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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1885
Page
7
The unfinished pension building hosts a massive ballroom bright with sixty gas burners and a sea of flags, wreaths, and palm columns. President Cleveland arrives for a private reception with family members as ex president Arthur joins him in the president’s room.
A study of historical animal punishment spans Roman law Burgundian rules and medieval practices. It notes owners paying with surrender of the offending animal and describes hangings of wolves and dogs with criminals in Germanic and Jewish contexts. The piece argues capital punishment of animals lacks deterrent value and is ineffective as a general warning.
A dialogue shows a teacher and scholar debating a whole note and a spoon driven agitation. A political speaker proclaims agitation as vital, then agitates with a spoon, causing noon to perish save the sugar, illustrating a comic clash of ideas.
Charles Francis Adams president of the Union Pacific writes to Senator Hoar defending congress policy toward Pacific railroads. He argues against forced capitalization moves and asserts he governs without being Gould’s puppet, stressing responsibility for management and adherence to the Senate judiciary bill.
A Washington dispatch reports President Arthur will retire from public life and not resume law. He plans several months in Washington with Mr Ke linghuysen, a trip to Fortress Monroe for medical relief, then a two month New York stay before a summer fishing tour to Canada. He will return to New York City in autumn as a private gentleman with leisure and friends.
Washington dispatch notes President James A. Garfield preparing to vacate the White House as officials and diplomats visit. The east room opens to sightseers while the president signs acts and conducts cabinet duties. Supreme Court members led by Chief Justice Waite call and depart. An express wagon arrives with the president and family trunks and personal effects for removal.
Wichita dispatch reports General Hatch arriving from Arkansas City with twenty companies of troops to guard Salt Ford roads into Oklahoma. He vows to prevent boomers from reaching their destination and warns that trespassers will be killed or arrested and face trial. Boomer office in Arkansas City processes about $100 daily in memberships amid high activity. Troops burned every building and cut every fence last summer. Hatch's orders are ironclad.
Col Robert G King, ten years Deputy Collector Internal Revenue Baltimore endorses Red Star Cough Cure saying it relieved a violent cough in his family without depressing effects unlike other remedies. He claims it is easily taken and benefits all throat and lung sufferers with permanent relief and no reaction.
The Charles A Vogeler Company of Baltimore issues a humorous health calendar featuring top American humorists led by Bill Nye and including Burdette Gassaway and others. The 1885 volume promotes St Jacobs Oil while offering abundant original humor with minimal advertising. Twelve million copies are distributed free to households and druggists in cities and towns.
The Oliver Ditson & Co publishing house in Boston is renowned nationwide for supplying popular song books for churches, Sunday schools, and homes. They publish new works continually and offer catalogs via Lyon & Wealy in Chicago and Ditson in Boston.
The report tallies 660 newspapers operating in Iowa. A royal denial counters rumors of joining a religious order.
The Forty-Eighth Congress wraps with heated debates on the sundry civil and river and harbor bills. Amendments fund Mississippi river commission and raise Ts salaries to 278,481. In the House, contested Iowa election case delays proceed, ocean mail clause disputed, and final adjournment follows inaugural events. The Senate confirms Grant to general and adjourns after honoring Edmunds and Speaker pro tem.
The Senate presented cabinet nominees by President Cleveland with Bayard Manning Endicott Whitney Lamar Vilas Garland. Debate arose over Bayard’s Irish stance before the vote, and after a brief session the nominations were confirmed with adjournment until Monday.
An excerpt portrays a tense night scene with a fire in a house and reactions from locals. The dialogue reflects a patriotic mood as residents discuss saving a well and the state of furniture while cheering the American’s spirited citizenship.
A dramatic infant naming debate unfolds as relatives clash over a timeless name. The speaker argues the name Mary endures as fate’s choice, while others press for newer titles like Ethelind Maud Christine or Louisa.
Mrs Andrews a widow with years of experience tends farm hands as the crop season begins. The story recounts General Andrews death in New Orleans and his convivial nature. Forrester is described as a neighborhood failure who drifted through college and law, ran an office, and failed to find purpose. Caroline Andrews, an attractive lively girl, is said to have been expelled from boarding school for a prank, and she and Forrester reportedly fall in love due to shared trifling tendencies.
Mrs. Andrews scolds Tom Forrester for gambling and courting Caroline while he insists on writing a novel. He defends his work and love, despite her objections and legal threats. Caroline pleads, but Mrs. Andrews remains wary as the couple face the family opposition.
Tom Forrester, once doubting publisher praise, sees his novel honored by critics and readers. Caroline’s mother reveals a ten thousand dollar check intended to spur a marriage, exposing deception as Mrs. Andrews mocks the idea while Caroline affirms the ruse.
A St James Gazelle correspondent recalls a dentist who profited by grave teeth long before artificial materials. A man visited a church dying with tears, learned burial charges, entered the vault, robbed coffins, and shipped a large quantity of teeth to the dentist for sale.
In a witty exchange a speaker deflects Mrs Johnson’s taunts about outfits. She notes the governor’s veto and insists she will attend when the governor's message arrives, prompting a surprised reaction from her husband.
A recent calculation shows that about four hundred omnibuses pass a fixed London point each day. The figure reflects regular traffic patterns and indicates high service density for public transit.
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