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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1884
Page
7
A San Francisco paper estimates California total product value for 2384 at 81 million dollars. About 50 million will be exported, including wheat barley flour wine brandy wool salmon and canned fruits. Wheat leads with 1.5 million tons valued at 40.5 million.
Hundreds of ministers nationwide report benefits from Brown's Iron Bitters. Rev E A Spring of Corydon Iowa cites general ill health improvement while Rev James McCarty of Fort Stevenson Dakota notes 25 pound weight gain after dyspepsia. Rev Offey of New Bern North Carolina and Rev Whitney of Hingham Wisconsin also praise the remedy for health restoration.
In January Hanriven’s Barnet Phillips previews The Cruise of The Wallowy detailing a three week yacht charter from Cedar Keys by six Northern tourists. The piece notes illustrations by R Swain Gifford and previews practical tips for future travelers.
An old medical advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for uterine issues and mentions Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and remedy for consumption and bronchitis. It notes widespread sale and a curious Ohio farm anecdote linking three counties Wood Hancock Seneca.
Engineer Frank Crockett of Fire Department steamer 12 learned he held a share of 15 000 from the Louisiana Lottery drawing No 68980 after a coworker delivered the news. He kept his job, planned a possible farm purchase in New Jersey, and avoided publicity, while colleagues note he rarely saves.
Rochester Sunday Herald reports on expectations for President-elect Cleveland's incoming cabinet. William M. Ashley notes likely limited changes among longtime clerks, with removals among department heads and distrust affecting business. He describes personal illness and cure by Warner's Safe Rheumatic Cure, then discusses cabinet prospects including Bayard Thurman Bragg and McClellan amid competitive political slates.
A Wytheville Virginia shoemaker asked President elect Cleveland for boots measured for inauguration day. Cleveland sent a $20 bill for the boots. the shoemaker returned it, but the governor insisted on paying and sent the money back, declaring he would wear the boots on inauguration day.
Send your address to W J Demorest at 17 E 14th street New York to receive a free family magazine. A Sierra Valley California isolated locale lacks telegraphic links and needs a 25 mile stage ride. Italian factory hires about twenty boys to process banana skins into marmalade. Gladstone’s fashion sense shows long trousers and high collars. Prof A L Perry argues the Republicans are "lead as Cesar" and predicts they will not win another contest. French law treats spousal drunkenness as grounds for divorce. Brown's Bronchial Troches offered for throat ailments at 25 cents per box.
Visitors reach New York by Central depot with Baycave Espressage and Car riage Hire stopping at the Grand Union Hotel opposite the depot. Six hundred rooms cost one million dollars per day on the European plan with an excellent restaurant. City transit includes horse cars and elevated trains to depots. Lisbon Gazette notes Portugal’s 120,000 strong army.
Text notes a once popular falcon and lion motif replaced by petroleum turned into Carholine, a supposed eternal hair restorer. It also mentions the Swiss government actively suppressing Mormon missionaries across cantons.
Farmers and stockmen are advised that Veterinary Carbolisalve rapidly cures gaile cuts and wounds on horses and cattle and restores hair color. Sold by J. W. Cole & Co. at Black River Falls Wisconsin by mail or druggists. Also mentions Allen's Tonic Bitters and a New Orleans exposition bell chime with organ.
Dairy producers seek best results and wealth through improved butter color from Wells Richardson Co. tested to meet all claims. Northwestern settlers resist the label Idahots in regional attitudes.
Central Hospital at 14th and Jones in Omaha Nebraska offers a fifty bed capacity with private rooms and full privacy for confinement. It promises attentive care and skilled surgical operations by experienced physicians at reasonable rates. Asbestos cloth is now used in Europe for fireproof theatre scenery, costing three times linen and six times cotton.
An advertisement from Tre Voutaic Bett Co of Marshall Michigan markets an electro voltaic bed and other electric appliances on a thirty day trial for nervous debility and related ailments. It touts cures for rheumatism paralysis and various diseases with risk-free trial and illustrated pamphlet. It also lists other patent remedies and household products with prices and druggist availability.
An 19th century advertisement touts Quickly As a Bitters as a universal liver remedy, claiming it purifies blood and aids invalids with pain, loss of appetite, and bilious attacks. It also offers free cures for youth indiscretions via a missionary found receipt and promotes Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya as the top tonic for indigestion and fevers.
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