22 Oct 1875
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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1875
Page
1
A dense directory fragment lists post office routes and mail closing times, church pastors and services, and judicial and legislative district headers. It references Raine mail, West South mail, and various local societies, with names such as JC Barnard, G Lindh, and Eugene Lewis, plus multiple street and meeting notes.
The report notes Deere Gang winning a presouia prize at the state field trials held at Ath Power State. The event highlighted competitive entries and notable performances by local teams.
In a terse report the local scene notes issues around iron beams and frames amid a terse fire incident. Names and dates are not clearly readable, but the item hints at a structural or industrial disruption in the town.
A Boston elocution piece recounts William Bradford’s early life in England, his separation from Alice of the Carpenter family, and his later reunion and marriage in America. The tale follows their long marriage, Bradford’s governance of the Plymouth colony, and Alice’s support in colonial development.
The Advance Walking Cultivator is described as a substantial tool for cultivation. It emphasizes the device’s reliability and efficiency in field work, highlighting its robust construction and practical utility for farmers.
A Detroit shopper tests a butter sample in a store scene, arguing with the grocer over freshness and trust. The seller swears the churned butter is new, while the customer doubts its quality, calling for reassurance before deciding on one pound.
The piece cites historic cases where a single vote changed outcomes from state governorships to national offices. It urges every eligible citizen to vote, warning that a full turnout could assure Republican victories and shape government across states.
The census completed shows Springfield Illinois population at 95 116, marking a specific city size in the latest count.
A speaker recalls a dawn by a vast sea noting wrecks, a tyrant’s power, and a longing for past battles and love. The memory returns to youthful faith, victories, and noble deeds, contrasted with a life felt wasted in the face of time and sorrow. The poem weaves sea imagery with personal regret and yearning.
A poetic lament speaks of a steadfast heart bound by memory to a beloved. The speaker laments faithfulness amid longing and fear of betrayal, pleading for a single kind word to trust again despite past heartbreak and fading pleasures.
The article offers advice on home upkeep and farming from shade trees to leather conditioning. It cites grafting timing for autumn and seed corn season, notes fence costs by state, and discusses soil fertility ideas from England and Asia. It also mentions seed treatment with camphor and the efficiency of heat transfer via a drum to warm rooms.
The text estimates that by the end of 1874 there were 207,677 steam engines worldwide, generating about 16 million horsepower. It equates this power to 25 million horses working day and night and notes Britain and the United States as major contributors to this steam power.
Correspondent reports the British Association for the Advancement of Science Aug 28 debate on tunneling the English Channel. Sir John Hawkshaw, chief engineer, argues chalk bed continues across the channel and a straight tunnel is feasible with ventilation tubes. Prof Hebert clings to anticlines and marl pockets challenging the project amid fears of faults and deep water.
A woman once prominent in New York literary and musical circles, F. B. Sigourney, attempted suicide by lying on the Hudson River railroad tracks. She was found before a train could reach her and had been roaming the streets with her child, homeless for several days.
A chaotic excerpt shows a Detroit editorial scene where a woman in a black belt confronts a man, accuses him of lies about a "Sarah" item, and threatens him over a fictitious report. The piece blends sensational modern gossip with oddball social quips and scattered notes on various local anecdotes.
Miss Manily Darker, a young amateur swimmer, swam from London Bridge to North Woolwich Gardens in about two hours and twenty three minutes. She faced a strong ebb wind and rough water as she battled through ten miles and a quarter with family support aboard.
The Tsar Kolokol in Moscow is the world's largest bell at 90 feet 8 inches high and about 60 feet 9 inches across, weighing 443 772 pounds with metal valued over 300000 dollars. Other giant bells include Beijing bells around 120000 pounds, and notable cathedrals in York London Paris Vienna Olmutz with bells ranging from 11 500 to 40 000 pounds. The Susanne of Erfurt, cast in 1497, is famed for its silver-rich bell metal weighing about 30000 pounds.
The Alton Telegraph reports a fever outbreak causing widespread disruption as doctors struggle to treat patients. A local drug house sold 1 200 000 grains of quinine in a week and cannot fill orders, with shipments of 100 000 grains from Chicago and 300 000 more on the way. The Boston Journal of Health advocates large quinine doses of ten to twelve grains at a time as the effective treatment.
In the Troy Times building Everett's art gallery displays a fine oil of Shakespeare. A country visitor misidentifies the poet as a minister. Everett jokes and redirects the tour toward Jacob kissing Rachel as the woman asks about a wrestling scene.
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