27 Jun 1873
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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1873
Page
1
A fragmented tale covers a young couple from Waterford who wed secretly, faced a harsh honeymoon, and faced divorce when the husband took another partner. They later disappeared together and reportedly remarried, prompting cautious hope for a more stable union the second time.
A Peoria urban tale recounts Henry Bull allegedly dosed with calomel and blue pills until saturated with mercury. The story claims he slowly rises when the sun shines, is measured by a gable scale, and lowered by his wife using a pulley system, as a comforting fabrication.
The notice outlines the franking privilege ending and official stamps for postmasters, states stamps must be used only for official business, and departments may not exchange stamps. It sets postage rules for newspapers, exchanges, postal cards, ordinary and drop letters, printed matter, seeds and merchandise, and penalties for unpaid mail.
A Lewiston Maine woman wears the same dress every summer for twenty five years. Dry goods men admire her style and married men in town show affection toward her.
A Pennsylvanian manufacturer, with Oil City ties, visited Russia by Governor Geary’s appointment and gained access to vast works. He studied processes and brought back a method for making Russia iron at home. A Pittsburg area plant proved the draft successful, predicting major industry growth in the state.
The Governor and state officers, with Canal Commissioners, choose a site about one mile below Copperas creek landing for the Copperas Creek dam. The federal government provides 100000 dollars for Illinois river improvement, with Colonel Macomb urging use for the dam. Illinois Canal Commissioners and architect Mr. Jenne will supervise the remainder via state appropriations and canal revenues.
Treasury experts repair the fire losses at Lamberton Savings Bank Franklin Pen. Identified are 140000 in Government bonds 60000 railroad and municipal bonds 150000 notes and bills receivable with all restored or made good. Loss limited to a few dollars. Experts Mrs Davis Miss Patterson Miss Schirmer worked five weeks of clear days.
In Ripon Wisconsin three newborns are described as fairy like and extremely small. The infants together weigh about six pounds and are too tiny to be dressed, kept wrapped in cotton. A nurse places a ring of her thumb around each body as a measure of their diminutive size.
A traveler recalls crossing the Brazos river into Waco on March 1, 1871, where three boys were chased by an alligator. A local man fired a rifle from shore, wounding the creature and saving the boys. The narrative then praises Waco citizens for their warmth, hospitality, and refined homes, noting editor J. W. Downs and a sermon by Rev. Thomas Stanford.
Fragmentary text argues that failures drive learning better than success and warns against becoming idle or conceited from success. Perplexing OCR yields unclear names or dates.
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