lifestyles and large summer houses across the country. German prince connections and Berlin residents express astonishment at American wealth, luxury, and the scale of private wealth compared with Europe.
The late Colonel Burnaby recounts a woman who in 1874 served as a soldier in Don Carlos’s army. She wore the uniform, lived and fought with the men. A priest in her parish identified her. Don Carlos moved her to women’s quarters, but she asked to return to the ranks. He joked she would not join the regiment of men until a battalion of women is formed, then she would be colonel.
A polemical piece argues President Cleveland and the Democratic platform incited lawless discontent and anti-government sentiment. It cites numerous quotes to claim the party fosters unrest, attacks legislation, and threatens peace and prosperity.
The Professional Woman's league gathered at 29 West Thirtieth Street where Mrs Neta Joan Boardman of England urged cycling as a healthful habit for women. She described its benefits and showcased her gray cheviot snickerbockers and outing attire in a large picture. The piece closes with a literary quote misattributed to Mrs Jameson.
A political tirade questions tariff rhetoric by Senator Voorhees and contrasts it with historic protectionist views. The piece then recounts a Brooklyn firehouse anecdote about a grieving mother who misplaces her wedding ring after a fireman’s reported news.
Portable light plant used on vessels in the Manchester ship canal mirrors the Suez pattern. It includes a combined engine and dynamo, a 30 inch Admiralty projector, a 20 inch mirror, and a bayonet socket for easy maintenance. An on side viewing camera and ground glass projection complete the system.
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