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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1884
Page
8
Tim the hunter and Maine guide lived forty years amid forest and water. He loved rivers, trees, and wild Maine. his rifle rests, his memory endures beside a tranquil mountain lakelet. The lake is known to the world as Tim Pond.
Chicago druggists report a rising court plaster market driven by fashionable women applying face patches. A storekeeper notes numerous sightings in theatres and links the trend to a French origin and a long history from patches to beauty spots.
A historical critique argues against using pen names for newspaper letters. It cites Blakely Hall and other writers who gained recognition only after their signatures were revealed, noting lost identity, misattribution, and diminished credit when nom de plume is used. It urges signing full names to establish accountability and wider recognition.
A Philadelphia Times report extols the Crow tribe as the wealthiest and laziest in the territory. It claims a 5 million acre reservation with 15 000 horses and 350 000 in other property and notes rich mines in the Big Horn region.
The article argues that roads railways and ships spur progress in ideas and religion, and that industrial age is not hostile to faith. It contends bigotry thrives where there are no harbors or commerce and cites Columbus and Magellan as drivers of global movement.
The report notes about 300 street urchins aged 6 to 12 selling daily papers. Twenty percent die yearly from exposure and hunger while the supply remains ample. Around 100 girls also try to compete, earning 20 to 70 cents daily. the piece hints at upcoming cholera concerns.
A man describes a dangerous craft as the “well shooter” who uses dynamite to blast rock and boost water flow. He claims high earnings while recounting fatal accidents involving two partners, noting the trade is risky and attracts few willing associates. The crowd grows uneasy and disperses as he demonstrates.
The article asserts Nero was not a tyrant at all times but a man with a tender heart. It argues his fiddle playing during Rome’s great fire helped Romans accept the disaster and retreat to their blazing houses where they perished.
Dr. A Berghaus notes the nettle was historically used for woven fabrics in Germany and its use is being revived. The common stinging nettle yields ok results while the Chinese nettle offers the best outcomes for fiber production.
Washington Gladden warns that the most dangerous unsocial force endangering society is the grumbling mania, a pervasive habit of complaint that undermines social order and progress.
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