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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1881
Page
5
Fragmentary poem reflects on vanished spring, birds and flowers past, memory lingering beside sorrow. Images of wind, streams and a solemn dirge mix with duty and resilience as the speaker recalls a time when life felt pure and hopeful.
The piece denounces beer and spirit drinking tied to unions and strikes, arguing it weakens workers and drains wages. It cites rising alcohol use in the United States, calls for restraint, and critiques a proposed saloon in the city amid concerns over fire limits and factory impact.
Free of Cost Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds asthma bronchitis and related throat and lung ailments is offered in trial bottles to the affected. If you have severe cough cold breathing difficulty hoarseness or throat or lung issues try this remedy. We could not afford to give it away unless confident it cures. Thousands of hopeless cases have been helped. For sale by Richards & Spfrbeck.
Ex Governor H P Baldwin of Detroit who chairs the Michigan Relief Committee informs Secretary Hotchkiss in Chicago that 2500 families have been burned out, typhus and bilious fevers are spreading, and relief needs exceed initial estimates.
Report suggests a move to appoint a Governor for the Territory of Aska, a 200 mile circuit including Sitka. The article notes the current condition described as chaotic and unguided, comparing it to the times when everyone did as they pleased.
The daughter of the government's guardian of the Yosemite died recently in the valley. She was seventeen and known to hundreds of visitors from many parts of the world.
The distillers plan a winter campaign to cut whisky tax from 90 to 60 cents per gallon and will build a strong Washington lobbying effort. The year’s cotton crop is forecast at 500000 bales with overall production around 6 million bales. A writer in Iowa recalls a New York counsel in fugitive slave cases and predicts a strong presidential run.
Julia Babcock of Watertown weds George Heagy of Brampton at John Babcock's home. The ceremony by Rev A Jarper of Port Byron precedes a reception with hundreds of relatives. The couple depart for Rock Island amid gift displays including jewelry, silverware, china, and keepsakes from friends and family.
The records show numerous marriage licenses issued since October 1 including Wm Edlund Betsy Johnson Heinrich Schenk Marte 1 C Fram Charles Eipper Sophe Linhardt and others. Our amateur fishermen report steady catches with strings of fish and a catfish weighing 16 pounds near the Sylvan island bridge.
Professional listings show Dr D T Phillips and Dr J B Davison operating in Illinois cities with office hours and locations including Main Street, Lynde Street, and near Morris' drugstore. Additional notices mention Dr A Gordon and the firm of Richards and Kohrbeck at Main and Lynde in Moljne.
Sturgeon Olsen, attorneys at law, Rock Island address on West Stark and Billing Avenue listings. Specializes in patent law and procuring patents with focus on intellectual property matters.
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