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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1884
Page
10
A nostalgic verse by an unnamed poet recalls a December night walking home with Mary after church. The speaker cherishes childhood romance, vows blessings on Mary, and reflects that the beloved remains the same in old age even as the world changes.
The verse extols poetry's power to warm blood and move emotions despite modesty and public restraint. It defends the poet against prudish criticism, urging freedom to rhyme and let verse flow, with a vow that discipline should not suppress artistic fire.
A New York lawyer recounts a luncheon with an old judge and a tale of Cornelius Vanderbilt being used to lure a friend into a bogus electric light venture. The scheme collapses after a staged meeting in Broad Street and a police trap, but the target escapes detection.
In a House debate John Quincy Adams, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, rebuts a claim by Mr. Grilmer and asserts that Mr. Cushing offered him dismissal terms. Adams recalls his ties to Washington and Jefferson and argues slavery’s horrors, citing Jefferson Madison and Washington. He laments Virginian representation and invokes a verse from Ben Perley Poore.
A farmer recalls rain yesterday saving a church picnic lunch of preacher’s table offerings. He jokingly admits having no corn planted this year, yet credits the shower with reviving spirits and the land’s mood. The exchange ends with a tongue in cheek claim that rain benefited the countryside.
A brief, humorous scene features Tom Popinjay teasing Mr Snifkins about dizziness and a threat to pitch him into a pond. The exchange plays on facial expression and the comic idea that a calm face can influence others, ending with a wry note on gravity.
Practical farming insights on orange leaf silk quality, poultry flock sizes, raspberry canes protection, and farm management tips. Includes Prof Jordan on head work for farmers, forestry collapse in Khanati district, pig fattening tests by Prof Sanson, and corn as a versatile feed for horses cows sheep swine and poultry with market implications for yellow fat and butter color.
A collection of kitchen tips and recipes includes fish chowder style basics with onion and parsley, orange custard with milk and eggs, soft dough biscuits baked quickly, goosingary pastries with gooseberries, and Bavarian Cream using pineapple and gelatin.
A collage of humorous clips and curios from midwestern papers. Oddball notes include dueling weather quips, a calf with two tails inspiring butcher rumors, and playful jabs about social mores and medical fads.
A reader laments the varied spellings of ankle in literature and dictionaries. The note compares Webster Johnson Builloe’s forms and cites Byron Tennyson and Shakespeare variants, noting how authors differ in ankle usage with phrases like ankle bells and ankle bones.
A patient asks what ails her and a doctor replies that rest is needed, despite the patient returning recently from a month at popular health resorts. The piece then notes a man who prides himself on speaking his mind also objects when others do the same.
The article recounts Mrs. Swisshelm describing her first meeting with her husband a grand imposing stranger described as tall strong and foreign. It notes their November 18 1886 marriage and their unhappy married life despite deep love. It also touches on Mrs Swisshelm taking up painting before giving it up to focus on housekeeping.
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