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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1883
Page
6
A long unseen wall grows between spouses and friends from careless words and neglect. The couple’s lives drift apart as indifference replaces love, leaving both sides hurt. The Springfield Republican laments walls formed by small hurts.
Prentice Mulford nostalgically contrasts 1842 rural life with modern times, describing clothing, travel, schooling, weapons, discipline, crime, and social norms. He notes shifts in technology, policing, and moral standards, while questioning whether today is a true improvement over the “good old times.”
The passage notes a shift in attire for counsel before the United States Supreme Court allowing the black frock. It includes a quip from Mr. Vanderbilt on money eroding gentlemanly instincts. It also remarks Premier Gladstone rises at four each morning, perhaps in belief of the early bird fable.
An old bookkeeper's orderly life is contrasted with high finances. A creditor visits at his desk and closes his accounts as he dies, while a broader vista shows politicians from Virginia West Virginia Kentucky with fortunes ranging from hundreds of thousands to over a million dollars.
Washington reports a local southern writer’s view on the financial standing of southern senators. From Alabama to Georgia and Missouri, wealth ranges from modest law incomes to multi‑million fortunes, with Alabama’s Brown and Louisiana’s Gibson among the wealthiest, while Ransom and Vance are described as well‑to‑do but not wealthy.
The story notes Judge N Banning Norton from Dallas Texas, a violent whig, who vowed in 1842 never to cut his hair until Henry Clay won the presidency. His hair has continually grown and will only stop with death, as described by the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Partial weather blurb Thunder noted with stray characters and stray city mentions. Scattered phrases reference Boston Star and court notes, with unclear names and vague events.
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