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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1884
Page
11
A mother speaks of her newborn son with tender bath time imagery and a shared family world. She notes the father's quiet presence and their mutual affection, while the world moves on outside. The piece centers on domestic joy and parental bonding.
A fragmented verse tale describes JT hearing a cat song near a kitchen window and a chaotic encounter as the narrator, frightened, falls on a cat while neighbors threaten with sticks. The scene unfolds around a moonlit shed and tense crowd interaction in Philadelphia News style.
A firsthand reminiscence describes Tom Marshall as a towering Kentucky orator who addressed a malicious slander case in a Chicago Circuit Court. He delivered a dramatic opening defending a fellow citizen, argued against poetry as a threat to truth, and won the jury verdict for the defense amid vivid courtroom detail.
A letter from John Quincy Adams’s mother, written when he was ten, warns against profaneness and graceless conduct. A late admirer notes Adams owed all that is good in him to his mother, speaking of the enduring influence of maternal guidance.
A short foreign phrase appears to describe Lrarsiva shaping a man to establish a personal business or firm. The text hints at a self formed enterprise built around an individual.
Notable cases of extreme frugality and hoarding by misers are described, from M Osterwald in Paris 1791 to John Clarke of Woolwich and renowned figures like the Duke of Marlborough and Sir James Lowther. The piece links wealth with thrift and details how hidden fortunes linger with heirs rather than benefactors.
The text discusses emery not yielding a good polish on soft metals like silver without burnishing and a striated shine. It notes that molding sand from foundries can surface light brass with high zinc content. It also mentions levitating sand on marble to grind pigments and pulverizing foundry sand to an impalpable powder while preserving its abrasive qualities, and cites an eastern city toolmaker using coal ashes for a final finish.
A column contrasts American slang and usage with British English, noting Americans repurpose words like clever and elegant, and use phrases such as real good time and perfectly splendid. It observes regional and dialect differences, with examples of how Americans say street, sea shore, railroad, store, and depot, among others.
Dr John G Johnson reports six tomato poisonings linked to corrosive solder compounds in canning. He urges immediate cleanup of muriate and tin solder and condemns unsafe practices. Officials should reject suspicious cans and inspect caps for two holes and resin rings.
In a Boston letter the fox-hunting lexicon is listed by Huntsman Crosby. Terms include tally-o-back, hard back, burning scent, check, running breast high, challenge, chopped, drag, moving scent, carry a good head, dwell on the scent, run his foil, bit it off, headed, live hunter, streaming away, tight in their tongues, blabber, skirter, pad, pads the fox, full cry. The Myopia club members discuss afterhunt busting. Riding to hounds is described as exciting and potentially popular with more riders in time.
Tom Corwin and whig friends discussed Shannon's defeat when Mrs. Shannon entered a stage car and revealed she was Gov. Shannon's wife. She stated there was no doubt of his election, abashing the men before Corwin resumed conversation with her.
An anecdote recalls Tom Corwin the Black-faced wagon boy who wooed Mrs. Shannon during a campaign ride to Columbus. Claiming to know her husband, he revealed his identity and nickname, predicting future political rise and later service as Governor and Treasury Secretary before a fall into bankruptcy.
Physician Lucy Randolph Fleming urges modern households to air bedrooms after rising, avoid stale water and uncleanware, remove soiled clothes, and keep closets free of odors. She stresses open fires and sunlight as ventilation, warning against crowded, stuffy rooms and neglected wash basins.
Mr Snigginbottom laments wooden pins in roasts as he carves. His wife jokingly suggests skewering meat, then Mr Snigginbottom declares he will seek a physician for overwork affecting his mind and rushes out to find a doctor.
Reporter notes Mr Blifkins says there was not a dry eye after the play while Mrs Blifkins adds many throats were dry between acts during the performance. The Philadelphia Call commentary ends with a pun on ignorance and knowledge.
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