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Newspaper
Moline Review
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1878
Page
7
The report surveys women footwear and hosiery on display at the Exposition. It notes high heels with brass tips, a wide range of designs from simple sandals to lace boots, and stockings in colors like light blue and various patterns. It comments on the social effect of fashion and the discomfort of gravel paths for low shoes, and ends with curious anecdotes and a French setting.
Baryca recalls a river steamer meals at seventy five cents a head with lavish yet tiny portions. At tea time a necro served a minuscule beefsteak barely enough for two bites. Barnum inspected the morsel and rejected it, demanding a proper portion.
A historical overview explains Denmark's 6.9 million acre area with 5.2 million under cultivation and 170,000 individual proprietors across over 200,000 properties. It notes shifts in cattle breeding, grain prices, and trade shares with England, Germany, Sweden, and Norway, plus a South American parrot story about a century-old multilingual bird.
A man was entombed when a wall collapsed in a well at Manistee Michigan. The city gathered overnight to help rescue him as air grew foul and candles failed to burn until fresh air was supplied. He finally reached the surface around midnight after rescuers fed him brandy and milk through a bottle.
A gray belled horse allegedly guides mule herds while a St. Louis dog barks at a bee on a hot day. The animal trembles and drops a small black object, then returns to inspect the item as if seeking recognition for future encounters.
The piece contrasts English wealth concentration with France's broader asset spread after the revolution. It notes England has wealth centered in few hands while France shows more even distribution through historical land confiscations and redistribution among Paris residents, mortgagees, and buyers.
A witty Irishman Cambell Foster, addressing a jury, tries to quiet a chatty fellow lawyer. Digby Seymour corrects the pronunciation, and Foster retorts with a final quip about slim chances for more chatter.
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