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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1898
Page
8
Local dispatches report visits by Miss Lura Lukens and Miss Ida Johnson, Midwest travel notes, and court activity in Mercer County. Community events include card games, dancing parties, and charity events at Pigry hall and Skinner hall.
Nelson will relocate with a friend from Minnesota to South Moline, leaving long service on the local school board. His departure is deeply felt, with neighbors noting his trustworthy word as reliable as an oath. Meanwhile August Swanson and wife celebrate fifteenth anniversary in Oak Ridge with a large, surprised gathering.
A historical survey details monumental temples in Seringapatam Rangoon Kort such as the vast heathen complex at Juggurnaveh Pooree in Orissa. Notable sites include a thousand pillar hall at Seringapatam and the 192 foot Jagannath temple central to a 120 temple enclosure.
The note references sour clothing for sale in Moline with names Famous McKinnie Bloch, suggesting a local vendor or promotional mention.
A list of property transfers shows multiple deeds among residents including Bognar, Thompson, Daggett, Atkinson, Kay, and Odendahl with prices ranging up to 5 000 dollars. The article also notes Beebe purchasing a half interest in the postoffice barber shop with Gus Peacock, praising Beebe's popularity and the shop’s steady trade.
An short OCR note states Noahs Ark on Third Avenue in Moline offers the cheapest groceries among three cities with goods priced at 5 cents and a claim that Par $6.50 buys more than elsewhere. Call to verify.
Ill-posed fragment mentions Welhard and a famous block, with price noted as five dollars. No clear event, names, or places to establish a full summary.
A partial OCR of licenses and names appears with scattered entries including Wangein Flora Scott Rock Goepel Mary Bishop Ber Gareguth Orion Henry county Peterson Jemima Adely and others. Readable items show residents Mary Welsh Moline Nicholas Schneider Rapids City Port Byron and Lulu Borrell among scattered references.
Fragmented OCR text shows disjointed phrases including names and stray words. No clear event or context emerges, leaving only partial reads such as tones of correspondence and possible references without coherent details.
Attorney J. J. Roach, four years in Rock Island, plans to relocate to Aurora Hamilton County Nebraska and follow his upright career while his northern roots trace back to Cordova and Northwestern University. Joseph Lafranz, 72, Sears resident, died Friday of heart trouble. Shiloh council Rock Island offers services for possible Spanish war mobilization. Magistrate Stafford fines A. C. Hanson $20 for selling liquor to an on-blacklist customer. Doyle, once prominent Rock Island pugilist, died in Chicago from a hemorrhage. Two new altars installed in St. Joseph’s church Rock Island. A fire at 1706 Third and Charlay damages store and windows, loss around $250. Charles W. Wangelin and Belle Scott wed at home. Edward G. Goepel and Marie A. Bishop married at St. Mary’s church. Gilbert I. McGown enters as Republican candidate for collector.
A former cabinet member’s wife writes in the Ladies Home Journal about genteel poverty in Washington. She notes department clerks fear job loss under civil service reforms and describes fashionable clerks living frugally, dining out, renting rooms, and entertaining to network social circles.
The Jardin des Plantes oldest tree, an acacia planted 230 years ago, shows signs of age with wrinkled limbs and supporting crutches. Recent storms have damaged it and a bulletin warns another tempest could end its life despite efforts to preserve it.
Engineer Albert Rodgers of the Pennsylvania railroad befriended a stray cat in the Jersey City depot and took the animal into the engine cab. The cat rode the freight train to Philadelphia, where Rodgers found it cold and stiffly clinging to the truck before warming it in his overcoat at home. The cat recovered after thawing out.
Congressman Hicks did not expect a Teller resolution vote on Monday and stayed in Altoona to tend to business. Speaker Reed teased him about the absence with a jocular remark on the school session, prompting Reed to laugh at his own joke as Hicks stood by.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a billboard inspection and mention of a road toll. No clear event, names, or concrete details available to confirm a full news item. Summarized here as a brief note from a damaged source.
Paris reports the Zola trial concluded with a unanimous verdict amid mob pressure. Sentences ranged to a year for Zola and four months for the director of L Aurore. Mme Zola and friends reacted with mixed emotion as supporters hailed the outcome while critics warned against mob justice.
A political essay argues France must preserve the republic against a perceived alliance of church and Jewish wealth. warns of a possible royal movement led by Prince Henry of Orleans. The narrator visits Zara’s House, noting luxury, nervous witnesses, and bouquets from Jewish ladies, with Rochefort referenced.
In a brief domestic scene Mrs. Tucker scolds her husband for the stubborn Mr. Tucker and questions their son Tommy about why he refuses boiled carrots. Tommy replies she dislikes the taste, prompting Mr. Tucker to insist carrots have no taste and dismiss the objection.
A fashion column discusses ornamenting winter hats and gowns with flowers and lace. It covers ball gown bodice cutting, decolletage considerations, waist and shoulder lines, and the importance of a tight top cord. It also advises elastic bands for long gloves and mentions airy theater bonnets with a photographed model by Judic Chollet.
Fashion notes describe the latest Paris influence with flowing skirts, underwear-tights, and separate bodices. Evening gowns feature a black golget skirt and spangled blouse bodice over satin, with lace wings forming epaulets and decorated drapery along the train.
The article explains how to prepare and print on glass or metal plates for engraving. It covers washing with soap and warm water, applying benzene, rubbing with a finishing cloth, washing with cold water, laying wet prints face down, rolling with a rubber roller, and absorbing moisture with paper. It also notes trimming prints before use and applying paste before mounting or burnishing.
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