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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1884
Page
5
An unsigned reply from “One of the Old Girls” prompts a response from the paper. The editor critiques the writer as bashful or odd, defends Moline’s modest girls, and jokes about meeting the anonymous author to assess his appearance.
The Board of Education met at 4 PM and accepted the resignations of Miss Jennie Galloway and Miss Nellie Joslyn. Miss Galloway and Miss Joslyn will leave at term end. their replacements are Miss Sadie Barker and Miss Nellie Anderson. The board rescinded a prior action granting space to the Woman's Christian Association and assigned rooms in buildings Nos. 1 and 2. The secretary was ordered to obtain Holland and Bunn Phillipspt directories.
Two strangers visit the Dispatch office seeking the price to send the paper to Pittsburgh. After a bluff, they learn rates are ten cents per line per insertion or ten cents a week in advance, with confusion turning to clarity as the clerk confirms the pricing.
Gallery proprietor Atkinson adds a cabinet photograph titled Crazy George showing him in front of Fisk's dry goods with two donkeys. The image captures the animals with calm faces yet hints of stubborn spirit, reflecting George's pride amid crowd attention in Mexico City and surrounding figures.
A poetic fragment from Agnus Gould expresses steadfast devotion across time and distance. The speaker vows enduring fidelity to a beloved, merging earthly longing with spiritual assurance, as life and love endure beyond doubt and death.
A Thursday program at the fairview school house featured magic lantern shows interlaced with music and singing. Thomas the showman, blind from a mine explosion, travels to nearby towns and charges 89 admission. He plans to perform at Carbon Cliff and Rapid City with the Lyceum running on Saturdays for debates and public talks.
Milan reports a lively scene with many hogs arriving for market and a rough ice crust on Millepond due to freezing weather. The Slough near town attracts skaters each evening while townspeople recover from illness and await warmer days.
The Molino Public Library reports increased public interest in reading and the reading room. In November 1402 books were read across genres including fiction 463 and juvenile 679, with attendance 2450 the highest since last winter and circulation the strongest in three years.
A concert at the Swedish Baptist church drew about 800 attendees despite heavy rain. The program was excellent with strong choruses and solos, and piano duets by Nora and Nelly Olson from Rock Island elicited praise. The event likely netted around $75 for church members.
Judge Murphy pushes for the Hennepin canal in the river and harbor bill after shifting it from the railways and canals committee. He argues Pennsylvania opposition ignores potential benefits, citing coal shipments from Chicago to the Mississippi and presumed savings to freight, predicting broader freight gains and state support once studied.
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