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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1884
Page
6
A reflective verse recalls vanished days and memories kept within the spirit. The speaker speaks of immortality through feeling, the churchyard, and a midnight glow that opens memory’s portal revealing past joys and sorrows.
Percy Howell, a youthful son from a mourning village family, travels to New York with bright hopes. He befriends a stylish companion Kingsley and is drawn toward theaters and saloons, while Sybil Pearson charms him with flirtation. He fails to secure work, neglects home, and slides into mounting dependence in the metropolis.
The tale follows Percy who clings to a father gift watch then pawns it for debts. He retreats to a tavern and a gaming table under temperance friends guidance. His rapid slide mirrors many urban lives ending in crime and sorrow for parents and lovers.
The piece notes a trend in New York society toward marrying in autumn after summer betrothals. It cites Newport and Saratoga as summer levers for betrothals, with heirs like Carrie Astor and Orme Wilson highlighted as examples of the shift toward autumn weddings within a few years.
The census estimates a 12 percent population rise since 1880, predicting similar gains in voters. It lists male residents over 21 by state, with New York at 600,000 foreign born voters, Illinois and Pennsylvania at 300,000 each, and Georgia leading in colored voters at about 150,000.
The Omaha Bee reports farmers and pork raisers in Nebraska fear a deadly swine disease spreading from Washington county southward. Losses run into hundreds per farm in Waterloo and nearby areas, with kidneys failing and noses bleeding before death. Local officials and creameries race to monitor and disinfect as the outbreak alarms cattlemen in Wahoo and Otoe county.
The passage lists voter totals per state and notes counts of colored and foreign born communities. It highlights German and Scandinavian presence in Ohio Wisconsin and other states, with specific figures for South Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Nevada Delaware Oregon Rhode Island and more.
A broad shouldered young woman from Dakota sits at Lake Shore depot in Chicago. She rejects marriage as a foolish idea and declares she will continue farming until she earns enough to live on, reflecting on a boastful suitor who proved too weak to help with chores.
A Boston Times reader recalls a childhood incident in Peru where a boy’s snowball caused a hot water shower after ice melted in transit. The tale hinges on a misread thermometer and the resulting scalding mishap between brothers.
James G Blaine testifies in the Blaine libel case answering Sentinel questions. He recalls Kentucky years at Western Military Institute Georgetown Blue Lick and Drennon Springs. He describes his marriage, travel, and the birth and death of his son Standwood Blaine with details on family connections and a defaced grave marker.
The September corn market opened strong at 7 8, sold around 7 near noon, then slipped to 7 cents as activity centered on futures. Traders whispered Armour behind pushes and many short positions were covered amid chaotic, uncertain trading and jokes about corn as a diamond substitute.
Theodore Lyman spoke at the opening of the Mechanics' Fair in Boston detailing the rise of state and county fairs since 1874 New York's example spread to the Rocky Mountains and spurred growth of state agricultural colleges. He noted major city fairs and the global expositions of the past thirty years as outcomes.
A brief aphorism contrasts beggars seeking money with the ignorant seeking humanity, attributed to Aristippus. The line prompts reflection on motives and virtue, framed as a sharp ethical contrast.
A Columbus Nebraska inquest reveals a brutal crime involving Nellie Quackenbush and two clerks, Geo Mathews and Frank Smith. Nellie, misused while visiting Columbus, died after days of assault and drugging in a Freidhop & Co. room. investigators describe severe injuries and sexual violence. No arrests yet. suspects fled the country.
The board of managers selected Leavenworth Kansas as the western branch site after touring Iowa Nebraska and Kansas. The city will donate land and $50000 to aid construction with a building to house about one thousand veterans on the Missouri river bank three miles below Leavenworth. A large celebration followed the announcement and officials adjourned to meet in Washington in December.
A woman argues against economic control by husbands and fathers, saying wives and daughters should have independent allowances. She contends men seek freedom in earnings while wives and daughters bear similar burdens, needing equal financial independence and trust. She notes both rich and poor face the same daily scrutiny over money.
In 1873 with no telegraph wire M de Blowitz secretly copied Thiers speech from memory after meeting Delane in Versailles. He sent it to the Times, and on reaching Dover the paper published a full two and a half columns verbatim report of the address.
A parliamentary return covering July 5 1873 to February 7 1884 records sixty two Church of England clergymen who signed deeds relinquishing their offices. Included are John Richard Green Leslie Stephen Lord Francis Osborne and Orby Shipley.
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