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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1883
Page
1
A collection of witty quotes and observations from a local paper features sly jests about editors poets and biographies. It includes quips on modesty motherhood and marriage with playful references to public life and modern civilization.
The Nebraska City Press reports a fatal railroad accident Saturday afternoon. Conductor C W Patterson testified that the engineer backed the locomotive after the switch was thrown and Bundy tried to brace himself on the tender chain but fell and was crushed as the tender passed over him. He died at the scene. An inquest proceedings are described in the Gazette Journal.
Work in the B. and M. shops at Plattsmouth has shifted to ten hours daily with nine hour shifts abolished in all departments except carpenter and paint. The office notice hints the B. and M. name will be dropped in favor of C. B. and Q as the Burlington route moves toward rebranding.
A satirical slice recounts jokes about politics and manners from various figures. Ex Senator Taser's odd hobby, Sabin's wealth and boot collection, a Westfield Mass prayer meeting aside, and an English observer Oscar Winns critique of American romance versus commerce circulate as humorous vignettes.
A two seat self winding sofa is claimed as a great relief for elderly residents. When wound it rings a warning bell before 10 oclock. At 10:01 it splits into two parts with the daughter carried upstairs while the other half ejects the young man and releases a bulldog. The price is steep but demand is high.
Chicago News frames Ella Wheeler’s Poem of Passion as a drunken misdeed calling the verses a drunk and disorderly act. The piece highlights audacious imagery with phrases like overcharged river and mad tiger passion, labeling the poem scandalous.
Jay Gould defends not hosting a party to outshine Vanderbilt, citing that Mrs Gould lacks help with washing, mending, and children's clothing. The piece accuses him of cold heartedness and notes Mrs Russell Sage and Mrs Cyrus Field would gladly assist Gould, calling his excuse mean.
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