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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1881
Page
5
A medical discussion explains how Trichinella spiralis enters humans via uncooked pork. It describes larvae maturing in the stomach, migrating to voluntary muscles, causing acute diarrhea and severe muscle pains, and notes that thorough cooking or proper heat destroys the parasite while fat renders harmless. The piece argues no danger from well-cooked pork and dismisses lard as a risk.
General Order from Headquarters Illinois National Guard dated Aug 20 1881 announces a four day camp near Bloomington named Camp Yates beginning Sept 5 for the Second Brigade. Regimental officers must report with reports on arrival. instruction will follow U S Army field duties. no pay. officers and men to provide uniforms and blankets. transportation and forage requisitions due by Aug 25 to Bloomington. subsistence and transport funded by private sources. camp near veterans’ reunion site.
Raut or Dry. Yome Nei prefer to purchase medi cines in the dry plate so they can see themselves that they are purely vegetable. Others have not the time or desire to pre the medicine, and wish it ready to accommodate each class the proprietors of tilner Wor now offer that well known remedy, in both dry and liquid form, sold by druggists everywhere. Truth.
Reports from Washington and London detail Garfield’s stubborn debility as doctors report partial nourishment by mouth and enemas, vomiting episodes, and swelling of the parotid gland. Surgeons warn that recovery hinges on digestive strength and continued wound healing, with daily bulletins provoking public anxiety.
Late Thursday the President’s physicians reported a worsening condition with inflamed parotid gland, failing digestion, rising pulse around 120, and signs of blood poisoning. Dispatches from London noted misgivings, clouded mind, and dwindling strength, with little hope for recovery within twenty four hours.
The account portrays Guiteau as craving notoriety, starting with imagined grand status and luxury, then becoming a common prisoner. Facing diminished status, the wretch allegedly staged an attack on the guard to revive public attention and elevate his profile.
An old advertisement touts Whells Health Renewer as a premier dyspepsia cure priced at one dollar with Richards and Lohrbeck in Moline as depots. It also promotes Dr Marstaliljs Bromolide, branded as the Big Blood and Liver Code, claiming long lasting satisfaction and universal druggist availability.
The East Indian Prince of Gondal nears marriage and will lead seven maidens to the altar simultaneously. The unusual union, described as a troubled yet hopeful life, is portrayed as eight souls sharing one common thought and eight hearts beating as one.
Richmond State reports ex mayor J A Gentry of Manchester Virginia was cured of rheumatism by St Jacobs Oil per local notice.
The piece recalls Thomas Corwin a Representative from Olio as a leading comic figure in Congress with sharp wit and marked appearance. It notes Van Buren's attempts to mend tensions with Washington society and describes social entertainments at the White House and cabinet dinners as a novel practice among presidents and their successors.
The article recalls lavish meals with vegetable soup, boiled fish, roasts, game, and many desserts. Hosts carve meats while the lady serves vegetables and desserts. champagne appears sparingly, claret flows, and old Madeira accompanies the after-dinner period. The finest Madeira bore the label Supreme Court, associated with Justices who imported and enjoyed it daily after dinner. Some rare samples remain in Washington wine-cellars.
A London Telegraph item praises a Colombian ant that hates rubbish and thrives in heated compost. It notes its habit of abandoning dirty homes, hatching eggs with artificial heat, and the community removing decomposed waste to keep the hotbed separate.
An advertisement offers Allen's Brain Food as a cure for nervousness, debility, and weakness of generative organs priced at $16. The notice directs readers to send for a circular from Allen's Pharmacy in New York city and notes sale through WG Morris & Co in Moline.
Receipts show 37 600 bushels of corn via canal and 2 011 car loads of all grain by rail in Chicago. Gains in French elections favor Republicans. Notices cover land bills, weather, fires, and notable Chicago figures.
A mass of disparate items reports Walter Bray Baker a Massachusetts asylum patient and former minstrel. Wisconsin and Illinois dairymen plan to resist cheese royalty payments. a Brooklyn mill fire causes $70,000 loss. border clashes push fears of US-Mexico tensions. A St. Louis bucket shop failure, death of Capt. Rider, and Clarkson Potter leading the American Bar Association are noted. Stabbings, drownings, and a murder case in Batavia are sketched alongside stock, grain, and export prices, imperial health briefings, and crop prospects across Europe and America.
An affliction described as psoriasis or leprosy for twenty years caused extreme suffering and near death thoughts. The author credits Cuticura remedies and Resolvent with rapid improvement after trying many doctors, noting skin restoration in six weeks and relief from burning. Sworn testimony declares the treatment's effectiveness.
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