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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1894
Page
6
Special correspondence from New York on spring wraps not for warmth but for looks. Describes black Spanish lace mantles with jet beads, collars, jabots, and surah details, plus trims, overskirt effects, and fashionable two panel lace gowns.
Article describes three little frocks with feather stitched trims and elaborate plaited yokes in drab enrah olive green camel’s hair and pale blue delaine fabrics. Also notes fashion details such as ruffles, shirred hoods, and decorative stitching.
Special Bermuda correspondence from Hamilton notes a calm return after a seaborne voyage, with a funeral notice and local mourning customs. It recalls Bermuda as a fortified British stronghold with strong naval life, hospitality for royal visitors, and a royal party interrupted by an evasive moment from Prince George during a formal event.
A chaotic Bermuda journey unfolds with a donkey cart ride turning dangerous as a rider is jolted through fields and pastures, ending with a humorous misadventure. The piece then cites Sir Edward Sullivan noting long-term declines in land value and rents since 1876, alongside Lord Derby’s quote on losses, highlighting economic strains in a famed free trade nation.
A critical overview of Southern dominance in the House Ways and Means and Senate finance committees from the mid 1800s to early 1900s. The piece outlines committee lineups, regional representation, and implications for tariff policy and industrial interests, highlighting southern influence and republican minority omission. It also notes the Cherokee community at Qualla Reserve and tangential cultural observations.
An overview argues the Wilson tariff bill opens U S markets to Canadian producers, promising them equal trade access while criticizing border taxes under McKinley. It contrasts taxpayer duties with protection for domestic workers and manufacturers, noting the need to protect local taxpayers and curb unfair external competition.
A historic critique argues Hoke Smith limits local pension boards rating power to control disability determinations. It describes new orders removing local examiners from rating decisions, shifting scrutiny to medical examiners in Washington, and depicts broader political maneuvering in pension policy. The piece also reports Berlin cigar contest, miners’ coal cutting debates, a shipboard turtle sighting, and U.S. debt growth under Cleveland.
Dr Stackhouse and Daniel relocate their medical institute from the Whitaker building to suite 1 in the McCullough building at 124 West Third Street Davenport. After April 24 the Stackhouse Medical Institute opens in the new quarters for long term care with focus on catarrh asthma eye ear nose throat lungs nervous, blood, and skin diseases. The pair claim a perfect record of success in difficult cases across Davenport Rock Island and Moline.
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