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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1884
Page
11
A surreal vignette set in a Harlem flat traces two restless lovers a drummer and a mystic speaking in occult terms. Four years later the wife clings to Nirvana while the husband grapples with salary and astral fame, torn between transcendental promises and daily life. The Century
A party of four on a Long Island coast trip includes Joe Barrett, Polly Barrett, Phil Somers, and Miss Mortimer. A sudden storm brings Joe and Polly near death. in the aftermath Joe confesses a decades-old love triangle with Phil over Polly. Joe dies after revealing the truth. Polly and Phil are left to grieve and ponder possible futures.
In a lively exchange, Jones and Smith discuss tobacco use with quips about a man who started smoking and lived to ninety one. The dialogue shifts to reflections on looking back to antiquity and the idea of pressing forward in a race.
A Brooklyn Times correspondent describes a lord mayor's banquet with lark pudding, rare wines, and a grand display at the Mansion House. He compares London’s affordable hot meals from 6 to 9 PM in shops, notes the widespread hot fish and pease pudding options, and reflects on class and domestic labor, praising the dignity in household work.
This excerpt argues that routine female domestic labor holds hidden value despite monotony. It acknowledges discontent but asserts genuine pleasure lies in well done work and that hope and comfort exist for women in daily household tasks.
A satirical piece compares dogs and humans, noting canine displays of anger vanity fear and loyalty. It recounts anecdotes of bull terriers and setters reacting to cushions hoses ribbons and family routines while a quotation credits dogs as man’s noblest servant and Allah’s gift giving dogs eyes ears understanding and legs to humans.
The Current notes that London doctors increasingly specialize to the point of reducing overall medical usefulness. It suggests the shift may be a reaction against the former belief that physicians should master all knowledge.
A compilation of household how tos and preservation tips. It covers cleaning with paper, pantry care, fruit canning, cloth edging for quilts, and simple sunny bleaching to remove stains. Also includes recipes for corn bread, potato and sage roast, and transporting canned fruit in sawdust.
Dr Schaff notes Russia offers beauty mainly in the Urals and Caucasus. St. Petersburg and Moscow hold palaces and churches lavish with gold and jewels such as the Winter Palace, Hermitage, and Kremlins. Russian worship centers on icon veneration, mass drama, and repeated liturgical responses like Kyrie Eleison.
A fragmentary London Punch dialogue about French language use and discreet speech in France. It notes Angu It and Angelina advising speaking French when conveying confidential matters to a native audience. The piece also mentions table etiquette and a man guided by a rule of life.
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