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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1884
Page
8
Poem fragment recalls a child’s broken toys and a dim homecoming. The speaker contrasts the calm, eternal rest of the infant with their own fleeting, clouded joys that feel shattered like broken toys. The verse laments memories, longing, and the ache of loss.
The piece notes that early marriages are common in Lancashire's mills where teens wed after earning high wages. Saturday weddings suit thrifty workers, while brides balance ten hour mill shifts with home duties. After childbirth, mothers return to looms and rely on elder caregivers for infant care at modest pay.
A rustic preacher argues against taking what does not belong to you quoting a Bible line about muzzling the ox. Brudder Jasper admits temptation and the session plans to discipline the offender while noting a lamb in a bag and upcoming company at Ark, Traveler.
Doctors in Paris found imported quinine injurious and adulterated. Lacombe the wholesale druggist was tried for adulteration and condemned by the Eighth Chamber to one year in prison, a fifty franc fine, and publication of the judgment in leading newspapers at his expense.
Dave Pulsifer recalls his childhood on the Boston commons where his mother chased him to enforce home duties. He jokes he hit a home run on her knee and notes she could not run bases.
Several medical journals and newspapers urge ending the custom of standing bareheaded in open air during funerals. They argue the practice, though time honored, causes multiple deaths and wastes lives, and should be stopped by a more enlightened age.
A commission appointed by the French Society of Hygiene studied the concealed milk question. It reports that when diluted with twice or four times its weight of water it may in some cases be useful as a food for infants but must be considered extremely inferior to good cow's milk.
A lyrical poem describes rain as music that soothes the weary heart and lulls to sleep. The speaker imagines future rest, quiet, and heavenly tones, likening rain to lullabies and angelic voices.
A discussion on the inaccuracy of stenographic reports of Beecher's sermons. It notes that even top reporters vary when capturing rapid phrases and that Beecher accepts imperfect reproductions, sometimes finding his language improved by misprints. The piece cites a 42 minute morning sermon and a 6000 word transcript with gaps.
A reporter in Cancor Ma. visits the solitary confinement cell of Jesse Pomeroy. The boy now a young man shows intellect and languages but lacks moral sense. He is kept isolated with books as his only company and a spacious well lit cell supports his mental life.
A weary waiter asks what’s for dinner and is served roast duck. A forthright rustic confronts California Railroad Commissioners on alleged freight traffic abuses, is ordered removed, and pelts them with handfuls of birdshot as he departs making an impression.
Fragmentary verse speaks of parting not from love but sorrow. It claims heaven plants sorrow as a flower, a star of sorrow as a gift, and a crown Lived beneath faith and pain. It suggests those who know love in sorrow understand love below.
Dr L L Seaman discusses visions described by religious writers and by physicians. He says many die in a trance with dream like awareness and musical visions, linking such experiences to dreams opium effects and mesmeric trance. He notes dual mental operations and the ability to comment on visions as they pass.
A Philadelphia barber explains shingling as creating fluffy bangs by layering hair from the middle of the head. He notes most clients are women and that he often travels to customers’ homes, though some still visit the shop.
An Atlanta Constitution quip warns that natural orators may hinder success. The speaker recalls claiming a pewter medal for a speech and cautions exposing a boy to medals and oratory, suggesting marriage to wealth as the remedy and college commencement invitations as the lure.
A correspondent observes a tall symmetrically built young woman strolling Washington Heights in a seamless elastic jersey bodice and a short striped skirt. Her stockings are black, shoes alligator skin, and her hat is extravagantly large and eccentric in shape.
A young English woman injured in a railroad accident sued the company and received an overly large verdict. A new trial was granted because the plaintiff and her sister appeared so beautiful that the jury was deprived of impartial judgment.
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