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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1885
Page
6
The article surveys lunar features noting no seas or rivers and a lack of atmosphere. It describes cratered plains, sunlit and shadowed relief, and the 32 000 craters chart, highlighting serenity of the night sky amid geological mystery. It closes with reflections on wealth and social duty.
A fragmentary discussion quotes Oliver Wendell Holmes describing an ideal American born to an ancient estate with family traditions. It contrasts ancestral stability with the nomadic modern American and envisions a grandfather who is a wise minister shaping a life of noble aims, education, and community service.
The article argues that science and theology operate by distinct methods and should not be merged. It cautions against personifying natural selection and misapplying theological dicta to scientific inquiry, favoring honest prose over metaphor.
Belle L. Pierce describes winter scenes in St. Louis Magazine, noting snowpiled banks, hushed brooks under icy armor, and trees as crystal arches. She paints sunlit woods transformed into fairy palaces of ice and light, inviting readers to witness nature’s spell.
Practical kitchen tips include making flavored vinegars with water-cress or celery seeds, and wrapping chicken legs with lard-dipped cloth to prevent over browning. Recipes cover parsnip balls, a fruit layer cake, sour milk cookies, a multi-layer cream cake, orange custard, and crafting a crescent cushion with lace trim and patchwork accents for chairs.
Newark New Jersey Advertiser reports on the ship Orient and the young Casabianca amid battle at the Nile. Admiral Brueys, wounded early, commands until his death as Casabianca, ten, stays by his side. The ship explodes. both father and son perish, a noble amid disaster.
A collage of trivia and anecdotes from 19th century North America and beyond. Price shifts, taxes, and vexing public works mingle with jokes, curiosities, and small innovations. Notable items include wartime and postal cost notes, river traffic impacts, and quirky quibbles about fashion and language.
Rochester debate over Dr J B Henson article on kidney disease and Bright's disease includes interviews with Dr Henson Mr Warner and Dr S A Lattimore. They assert kidney disease is common and curable with Warner's Safe Cure, recounting personal recovery and urging early treatment.
The Piute Indians of Nevada visited California ports annually and some women married Spaniards at Santa Cruz. Through these marriages, leading Piute men and women were baptized yearly on their coast trips. Their own religion is not bad, and a bridge to orthodox Christianity exists. The Queen Sarah Winnemucca’s book recalls tribes gathered in prayer amid trouble and flight.
Warns dairymen to demand Wells Richardson’s Imne peeved Butter Color and reject imitations and other oil colors. Other colors may rancidly spoil butter. If unavailable, write to Burlington Vermont for guidance on affordable access. Claims thousands of tests prove Maude as the best.
The town clock of Middletown Connecticut halted at midnight marking the end of the old year after being wound as usual. Attorney W W Arnold recently returned from Kansas City where his only son was treated successfully for congenital club feet at Drs Dickerson Stark Surgical Institute. Panama Canal workforce stands at 11000. Browss Bronchial Troites promoted for coughs and throat diseases. Paris cholera deaths show 92 married and 936 unmarried men.
An ad touts six unique valentines from Paris imported to the United States, offering six distinct cards for mere cents or stamps. Kit Kelvin of Rochester promotes the scheme while satirically noting oil in lamps as wise or foolish. Omaha hotels are mentioned with Metropolitan advertised as a $2 per day option.
Advertisement touts the Metropolitan Hotel in Omaha as the city’s only two dollar per day lodging. It promises tables as good as elsewhere and no charge for style, noting a minimalist approach.
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