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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1878
Page
3
A Swedish bear Pupils tale recalls Bruin a bear kept by a master at Siknas in Dalecarlia. The animal learned kitchen mischief river swims swinging in an ice cellar and even attacked a milk tub. He died young after becoming troublesome and uncontrollable.
A Pittsburg boot and shoe house drummer, heavily intoxicated, misrouted at night and rode his team onto the Edenburg Summit and Clarion rail road trestle bridge just before a northbound express. The horses crossed safely with guards and the watchman warned to mind his business.
A ragged man asks for food. the lady retorts to work for it. He cites a heaven parallel and, after a pause, accepts half a loaf and meat from the cook. The exchange ends with a quiet reward and a reminder of work and mercy.
Calcined remains of Mrs Ben Pitman taken from Dr Moyne’s retort weighed about four pounds two ounces. Observers described them as white bone ash with fish scale-like flakes, mixed with cashmere fibers and alum-soaked shroud, petals missing, reduced to impalpable dust in the retort as proportionate to the skeleton.
An early advertisement touts Dr Bail’s Baby Syrup as preventing teething troubles and infant diseases such as cholera infantum and colic. The pitch promises relief and health benefits for babies at a price of 25 cents.
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