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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1883
Page
4
Echoes of a Dreamy Family Dinner and Disraeli Wines
A grandfather and mother converse with a pale daughter who feels unchanged by time. The daughter reflects on love and life while a wine discussion reveals character traits and social judgments, including Disraeli’s measured views on wine and brandy.
Excommunicators of the American Hog Treat Their American Wives
A report by Joseph F. Potter in Berlin details marriages between American women and German nobles. It cites thirty two cases with no happy unions, showing divorce or desertion, and recounts one American bride fleeing a knightly Uhlan husband who tried to seize her fortune after coercive discipline failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Potter
Crefold
Germany
Uhlan
Weird sky signals spark debate on comets and disease
A science fantasy tone discusses sunset red light and a possible unseen comet or space dust. It cites Professor Grimmer’s prophecies linking planetary movements to plagues and weather upheavals, and promotes Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure as fortifying against ill effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professor Brooks
Red House Observatory
Phelps
N. Y
the Democrat and Chronicle of
Rochester
Grimmer
Mars
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
America
Dio Lewis
R. A. Gunn
United States Medical College
New York
Warner
Disraeli and Wines at Temple Bar
The article notes Disraeli’s frugal meals kept him healthy and able to attend public events. It cites his early era of heavy drinking norms and his habit of observing others who drank deeply without ill effects, as he himself could not tolerate wine well. The piece continues with a reference to Lord Mel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourne
Disraeli
Georgie
Lord Mel
The Match Monopoly and Its Margin of Profit
A Chicago Herald reader notes the match industry profits and monopoly power. He cites $27.6 million yearly revenue and an 8 million profit for one firm, detailing factory capacity and timber and phosphorous control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
Michigan
Vigilantes Slay Niobrara Band of Thieves in Recent Gridiron
Report from Yankton says the Niobrara valley vigilance committee killed five thieves in recent days. Wade Murphy and Weatherwax were hanged. Hlovt and old man Weatherwax were shot. Indictments face Culbertson Stewart Morris and Cline. McFarland escaped capture. The group had terrorized local cattle herds for years and was once led by Doe Middleton. A stockman meeting formed the vigilance committee after a long campaign to end the depredations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
Niobrara
Wade
Murphy
Weatherwax
Hlovt
Old Man Weatherwax
Culbertson
Stewart
Morris
Cline
McFarland
Doe
Middleton
Senate caucus nominates officers and McCook chosen secretary
Republican senators held a caucus to nominate senate officers. McCook led after formal ballots, with Gorham and Ramsdell as rivals. Johnson named for chief clerk and Young for executive clerk. Stantley for chaplain and Canaday for sergeant at arms. A resolution kept wounded soldiers on the rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Jones
Nevada
Rep
C. Gorham
California
Miller
New York
Anson G. McCook
Harrison
M. Ramdell
Indiana
McCook
Gordwe
Ramedell
Gorham II
Ramsdell
Charles M. Johnson
Minnesota
James R. Young
Pennsylvania
E. E. Stantley
M. E. Church
Washington
Wisconsin
W P. Canaday
North Carolina
Sale of Captain Mayne Reid novels detailed by Routledge firm
The Pall Mall Gazette reports on the sale history of Captain Mayne Reid works. It lists titles with print runs from 3,000 to 14,400 copies, covering editions from 1860 to 1879, including The Desert Home The Boy Hunters The Young Voyageurs The Forest Exiles The Lush Boy The Young Yagers The Boy Tar The Plant Hunters Ran Away to Sea Bruin Odd People Gasper the Gaucho The War Trail The Quadron and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall Gazette
Mayne Reid
Messrs. G. Routledge & Sons
Gasper
Rifle Rangers
Schoolteacher Sarah Wilso Aged 77 In New Haven Tale
Sarah Wilso a Black woman aged 77 teaches in New Haven. Her father was born a slave in the same town, illustrating long local history of slavery and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Wilso
New Haven
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Ben
Franklin
Felix Gray
Disraeli and Wines
the Vigilantes
The
Mayna Reid
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