Bundling discussed as New England virtue in old text
A 1781 History of Connecticut passage is quoted to claim Puritan women were virtuous and restricted, while bundling with a suitor was defended as chaste. The piece contrasts New England manners with later norms, noting seasonal bed vs sofa courtship and urging cautious economic and social behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Chas. Atkinson
New England
Boston
Salem
Newport
New York
Ansview Proposes Free Home Guide With Subscriptions
The Ansview proprietor offers every cash Subscriber a free 160 page Home Guide featuring 1000 practical recipes and hints on cookery household toilet sick room and related duties. The offer aims to induce every county family to become a patron.
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Davenport Pump Co
Alvin Hull
J.C. Blodgett
E. C. Whipple
Aaron Chandler
Pansy Missionary Band
Congregational Church
Re View
San Antonio
Texas
THI
Mary Flint
8. W. Wheelock
Alice Hubbard
C. A. Wheelock
Harwood
Ansview
The
Home Guide
River traffic up and down the seven months record
In seven months ending Oct 31, 190, 190 steamboats passed in their trips both ways. They completed 1,168 double trips. Barges: 353 up and 335 down. Lumber: 1884 strings passed down and 2607 strings of logs. The season is described as very fair for river men.
Railroad changes and shop removals impact Davenport region
The C M and St P C appoints D Flanigan as Superintendent of the Davenport and North Western in place of J E Henry who has resigned. Flanigan will oversee Iowa lines from Oxford Junction while Davenport workshops at Eldridge are torn down and moved to Oxford. The Eldridge ground was donated for workshops with a reversion clause. The article criticizes labor activism and argues for mutual dependence of labor and capital, condemning workingmen's organs for inciting conflict and strikes.
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P. L. Cable
Rock Island
Cable
Old Western Union
Davenport & North Western
D. Flanigan
John EF. Henry
Flangan
Iowa Lines
Oxford Junction
Davenport
Davenport Ling
Eldridge
Oxford
J. M. Eldridge
RE. R
Mr. Eldridge
Tabor
Capiteal
Greenback
Royal Route: Chicago Burlington & Quincy Linked to World Figures
The article notes numerous prominent travelers including Albert Edward Prince of Wales Andrew Jackson Rutherford B Hayes the Marquis of Lorne and Princess Louise using the Chicago Burlington & Quincy line. It claims the line served as a royal link between the East and West with famous diners and trips across North America.
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England
Albert Edward
Prince of Wales
Duke of Newcastle
America
Colorado
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R
Prince Arthur
Prince Alfred
Her Majesty
Colony
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy R. B
Kalakau
Sandwich Islands
Andrew Jackson
United States
Grand Duke
Alexis
California
Rutherford B. Hayes
Kansas
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. H
Marquis of Lorne
Canada
Princess Louise
Quebec
Windsor
Ottawa
U. S. Grant
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. A
Omaha
No Royal Road to Prosperity Warned by Analyst
The article cautions there is no easy path to wealth, describing prosperity as a slow climb and rarely a shortcut. It notes swift inflation as a risk and warns business leaders chasing a supposed boom to remember the harsher, ordinary route.
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Dr. Holland
Local business openings and notes from Moline
Peter Yager opens a new sa loon on Rodman Avent and H W Hyde launches the American Express office on Main next to the Review. Abernathy of Grain Cleaner tours Kansas and Nebraska while local remarks touch on farming, fencebuilding, and civic figures including Hawley Deere and Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Yager
Rodman Avent
H. W. Hyde
American Express
Main Street
R. Jas. Abernathy
Grain Cleaner
Kansas
Nebraska
Brother Abernathy
John Mooney
Moline Malleable Iron Works
John B. Hawley
Washington
Lincoln
John Deere
Thos
Trumble
Rosa Jacques
Chicago
Moline
S.W. Wheelock
G. C. Beck
R.H. Garrigue
Kendallville
Ind
Providence
Jack
Grant
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Moline Review
Paris
Doc
Lester
Japan
Tilden
Jackson
Rodman Avenue
Government Bridge
Rock River
Bluff Moline
Dr. Wessel
Joseph
Rock Iselander
Williams, White & Co
Ohio County
Kentucky
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