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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1879
Page
3
Detroit Free Press warns of the social costs of lending small sums. It recalls cases where borrowers fail to repay a note, snaring lenders in enmity and loss. The piece argues prudent men refuse loans, noting even five dollars can ruin friendships and opportunities.
A staged comedy set in Southern suburbs follows a boy Frankie told to avoid horses and chores. He disobeys and causes a string of mishaps including a bridled horse, a milk wagon collision, and a broken bridle rein, ending with corrective scolding and a promised sale of the calf.
In a trial both Cushing and Choate sought time, Cherished for continuance. Choate admits being pressed with business and accepts a delay while Cushing notes the warm weather slowed him. Gerrish records their banter and mutual fear of the others legal mastery.
Professor Judd of the Royal School of Mines explains a four stage history of the Swiss Alps. He cites a weakness line with volcanic activity, a vast sediment trough, thick consolidated layers under heat and lateral pressure, and final sculpturing by weather shaping peaks up to 8 000 feet high. The sculpturing continues, placing the fourth stage in recent geological time.
A York Street party featured Nicholas Street the prankster and a Snuasex Street merchant claiming to influence minds. The merchant failed to control the guest after an hour, the company grew uneasy, a doctor was called, and the young man abruptly kissed all the ladies and dispersed the gathering before fully recovering. Ottawa Citizen report.
A widow’s young son three or four years old fell into a well about twenty feet deep in Roseville. With a weak rope, rescuers used a bucket and rope system. the child climbed into the bucket and held on as rescuers hauled him up. He emerged unharmed and the crowd cheered the successful save. Sacramento Record-Union.
An unreadable OCR fragment from a Rock Ark item mentions a person taking money from a till and being followed. The text is garbled, but implies a small theft incident and ensuing pursuit or consequence.
Parasol making sustains French wealth with umbrellas and walking sticks. Women dominate labor at 2–3 francs daily. men earn 4–12 francs. Paris-dominant fabrics, frames from many lands, and handles of horn, ivory, tortoise, and precious stones. Expensive showpieces feature diamonds, gold, and intricate silks. most items remain out of reach for the public.
A cartoonish survey of court cases over unsolicited kisses across the states. It notes valuations paid for stolen kisses, cites a Michigan ruling in Bre minda Young vs Richard Smith, and jokes about differing attitudes in New York Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The Equitable Building at Broadway and Cedar Street in New York functions as a compact city center. It houses daylight production, swift elevators, multiple tracks for passage cars, a freight car system, telegraph and telephone offices, banks, shops, law and public libraries, a government Weather Bureau office, and other services, all under one roof.
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