Moline City and Inland Arsenal Site Highlighted by Power Falls
The article touts Moline at the falls of the Mississippi opposite Rock Island as a prime manufacturing hub with abundant coal and wood, a powerful water source, and the Inland Arsenal works being built on Rock Island. It notes population, employment figures, library facilities, and nearby rail and river connections, emphasizing the city’s growth potential and regional significance.
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Misalesippi
St. Pa
Theatey
Rock Island
Great Inland Arsenal and Armory Works
United States
Great River
Molino
Ulinois
Island of
Rock
Lnland
Weatt
Beary
Raed
Gnd News Journal
Local Moline Businesses Featured in Trade Directory
A historical Moline Illinois trade directory lists numerous local firms in groceries, law, barbering, baking, express services, clothing, hardware, cigars, and lumber. It highlights manufacturers with capital scales and notes central locations near Main Street, Well and Henry, and public depots.
Enhanced Drafts for Tomorrow’s Field Use
The note outlines improved plows and draft ideas for upcoming planting season. It mentions lighter builds, easier use, and faster assembly. Sections reference brands like Host Known and Easiest Draft, underscoring practical farming improvements.
Deere Gang Lightest Draft Gang Plow Wins Premiums 1874
The Deere gang plow received first premium awards at the Lilipota and Indiana state field trials in 1874. It earned grand gold medals for plow efficiency and iron components, with early acclaim for the plow’s Boss design and superior performance.
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Lilipota
Wipver
Indiana
Advance Walking Cultivator Tops Tadana State Trials
The walking cultivator named Tee beat rival machines to win the Gold Medal at Tadana State Trials in 1876. It had earned the first premium at the annual lowry trials since its introduction, marking it as a leading model in agricultural fairs.
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Tadana
Unreadable OCR fragment from 1877 issue
The provided text is garbled and lacks coherent names or events. It cannot be reliably summarized into a factual newspaper item without additional legible content.
Union Pacific Train Robbery Linked to Younger Brothers Band
Kansas City correspondent reports strong grounds to believe the Union Pacific train robbery was executed by a Missouri led gang linked to the Younger Brothers. Investigators trace fugitives through Nebraska to Missouri and speculate on rescue plots for the Northfield bank raid suspects, naming Garnette and others as key figures.
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Younger Brothers
Kansas City
Chicago Times
Union Pacific
Missouri
Minnesota
Northfield
Toad
ColaVoupger
Th ‘Wade
Rbpe
Eapte
Nebraska
Cava
Miasouri Line
Mandvto
John Garnette
Guarretta
Clel Miller
Garter
Texas
Indian Territory
Arike
Why Young Women Marry Older Men, A Gossip Essay
Jennie June argues young women wed older men not for money but for stability and character. The piece cites shifting views of young men, noting many crave status and excitement over home life, while mothers prefer older husbands who offer permanence and virtue.
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Jennie June
St. Joseph
Epough
Eraca
Osoe
Reform in Journalism Course Missed by Henry Watson
A letter regrets missing a convention of Ludtann editors in Madison. Henry Watterson urges reform in journalism, condemning reckless writing and lack of truth while calling for sane, thoughtful reporting and better editorial conduct in the press.
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Orrics
Loviavitce
Reforma
Timuk
IlexRy Watterso
The Town and City Life Versus The Call to Work
An essay argues idle laborers linger in towns while thousands of acres of rich soil lie open for reclamation in distant foothills and forests. It urges able-bodied men to seek government land and cultivate rather than rely on charity.
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New York
Westminister Review
England
Wendell Phillips and the supply and demand argument
The Chicago Tribune criticizes Wendell Phillips for denying the supply and demand theory in wage and price setting. It argues wages are shaped by actual labor demand, not employer whim, and warns against artificial laws that would disrupt this natural balance, noting only self reliant workers and property rights sustain the economy.
