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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1884
Page
7
A reflective verse on enduring ideals and memories that shape character. It contrasts tender acts of help and mercy with harsh words and cold indifference, urging steadfast faith and justice to keep alive a guiding light.
In early Pike's Peak days a saloon keeper named Allen flees to Stockton's ranch twelve miles south of Raton New Mexico. There Chunk the notorious rider and killer sits at dinner. Allison from Texas and Chunk duel, ending with Allison shooting Chunk through the head as he makes a fatal move.
A dramatic table pistols incident leaves Chunk dead as a gun misfire grazes Allison. The killer, unfazed, finishes his meal then saddles a horse and rides to Trinidad, informing authorities Chunk is not with him and offering to locate the body if needed.
The North Buffalo Pennsylvania postmaster M J Green reports St Jacobs Oil cured his headache and frostbite affected feet, calling it a great pain conqueror and remedy.
A collection of moral maxims and literary thoughts from various authors. Topics include time, virtue, wealth, marriage, dignity, and knowledge. Notable voices include Kinney Southey Holland Hotep Jonson Blessington Hume Hardis Sanborn Diphilus Schiller Brooke.
A short notice urges early treatment for Consumption with Pizos Cure. It cautions readers to act promptly to prevent progression and protect health.
A Detroit Times column argues charms fade if intellect and culture are neglected. It cites Madame De Steel as an example of intellect overpowering warmth and warns against neglecting affections for mental cultivation. It contrasts intellectual vigor with needed sympathy in forming an attractive woman.
The Omaha institution boasts an able staff and strong business training with catalog and course details available from President A L Wyman. A humorous aside from the New York Graphic tells of a man whose wife, deaf for a decade, sought a Boston doctor for an ear examination.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medizin Discovery as a miracle cure for consumption and related ailments, claiming ten times the virtue of cod liver oil, blood enrichment, and skin improvements. It urges doctors and druggists to endorse the remedy and offers a treatise by mail for nervous debility and aging symptoms.
The piece laments the tireless toil of working women and housewives and cites Dr. V Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a supposed remedy for female weaknesses. It claims the medicine offers relief and is available from all druggists.
A Sacramento Record Union note tells how a farmer tried to use a downtown telephone by forcing messages with a pencil and a paper roll. The gadget jammed with manuscript, messages revealed other prank lines, and the instrument cost $15 to repair. The post incident fix fenced the line with a dog sign.
A Birmingham lock-maker reveals a three ounce nickel plated master key capable of opening 22,600 differently warded patent lever locks. He has spent three years on the ward designs and claims no other key matches this variety. A series of short notices follows, including medical plasters and public opinions on Sunday openings. Clara Louise Kellogg reportedly stops dancing.
Ad touts Dr Bigger’s Huckle berry Cordial as a great Southern remedy for teething distress and bowel issues. Claims it cures diarrhoea dysentery and other bowel affections. Available from all druggists at 3 cents a bottle. Also notes a theatrical joke about an amateur opera singer.
A dated advertisement offers a free cure for nervous weakness and early decay via a recipe from a missionary in South America. It invites readers to send a self addressed envelope to Rev. Joseph T. Inman in New York for details. The note mentions 580 Icelanders in Manitoba working as farmers and promotes Bachapalba for kidney and urinary issues.
A list of patent medicines and household remedies highlights barbed wire care, ringworm cakes, nerve liniment, liver pills, harness oil, condtion powder, teething syrup, and other tonics. It promotes Dr Jaques German Worm Cakes, Eilert tar and wild cherry, Uncle Sam oils, and Wells Richardson coloring, with prices and general endorsements.
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