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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1879
Page
3
Ayer and Company of Lowell Massachusetts chemists advertise their practical drugs and remedies. The item notes their products are sold by all druggists everywhere.
A historical overview traces the turkey from pre Columbian references in American natural lore through early European naming like gallapavo to its introduction in England by 1524. It notes distinct wild Mexico and eastern North American species, color differences in tail feathers, and early English cuisine with banquets around 1555 and 1585.
The Albany Argus notes a Music Trade Review piece on attendance at public entertainment and lists clichés like Select audience and Full house. It argues weather and crowd size influence reports and warns readers that terms such as fashionable or critical audience reflect the critic rather than actual turnout.
A man, claiming Ethiopian descent, asked to wed Lindusky Dulcines. When questioned about kinship, he denied relation, while an onlooker pressed for the tender ties. The clerk proceeded, and the license was granted.
In a Washington gallery Secretary Evarts sits among a crowd, his thin figure and overcoat noted as he endures the hot air. Two of his daughters accompany him, one brunette and the other a pale blonde, both mourning their brother reported to be in early summer.
The text notes Maxtoma Washington as the sole woman to enjoy the franking privilege in the republic. It mentions her husband’s death on April 8, 1800 and that Congress granted her free use of the mails for the remainder of her life.
A Rochester observer describes a trip to the Rigi in the Swiss Alps. The summit is reached by a cog railway with safety features, gears, and brakes ensuring slow controlled descent and ascent. The trip offers grand views of lakes and villages as fog lifts to reveal a sunset panorama.
A Utica lecture by Professor Evane on crotchety individuals in all walks of life. It catalogs the growler who is never satisfied, the critic who would redo any project, and the melancholic figure whose long face masks inner loneliness.
A Negro porter in Little Rock is accused of a clever coin theft scheme run with a colored employer. The plot involved daily money and petty cash drops, with police noting repeated searches of the porter. A female possum used by the thief carried nickels and pennies, tipping the employer to the scheme when the animal released its pouch full of coins.
A Boston writer notes that older residents have keen sight while younger men wear eyeglasses. He mentions men of age carrying revolvers and others showing cornwood canes, reflecting diverse daily gear among locals.
A distorted, jumbled OCR fragment speaks of a woman, a dow and a Hart, with unclear names and actions. The wording is garbled and offers no clear events or identities to resolve.
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