This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1878
Page
3
A poetic meditation on twilight and memory. The speaker recalls departed loved ones as day fades, finding solace in echoes of past joys and the hope of heaven beyond sorrow. Though night gathers, companionship of the lost lingers through imagined presence.
The article attacks women clerks in the federal offices of Washington, noting low wages from 350 to 1400 dollars yearly, with few rising to top levels like Miss Cook at 1600. It highlights disturbances over window openings, claims most are honest and hardworking, but calls out a few politically favored failures. It also contrasts with male clerks and laments hostile gossip, while praising photography's historical uses in preserving manuscripts and revealing hidden details.
A St Louis Globe Democrat correspondent records a Texas hunt near Oyster Creek on Col Castleton’s Fort Bend County plantation. Two hunters discuss alligators from a Louisiana perspective, noting a 12 foot bull and a 20 foot bayside giant, the meat and hides, habitat, diet, and their generally cowardly nature toward humans.
A Detroit resident aboard a Jefferson Avenue car warned an elderly man that a thunderstorm was coming. The two men debated the meaning of tokens and appearances as the forecast grew clearer. The citizen suddenly dropped his long phrasing and exclaimed, It’s going to be a thunder storm.
A gentleman reports a boot blocking at the Postoffice ended abruptly when a boy crossed the street to talk with a fellow lad. The man quips that the boy has a chattel mortgage on a new brush and vows not to be kept idle while bristles wear off.
Two men entered A Nelson’s tailor shop at 495 Atlantic Avenue on Friday between 2 and 3 pm. One ordered a pair of pants while the other concealed cloth under his coat. A boy saw the act, seized a shotgun and ordered the robber to drop the cloth. The man fled with his cap, and police were notified as detectives hunted yesterday.
In Yale, President Porter tells Young Mex students to rely on their strength and self-reliance. He advises steering their own ship, taking a fair share of work, and acting with energy and determination as moving forces.
A fragment shows a sus rorror and a pi bere quarrel with a sub editor and reporter exchanging jibes about being a donkey. The editor interjects and asks for calm as the exchange ends with an apology and unfinished lines.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.