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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1885
Page
6
A political scene unfolds with a voting woman urging suffrage and a nervous candidate pressed on voting costs. The exchange features phrases about gender roles and public power, ending with a staged door greeting and a dramatic knee pounding as Mrs. George Archibald comments from Hawkeye.
Owen Glenn, in love with Annis, chooses duty over romance by building a beacon to aid a distressed ship. The selfless act inspires Annis, while Robert Hunter’s rivaling advances fade. Annis and Owen wed a year later as news of the beacon saves a cargo and brings them local and foreign praise.
The Kakhyen tribes have destroyed the Burmese town of Bhame near the Chinese frontier on the Irrawaddy. Bhame, a small stockaded town with 200 houses, was a key caravan departure point to Talifoo in Yunnan and housed a historic Anglo-Indian consulate. The piece notes deteriorating governance under Theban and warns disorder could spread, leaving Asia vulnerable to brigandage.
Figures show Jewish counts rising from 123,938 in 1816 to 363,790 in 1880 with Berlin housing 17 percent of all Prussian Jews. Emigration outpaced immigration after 1840, yielding a net outward movement of 35,100 by 1880. 16,000 foreign Jews lived in Prussia in 1880, mostly Russians.
A young Western woman visiting Boston admires Bunker Hill monument and recalls Warren’s death. Her companion notes the moment, and she responds that Warren’s fall was instant, reflecting on the historic battle.
Captain Peter Letournau recalls his voyage commanding the war steamer Boyaca later renamed Colombia and stationed off Buenaventura Panama and Tomaco. He details revolutions, scarce coal, frequent mutinies, and clashes with revolutionists including the Avaralla. He notes a climate of fever, high prices, and a slow Panama Canal progress near Aspinwall with hopeful harbor improvements.
William Gutchess dug a well on his farm last fall and reached oil that proved to be sweet castor oil. Neighbors tested the sample and declared it as good as bottled oil selling for a dollar a pint. The discovery sparked a rush to dig wells in the surrounding area.
Researchers Proust and Fauvel cultured river waters in gelatine and counted bacteria per cubic centimeter with a special microscope. Vaune water yielded 11 000 bacteria while Seine water showed 242 000, supporting public complaints about Seine quality. The microscope counts matched chemical analyses.
A Florida youth bought shoes too small by an eighth inch and tried to stretch them with large white beans. He filled the shoes, let them swell overnight, and discovered the beans burst the shoes creating a large crevasse and spillage. The story ends with a warning that he will pare down his feet next time.
Some New York club men have begun chewing gum as a lighthearted pastime during hard times. The practice provides simple relief and occupies idle moments amid economic strain.
The Sun defends William H. Vanderbilt against critics who call him heartless for his wealth. It recounts his aid to Grant and his broader philanthropy, arguing he acts as a neighbor and benefactor, not a business lender, and predicts future praise for his generosity.
A New Year exchange reveals a purse given to carry money. Mrs Blank questions the item’s usefulness while Mr Blank notes the bill has been sent. The couple quips about the bill and its utility in a humorous domestic banter from the Philadelphia Call.
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