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Newspaper

Mccook Weekly Tribune

Location

Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1884

Page

8

Lunch Room Offers Hot Coffee in Connection

A lunch room provides hot coffee and related beverages. The facility advertises a convenient place to grab a quick drink during breaks and in between meals.

Only a golden curl in memory and muse

A poem fragment recalls a golden curl’s power to summon memories and soothe sorrows. It laments sentiment turning prose and invokes joy, nostalgia, and the idea of treasured curls as a link to the past.

Iodine Treatment for Hordeolum Outbreaks Proposed by Dr Fitzpatrick

Dr Fitzpatrick of the Lancet reports hordeolum responds to local tincture of iodine, better than nitrate of silver which scars. Early iodine use aborts growth. lids held apart with fingers while applying a fine camel hair pencil. let dry before contact. A few applications per day suffice.

Louis Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick

Shaved by Sections

A traveling drummer bursts into Worth's barber shop in Trenton New Jersey seeking a slow close shave after a chaotic sequence of rapid shaves in Philadelphia and Bristol. He explains he barely caught trains while half his face remained shaved and fears being seen as an escaped lunatic.

Worth Trenton N. J Philadelphia Bristol

Proud of his Young Bride on Michigan Central Train

A Detroit bound traveler reports a Kalamazoo area scene where a groom in public announced his wife Mrs Heuffer aboard a westbound Michigan Central train. The couple rode to Buchanan amid a cheering crowd as he repeated the praise and display of their marriage.

Michigan Central Detroit Kalamazoo Buchanan

Prominent Figures and Their Profane Habits Revealed

A historical note catalogs how public leaders like Lincoln Grant Garfield and Seward varied in profanity. It lists others such as Johnson Stanton Fessenden Wilson Randall Kelley Brewster and Morton with mixed tendencies. It also quips about Don Cameron and Eli Perkins with tongue-in-cheek accuracy.

Lincoln Andy Johnson Mr. Stanton Seward Fessenden Henry Wilson Collas Chicago General Grant Garfield Randall Kelley Brewster Eli Perkins Don Cameron Oliver P. Morton Mr. Hayes

Sammy Peterby Smites Back in Sunday Sermon

Little Sammy Peterby, son of an Austin editor, misbehaved at church last Sunday. His father rebuked him for levity but Sammy insisted he listened to the preacher and recalled a misquoted text about turning the other cheek.

Sammy Peterby Clinnel Austin Sammy Kingdom of Heaven Burlington Oil City France Ife

Contented Couple Satirized in Quiet Morning Scene

A man in an easy chair jokes that his wife and he are the most contented couple, noting they never quarrel and that she rises early to cook while he helps. The exchange highlights domestic harmony and mutual cooperation.

Tam

Last Thoughts On Dying Words From Noted Figures

A veteran physician notes dying people reveal few thoughts on life’s big topics. He cites Washington Irving, Benjamin Franklin, and Sir Walter Scott, whose last words centered on pillows, comfort, or sympathy, not grand concerns.

Washington Irving Ben Franklin Walter Scott

Lawyer Ward Says Zabriskie Versus Van Riper Settled

Reporter asks L M Ward of Paterson N J if the Zabriskie V Van Riper case is settled. Ward confirms settlement and details that Ward now owns the farm after paying off a mortgage with the balance plus money that went to Garry Ackerson, leaving both farmers poorer and lawyers better off.

Zabriskie van Riper L. M. Ward Paterson N. J Mr. Ward Mr. Nee Garry Ackerson Hackensack Ackerson

Millions That We Drink Beer Production Rise

The census shows U S beer output last year at 538 million gallons, up 23 million from the prior year, with steady yearly gains since 1875. It notes malt liquor value rose from 55 to 101 million dollars 1870–1880, while distilled liquor value grew from 36 to 41 million dollars, arguing beer gains while whisky remains steady.

United States New York Herald

Twice Almost a Bride

Miss Rose Haverman of GreensburgPa was widowed twice by tragedy first when Fox of Middletown died days before their planned wedding and again when David Price 22 of Latrobe died while bathing three weeks before their nuptials She rushed to Latrobe for Price s funeral only to learn he was buried the day before delayed news reached Greensburg.

Rose Haverman Gheensburg Middletown Fox David Price Price Latrobe Miss Haverman Greensburg Greensburg Post

Perverted Proverbs and Witty Epigrams

A collection of provocative adages on hunger, minds, dancers, doctors, devils, exchanges, marriages, wishes, fair play, and bluff. The tone mirrors a satirical moral misfit of common sayings and social commentary.

Swallowing a Trombone Scene at a Rural Gathering

A country gentleman mocks a trombone player and the scribe explains the act as long practice. The rustic wagers on the performer’s endurance while the scribe imagines the man swallowing the instrument whole. The exchange blends humor and rural brusqueness as the scene unfolds.

Neow Sonny

Smoking ban seeks to curb youth tobacco use in South Australia

Legislature considers a bill to stop under eighteen smoking with a fine from los. to £5 for smoking a pipe cigar or cigarette. The move aims to reduce youth tobacco consumption and enforce age restrictions.

South Australia

Providence Reports Long Smallpox Death Gap

The Registrar of vital statistics of Providence Rhode Island says there has been only one death from smallpox there in nearly ten years.

Registrar of Vital Statistics of Providence R. I

Lurid Bits and Jokes From a 19th Century Column

A mosaic of quips and anecdotes from a period humor column. Jokes touch on aging, travel, gender roles, local foibles, and rural life with brisk, ironic witticisms. The piece includes a traveler’s praise of sleeping cars, a nurse of manners, and a playful misfit of local characters.

Marriage Talk From The Lime Kiln Club On Matrimony

The club president warns members about marrying for love or for business, cautions against deceptive attractions, and urges practical planning. He jokes about false teeth and high insteps, then counsels budgeting for clothes, housing, and essentials before marriage.

A Recipe For Making Cake

A critic recalls notes from a fashion minded student after a cooking lesson. The fragment describes cake ingredients and decorative terms as if describing clothing with flour and milk references. The quirky phrasing blends culinary steps with fashion imagery.

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the Enterprise Wind Mill Sandwich Enterprise CO Sandwich WM. M. Irwin McCook, Neb City Bakery A. Probst & Bro Proprietors Grauam Bread Tile Hill R. H. Hamilton A. P. Sharp’s Ds. Barton DE. Haereter Dr. Harter Joaquin Miller Joaq Arkansan Maidos F. L. McCracken Arapahoe Star Mills Flour Hayden Nebraska Frees & Hocknell Proprietors OF the Dealers INI McCook, Indianola Cambridge Oxford Kergeeir’s Great Western Furniture Emporium J. E. Berger Challenge Wind Mill Amit Challenge G. Lb Nettleton, McCook Neb Kansas D. Kendall Billiard Hall & Favorite Resort
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