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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1884
Page
6
A nostalgic poem by P. H. Welch laments modern circuses for lacking the charm of the old country show. It recalls posters, wagons, and a single majestic elephant, contrasting past delight with present spectacle.
May Warren faces a forced engagement to Colonel Leighton as her father seeks funds to avoid beggary. She loves Mark Winchester but pledges to marry the older suitor to save her father and family, while secretly meeting Winchester at night and planning a future decision.
In a tense confession Colonel Leighton admits he sought May Warren for selfish ends and will not marry her unless she is free. May, moved by mercy, grants him space to act while Mr. Warren faces ruin. Leighton later offers to choose May’s husband, freeing May to wed Mark Winchester who proves an accomplished artist and wealth grows, naming his son Edwin Leighton Winchester.
A black satin skirt described as gored and finished with two or three narrow flounces. Noted as highly useful as an underskirt to wear with black walking dresses or as a yess-skirt for a lighter overdress.
A poem notes that spring has maids of honor led by arbutus as the fairest bloom. It likens the blossoms to royal courtiers who serve the king unseen, bringing bouquets each evening to bestow springtime favor. The piece praises arbutus for fragrance color and grace.
Senator Manderson led the senate debate on settling abandoned military reservations noting vast land and prior occupancies. He urged protecting pre 1883 settlers under homestead laws as forts Hart suff McPherson Sedgwick and Sheridan lands open for civilian entry and market release.
The article defends Lieutenant A W Greely's Arctic mission as government ordered. It notes Greely, with 23 men, sailed July 7 1881 from St John aboard Proteus toward Franklin Bay to establish circumpolar stations. Early voyage faced initial ice obstruction lasting a week.
The editor's alligator Tennyson dies after a failed bid to sun himself in the glass tank. The Florida owners note the creature's slow decline and odd behavior, while the dog nearby laughs as the reptile passes away. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek reference to Herbert Spencer and alligator moon worship.
London correspondent reports Nana Sahib ordering a massacre of women before the attack on the English general. Women refused safe passage and were shot through windows as sepoys entered. Dead and dying were dragged from homes and cast into a well opposite the house. Havelock’s advance later exposed the atrocity.
A survey of practical science topics includes camphor gum for moth destruction with furs, tar paper cleanli ness, and a note on 80 Hungarian grass as a chinchbug barrier. It covers silk fiber lengths, explosive power comparisons, carbolic acid use, copper health safety, and a method to make sackcloth moisture resistant using oak bark decoction.
The article portrays M. de Lesseps as sleep eccentric and remarkably resilient. It notes he sleeps in long bursts aboard trains and at sea, wakes on cue, and naps through journeys. It also recounts a pond bath episode at Compeigne and his shift from cold-water routines to intense horsemanship with his children.
The New York Telegram asks if borsing is worse but dismisses the claim as untrue and labels the term Esponibla as misleading. The piece presents a playful linguistic exchange without a clear event or outcome.
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