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Wendell Phillip
The
Chicago Tribune
Wendell Phillips
Wheat crop outlook and market prospects discussed
A statistician estimates the current wheat crop at over 320 million bushels, about eight per person nationwide. Consumption runs under five per person, with rye, buckwheat and corn diluting wheat use. A surplus exceeding 100 million bushels may need foreign buyers, yet market demand and prices affect farmers.
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Agricultural Department
United States
Remarkable 1877 Harvest Across Grains and Crops
The year 1877 brings exceptional production across wheat rye corn potatoes and other crops. It yields unusually high per acre outputs with broad abundance, supplying cheaper food for the nation and potential exports worldwide, as described by the Western Farm Journal.
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Wetern Farm Journal
Office Seekers and the Party Bounce
A Chicago Journal correspondent criticizes office seekers who scheme to secure nomination for lucrative posts. The piece argues that elected officials are generally more competent than self seeking holders, noting that the grand bounce favors Republicans, while Democrats cultivate schemers. The text reflects early 20th century views on party machinery and qualification for office.
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The
Chicago Journal
Republican Party
New York Tribune Highlights Nervous Debility in Women
A Tribune article describes a treatment for women labeled as nervous exhaustion or hysterical disorder. It cites a Philadelphia hospital's program of absolute bed rest, milk diet, and muscle kneading by electricity to restore health, with reading or sewing prohibited.
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New York
Tribune
Hospital For Nervous Diseases
Philadelphia
Emancipating the Farmer Through Science and Machinery
J G Holland argues that brains must lead farming, with science and machinery freeing white bondmen of the soil from toil. He praises invention that allows the horse and new tools to replace old plowwork, raising farmers to dignity through intelligent farming and self improvement.
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J G. Holland
September National Bank Resumption Report and Pilgrim Tragedy
The September report shows national bank notes disposed for circulation 11 925 400. notes returned to issue 2 050 800. notes of failed banks deposited 0 046 500. total for September 1877 610 47 00. September 1876 610 440 000. A pious pilgrim in Kiary traversed villages with a wooden cross. after a church door closed he battered the door and shot at monks, wounding himself.
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A. Walasblogton Dispatch
National Bank
Treasury
Kialy
Fragmented miscellany quotes and social maxims
A collection of assorted proverbs and stray lines, notes, and quips on temper, health, tea temperatures, Norwegians baking, and critique of press, with remarks on liquor, education, and moral reflections from a period publication. It mixes aphorisms, American and English references, and fragmentary observations.
Export Trade and Oddities from the Era
The issue notes vast white birch exports to England for thread spools and discusses agricultural export totals for 1876 led by grain and flour. It also recounts a fencing swindle involving Mr Lamblin and a French-descended misunderstanding, ending with a family warning about a $200 fence-wire scheme.
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United States
Lamilie
Charlotte
Lue
Lamblin
Air
Mexican force to Rio Grande over extradition treaty
Dispatches from Brownsville Texas report a Mexican force moving toward the Rio Grande to compel local authorities to enforce the extradition treaty. Mexican public opinion opposes surrender of jail robbers and Gen Diaz loses support along the border for unfriendly U.S. stance. Tamaulipas authorities resist turning over another Mexican to the Americans.
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Washington, D.C
Brownsville
Texan
Rio Grande
Mexico
Diaz
United States
Losal
Tamaulipas
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Beteween
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Dave
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M. M. Stoaufox
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Onauty
Dante. Geapon
WM. F. Zimmerman
Mactical
John Zimmerman
Mato Bt
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Davenport
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L. D. Dunn
M. D
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J. W. Morey
Lynde
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Lgude
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Moline Ine National Bank
Moline, Illinois
Postoffice
Rodman Avenue
O Line
Illinois
Browning & Ewtriking
Firat National Bank
Justice Moline
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Boston
Eamichavle
Raveena Dali
Pistota
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Carney's Bakery
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Reese
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Moline Manufacturers
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Aif
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the Boss
Sherman
CoLumnus
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Robinson
Columbus
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Joan Sherman
Rand Rapids
Mich
Dally Eagle
Brains
New Hampshire
Ltile
Italy
Patrick
Pat
Savannah
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