21 Feb 1879
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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1879
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads as freight rail item with agents West T and Hines, A Kimball, Joan, and a general passenger agent. details unclear due to damaged text but indicates a freight train event involving limited bids and multiple agents.
Readable fragments praise a lineup of equipment vendors and machines including separators, swetters, brae and fluer pacers, worn shellers, purifiers, and similar wheat processing helpers touted as the best of their kind.
A rustic vignette recalls a dinner shared by a blacksmith and his daughter. The girl offers a child’s kiss as she leaves, while the blacksmith savors humble fare and visions of life’s fate flicker around the table.
A careworn boy named Billy dies after being struck by a wagon. A stranger, Bob, who once harmed him, confesses wrongdoing and asks forgiveness. Billy forgives before death, and Bob attends the funeral, the only mourner at a grave marked by pure nobility amid vice and ignorance.
A tense scene aboard a Mississippi steamer shows a passenger urging the engineer to push the boilers toward a faster pace. The engineer adds safety measures while debating whether to abandon ship as the vessel threatens to blow. A sudden splash ends the moment as the yawl reaches shore and the traveler declares he would rather walk.
An amateur pedestrian on Dirter Road near Westchester County stops at a road fork and asks a stranger which path leads quickest to Sing Sing. The man replies with a brief exchange about directions and the honest answer appears to hinge on location and route.
In Minnesota Section 17 harvesters work across a three mile field of wheat. Fifteen machines move in a smooth, unjarring line binding sheaves tightly as vines and weeds are encountered. The observer notes the machines lack human souls yet perform with precision amid rain battered stalks and tangled parts.
A visitor extols the United States for its abundance and variety of fruits and vegetables. He notes green corn, yams, and peppers as exceptional and comments on the low cost and accessibility of produce. He praises American serving styles and the country’s productive capacity.
In Careon prison Flynn stabbed William Bethards seven times using a butcher knife left on a block. Bethards, once a deputy sheriff and former prisoner from White Pine, died within minutes after the attack. Flynn, also from White Pine, seized the knife as guards near Capt. Goonong hurried to intervene.
A small boy and a fractious calf elude a chasing crowd through Easton streets. The animal darts toward shops and a watermelon stand while bystanders, including a lawyer, intervene briefly before the rope and pursuit end in a tangled, comical caper narrated by the Easton Press.
An officer of high rank amusedly recalls a scene where a fierce bloodhound, loosed from its yard, forces a colonel into staying seated in his bedroom to escape the dog’s deadly stare. The tale compares the animal’s cunning to legendary lions restrained by resolve and notes an anecdote of a man enduring heat to defend himself.
A 13 year old and a companion discuss a plan to steal apples. They read penciled notes describing suspicious activity including a woman with a club, a dog alerting, and a man intent on harming a boy. They decide to continue chewing old lemons amid growing disappointment.
Patti Boros gains a legal ruling over seven hundred thousand dollars earned by her. The funds were administered by her husband and invested in his name. The decision centers on property rights and the distribution of income during marriage.
A historical discussion notes the shift from hand made to machine driven shoe production in the United States. It cites rising output, lower costs, and higher efficiency with machinery, detailing changes in processes, labor pay, and the scale of production from 1856 to 1877.
A Paris letter notes bronze money dominates transactions among the lower classes and in markets, with four wagon loads of five sou admission coins sent to the Treasury after Exposition days. Gold and large denomination notes suffice for major trade while silver circulates mainly for change.
A lecturer faced a railway fare dispute over a live rabbit in his basket. The conductor insisted the rabbit was charged like a dog, despite the lecturer’s illustration plan. He produced a tortoise, and the conductor declared it an insect dog, forcing the professor to pay train fare for the rabbit.
A South American green parrot, claimed to be over a hundred years old, could no longer understand the tribe’s language as its human friends died. The aged bird tried to stay cheerful but often moped, repeating words from a language once spoken by its earliest human companions.
A writer describes years of debt and illness caused by a sick family and medical bills. After following a pastor's advice to use Hop Bitters, the family recovered in a month and has stayed well, urging poor men to try the remedy as a cheaper alternative to doctors.
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