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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1884
Page
5
An advertiser proclaims direct factory sourcing and low prices with a fixed one price policy. The pitch touts fresh stock daily and no seconds, inviting customers to compare and buy with confidence at reduced retail costs.
A new St Nicholas cantata by W Howard Dean with music by Fanny Crosby opens as a Christmas program for Sunday schools. It features Autum n, Jack Frost, Winter, a Christmas tree scene and a choir chorus. The production aims to entertain children and adults with original plot and music suitable for family audiences. Committees and stagedetails are listed, with admission at 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children.
A letter from M Dunn of Oline Illinois dated December 14 1884 defends the Dispatch editor against claims of involvement in local correspondence and urges continuing support for the “Old Girl” “Young Girl” and “Young Man” exchanges with Whittier quotes.
Knut A Norling dealer in artist materials and acrylic painter made an assignment Monday to Gustaf Swenseen. Papers filed in county court before Judge Adams show bond approval and exemptions. The document references sums and legal terms, with unclear surrounding details in the docket.
A lyrical reflection on a claim, home on a hillside, and distant memories. The speaker recalls a battered roof, rain, and a shabby dwelling near a sea shore. Poetic lines mix longing for a partner, freedom, and a simple life tied to a “little old log shanty on my claim.”
Monday evening fire from leaking engine mix of fuel ignited several empty barrels behind a restaurant yard near the CR 1 VP depot on Moline avenue. Barrels burned freely threatening fence and nearby buildings. Wagner's brewery horse was moved out. fire was checked by bar company arrival before further damage.
The Women’s Relief Corps in Toledo recounts Mother Bickerdyke’s four years serving the nation in hospitals and on battlefields. Despite old age she has no pension, earning a living by washing, as ex soldiers in Molos area recall her brave care and sacrifice. The piece urges government support for disabled soldiers and for the women who aided them.
Frank Parker a C B and Q brakeman living in Galesburg fell from the top of moving cars near Piago while securing braks. He slid through a gap and struck draw-bars, was dragged for nearly a mile, but survived and was brought home in a patient condition. Authorities slowed the train and halted it after a long descent.
A reader replies to a previous piece about courtship and gender roles. The dialogue contrasts chivalric notions with modern expectations, arguing about how young men and women should interact, the use of criticism, and the nature of genuine affection versus social scavengers.
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