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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1884
Page
10
A nostalgic verse praises mull trimmed poke bonnets, lauding the coarse straw hat that half hides a beloved face. The speaker longs for the traditional bonnet over feathered hats, cherishing its beauty and sentimental power in courtship.
The speaker recalls a childhood ritual of whispering a wish when the new moon glowed in the west. The narrator traces how childhood hope faded with growing age, and now the speaker no longer looks over the shoulder or makes wishes as the crescent sinks. The poem contrasts youthful longing with a cooler, older heart.
In a southern household Mack, a trusted enslaved nurse, cares for Eugene while facing pressure from mistress and neighbor General Cammack to sell her. The narrator warns Mack to distance from the boy, prompting a dramatic failed sale attempt and Mack’s desperate leap to the river. Eugene’s rescue and Mack’s later resilience frame a tale of bondage, loyalty, and survival.
The French artist Meissonier, famed for a contemptuous view of women, is recalled after he dismisses Eugenie’s efforts to sway him. At Campagne he rejects a courtesy token, and later he furnishes a sharp reply to the Junko de Morny about a new painting, claiming pride in owning such a masterpiece.
Mrs Winks recalls arctic explorers surviving on seal skin after food ran out while Mr Winks notes no savings this year. They plan to save for hard times and discuss Uncle Jake sending $500 in fall as a starter, joking about a $500 sealakin sacque for a Christmas gift to eat if needed.
Customer denounces 10 cent soda water as an outrage, arguing overcharges beyond cost. Clerk retorts that authorities wink at it, implying systemic tolerance of price gouging.
A fragment from a 19th century column mixes a comic meditation on sneezing in church with social observations. A baby sneezes provokes smiles while a stern man avoids festive blessing. The piece drifts to rhymes about sneezing days and ends with a debate on beauty and domestic fortune, citing a Pittsburgh Dispatch voice.
A collage of quirky one liners and jokes from Texas to Michigan, Utah to Scotland. Anecdotes include revivalist pennies, an old French soldier’s age, garden party misreads, a child’s dead end answer about Job, cadet and captain banter, marital roasts, camp humor, a watermelON duel, and shipboard longing, all reflecting regional humor and social banter.
A playful quotation from a New York Times item features little Annie and Dick planning a pretend marriage with playful banter about roles. The text shifts to commentary on the pine tree bore worm in North Carolina, labeling the pest as an intolerable nuisance.
An old-time dialect scene shows a state coach driver scolding a Black passenger over a trunk that fell off. The exchange escalates with mockery and frustration as the driver accuses the passenger of causing the mishap and a passenger laments the humiliation in a harsh, racist tone.
A letter in the Nacogdoches Star urges quitting alcohol after nine years of hardship. The writer cites inability to control whisky consumption and asks friends not to offer drinks, promising better behavior at home. Also notes a 140,000 pound Alabama coal exhibit at Birmingham.
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