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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1880
Page
10
A dialect piece from Century Magazine warns of heaven’s examination at death. It imagines angels asking precise questions about life, conscience, and duties, while the soul awaits judgment and faces a literal path to the afterlife guided by a spectral clerk.
A Mag Club gathering features Ned Deniston recounting a haunting tale of Charlie, a boy who perished saving a friend on a cliff. Deniston’s memory reveals a mother’s sacrifice and a shared ache, ending with the cup prize awarded to the storyteller and a quiet farewell to the crowd.
A Grand Temple of Worstip is under construction by the Mormon Church at Mant Utah. The structure will rise on a mountain spur with two towers and extensive terrace walls. Built of white limestone the project includes elaborate landscaping and water works. Architect Mr Folsom is cited, with President Young’s aim for a grand American Continent temple.
In a Broadway car the narrator overhears two fashionable young women trading gossip on gifts and beaux, then shifts to a reflective essay on happiness and health. The piece, attributed to C Whittier Brown in Science of Health, contrasts social chatter with moral philosophy on well being and virtue.
Near Morat gate in Switzerland stands a five hundred year old oak tied to the 1476 battle aftermath. Swiss leaders thanked Heaven under its shade and a courier carried a leafy token to Freiburg that proved his envoy status before dying of exertion. The branch remains planted above his grave as a major European tree.
This piece argues happiness is relative and not tied to sensual pleasures. It notes that lasting pleasure comes from balance of pain and pleasure, that sense-based joys fade with repetition, and that habit dulls perception. The text cautions youths against hopeful but faulty theories of happiness.
Analyzes how color and cut impact a woman's appearance and personality. Emphasizes that fit and silhouette matter more than color, noting most women follow fashion rather than personal suitability. Commends those who cultivate taste, arguing dress can enhance temperament and dignity.
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