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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1879
Page
2
A tale from the Boston Transcript echoes a lovers scene by a river. A farmer, fearless of the water, pledges faith as weather and time pass, a maiden binding token on her hand and a life led together through sun and storm.
A man rode twenty eight miles in a lumber wagon seeking a personal interview with the President to influence the location of a new schoolhouse. He pressed the claim that the Widow Hall hill is unsafe while the Jackson Hill site is preferred for air and access to two creeks and a mill pond. He spoke with ex Coroner Cashill and the President, who defended the Thomas crowd yet refused to back the hill. The scene included a ferry line of passengers reacting to delays and a mix of locals commenting on civic matters.
A Buckinghamshire farmer brought his two sons to London for a business meeting with Lord Beaconsfield. Disraeli warned the youths not to ask about the time of the man in the iron mask or the authorship of the letters of Ignatius, lest they seem boreish. The tale, cited by the Boaton Courier, recalls Beaconsfield’s sharp wit.
If you feel head heavy mouth foul eyes yellow or kidneys disordered, take Kidney-Wort now. It is nature's great assistant and acts as an advance guard before illness. Don’t wait to get sick.
A Jewish mother took her child to a cemetery for the first time and, upon pointing to a marble lamb on a grave, the boy exclaimed that an old sheep must be buried there, leaving her both appalled and amused.
The piece argues there is no fixed sleep rule and that needs vary by person. It cites Napoleon Bonaparte, Quin the actor, John Mackey, Frederick the Great, John Hunter, and Walter Scott to illustrate wide differences in sleep habits and their impact on health and work. Sleep may be regulated by will and habit, with some thriving on minimal rest while others require more.
A Texas lawyer places two loaded Derringers on the table and declares the witness a desperate man will not deter questioning. The remark signals a dramatic courtroom stance as counsel emphasizes determination to pursue facts despite weapon danger.
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