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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1884
Page
11
A daughter recalls a poetical scene where blossoms by a window cast color and fragrance that brighten a dull room. The speaker reflects on love, youth, and the fading of May blossoms as memories of his mother and a tender gaze surface. The passage blends imagery of flowers, light, and a porch vignette.
A fragmented verse speaks of seasonal change and longing for salad as summer ends. It references heat, winter approaching, and distant appetites for lobster salad in chilly times, with garbled lines and recurring imagery of seasonal shift.
A Nebraska or Iowa farm tale follows a widow who raises four sons after her husband’s death. She starts a shared study of geology and history, turning a lonely farm into a schooling hub. The family prospers, sons pursue college and professions, and the mother’s influence shapes their lives.
A lengthy discussion with gambler Charles Dunn traces faro’s origins from ancient Egypt through Italy and England to America. The piece covers early play methods, the box’s advent, 19th century changes, New York’s first public game in 1827, and laws and bans in Virginia and New York.
The article lists branch locations near Dayton Ohio Augusta Maine Milwaukee Wisconsin Fortress Monroe Virginia and sets admission criteria. Requirements include honorable discharge disability from service and agreement to follow Board rules and Articles of War. Pension papers must be forwarded and transferred to the home, with officials named as managers and officers.
A physician would note that about 1 percent of the population experiences vivid dreams or visions. Assuming weekly dreams and a 1 in 256 chance of a remarkable coincidence with a friend’s death, such events occur somewhere in the country nearly every day. A Paris Temperance Society prize offers 2000 francs for work on drinks and their bodily effects.
A renowned Baltimore physician reports success treating St Vitus dance with skullcap herb tea. A wine-glassful three times daily for one month is given to patients as a remedy.
The narrator recalls arranging with a mahout to bring an elephant to a location. The elephant was led up to a six foot log while the mahout remained silent. Upon arrival at the spot the animal was without chains.
The piece describes the typical German policeman as physically strong but not handsome, noting his straight figure and athletic build. It paints him as orderly and respected, guiding prisoners along streets with deliberate calm, and details his distinctive uniform including a heavy leather helmet with brass trim and a dark blue clerical-styled coat with gold or silver lace.
The remark contrasts English and French regions of belief and cuisine. It notes English have many religions but a single sauce, while in France the ratio is reversed.
A peasant in Novgorod was struck by an axe and left in grave danger. A distant doctor delayed but declared the wound fatal and issued a death certificate. The man recovered unexpectedly, kept the certificate, and now believes himself legally dead while his body is buried in the village churchyard.
Captain Burrell recounts a Newcastle lodging episode from Lord Malmesbury’s Memoirs. A fashionable young woman stayed to watch the sick officer amid his smallpox confinement, promising to linger several days and later revealing she hoped to witness a military funeral after news of his recovery.
A celebrated American actor visits a frugal host who offers no wine claiming the cellar key was lost. After a frugal meal the host shows prized items including a stuffed pelican. The actor quips he would search the pelican for the wine cellar key, noting the value of gentlemanly conduct.
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