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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1885
Page
3
A reflective verse by W Price discusses seasons and time, praising patience and steady faith. It notes blooming May months and yearly cycles, urging quiet endurance and trust in divine guidance for the future.
Addie narrates as Lusetta and Trevor clash over Lusetta's flirtation with the Fieldwicks and races. Trevor accuses her of folly while Addie pleads for understanding. In a pivotal moment Trevor returns, declares love for Lusetta, and he and Lusetta reconcile with Addie praised for her quiet intervention.
A reader recalls buying an Alderney with a large udder that hindered walking yet did not yield much milk. He notes small teated cows may milk longer and mentions recently acquiring cows with “lost quarters” revealing that udder size does not reliably indicate milk quantity.
CorrespondenCe from the National Live Stock Journal in Chicago notes Tierson Dees in focus. The piece highlights practices in live stock markets and industry developments.
A Chicago Times correspondent notes foreigners face food difficulties in Japan. He describes rapid cooking methods, such as a chicken served in five minutes on hot copper pans with oil, and a native diet dominated by rice, sweet potatoes, fish, and limited meat.
The Philadelphia Press describes peasant women in Western Mexican towns selling trays of large living ants filled with honey or grape sugar. Youths reportedly extract the honey by holding the ant by its head and suck out the sweetness, discarding the body. Women then press the honey and make a popular noo Ea for men.
A shepherd left his three year old child on a plain while he climbed a Grampian summit. A sudden mist and darkness led him astray as his dog and boy vanished. The dog returned daily with cake, guiding the shepherd to a cave where the child was found safe, nourished by the dog’s aid.
The article notes that many animals including rabbits hares birds and even some birds sense Earth tremors as well as or better than airborne sounds. It describes near steps across fields to avoid jars near rabbits and how wind and scent affect pursuit. It cites experiments on cosmic earth vibrations and argues ears of living beings may detect surface tremors.
In Roanoke and Richmond, John Randolph kept a grand carriage drawn by three horses and trailing six large greyhounds led by Julia. When a dog was captured by two hunters near the road, Randolph ordered release and shouted for water to wash the dog, a moment recalled by the Cleavelani Leader.
A Montezuma Record correspondent notes 160 white men in Dooly County over 60, with 27 over 70 and 10 over 80. The oldest colored man seen was in 1877. A vivid tale recalls Oliver Jelks Sr persuading an elderly Black man to vote Atlanta, not Milledgeville, during a state capital vote. Jelks died in 1883. his brother William C. Jelks, likely 75, lives in Barrsville, Florida. Hawkinsville Dispatch.
A young lawyer in a justice court delivers a harsh speech using profane language. The judge warns of contempt, while the lawyer retorts that the jurisdiction is five dollars and he has contempt valued at one hundred dollars.
Instructions from Cassell's Magazine describe making Koumina koumiss by mixing pure milk with sugar and compressed yeast in a quart bottle, fermenting at 50 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit for six hours, then cooling overnight. Use fresh milk and yeast, keep the bottle corked, and open carefully due to effervescence. if curdling occurs discard.
The April St Louis Magazine presents Alexander N. De Menil on Robert Emmet and Lit Chats on Zola Howells and James. It includes Brad and Kit Courtland's story and poetry, poems by Mamie S. Paden Lizette W Reese and others, essays by Fenno Carter and others, Light Moods by Jeff Joslyn Gardiner and more. Gilmore & Co. publishes from St Louis Missouri.
Two drummers argued over pronunciation in a smoking car. One claimed neither or either were correct while the other defended only certain speakers. They asked the next-seat man who replied Nayther and slept on, as others drank from the drummers’ flasks.
The Edison Light Company signs a contract with Colonel Casey chief engineer to the Washington monument to illuminate the interior with 125 lamps. Edison notes the lighting reaches 500 feet above the ground far higher than initial expectations when the first lamp was hung on a Menlo Park telegraph pole.
Harper's Young Pierre attracts a large young audience with illustrations, stories, poetry and miscellany. It offers attractive print and neatly bound content priced at $2.00 per year from Harper Brothers in New York.
West Bath Maine resident Elbridge Malcolm found Kidney-Wort effective after being prostrated by rheumatism and kidney trouble. He reports six doses put him on his feet and he has had no trouble since. The advertisement urges readers to seek the speedy permanent relief at the nearest drug store.
Mrs James Russell Lowell is buried near the late John Lothrop Motley in Ken sal Green cemetery. Omaha listings mention several high priced hotels but the Metropolitan stands out as the only central $2.00 per day lodging. Try it.
Kaiser Wilhelm is said to be the sole survivor of the Knights of the Iron Cross of 1512 since Major Von der Lochan's death. Statistics report ninety five children under fourteen died by their own actions in the United States last year. Daniel Ketcham of Civil Bend Daviess county seeks care for his child with clubfoot at Kansas City Surgical Institute.
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