11 Sep 1874
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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1874
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment lists large sums 150.000 and 80.000 alongside names like Jim Goced and Samuel Howes, referencing government bonds, drafts, and European cities such as Copenhagen Hamburg and Bremen, suggesting a financial or bond topic with many misread names.
Fragmented verse layers religious imagery with nature motifs and personal reflection. It references the Saviour, lilies, Jordan, and eternal love, woven through improvised lines and archaic spelling, presenting a devotional poem fragment rather than a clear narrative or event.
One congressional convention for the Sixth district met in this city and nominated Ren Thomas J Henderson for congressman. Known for civil and military service, he is praised for character, judgment, and leadership. The Herald endorses him and pledges strong support.
A grim account describes violent white supremacist attacks across the South. Gunfire and executions by masked gangs occur as Black educators and preachers are targeted, including a Tennessee incident where sixteen Black individuals were seized from a jail, six killed on site, others disappeared into the woods.
News notes report a national women temperance effort forming during sessions at Chautauqua Lake with a committee of organization named from each state. A Cleveland convention is planned for November to elect delegates and push the national league work.
The Buffalo Advertiser notes harp is expensive to buy with prices from 260 to 1000 dollars. Harp music is said to be monotonous and twangy after a short period. Few composers write suitable pieces outside operatic arpeggio passages, so quick arpeggio imitations are common.
A garbled clipping notes scarcity of husbands and mass German emigration to Paris. It includes a stray Clay county Missouri remark to a woman and a Polk County Oregon schoolteacher claiming an unorthodox method to subdue unruly children, ending with a child’s misheard line about Beech.
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