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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1876
Page
1
Moline on the Mississippi opposite Rock Island prospers as a manufacturing hub with a strong water power claim. The city notes coal and lead nearby, sizable manufacturing investment over $3,000,000, and 1,600 workers employed. a robust library and good school facilities accompany civic leadership.
A lengthy roll lists county officers and local officials for Rock Island area towns including Moline, Cordova, Port Byron, Milan, Andalusia, Buffalo Prairie, and Rock Island. Names shown cover judge, attorney, coroner, sheriff, school superintendent, surveyor, and board members with multiple towns named.
Judge Gronus W Puuasants presides in Rock Island County to oversee cases involving Sixty Jtorcan Uintrict across Rock Island Henry and Mercer counties as listed in the docket.
State Senator ER. C. Mopezwaty of Henry and State Representatives John T. Browning M Gargne i of Rock Island and John P Fox of Henry named for the district.
Congressional District list names THOMAS J. HENDERSON of Princeton as Representative in Congress from the district and WX. WIVEY of Galva as a State Board of Equalization member, covering Rock Island Bureau Lee and Putnam counties.
The Lightest Draft Gang Plan received the first premium award at Hilinole and Iowa State Field Triale in 1874, marking a notable achievement for the organizers.
Gilpin Sulky earns premium at the Titnois and Lows State Field Trials of 1874, with emphasis on iron beams and iron frames in the manufacturing display.
The ADVANCE Walling Cultivator is pitched as the best, most substantial cultivator in the market, spotlighting its claimed durability and performance for farming tasks.
An unclear snippet mentions Peerless Geeds and market terms with no identifiable people or places. The readable text lacks concrete facts or events to summarize.
Lettice recovers from illness with rides with her father and a tale spinning session in a farm lane. They visit a horse shoeing shop where Lettice meets a kind old woman and a boisterous household with a clever dog Fido. Her sympathy for Mr Bremer deepens as the ride ends with hartshorn and laughter.
An old man and a small elf like child share a windowed moment as winds scatter dead leaves. The man mutters that life is a lie and fate flits away while the child wonders about aging. The poem reflects memory, loss, and the cyclical passage of time.
A Detroit Free Press note recalls a young railroad guide hawker persuading a Jefferson Avenue clothing dealer to buy a time table pamphlet claiming it lists every railroad. The dealer resists, insisting he never travels, and the conversation ends with the agent’s push meeting no sale.
The article argues that rising bank clearings signal a real business upturn with firmer prices and larger sales since 1878. It warns against overconfidence, notes potential temporary slowdowns, and stresses prudent, industry led recovery while addressing wage trends and labor implications in the revival. It also discusses misreported assets and property values related to Gov. Hayes.
The piece argues Democrats falsely blame Gov. Hayes for underpaying personal tax in 1874 and 1875. It asserts a Democratic board of equalization found Hayes’s tax return correct after reviewing his uncle Birchard’s inheritance and notes Hayes released a full statement to Gen. Comly of the Ohio State Journal detailing all facts.
A playful verse by Charles G Halpine imagines two friends idling on a Sicilian beach. Straw hats, bronzed skin, and blue Italian skies frame a scene of quiet leisure with ships at sea and mountain views.
The article lists upcoming fashion features such as bibs fringes braids and wide trims for dresses and gloves in ink and navy blue. It notes a shift to india cashmere white batiste and pointed toe trends. Also mentions high chemisettes open corsages and fringe edging for winter wear. The Detroit public schools begin fall sessions with lighthearted anecdotes about teachers and student mischief.
Four oil paintings owned by Mr. Garner were recovered from the sunken yacht Mohawk after four days underwater. DeHass, Smith, and Silva works were damaged by water and debris but restored. DeHass pieces scratched yet intact, Smith and Silva canvases torn and retouched.
The London Examiner reports Prof Hendreich in Greece observed seed germination from ancient Laurium slags. A glaucium poppy seed, buried about two millennia, sprouted as workers melted the ore revealing a yellow flower unknown to modern botany but noted by Pliny.
A noisy scene unfolds as a stern woman arrives at a Grand Avenue blacksmith shop with a horse. She orders a rapid, year lasting shoe, disputes the smith’s inexperience, and, after a forceful 200 pound kick to the ribs, calms the unruly animal and asserts she will not be fooled by a horse. She warns misbehaving horses lead to sorrow for gray hairs.
New Orleans claims to be the cheapest city to live in. Beaver county apple crop is so large farmers shed fruit to prevent tree damage. A preacher Wilson was hanged in effigy at East Troy Wisconsin amid unconfirmed immoral conduct allegations. Omro Wisconsin thrives with a glass factory opening next week and a new bank soon. A white colossal dog ghost appears near South Bend on the Bula road. Judge Sartwell of Smithport Pa. died while his son read death details of the late Speaker Kerr. Eau Claire Wisconsin plans storage elevators for 80 000 to 90 000 bushels. A 13 year old girl elopes with a 19 year old near Pleasant Creek Sacramento County and is returned home. Port Jervis New York reports no rain since June 30 threatening crop failure. New York City crowd sees C Frederickson cross the East River wearing three foot rubber shoes inflated with air. Boston records 8 416 marriages last year with 92 grooms and 70 brides under legal age. births fell to 11 020. deaths rose. Chinese enter fruit drying and canning trade in California with high prices reported for orchard crops. Hudson Wisconsin notes Mrs Anderson recovering after a bullet injury to the abdomen during confinement.
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