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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1878
Page
2
In a wood, Cicada, with her stove and fritters, fends off a hungry fairy who begs under a tree. The fairy, disguised as a pilgrim, pleads for food while Cicada denies aid, claiming no idle beggars. The fairy then transforms Cicada into a locust, destined to forever sing of frying fritters in trees.
Mrs Halifont awakes to a night alarm as burglars kill her husband. Years later she falls for a Spaniard, Colonel Humphries, who bears the same fatal red arm scar. She confronts him, is overpowered, and he vanishes with her as a prisoner. She still lives with fear and an unforgotten memory.
A Troy correspondent recounts four famed California trees the Father of the Forest fallen with a 37 foot diameter and 112 foot base circumference. The Mother of the Forest stood 327 feet high, taller than the Bunker Hill Monument, with bark stripped to 116 feet. The Calaveras grove includes the Old Bachelor and Old Maid, both around 60 feet in circumference. Old Maid fell toward Old Bachelor recently.
The essay outlines precise patching methods for garments. It emphasizes rectangular patches set in rather than laid on, with careful cutting, matching of patterns, and fine stitching on the wrong side to create an invisible mend. It notes that thicker patches require trimming and darning, while heavy woolens may skip seam turning.
Daniel Moree of Ichigay State Agent for Home Insurance Company spoke to the Fire Underwriters Association of the Northwest on chimney flaws. He warned faulty Western chimneys cause most losses and urged reforms through insurers and agents. The talk highlighted dangerous chimney design and needed standard fixes to reduce risk.
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