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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1879
Page
2
A shy suitor and a gracious woman share a summer scene. He struggles with courage as he asks for a rosebud from her breast and she gently acknowledges his old acquaintance bond, leaving him wistful as they part.
At the Paria Exhibition a US Marine Sergeant stands rigid as a statue in the American Section provoking curious crowds. A dusting exhibitor reveals the ruse and the crowd erupts in astonished laughter as the lifelike statue walks away in triumph.
A historical note against fake low cost denture schemes and unsafe dental practices. The piece condemns unskilled dentists, warns about the dangers of tooth extraction for profit, and extols conservative care, cleanliness, and diet for tooth preservation. It cites questionable methods, argues real teeth cannot be regrown, and offers old fashioned at home tips for cleaning and whitening teeth.
A critic’s claim about women ends as readers note women’s keen thought in choosing Hop Bitters to keep families healthy at low cost, illustrating sagacity and practical knowledge in household health decisions.
A Boston Saturday Gazette note recounts two tales of money lost in newspapers. A railroad paymaster misplaced eighty thousand dollars wrapped in paper, found by a hotel clerk after a newspaper fragment led him to the cash. A separate case saw ten thousand dollars found in torn newspaper scraps after a search from post office to office, recovered and returned to the grateful holder who rewarded a friend with a gold watch chain.
The passage notes dairymen color winter butter to suit market needs and highlights Wells Richardson & Co of Burlington Vermont as producing the leading butter color. At the World’s Dairy Fair their product received a diploma for preparation and quality.
A terse historical fragment describes a boy walking with a girl and fearing observation. It suggests the girl is like his sister and hints at social proprieties, ending with unclear phrasing about Somelonty elec.
A fragmentary OCR item hints at a local event or notice titled with unusual phrasing. The readable portions reference a place and time but lack clear names or outcomes to confirm specifics. Further legible text would be needed to produce a precise headline and summary.
The article describes honey bee behavior and life stages. It notes bees’ select nectar quality, avoidance of decaying matter near hives, foraging ranges up to three miles, and a straight flight home after gathering nectar. Worker bees live about six weeks, queens live longer, drones are male and driven out after fulfilling their role. A harsh January kills many colonies, depopulating apiaries.
A long neglected boxwood flute with six keys linked to John Jacob Astor’s early fur business is restored by a Hoboken owner. The instrument, once valued around 75 dollars, shows how ventages respond to expert finger work yet is prized more for its historic associations than its musical prowess.
Miserable men and women with liver and kidney disorders can gain energy and vitality by Kidney-Wort. It claims to aid lame backs constipation and digestion through constitutional effects and is advertised as sold by all druggists.
A farmer in Western Massachusetts travels to Springfield to sell apples. He winds a money wad in his pocket, then chews the wad thinking it tobacco, discovers the greenbacks are now worth only eighty cents on the dollar, and mutters a rustic exclamation.
An old promotional notice extols Ayer's Hair Vigor as a dressing that can restore gray or faced hair to its original color, thicken thin hair, check falling hair, and potentially cure baldness where follicles remain. It emphasizes a clean formula free from harmful substances and promotes regular use to prevent hair loss.
A historical note describes a hair dressing free of oil and dye, which does not soil white cambric yet preserves a rich glossy lustre and a grateful perfume, lasting long on the hair.
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