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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1884
Page
11
Ida Whifple Bexeaml recounts a rustic courtship and marriage in comic verse. A narrator and Jane Marsh describe their earlier life, their courtship on the daisied farm, and the minister who officiated, Justice Holcomb of Quockataug.
Lily Frink celebrates an engagement to Ned Proctor, amid her mother Mrs Frink and Ned’s mother Mrs Proctor expressing concerns about money and marriage. Tense family dynamics reveal fears over finances and social expectations as Lily vows to tell her mother.
A ragged man asks for money to buy a meal and explains cheap rail fares ruin his business. He recalls a past as a masked robber who once helped bank cashiers in trouble, but now cashiers flee to Canada and banks turn to stores for help. Times are hard on all trade.
The column records a comic sketch where an Austin man seeks a divorce suit due to his wife's infidelity while a preacher explains Bible passages at home. It also cites Dovanas Jerrold’s quip urging fixation on the wealthy and avoiding poorer friends as a moral adage.
A collage traces kissing lore from Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire to Gordon Highlanders and diverse figures. It blends anecdotes from Waterloo veterans, American sailors, and literary quotes, weaving humor and moral reflections on kissing in culture.
Charcoal is recommended to improve fattening and health in livestock with a daily dose plan varying by species and size. The piece also includes a humorous vignette about an aging trunk and a baggage handler, ending with a comic misfire.
The Sequoia Gigantea or Big Trees tower as giants 350 feet tall and over 100 feet in girth. Discovered in 1852 by A T Dowd, the Calaveras grove grew famous as rail and tourism expanded. The Mammoth Tree stood 302 feet high with 96 foot base circumference. Mother of the Forest reached 321 feet high and 90 feet around. Father of the Forest, once the largest, measured 410 feet around and lay hollow. probable height 435 feet before it fell. Other named giants include Hercules, Hermit, Pioneer's Cabin, Siamese Twins, Guardian, and Pride of the Forest. A second grove of 1,300 trees lies six miles south with trunks reaching 180 feet in circumference.
Sr K manufacturing has grown remarkably in the United States over the last thirty-five years with a 250 percent jump from 1870 to 1880. The country ranks second in this industry, while France leads and is expected to stay ahead. Silk manufacture valued at 1880 totals 41,033,045 with New Jersey leading at 17,122,230 followed by New York 10,170,140 Connecticut 5,881,000 Massachusetts 3,764,260 and Pennsylvania 3,491,040.
Practical guidance on embroidering flannel, whitening clothes with turpentine, nourishing invalid drinks, and dietary cautions. Home fashion notes cover table covers knit from old fabrics, silk fringe, and transforming scraps into decorative pieces. Embroidery tools include bellows for delicate items, and screens crafted from velveteen and plush with elaborate spider web motifs.
A New York Sun discussion traces the slang surge around elegant as a catchall meaning stylish or fine. It notes the term's overuse from a cigar to a storm, cites a Boston dispatch on elegant baseball, and contrasts with the enduring wartime cry I should smile with its own variants.
Nebraska City News lampoons marriage and bachelor life with warped humor. A man endures marriage miseries from in laws and social gaffes, while the narrator mocks the woes of courting and the faded joys of youth.
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