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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1884
Page
7
An enigmatic piece traces a wavering ascent and descent through a dreamlike landscape. The narrative blends mood with fleeting imagery, suggesting a meditation on ambition and illusion without a concrete person or event.
A column offers guidance on avoiding stale water in lead pipes, home remedies for hoarseness, diet for consumptives, rest and warmth as cures, and criticism of tobacco use as a medicine. It cites Dr. Hall and Dr. Hanaford on rest, air, and skepticism of tobacco as curative.
A collage of garbled phrases and anecdotes touches on language quirks, politics, markets, and social observations. It mentions halting progress, Irish color lines, religious sites, marriages in Cincinnati, a horse swapping hamlet, and varied curiosities from gas in Jerusalem to a Hartford cat claimed as largest of its kind. Friends, foes, and curiosities appear with fleeting moral or social commentary.
In Western Texas a prominent citizen denounces the frontier telegraph as a restraint after telling Gilhooly how the wire aided a stage isolation and arrest. The man claims the government permits private use but a few hundred yards of line cripple him, calling the system no comfort to a live man.
Youxe Hayseed, a country lad, stayed at a top hotel in town. After dinner he browsed the office, picked a toothpick, and vigorously cleaned tobacco-stained grinders in the office box before replacing it. He quipped no theft, declaring he has no mean streak.
The Md junior vice commander A G Alford credits St Jacobs Oil as a ready remedy for pains. He reports instant relief from an ulcerated tooth after applying the product and claims his suffering ended thereafter. The text also notes a method for duplicating ink on glazed paper and a quip about men buying pants.
Life long discomfort and sudden death often come to children through parents neglect. Children must not sleep with cold feet. After returning home in bad weather, remove shoes and damp stockings, dry feet by the fire, and put on dry socks and shoes immediately. Keep spare footwear ready and dry.
Wyman Commercial College in Omaha offers an able staff and strong business preparation. Full course details and a catalog are available by writing to president A. L. Wyman at 8 pone. Includes a recipe for Cake Puppine using cake ingredients and measurements.
The article explains nutmeg grows on pear like trees, yields many fruiting nuts, and notes mace as the seed covering. It recounts the Banda islands Dutch dominance and a dramatic burning of piles to keep prices high, plus the nutmeg pigeon spreading trees globally.
A New York style lottery recap notes ticket numbers 67552 and 12333 yielding substantial prizes. One winner, carpenter Chr. Hettinger, and a Canadaville farmer each received large shares, with updates on bank dealings and local business improvements.
A young minister visits the congregation where his father once preached. After a Sabbath service an elder remarks that the text was the same as the father used, prompting the minister's wife to hope the sermon was not identical. The elder laughs, praising the father as a dreadful smart aaa.
Con Thomas A Scott of Philadelphia contributes 37000 toward raising funds to build an Episcopal church at Clifton. The gift highlights ongoing fundraising efforts and notable local benefactors.
Bellevue College enters its second year with strong backing and extensive property holdings including 265 acres near town and 1,500 town lots. A costly new college building, dormitory, and a reputable president Dr W W Harsha promise thorough training amid a beautiful western location. Details available via Prof C M Des Islets or President W W Beals. The report also notes a 75 ton monthly borax shipment from Belleville Cal and miscellaneous ads and notes including a dental product and a scientific claim about Ben Nevis snow dust.
A 96 page work titled Woman and Her Diseases is being circulated for three cent stamp reception. The Worlds Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York is linked to the piece. Fourteen foreign governments reserved space for the New Orleans exposition.
The notice highlights the Grand Union Hotel near the city depot with six hundred elegant rooms at one million dollars cost and a European plan. It touts elevator service, horse cars, stages, and elevated rail to all depots, claiming families can live better for less than at other first class hotels.
A public duel in Little Rock Arkansas in 1830 between Gen Conway and Robert Crittenden grew from a joint political debate. Seconds Ben Desha and Wharton Rector watched as fire was exchanged after insults. Crittenden fired twice, killing Conway with a heart shot.
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