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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1878
Page
3
Poetic meditation from Tinssey's Magazine urging perseverance and faith. It envisions dawn after midnight gloom, with calls to seek truth, endure work, and trust in a promised future through patient effort and steadfast virtue.
In December 1877 a large ant colony was moved into a glass jar in a study. The workers built a tiered formicary, stored millet seeds, and drank from a water shell. Seeds sprouted but were eaten only after swelling, and the ants fed on pollen and fruit. A dramatic indoor miniature ecosystem formed with careful temperature and moisture control. A second note mentions anti-Chinese sentiment in San Francisco and a Nevada man’s glimpse of a Chinese-made goods shop with a forbidding door.
The piece explains why snake charmers seem immune to cobra venom through practice and skill while the snake itself can kill. It notes the mongoose immune response, the fate of charmer bites, and the false beliefs of observers who credit charms and stones.
Reports describe W. J. Jones tarred and feathered by Reno residents and sent west. He reached Truckee in agony with tar caked on face neck and eyes. vigilantes aided, Dr. Goes treated him with linseed oil, and recovery remained doubtful.
A compact guide urging young men to act in their own best interest. Accept employers’ selfish motives as a given and earn more by proving value. Stay disciplined, seek promotion, and switch jobs if better opportunities arise. Build reputation for hard work and prudence.
A Piute Indian named Lewis slipped on a rocky ledge and a large boulder rolled onto his leg, fracturing it halfway between the knee and ankle. Dr Berry treated the injury but soon left the Piutes after adjusting a bandage to their preference. Dr Blackwood and Fudge Whitman then visited the Piute camp to assist.
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