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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1884
Page
8
The piece recalls final sayings of Washington Irving, Benjamin Franklin, and Sir Walter Scott as examples of how dying minds react. It notes a common pattern of seeking comfort for attendants and the struggle of bearing pain, with historic quotes illustrating each figure's last reflections.
In Paterson New Jersey lawyer L M Ward confirms the long running case Zabriskie against Van Riper is settled. Ward says he received the farm via mortgage and payment while Garry Ackerson of Ackensack on the opposite side got the money, leaving both farmers poorer and the lawyers better off.
A New York Herald summary notes US beer production in the last twelve months reached 538 million gallons, 23 million more than the prior year, with 1883 showing a 106 percent rise from 1875. Despite higher beer output, distilled liquors rose from 36 to 41 million dollars in the 1870–80 decade, suggesting more beer and less whisky.
Miss Rose Haverman of Greensburg Pennsylvania faced heartbreak when Fox from Middletown died three days before their wedding. She later accepted David Price of Latrobe who died bathing three weeks before their planned marriage. Haverman rushed to Latrobe for Price’s funeral only to find he had died the day before as Greensburg learned through the Greensburg Post.
A compilation of quips noting social morals and wit. It contrasts hunger with sauce and street life with payments, mocks exchange and markets, and wittily assesses fate, marriage, and honesty with a humorous bent.
A country gentleman and a scribe discuss a trombone player who allegedly swallows the brass instrument during a performance. The rustic humor and reporter’s calm commentary accompany the x rumor of the act and its improbable endurance.
South Australia moves to curb youth smoking with a bill imposing a fine from 5s to £5 on anyone under eighteen who smokes a pipe cigar or cigarette. The measure targets tobacco use among minors and aims to reduce prevalence.
The Registrar of vital statistics in Providence Rhode Island notes only one smallpox death in nearly ten years, indicating an unusually low mortality rate for the disease in the city over a long period.
A lighthearted collection of anecdotes and wry reflections. Jokes about aging, trains, women's efforts, luckless businessmen, a tardy deacon, and social foibles populate a humorous bulleting that captures small town eccentricities and human quirks with a dry, mock-naive tone.
The Lime-Kiln Club president warns members weighing marriage choices between love and business. He quips about gullible hearts and warns against marrying for convenience or flashy romance, urging practical planning, budgeting, and temper checks before partnership.
A narrator recalls a cooking lesson observed by a fashion minded young woman. The notes describe a cake recipe with flour milk eggs and butter phrasing that blends culinary steps with fashion imagery. The piece reflects on how fashion notes influenced kitchen instruction.
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