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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1901
Page
2
Cotona Sand Stone Quarries offers stone for bridges corn crib blocks and foundations in any size. Promotes cheapness durability and beauty with photos at Lynde's building room. Address provided.
In a Bombay to Muscat voyage, Captain Aldrich falls ill and his wife commands the crew during a pirate dhow attack. The crew arms with muskets, cannons, and a revolver, repelling the assault, killing or drowning many pirates, and the dhow sinks after a decisive exchange of fire. Mr Aldrich remains aboard and the wife consoles him after the battle. Hartford Courant reports.
A fragment from a Philadelphia note recalls Beerbohm Tree's humorous first appearance as the corpulent Falstaff. The scene ends with Paletaff being unsettled by jests and fairy buffets in Windsor forest, a comic misadventure noted in the discussion.
A jumbled reminiscence mix of stage props failures with missing pegs for a tree on a London set, Howells encouragement to write, a clock mishap tale about Mo in a downtown office, and old English laws on bull baiting with historic bets on meat flavor, all narrated in brisk late nineteenth century style.
The article extols Irish peasant beauty with vivid notes on skin, figure, and outdoor life, praising health and nature as the source of charm. It also offers sleep posture guidance and a testimonial praising Dr King’s New Life Pills for restoring health to a wife, with brief ad copy.
In New South Wales a juror asked the judge before retirement if he could learn whether the prisoner stole the watch. The panel was split and eleven jurors had left the box while one remained. The judge offered information and the lone juror pressed for a direct answer about the alleged theft.
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