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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1884
Page
10
A speaker pleads to marry before a danger and death intervene. The lyric tone recalls wartime bravado and social expectations as a fiancée imagines widowhood and public reaction. The narrator hints at a fatal mission, a future with crepe on a bonnet, and lifelong dependence on the surviving partner.
A Henry L. Burnell verse laments the Comanche and the fallen riders of Custer's doomed battle. It honors Miles Keogh and the dead, questions how the fight unfolded, and mourns the valor of those who died beside Custer on that fatal day.
The piece reflects on Abraham Lincoln as remembered by contemporaries and readers, recounting personal recollections of his temperament, humor, governance, and interactions with figures like Seward Chase Grant and Stanton. It includes anecdotes from Washington in 1861, reflections on security and assassination fears, and notes Lincoln’s humor and humanity amid war.
A collage of agricultural tips and debates covering vermin control on calves, disease prevention via barnyard manures, fruit preservation methods for peaches and apples, orchard care, crop diversity versus specialisation, and the value of farmers clubs for shared experiments and equipment. Names include L. A. Goopman and the Missouri State Horticultural Society.
Kate Field defends practical kindness over genius noting that nine tenths of clever people fail to nurture others. She argues daily life requires common sense and unselfishness rather than solitary intellect. The piece contrasts intellect with heart while a railway tunnel project under the Mersey advances rapidly.
The Philadelphia Record notes that introducing a thoroughbred animal by Measenger boosts stock value and that farmer clubs improve marketing, reduce transport costs, and raise sale prices. Benefits rely on active farmer participation and sharing proven methods to build knowledge and profits.
A jumble of household tips and quirky anecdotes on embroidery leather mats citrus drinks and decorative crafts. It also includes simple recipes for raspberry vinegar cream salad items and a humorous Punch magazine tone with parrot feeding jokes and courtroom banter.
The tobacco belt centers on Borkingham, Parson, Canwell and Granville counties with yields around 4.5 to 5.25 million pounds in 1870 and 5 million to 5.25 million in the current year. Statewide acres exceed 70,000 and total output reaches about 342 million pounds. NC tobacco averages 10 dollars per hundred pounds, yielding a profit above 51 percent, higher than Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and other states, making it the most profitable large scale farm crop in America.
A correspondent describes a simple treatment for broken legs in lambs and sheep using wet brown paper glue or starch wrapped around the limb to form a stiff bandage, plus a wood splint and cloth wraps. The method also applies to calves cows colts and horses with the animal placed in slings to prevent further injury.
An American traveler in Germany reports that several non-dividend paying railroads will need to hire a first class fibber to invent excuses or the shares will return. A German holder laments waiting five years for dividends and mocks the railroad schemes, suggesting walking with ox-teams if no profit is forthcoming.
A fragmented note quotes Bacon on advice and conduct as a preface to a ComPxrExT remark about engineers estimating the cost of an iron bridge across the Mississippi River at New Orleans as not, 4 ww Both. The garbled text suggests thoughts on the mind and choice pictures.
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