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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1879
Page
4
The Moline Review urges readers to consult the Atlantic's opening piece in February, praising its portrayal of capitalists who advocate for wealth creation and noting strong approval for this type of capitalist.
The February Atlantic profiles Bayard Taylor, highlighting his charm, travel fame, and writing habits as described by R. H. Stoddard, a longtime confidant.
Mr W W Stony contributes a February Atlantic piece recounting a Roman Holiday from twenty years past. The author notes the charm lies in mountain Campagna views and in observing Romans in their primitive country life, offering a travelogue beyond ordinary routes.
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel publishes General Sherman's letter and defends northern settlers in Georgia. It argues carpetbagger epithet misrepresents northern immigrants and notes many northerners are welcome, while Southern hostility to Republicans deters northern settlement and voting. It criticizes Northern emigration failures and warns Georgia should avoid broad generalizations about the South.
A fragment reflecting on social practice and regional shifts in immigration and prosperity. It hints at political justice as a force guiding future outcomes and urges action to test the idea, set against a North versus South backdrop. The wording is fragmentary and symbolic.
The War Department notes Mrs. Elizabeth Upright of Iowa requests discharge for her eleventh son Thomas Merchant from Battery B Fourth Artillery to aid her declining years. Ten of her eleven sons served in the Union forces, with records confirming their service and fates. The secretary endorses discharge as extraordinary and indicates further cases may be considered.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a life saver for colds and coughs. It urges readers to buy and try, claiming it “never fails” and sells for five dollars per bottle.
The passage touts Hop Bitters as a universal cure that purifies blood keeps the stomach regular and liver and kidneys active. It claims thousands have been saved and cured by the remedy and urges readers to try it.
An advertisement claims Dr H James experimented with Indian Hemp to treat his child and now offers a free remedy for two stamps. Address Craddock & Co 1082 Race Street Philadelphia Pa.
The state board of health is urged to back bills requiring all non diploma physicians to pass an examination before the board and to repeal the ten year clause. The petition also seeks passage of an act regulating selling dispensing and compounding of drugs and medicines.
Taxpayers are advised to visit the collector’s office in room No 3 over Moline National Bank during hours 9 a m to 12 m and 1 to 4 p m for official dealings.
An old advertisement touts a remedy labeled as a cure for infancy diseases. It claims the product never disappoints mothers and is sold everywhere for 25 cents per bottle. The fragmentary text uses archaic phrasing and uncertain product naming.
An elderly physician or retired payee proclaims a vegetable remedy for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous debility. He will mail free of charge the recipe and instructions in German French or English to all who request it by addressing Shearer 149 Potters Block Rochester New York with a stamp.
A London Letter fragment depicts a funeral era scene where mourners tread softly over graves and the bones of famous figures. Anna admonishes not to tread on Ben Johnson Charles Dickens or others as a woman sits on a bench in a grand minster where each passing stone honors a renowned past figure.
A vivid portrait by N P Willis describes Droraku as the young Premier at age 25. The scene shows him in Hyde Park windowside, wearing a gold embroidered waistcoat and patent leather pumps. His pallor, dark eyes, and fraught mouth convey intense energy and a Mephistophelian air.
The Leonard Scott Publishing Co of New York issues a reprint of the London Quarterly Review for January featuring Lessing life and writings, aggressive nonconformity, English character in art, Bismark, schools and schoolmasters, political economy, Dr Smiles, and Russia and the Indian frontier. It lists The London Quarterly Edinburgh Westminster British Quarterly and Blackwood's Magazine as periodicals used, with postage by the publishers.
The Massachusetts State Assayer certifies Hill's Vegetable Sicilian Hair for growth and color restoration. It is described as pure and well chosen, best for its purpose, and available from all druggists.
Local store advertises Shilohs Vitalizer for 75 cents promising cure for indigestion sour stomach liver complaint and constipation. Sold by Frank and Clendenin Martin in town.
An old advertisement touts Shilohs Consumption Cure as superior for curing common and chronic lung ailments including bronchitis and whooping cough. It claims higher cure rates than competitors, notes ease of use for all ages, and offers price points of 50 cents and 1.00. The ad also promotes Shilohs Porous Plaster for chest or back ailments and lists Frank Miller and Clendenin & Martin as sellers.
An item from the issue notes a 90 percent postage reduction for subscribers, continuing a policy borne by the publishers and applied to readers in prior years.
An offer advertises four or more club members can get four copies of Bickered of one Review sent to a single address for 12.90 dollars. Additional deals include four Reviews and B Blackwood for 48 dollars and 96 dollars for more copies.
The notice outlines early applicants for 1879 subscriptions to periodicals may receive last quarter 1878 numbers without charge. New subscribers to two to four titles may get one of the Four Reviews for 1878, or two reviews for five titles, or one set of Woodward's Magazine for 187%. Premiums require direct payment to publishers and early application due to limited stock. The notice is from Leonard Scott Pub. Co. at 43 Barclay St New York.
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