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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1884
Page
10
Aarchaic verse recounts a wooer’s serenade to Solomon’s eldest girl, praising her black hair and bright eyes while lamenting rivals. The narrator admires her beauty and vows to win her, despite doubts about status and distance.
A tender meditation on aging and enduring love. The speaker confronts aging with a vow to remain faithful, while his wife reassures him that true youth remains in affection and spirit.
A Glasgow preacher travels to the Vale of Croix for a temporary pulpit. He falls for Angelina Melville but discovers she loves another. A bond forms with Mary, a plain countrywoman, and the narrator ends up marrying Mary and serving as pastor there. He reflects on whether he flirted with Mary while torn between two women.
A Chicago Herald item from Train Talk recounts a porter who claims to study passengers. He notes he remembers quirks and habits of travelers to charm them. He says he can earn about $100 a month by profiling human nature and treating each man as an important traveler.
Olive Harper recalls visiting the ex Empress Eugenie and her son at Shoeburyness where the young prince posed for photographs and a plaster bust was made. The bust shows a long nose from the mold and Napoleon IV is marked on the pedestal. The narrator reflects on the prince’s bright youth and his death.
The New York Mail and Express quotes a humorous exchange about a young man named Mr. Smith attempting to brush whitewash from a back, only to reveal a corset under a jersey. It then laments gambling as a great modern evil threatening society.
Frogs snakes and turtles threaten carp in ponds while carp farming expands in Coorgina. Tar canned fruit output rises in California and roots in drain tile can be prevented by earth and coal tar. Horse flesh used in sausages amid beef pork prices. breeders seek walking horses by crossing thoroughbreds with large mares for stamina and farm usefulness.
Practical guidance on selecting beef and preparing joints for baking to retain flavor and tenderness. Includes a German butter washing method, and recipes for baked breast with parsley herbs and rice pudding batter, plus gravy and carving tips for an economical presentation.
A collage of quips and notices from various papers items include derisive jabs at cholera precautions from Dr Koen and Kentucky officials, a French lark about bread and conservatories, humorous exchanges about summer heat and fashion, plus a billiards match story with a spectator’s bloody nose and the professor’s cool reply.
The National Review argues humor is a divine gift rooted in nature, scarce in women’s work. It cites Harriet Martineau and Mrs Brown ing lacking wit in Tom Jones and Harry Loriquer, notes Mrs Poyser’s occasional wit, and credits Eliot’s style and Sterne over maternal wit.
A brief commentary notes theaters shifting from art spaces to business venues with rising commercial emphasis, touching on the modern stage in Berlin and broader trends in German theater.
Demarest’s Monthly notes the Thames foulness despite 25 year old sewer works. London’s rapid growth demands an expanded, costly system to move waste farther, preventing pollution of waters and loss of fish while seeking productive use of waste as fertilizer.
The article advises using inexpensive Swiss or French table mills to grind pepper fresh as needed. It notes decades of home use, pepper mainly for testing melons and berries, and suggests grinding coarse grains for aroma. It condemns overuse of strong dried pepper in soup.
A woman notes diamond buttons are fashionable while a man laments he cannot afford luxuries. They discuss income and frugality, revealing a playful domestic exchange about wealth, aspiration, and inability to purchase new items.
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