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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1879
Page
6
A lyrical reminiscence on time passing and aging as joy fades, recalling dances, playful youth, and the ache of growing old. The speaker contrasts youthful mirth with aging insight, yearning for a December day when youth returns.
The Boston Traveler describes Russian cuisine and hospitality from a first person visit. It praises light bread soups meats vegetables and desserts with meals at a first class restaurant and hotel. Prices are noted as two rubles per day for rooms and meals around two and a half francs per table.
The narrative paints Southern Health Resort in Aiken South Carolina as a favored retreat for those avoiding harsh northern climates. It contrasts Jacksonville’s damp heat and malaria with a quaint village main street, roadside markets, simple shops, and a sparse lunch scene lacking proper restaurants, highlighting humble facilities and limited comforts.
New York text outlines an unwritten law for certain clubs: four or more ladies, weekly or fortnightly meetings, hostess inviting an equal number of gentlemen, silent hot or cold suppers, and a bill of fare chosen by lot from previously prepared fare with broad freedom of criticism.
The article discusses how Earth’s axis tilt causes seasons and varying warmth. It notes equatorial noon sun, stronger heat when days are longest, and how mountains, oceans, forests and winds modulate climate. It mentions Gulf Stream and Pacific currents shaping North American and European warmth and cites opium concerns and a novel locomotive for steep gradients.
A Berlin host with a Shaksperian Jew persona hosted a masquerade dinner. A costume portrait resembling Shakespeare prompted talk of a hoax as experts weighed its authenticity. Professor Deluis declared the find extraordinary and joked that Shakespeare was a Jew, exposing the ruse.
An English writer praises an American axe, prompting a Pall Mall Gazette reply. The letter cites a British timber worker whose father owned the American tool for decades, noting its superior design while locals still use the old English axe out of habit.
A Detroit piece laments organ grinders on wheels harming streets with discordant music and hat passing as they move from place to place. The writer predicts mechanical grinders and urges relocation to Cincinnati. A second Daily Free Press anecdote describes a woman’s distress, a fire, a broken leg, jail, and a starving husband amid a doctor’s attempt to curb his appetite.
M Raginesr in chief of Ponte et was sent to Algeria to study a trans Sahara railway from the colony southward. The report suggests a route from Niger to bnotop with water stations to support three daily trains, noting extreme heat and water scarcity as major challenges but possible water supply solutions.
A Rochester man relates a comic hunting misadventure in which a guest invited for a day of sport pretends to know guns and dogs. Mistook a still setter for laziness, he clubs the dog with a stone as live birds rise, prompting the others to end the outing.
An article notes that trees absorb harmful gases and cites gum trees in Australia and Algeria as helpful. It recommends common willows as a practical, easily grown solution to malarial emanations around affected districts, suggesting broader adoption in New Jersey and nearby areas. Another piece advises men on proposing after meals avoided to prevent ill effects on a partner.
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