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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1875
Page
4
Florida correspondent describes green turtles along the coast from Key West to Cedar Keys. Nets capture large sea turtles. 50 to 100 pound individuals sell best. Season runs April to August with earnings $200 to $700 per voyage, eight cents a pound.
A 55 year old bachelor in Posey county resisted courting offers until a widow wrote a letter posing as a kin. They wed in a ceremony soon after and during the reception mischievous youths placed rabbits in the bride’s basket, startling guests but not dampening happiness.
An old bell at Independence Hall resisted repair as cracks and metallic vibrations spoiled harmonies. Medals and relics emerged from the process, while some shards were kept as keepsakes. Readers hoped for renewed resonance through innovative methods and new techniques.
Report on the Townsend chimney at Port Dumbas claiming it as the tallest in the world. It notes a 14 feet underground foundation, a 47 feet tower diameter near the base, a shaft reaching 22s feet by 1858 and final height by 159, with a 7 feet 4 inch sideways settlement corrected by saw cuts. It describes 158000 fire bricks lining and 1400000 common bricks, 14 million pounds total weight, iron hoops every 25 feet, wall thickness from 5 feet 7 inches to 1 foot 2 inches, and a cost of 240000.
An elderly vagrant tells a prominent household how her husband went to California to seek gold and never sent support. She laments no letters in years, then explains she stopped writing after losing her front teeth made pronunciation difficult, revealing the reason for the silence.
A Louisville car driver in Preston and Market meets two women who attempt to talk and refuse to disembark. The dialogue bursts into a lively, racially charged exchange with references to dancing and a banjo, continuing as the vehicle moves on.
The Paris letter reports the Duke of Poliabure settling as an model husband while a ward sues for a case involving education and finances. It notes the duchess often attends court events, the princess Beatrice’s precedence, and a legal dispute over a school dismissal and bookkeeping studies leading to a $130 damages verdict.
The Cincinnati Commercial reports James Carr, jailed by Larry Hazen for burning the White River Bridge on the Indianapolis Cincinnati and Lafayette railroad, allegedly sought revenge after a $200 versus $300 dispute over a horse sale. The case was dismissed, fueling Carr’s alleged plot to destroy railroad bridges. The tale includes a Boston woman’s persistent love letter routed across cities and continents.
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