{"id":2014,"date":"2010-10-11T11:34:06","date_gmt":"2010-10-11T16:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2010-10-11T11:34:06","modified_gmt":"2010-10-11T16:34:06","slug":"the-weekly-outlook-poetry-and-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2010\/10\/11\/the-weekly-outlook-poetry-and-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weekly Outlook: Poetry and Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The People\u2026are reading what?
\nThe people are reading THE WEEKLY OUTLOOK why?
\n…Because it is a cheerful prophet, and they are weary of gloom.
\nBecause it chronicles the good rather than the bad.
\nBecause it is one of the handsomest, brightest, cleanest periodicals published.
\n\u2026As a flyer we will send THE WEEKLY OUTLOOK to any address, from this date, to the first of January for 50 cents in any kind of money.
\n\u2026Get the fun of the campaign.
\nGet the social, intellectual, musical and dramatic history of the tri-cities.
\nGet THE WEEKLY OUTLOOK, published every Saturday by The Outlook Publishing Co.
\nRoom 69, McManus Building, Davenport.\u00a0 Telephone 450.
\n—THE WEEKLY OUTLOOK –\u00a0 Page 12,\u00a0 8 August 1896<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Literary genius? You decide. The same page also printed a poem that originated in the New Orleans Picayune<\/em> entitled<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Summer Girl\u201d.
\nThe blossoming flower droops its blushing head;
\nThe towering mountain fain a tear would shed;
\nThe beaming sun doth shrink behind a cloud,
\nAnd roaring waves forbear to roar aloud.
\nThe brain of all mankind is in a whirl,
\nFor now appears the dashing summer girl.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Hon. Henry Vollmer, Mayor of Davenport is this week\u2019s spotlighted citizen; a fine portrait of him wearing a stylish bow tie graces page one. Perhaps he was one of the first to subscribe to THE WEEKLY OUTLOOK! It appears it is election time again, and although young Vollmer has held the job for four years, he has fallen out of favor; except with Editor Banks who editorializes that \u201cPerhaps there is no other man in the city, except myself, who would have been so successful under such trying circumstances as has been Mr. Henry Vollmer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Banks states Vollmer has created the offices of city electrician and plumbing inspector, revised and republished the city ordinances, reorganized the police and fire departments to meet the demands of modern times, and made great progress within the city by paving nine of the City\u2019s thirteen miles during his administration. \u00a0Just to put that into perspective, the Duck Creek Parkway and Bike Path is currently 13.5 miles in length from Davenport\u2019s Emeis Park to Devil\u2019s Glen Park in Bettendorf\u2026now that\u2019s progress!<\/p>\n

IN AND OUT OF TOWN on page 7 announces C. A. Ficke and family are expected to arrive home from their European trip next week, having been absent about six months visiting leading points of interest in Europe and the Orient. \u201cThat they were in Egypt the people of this city are well aware because of the mummy sent by Mr. Ficke to the Academy of Science several months ago.\u201d<\/p>\n

So the next time you go to the Putnam Museum and view the mummy exhibit, just remember that you read it here first!!<\/p>\n

[by Karen O.]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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