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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1884
Page
5
A quirky verse sketches a buyer in a town negotiating for a Paris Range truck. Jumbled lines hint at price talk, shifting offers, and a humorous glance at market quirks, delivering a pocket-sized snippet of local color.
The article profiles Gen Henningsen, a British born officer who fought in Spain, Russia, and Central America. It notes his role with the filibusters in Nicaragua and Granada, his leadership of the Wise Legion, and his later quiet life in Washington after a storied career marked by bravery and controversy.
The London Truth notes quirks of English leaders and compares American lawmakers. Reagan twists a string or paper, Hewitt crosses legs while speaking, and Kelley speaks with a strong voice despite aging. Reed is incisive on his feet, Hurd’s arms fly as he gesticulates, and Holman’s conduct distracts. In the Senate, Hour and Groome move chairs to think, while Radoms keeps an eye on galleries and Sawyer presses against the wall in hesitation.
In Philadelphia a clerk corrects a plumbing bill mix up showing the bill should be 13.17 but misread as 13.71 for Surtz. The plumber confirms no changes are needed and stresses keeping pennies straight to ensure the dollars follow.
A London journal reports that preservation of the Adirondack forests is finally agitating westerners who seek to shield their valuable prairie lands from drought.
The piece argues harbor access shapes Mexican maritime and rail freight. Guaymas on the Pacific is noted as a strong harbor, while Vera Cruz is criticized for poor port facilities. Mexico plans merchant steamships and props to shift most freight and passenger traffic to rail links with U S lines via the Central, Laredo and Piedras Negras routes.
A Washington Letter details General Sheridan's cheerful home with airy exposure and sunlit porches. The Sheridan family includes Mrs. Sheridan and their children Mary Irene Louisy and Phil the baby, with Mary nearly eight and a climbing rose blooming over the piazza.
An itinerant organ grinder in St Paul explains to a reporter that tunes determine earnings and crowd response. He says he swapped from lively to solemn pieces after learning that solemn tunes draw children and adults, boosting copper in the cup, and that old favorites like Home Sweet Home and Rock of Ages work best. He notes grinders in other cities try lively tunes but monetary success favors solemn numbers. He estimates a good St Paul spot yields $3 to $4 daily, but he’s lucky at $2, then walks away with a 25 cent tip.
The Chicago Journal discusses Leatheroid a new Maine made material from cotton paper that appears like leather yet is harder and extremely elastic. It resists tossing and hammering suggesting use for trunks. Dr Groadus warns half knowledge is bane of teaching and half truths haunt pulpits and books.
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