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Newspaper
Mccook Weekly Tribune
Location
Mccook, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1883
Page
2
A speaker pursues a beloved across cities, seas, and wild landscapes seeking her hidden dwelling. He races by night and day, guided by lights and whispers, until a final line reveals the quest failed to uncover the speaker’s own heart. L. Frank Tooker.
A young farmer seeks a magical wish ring from a two-egged eagle. He gains wealth but is robbed by a jealous jeweler who wishes instant gold for himself and dies under a gold flood. The farmer and his wife learn to choose wishes carefully and plan to work for wealth.
A farmer and his wife treasure a magic ring that grants wishes yet declines to use it. Years of wealth follow as they delay, believing time will provide the perfect wish. In old age they die content, buried with the ring and its unspoken mystery.
The piece recalls Old Abe the eagle carried with the Eighth Wisconsin volunteers. Loyal to his master soldier, he fed from the commissary and foraged when needed. He lessened burdens by soaring above battles at Jackson and Mission Ridge, surviving bullets with thick feathers and a scarred shield. The narrative ends with the Centennial Exposition setting.
The article notes Old Abe the eagle on display in the Agricultural building in Philadelphia, still alive and aged, under the care of the soldier who carried him in the Civil War. The soldier remained in charge until his death at Michigan’s capital two or three years prior, as recalled from St. Nicholas.
A London writer recounts observing swallowtail butterfly larvae, two chrysalis stages, and a tame specimen named Psyche. The insect freely explored a mossy cage, fed on honey, and basked in sun, living three weeks before death, while a second butterfly showed curiosity and intelligent movement within its cage.
The piece compares mosquitoes to a factory, detailing a five instrument bill including a lance two meat saws and a suction pump. It describes how the insect wounds with a puncture then uses the saws to enlarge the hole and drains blood into a reservoir before applying poison to keep irritation.
A tale from Gouldsboro shows Jay Gould repaying a lowly debt after a hard start in the tanning business. In Stroudsburg he bought clothes but lacked funds, and the innkeeper’s wife guaranteed payment. Years later she and her grown children receive passes on the Gould railroads to visit kin, a repeated gesture of gratitude.
A claim states that birch bark oil dissolved in alcohol makes fabrics water proof and insect proof without harming the material. The report notes the preparation and its proposed protective efficacy as described.
A speaker notes that he always calls his wife dear and jokes about bills arriving.
Washington notes reveal the Cilley Graves duel stemmed from a heated letters conflict between James Watson Webb and Matthew L. Davis. Cilley, backed by Henry A. Wise and George W. Jones, challenged Graves after Webb’s inflammatory Courier and Enquirer pieces. The duel ended with Cilley’s death and Congress enacting stricter anti dueling laws.
Edward Enderly hunted plums along Plum Creek when a deer leaped from the bank into the water. The animal fell back onto him and a bare fists struggle ensued with Enderly surfacing the buck after submerging the animal, aided by his dogs. He suffered bruises and a torn suit, the 90 pound deer later dressed.
The article suggests brightening kitchens by training a sweet potato vine on a window, using red painted cans as planters, and growing Wandering Jew and moss in water with flax seed on cotton to create green, year round charm in the cold months.
S M suggests converting broken chairs by trimming the backs and legs to a comfortable height, sewing seat cushions from ticking, lining with cretonne or chintz, and mounting finished cushions. Add wall decor of plain leaf fans and fringe bordered dressers using crash toweling and red embroidery for a period decorative touch.
The article argues ten acres producing ten dollars of crops earns ten percent on a one hundred dollar investment, similar to a loan rate. It asserts land cultivated pays better returns than idle acres and criticizes Northwest farming for too much idle land and overreliance on one productive acre.
In the October Century essay, oe K. H. notes the desolate settings of sheep ranches and argues small shepherds face a terrible life. He cites frequent insanity among herders, claiming mental breakdowns occur after only months in isolation as dogs bark and flocks move across barren hillsides.
Two youths aged 17 and 18 were pulled alive from a Casamicciola ruin five days after the earthquake. They survived in a small cavity with a chest and sewing machine supporting the floor above. Rescuers freed the first boy, then the second, who was under a beam and treated at a hospital.
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