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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1883
Page
3
A sentimental fragment follows a Prewett household breakfast scene. Mrs. Prewett and her daughter Anastasia clash over love and practicality while a grandchild Georgie begs for more food. Anastasia speaks of love as life’s true success before a sudden quiet tragedy hints at a lost romantic future.
A reminiscence notes Disraeli’s sparing meals and sardines keeping his appetite for public duties. It recalls his disdain for heavy wine at dinners and his study of drinkers who could handle wine without effect, mentioning Lord Melborne.
The text recalls Disraeli noting wit alongside wine fumes, arguing convivial talk shapes perception. He claimed praise of wine often masks temperate motives for not drinking and joked about brandy as an enemy, with a Mephistophelean ring if aimed at an addicted companion.
An American consul in Germany reports on marriages between American women and German nobles. The piece cites thirty two cases showing divorces or abandonments rather than happy unions, with anecdotes of control and rebellion in aristocratic marriages. The narrative pairs with broader pleas about farming and local population growth. The tone blends sensational anecdotes with editorial commentary.
A Chicago Herald reader quotes a passenger about the match industry. He cites an alleged national consumption of 250 million matches daily and a yearly revenue of about 27.6 million dollars with 8 million in profit for a single company. The piece argues the match monopoly controls timber, phosphorous supply, and global output with twenty two factories and vast capacity.
A reflective line compares extremely reserved people to old painted watches whose worn covers hide the time, implying concealment of inner thoughts and feelings.
A discussion of sunset afterglow and strange celestial appearances, with Professor Brooks and Grimmer’s prophecies. The piece notes potential cometary dust, planetary alignments, and looming epidemics, urging fortification through Warner's Safe Cure and personal health diligence.
Police report from Yankton dated the 12th says the Niobrara valley vigilance committee executed five horse and cattle thieves in ten days. Wade Murphy Weatherwax were hanged while Hoyt and old man Weatherwax were shot. Ten desperadoes killed. Culbertson, Stewart, Morris and Cline indicted. McFarland captured then escaped. The crackdown followed long depredations by a once notorious highway gang led by Doe Middleton, whose defeat ends their reign of impunity in the valley.
Republican senators held a caucus and nominated officers for the senate. McCook won the informal and formal ballots for secretary with 19 to 15 over Gorham. Johnson was named chief clerk and Young executive clerk. Huntley named chaplain and Canaday sergeant at arms. A resolution to retain wounded soldiers on the rolls passed unanimously.
The Pall Mall Gazette lists Mayne Reid titles and print runs for Routledge & Sons from 1860 to 1878. It notes counts for The Desert Home 8748 The Boy Hunters 8450 The Young Voyageurs 6954 The Forest Exiles 8315 The Bush Boy 6710 The Young Yagers 5796 The Boy Tar 6878 The Plant Hunters 5060 Ran Away to Sea 6000 Bruin or The Great Bear Hunt 9000 Odd People 8000 Gaspar the Gaucho 3000 War Trail 14500 The Quadron 11400 Headless Horseman 4000 Rifle Rangers 3000 The White Chief 3000 and remaining seventeen titles 204 each.
Sarah Wilso, a 77 year old teacher in New Haven, taught for decades. Her father, born a slave in the same town, is noted as part of her family history.
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