Moline City Notes On Industry Education And Officials
The article describes Moline as a manufacturing hub with vast water power from the Mississippi river system near Rock Island, noting extensive mills and factories. It highlights the High School built in 1878, a 8000 volume Public Library, and employment for about 1000 workers, plus local government officials and aldermen.
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Moline
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Ratty
Improved Plows Promised for Coming Season Trade
The advertisement promotes the Heat Model plows with claims of best construction strongest and lightest. It invites readers to call and see the improved implement for the new season’s farming needs.
Freed Woman and Her Child Win Freedom on Mississippi Boat
On a Mississippi steamboat a planter auctions a slave woman and her boy to raise money for a poker game. A judge buys a chance for each, the boy wins with three sixes on the last throw, and papers are prepared freeing both, prompting quick local subscription for their support.
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Pennsylvania
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Fitston
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Deere Gang Lightert Drott Plow Wins Premium at Indiana Trial
A historic plow competition in Indiana honored the Lightert Drott device with a grand gold medal. Competitors from Iowa and Illinois showcased innovations, but Deere’s entry prevailed for its precision and performance in early 1870s trial fields.
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Iowa
Indiana
Advance Walking Cultivator Receives Iowa Trials Premium
The Advance Walking Cultivator claims first premium at the Iowa State Trials amid market praise. The machine is highlighted as a leading cultivator in the era, noted for its reliability and performance.
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Iowa
Eluc
A Sensible Mother Plays With Her Children
A domestic essay urges mothers to join children in play rather than focus solely on chores. It contrasts a busy mother who still spends time with kids with a lament about mothers who drift away per social rebuffs. The piece notes a Brooklyn dog population of 8,007 Spits dogs.
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Gondy
Mamie
Brooklyn
Eggs and Young Chickens Preserve and Ration Tips
A Country Gentleman correspondent discusses preserving eggs for table use, noting unfertilized eggs keep two to three months when stored with bran or sawdust but warn against long storage for market. Advice covers winter laying, breed viability, and the value of green feed, especially onions and union tops, for hens and growing chicks.
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Union
A Murderous Sea Flower In Ocean's Hidden Danger
In the Catholic Standard a vivid description of the opelet, a sea anemone like creature with rose colored petals, is given. It clings to rocks and lures small fish with its waving arms then delivers a paralyzing bite and entraps prey in its large shadowy mouth.
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Alps
Coermeelves
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Depth of Jupiter Atmosphere Evidence and Estimates
The Popular Science Monthly argues for a very deep semi transparent atmosphere around Jupiter with large cloud masses in various forms. It suggests immense depth and notes that observable surface features reflect internal heat and dynamic atmospheric activity. The author estimates a conservative minimum depth of at least 6 000 miles.
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Seienre Monthly
Jupiter
Eveat
The Best Recreation Rifleman Endorses Sunlit Pastime
Judge Gildersleeve extols recreation as affordable for any man with time for sunlit leisure. He argues it curbs nocturnal temptations, promotes good habits and worthy aims, and keeps the mind clear and the body sound.
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Gildersleeve
Russian Wet-Nurse Scandal Reaches Imperial Court tale
An amused Irustrated Weekly recounts a Russian tale from the era of Nicholas I. A noblewoman lacks a wet-nurse for her newborn son. A neighboring noble offers a peasant woman, prompting a demand for service. The mother refuses. she appeals to justice. The Senate orders the noble captain to nurse the boy for twelve months and six weeks.
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Judgemset
Princess Charlotte Mercy Scene Shown in Royal Academy Exhibit
Exhibition at the London Royal Academy features Mrs. E. M. Ward painting of Princess Charlotte aiding a wounded boy on a Windsor roadside. The scene shows the child breaking from her attendant to bind the boy’s wounds, with a bench, basket of flowers, and a sunny Windsor backdrop.
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London Royal Academy
E. M. Ward
Princess Charlotte of Wales
Charlotte
Windsor Castle
The Man Who Stops His Paper
Philip Gilbert Hamerton defends newspapers as the daily link that binds civilized life. He argues papers keep citizens informed, reduce isolation, and empower nations from Europe to America through constant access to news and ideas.
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Daily House
Europe
America
Orly Wah
Sttes
France
The Romance of a Rich Young Nim Margarille Appeal
A 22 year old rich young man from New Haven, who left his wealthy parents after a quarrel, now lives in Atlanta at Robe's new building on Ferst Street. He refuses remittances and clothing, avoids return home, and supports himself through various manual jobs.
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New Haven
Conn
Stimulants in Use Across the Human Race
The Quarterly Journal of Inebristy notes that coffee, tea, opium, tobacco, and alcohol are used by hundreds of millions. It estimates 60 million drink coffee, 500 million drink tea of all kinds, 400 million use opium, 500 million in various forms, and 700 to 800 million use tobacco. It calls for physiology to define where use ends and abuse begins.
Authorship of Popular Sayings and Maxims
The text lists famous proverbs and their attributions with spelling errors. Notes include Breads the staff of life Dean Swift and several misattributed or garbled names such as Thomas a Kempis and Edward Coke. It presents a miscellany of quoted lines and rough attributions.
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Dean Swift
Thomas A Kempis
Thomas Tunser
Edward Coke
Fragmentary Whims and Jumbles From a Bygone Page
A garbled OCR jumble cites scattered items including political figures, theater observations, and cultural clips. Mentions Greece, the Russian Empire, Senator Burnside, Queen Victoria, and the Prince of Wales with assorted quips about vaccinations, newspapers, and public figures, all in a stray, disjointed style.
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Rhoda Island
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Turkey
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Boston
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