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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1879
Page
3
A nineteenth century dinner pill claim touts “Roagalgges the Blood” as the most effective and conclusive purgative. It promises gentle operation with no pain, cleansing the stomach and bowels, stimulating digestion, and benefiting all ages. The pills are described as safe, purely vegetable, sugar coated, and free of deleterious drugs, sold widely by doctors and druggists.
A frontier settler recalls a night of fear as Indians attacked ranches along a creek. Families sought protection at a station while horsemen hunted for herd routes and messengers warned distant ranches. News of outrages and casualties followed, prompting calls for arming ranchmen and preventing further invasions.
A domestic scene unfolds as a child chases mischief with a younger sibling. A boy contends over a handkerchief and a tugging game ends with the girl maintaining playful resolve, resisting quiet submission and insisting on continuing play.
An experimental electric punishment is described where a prisoner is placed in a warm cell box, blindfolded, and touched across bare skin with sponge probes connected to a water bath battery. A deputy warden supervises as the subject fears the shocks, making the procedure seem effective to deter behavior.
A garbled fragment describes a British soldier kept scrupulously clean and polished in appearance. It mentions social life in London West End venues, observing housemaids, and a stray incident where a man trips down stairs and a lawyer reacts with alarm.
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