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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1878
Page
7
A humorous piece recounts a woman who bakes by feel rather than recipe, offering a long dialogue on muffins. The narrator tests tips, discovers variable measures for milk eggs butter and cream tartar, and learns cooking judgment is as crucial as method. John jokes about Handy and Myre as better muffin guides.
The Ward Reflex reports a fierce rabbit hunt at Eight Valley where two teams named Bekardiey and Nimrods staged a fast paced contest. Rabbits were slaughtered in record fashion, with four wagons needed to transport game.
A vivid description portrays low lodging houses crowded with ten to fifteen per room, opium smoke and filth, joss temples with lavish images, and Chinese merchants using a complex frame-driven counting system. It notes dangers in High Binders Lane, gangs, thefts, and elusive suspects, with biased language reflecting historical prejudice.
A Toronto Globe account recalls a late night wheat theft attempt thwarted by a mysterious tramp sleeping in the hay. Two men tried to load 22 to 23 sacks, leaving only a five bag behind as they fled, later identified as belonging to a man not living far away.
The court decision involves William O Jackson and Anna B Ji, distant relatives. Allegations say Ji obtained about 80000 from Jackson amid a love affair while he suspects her fidelity and seeks a court release. details indicate further actions tied to Wm Hunt and related applications in the case.
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