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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1884
Page
7
A national Chicago meeting of wool growers urges immediate action to restore the 1867 wool tariff. The committee blames 1883 tariff changes for industry decline and urges voters to back candidates who protect sheep husbandry and restore protective duties.
The Senate Public Lands Committee reports bills forfeiting land grants for the Northern Pacific and Atlantic and Pacific lines. Chairman Plumb notes total acres uncertain due to pre charter occupancy and route deviations. Slater cites about seven million acres forfeited on the Northern Pacific with lien lands to be sold at 1.25 per acre for 160 acres to bona fide settlers.
A deadly blast at Carr Rider and Wheeler’s sash and door factory in Dubuque on the 24th destroyed the boiler house. Two boilers exploded away, a wall saved the mill, and 200 workers were nearby. Killed were engineer Milo Mellen and firemen Fritz Villinger and Michael McLaughlin, plus the two May children. Several others were injured.
A humorous exchange unfolds as Mabel flirts with George, seeking affection while he alternates between attentions and waning enthusiasm during an extended affectionate display. The scene reads as a playful vignette from Burlington Hawkeye.
A young man pledges lifelong devotion after a dramatic parlor scene. He vows to wait as long as needed, even beyond seven years or seventy times seven, while a moral narrator contrasts excessive displays of piety with a cautious, humorous reminder of human limits.
Providence Journal describes Venus in its current elongation and approaching inferior conjunction as an evening star. The article details Venus’s synodic cycle, its relative speeds to Earth, and how observers can view its changing phases through telescopes and naked eye during the month.
A review notes the English Dictionary on Historical Principles reaches part 1 with 352 pages and 8 365 words, comparing it to Webster's 56 pages and 3 550 words. It predicts about 300 000 words will be listed, one third more than expected, and doubts the volume includes all rightful entries.
A scattered page blends quotes on learning and mind with advertisements for travel and health products. It includes references to Grand Union Hotel in New York, Metropolitan Hotel in Omaha, and various tonics and patent medicines, mingled with moral reflections and travel tips.
Mr. Peter Mallen of 212 W Twenty fourth street New York says six years of rheumatism ended after using St Jacobs Oil. He claims the product cured him completely and reports strong relief from the sovereign remedy.
In Dallas a Black attacker assaulted Alice Hanna and a Judge Gilbert's daughter aged 15. He freed himself, knocked down Annie McGowan, then fled to Taylorstown. A mob stormed the jail at midnight and shot him, ending the pursuit.
The United States court in Pittsburg ruled the sheriff cannot levy on whisky in bond. A rule against Frank P. Case, collector of internal revenue, to show cause for contempt was discharged at the sheriff’s cost, upholding the collector’s action. Judge Acheson and Justice Bradley concurred.
Notice seeking veterans to send for discharge blanks and pension information. Stoddart and Co located at 413 G Street Washington DC advertise blanks and instructions for honorable discharges and pensions.
Excerpt shows a speaker praising a sixteen year old while urging not to mock youth growth. Addresses opinions on religion and maturity. Includes unrelated ads for Pure Cod Liver Oil CASWELL HAZARD & Co New York and Juniper Tar Soap CABWELL HAZARD & Co New York. Mentions women voting in school affairs across eleven states.
Mr T J Bradford of Bailey's Creek Osage Co Mo was operated on last week for fissure and fistula at Drs Dickerson and Stark Surgical Institute Kansas City. He is elderly and survived the operation without chloroform while noting old age carries deformities and vice is not to be added.
A compilation of medical ads featuring Brown’s Bronchial Troches 25c, Dr Aque’s German Worm Cakes, Eilert Extract of Tar and Wild Cherry, Eilert Daylight Liver Pills 25c, Uncle Sam’s Oil, and Winchell’s Teething Fluid. Claims include cures for asthma bronchial trouble worms fevers and teething discomfort with prices and druggist availability across multiple products.
The Million has drawn 2 500 subscribers in the first two months and seeks readers coast to coast. It is a weekly political paper priced at 50 cents yearly, independent of party, praised by David A Wells and the Chicago Times as premier in its field.
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