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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1880
Page
7
Melchert's Hotel, Ilo L, became proprietor on November 14 1979. He cites experience as a hotelkeeper in Germany and the United States and promises good fare attentive service and reasonable rates. He names J J Meves as proprietor and invites patronage at Heaveling Palace.
A report recounts the con man known as Soup and accomplice Williams, active on the East Side in New York. They used a German racket in a staged upgrade scam, involving a jeweler and a fake uncle, with a reluctant victim and a prized watch sold for pennies. Detective Braste notes the case as a likely future arrest.
A descriptive passage chronicles the Chicago to Omaha emigrant car experience. Passengers include educated travelers and families adapting to a long journey. The scene shifts from departure to settling in, with housekeeping gear, lively chatter, and the orderly emergence of daily routines as Nebraska's plains rise ahead.
Prof. Proctor’s lectures discuss Venus and Mars as habitable or ice bound, while the Moon lacks water and shows old volcanic heat. The speaker proposes water vanished from the Moon and speculates Earth may lose surface water as it ages, with interior reservoirs replacing it in about two and a half billion years.
A Georgia lawyer says Atlanta has few lawyers earning over 5000 a year and no standard fee bill, while Savannah offers higher fees and strict ethics. The piece notes rising incomes and growing business may lift lawyer earnings, with top lawyers reaching 4000 to 7000 annually and some over 10000 in the future. Also recaps a Nevada driver's stubborn hog pursuit and one successful incident ending with damage to a stage and injuries.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes rail speed comparisons from France and Germany to Maeland. Trains like the Paris Marseille Lightoing cover 539 miles in 15 hours 21 minutes, while Berlin Cologne Lehrter Express rides 364 miles in 9 hours 20 minutes. Distances, times, and rates span Glasgow to Edinburgh, Paddington to Plymouth, London to Holyhead, and U.S. links including New York to Washington and Pittsburgh. Speeds range from about 32 to 86 miles per hour with multiple stops.
An English discussion questions the hour for marriages preferring morning church ceremonies. Critics argue morning weddings suit tradition and decorum, while noting issues like weather, attire, and social rituals such as breakfast and rice as inconvenient and comic.
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