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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1884
Page
9
A fragmentary poem by James Homer Kennedy voices a night-blooming flower speaking to a distant star. The star replies praising divine care and condemning earthly vanity. The piece contrasts humble creation with human pursuits of recognition and honor.
In a dimly lit mansion a ghost image in white with a bloodstain terrifies Aunt Rebecca and prompts a panic among Violet Charley Hazelwood and Colonel Orme as they pursue the eerie specter during a snowy December night. The legend of a murdered girl under the house lingers amid a starlit, chilling scene.
In a haunted hall scene Colonel Orme and family uncover Violet's innocent claim to see stars while Miss Rebecca screams believing Violet to be the murdered ghost. Violet reveals a cashmere mantle and red ribbons causing Aunt Rebecca to deny ghosts, as Violet receives her suitor Charles Hazelwood’s consent.
Biographical sketch portrays Charles Reade as amiable yet fiery in temper, with sharp invective for opponents and a tyrannical stage presence, tempered by a deeply kind heart and vivid imagination. The passage notes his fault lines and enduring benevolence. Up to date the Sault St Marie canal and improvements have cost $3,000,000.
The piece collections jokes and witticisms about manners fashion marriage and daily life. It mixes playful quips on women men and work with humorous scenes from school offices and social events.
Mrs. Frank Leslie, widow of the publisher, discusses marriage timing with the Marquis de Leuville. She will maintain business control, denies joint management, and plans a church wedding with a travel and writing itinerary to California and New Orleans. Capel sends friendly wishes. she notes no details on Mrs Ham mersley’s conversion.
An intimate note recalls viewing Edmund Kean not Macready here. The narrator describes studying the actor from backstage and on stage during Macbeth while exchanging hours of talk on Shakespeare and acting. The scene captures the intensity and command of Macready during rehearsal and performance.
Fragmentary speech describes government actions and money, mentioning places and names with unclear context. The remarks touch on finances and a plan to take some of the resources, referencing a Bay area locale and a hypothetical payment.
Billy Florence stages a prank at the Grand Opera House involving General Sherman and Rev. John Snyder. Florence pretends the cane found by a box office clerk is from the pyramids of Ezrot, hosting a jovial gathering at the Southern hotel with wine and repartee. The next day Snyder learns the cane is returned after Florence explains the joke with further champagne.
A self confessed egotist in The Hour reflects on how a publication engages many roles from writer and editor to compositor printer and advertiser. He notes readers may value their own contributions and the pride each craftsman takes in their work and the paper's appearance.
A North End household features two cats, one selfishly dominates meals while the other, generous, secretly shares the feast. The younger cat retrieves a big piece of liver to aid the elder, provoking a comical scene of thrift and charity amid a family breakfast and a separate social anecdote about a New York party over peaches.
The London Daily News notes the duke’s keen humor and passion for books and music. He sought introductions to eminent authors, enjoyed lively party talk, and valued health as a central need. His conservative politics did not curb his openness to opposing views.
A fragment recounts the Princess Monaco’s pre execution acts in a French Revolution scene with hair cutting rouge and a request that Mad. Roland go first. It also notes A. Swan of Cheyenne controlling over 20 000 stock head and valued above 6 million, and his role in five Wyoming stock organizations after leaving Green County Pennsylvania in 1858.
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