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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1884
Page
7
A poem excerpt describes the mystical Lady of Tears visiting every hearth and heart, offering relief to grievous sore minds. It contrasts sorrow with a new life meaning after greeting the mercy figure, ending with hopeful imagery of shared grief and connection.
A Pike County infirmary resident known as John is described as a forty year old man born of woman but displaying bull like features and a voice akin to a cyclone. He lacks speech, loves tobacco, and is kept in a small barred cell with a strong bull lineage and animal instincts.
An old advertisement praises Piso's Remedy for Cacarrh as a cure for head colds and nasal discomfort, claiming quick, soothing relief through a medicated solution.
A report accompanying a bill from the house committee on public lands recommends repealing the pre-emption and timber culture laws and amending the homestead law to set 160 acres as the maximum available to a single owner. It argues the 480 acres currently allowed is excessive and that repeal of earlier acts will promote broad home ownership.
Stoddart and Company of 413 G street Washington D C advertises model or drawing requests with no patent payment required. The notice invites senders to forward designs for evaluation.
A Washington DC notice from Stoddard & Co offering blanks and legal instructions for pending and rejected claims. It invites clients without attorneys to contact 413 G Street to obtain forms and guidance.
The Antimonopolists National Convention met in Chicago on the 14th with 1500 to 1600 delegates. Gen. Butler was placed in nomination by several speakers, Weaver opposed the move, Thurman was also named, and Butler won acclamation after an informal ballot before adjournment.
A Denver dispatch reports continued war over eastern passenger rates with bulletins listing 635 miles Missouri river points to St. Louis Chicago at 7 dollars and New York at 25 dollars amid selling tickets to New York for 20 dollars. A Boston dispatch notes Union Pacific March earnings at 1,792,700, up 419,000 from last year. first quarter 1884 earnings total 5,059,600, up 722,250 from 1883.
The Boston Courier notes the era is ruled by periodical press influence. Readers drain time with serialized tales and columns, forcing writers and preachers to adapt or abandon the field.
An Albany engineer on a westbound express from Albany halted when rails were found unspiked at a joint, averting disaster. He attributed his stop to a sixth sense, later revealing a lifelong struggle with dyspepsia treated effectively by Warner's Tippecanoe preparations.
A westbound freight and a parallel train on the Baltimore and Ohio near Connellsville collided at high speed. Twelve to twenty laborers were killed or missing with fourteen injured. The disaster left a grisly scene as bodies burned. verdict pins blame on dispatcher Gilbert Lewis for carelessness.
A column lists numerous patent medicines and tonics including Prickly Ash Bittern Carter's Little Liver Pills and Brown's Bronchial Lozenges. It mixes medical claims with anecdotes, jokes, and trivial notes, mentioning Ely's Cream Balm Dr Sanford's Liver Invigorator Ferro Phosphorated Elixir of Caustaya and other products.
Chairman Sabin issues a circular detailing ticket admission to the Republican National Convention with coupons for probable sessions. Each ticket is numbered and assigned to a seat, with delegates and alternates under state or territorial national committee control for distribution.
An assorted old newspaper fragment touts Grand Union Hotel in New York with lower room rates than other first class hotels and travel tips to Omaha. It mocks travel costs, mentions streetcars and public depots, and includes unrelated ad lines about cures and aphorisms. It references 60,000 annual drunkard deaths.
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