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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1880
Page
7
Poetic reminiscence set in a distant autumn dawn where a bashful boy meets Jenny Rowe among corn and husks. The verse hints at tender curiosity and shy observation as golden ears gleam in the field.
Article notes ostrich farming rose from obscure to lucrative in Cape Colony over 12 to 15 years. Domesticated flocks around 80,000 on large farms, eggs laid in July, males incubate, and yields rise with age. Feathers fetch high prices. exports reach about 40 million dollars yearly. Two Americans seek U.S. entry. a farmer hatched 180 birds in a year using artificial incubators.
The piece surveys stock actors past and present, noting many saved little after fame. Davenport and Wallack left little for heirs while Fechter’s wealth faded after misfortune. Davidge is praised as the wealthiest, rumored at fifty thousand dollars per lead, with others like Booth and Sothern mixed in wealth and restraint.
The New York flower market operates around a triangle by Canal and Spring Streets, with crews arriving at midnight to unload before dawn. From mid April to mid June the market offers dense blooms in pots and baskets, drawing florists seeking rare plants at high prices as buyers arrive by eight o'clock. NYC's floral scene is still infant in comparison to London Paris and Berlin, making rare specimens highly sought after.
A shy suitor pursues Amanda despite her stern mother and patriarchal father. He leverages the mother in law as a gatekeeper, obtaining a promise of marriage within weeks after a calm, firm confrontation. Amanda secretly fears her father’s return and the rising tension of family approval.
A Des Moines household scene unfolds as Ea sleeps, breakfast follows, and a daughter confesses love to a young man amid tension. The father questions the romance, denounces past lies, and asserts happiness matters more than vindication, echoing a dramatic Chicago Tribune claim of perjury verdict and jurors.
In this piece from Lippincott's Magazine the lack of formal grazing regulations on public lands is discussed. Eastern cattle buyers face range conflicts in Colorado and Kansas while New Mexico offers looser organizing, leading to fenced grazing disputes and misbranded calves among competing ranchers.
A Philadelphia magnate Ridgway who died wealthy, worth five to six million, reflects with a young man on money. He says riches bring only rents and possessions, not greater satisfaction, as he can live in one house at a time and must enjoy only what he uses.
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