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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1882
Page
10
A fragmentary poem-like piece presents a dialogue where a younger speaker urges perseverance after a failed grip and a fall. It cites Columbus and Bruce as examples, urging the reader to regain strength, hold fast, and press on through adversity despite jeers and doubt.
A showman describes creating life size curiosities including Circassian ladies and albinos. He recalls Barnum's Circassian woman and notes how women are transformed, with Albino children and performers profiled. The piece cites Hannah Battersby, Jessie Waldron, and others as examples of weight and appearance in sideshow history.
The article surveys showmen and their exhibitions featuring living skeletons and giants. It notes how performers use clothing and props to exaggerate size, mentions notable figures like Captain Bates and Marvus the giantess, and recalls ethnic and racial stereotypes tied to such displays.
John Fiske describes colonial Virginia planters enjoying ample leisure with open houses for guests, lavish living, imported London fashions, silver plate, and fine wines. Overseers managed slaves while masters pursued mental cultivation, entertaining with horse racing and frequent monthly guests at grand manor homes.
A fragment quotes a reflection on the mutual moral influence of men and women in social settings. It notes that neither gender behaves fully as in the presence of the other, suggesting strong cross sex effects on conduct. The text ends mid thought with an attribution to a writer.
The Vanderbilt clan travels the Glen House carriage road to Mount Washington summit in two hours and eight minutes using six gray horses. Jehiel Cooper drives, with Milliken guiding, while observers at the summit confirm the time as the fastest yet recorded on the mountain route.
The piece surveys Newfoundland with its fogs and Arctic currents driving near the coast. It recalls shipwrecks at Mistaken Point near Cape Race and the dangers of navigation, then sketches landscape, climate, roads, resources, and backward educación, noting St Johns hotels and scarcity of commerce beyond copper ore codfish and sents.
A Detroit widow on Suxteenth Street reports a serious anonymous letter to an officer. The note professes a lover’s passion and dreams about her, prompting the officer to joke about a past suitor while she seeks confirmation that the writer is earnest. The exchange ends with the widow refusing further police involvement.
An advertisement in the Freeman's Journal notes Mrs C Edge cultivating five sunflowers from Utica seed. The plants reach seven feet four inches tall with seven inches broad blossoms, orange outer petals and pale yellow centers, described as a curiosity worthy of cultivation.
A woman in the neighborhood stole a dress and hat from a house, dressed as a nun, and fled. Police investigate the daring, ethical breach and capture potential clues from the residence.
A report notes Lydia Gaber during a trial in Beodsies with ongoing court proceedings. Details remain sparse with focus on courtroom actions and procedural steps.
A collage of home living notes and recipes from Chicago News and Rural World. Includes advice on making rag for stairs, English fairs drawing American breeders, Queen's drops biscuits, a tapioca pudding, currant fritters, salt minerals in soil, and hay drying tips with notes from the Indianapolis Journal and Farmer's Magazine.
A historical guide explains drying and brine curing for hams and shoulders. It covers trimming, packing, salt and sugar rubs, brine strength, curing times from three to seven weeks, and temperate storage. It also details smoking with creosote, charred Hickory smoke methods, and packaging with waxed paper and cloth wraps for protection.
Practical guidance on humane handling and stable care for horses. Do not tease or beat the animal. Keep litter dry and clean, brush regularly, and avoid dirty stalls. Grooming and drying after washing prevents chills. Exercise daily and avoid tying the horse too tightly. Inspect feet and legs nightly for stones or injuries. Do not administer drugs without permission.
Demorest's Monthly notes three forces turning plains between the Missouri and the Rockies arable within twenty five years. Irrigation from Rocky Mountain snowmelt, Salt Lake Valley results, and artesian wells revive desert soils. Population growth and tree planting spread rainfall, with railroads aiding showers and Denver near future. Horace Greeley foresaw windmills on dry plains.
A brief item notes Mose Schaumburg's ten year old son travels a tray in slang selling articles like a miniature Sam's of Posen. An Austin man questions his earnings and the boy explains he makes five percent on each sale and jokes about buying suspenders and barter prices.
A cow on an Illinois farm reportedly swallowed a fence stake during grazing causing a brief veterinary assessment. No injuries were reported and the farm owner notified local authorities.
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