21 Jun 1878
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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1878
Page
1
Poetic fragment describing a girl who loves you in a dreamlike setting. It references sunsets beyond Jordan and buried cities, noting time’s fear and art’s absence in the heart. The tone is lyrical and wistful, with repeated emphasis on a cherished beloved.
Secretary Grover presents the fifth annual report detailing the Wheelock post office building gift, expanded reading room facilities, and the need for funds to cover renovations and operating costs. He notes a deficit of 363 dollars and 63 cents, funded from the book fund, with calls for future appropriations and a catalog initiative. The report outlines plans for a permanent library building, expanded collections, and accession of geological specimens.
A special session of the Moline City Council on June 15 approved street work pay rates of 25 cents per hour for team work and 12 1/4 cents per hour for common laborers within city limits. The finance committee presented yearly appropriations including street and alley funds of 16,000, fire and water 4,000, and bridge 15, with various items referred to committees for action.
A lighthearted piece presents the changing meanings of break with prepositions in a dialogue between a French visitor and an observer. They joke about phrases like break up, break down, and broken into, showing how small shifts in prepositions alter sense.
A moral guidance note urges choosing only right actions to avoid trouble and sorrow. It counsels caution when suspicions arise, forming habits of discipline, and resisting sloth and fickleness to cultivate steadfast virtue.
An elderly physician tells a newly practicing young doctor to exercise patience for a while to gain practical experience, emphasizing steady, deliberate effort over quick results.
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