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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1879
Page
4
The Moline Review urges merchants and bankers to avoid gloom and fear and to speak encouragingly about business. It notes a move toward a specie basis, stable values, and improved conditions as unsound firms exit and new settlers boost agriculture. The piece calls for nerve, energy, and proprosperity.
The long political letter by Jefferson Davis is viewed as an attack on Senator Lamar. It argues representatives must align with mature reason and public interest over mob sentiment. Davis is cited referencing Webster while misstateing his stance on abolition and national interests.
A Salt Lake Tribune excerpt describes Elizabeth Chamberlain’s divorce from Henry Chamberlain. After a court decree she refused to surrender property, faced bishop’s sanctions for apostasy, and criticized Mormon authorities. The piece condemns libel suits as blackmail and defends press integrity amidst ecclesiastical pressure.
The New York Times libel case with Colonel Keitt ends in six cents damages, illustrating the mismatch between claimed and awarded damages. The Times extends magnanimous treatment, while the piece argues for modest libel reforms and stresses press freedom alongside responsibility.
The Vandalia sails from Panama to the United States after orders from the Navy, with the Merrimac band playing as they depart. The voyage includes changes in personnel, drills learned from the Merrimac, a long gun shift attempt, and a 5618 mile sail to Valparaiso before receiving relief from the Levant and setting course home.
An old advertisement praises Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a fail safe remedy. It claims trusted physicians recommend it and notes druggists stock the bottle at 25 cents.
A quoted exchange recounts a patient named Mr. Godfrey allegedly cured by Hop Bitters after doctors had given up. The speaker asserts his complete recovery with no treatment beyond the bitters and notes the date of the cure being ten days ago. The dialogue links hops to improving health and prompts others to try the remedy.
Puntsatawney Argus reports that Ayor's Sarsa parila acts as the most potent alterative cleansing the blood and reviving weak vitality. Gentlemen physicians claim it cures beyond others, supported by extensive personal experience.
Retired physician presents a vegetable remedy said to cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and throat and lung diseases and nerv ous debility. He will mail free full preparation instructions in multiple languages to any request with stamped self addressed envelope from Shearer 149 Powers’ Point New York.
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