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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1887
Page
2
The Cheyenne spring racing season is affirmed as successful with the Fair Association reporting a gain of $500 to $600. The result ensures annual spring races and indicates strong future fair patronage, under Editor Larrholl.
A postal card sent to the Cheyenne Literary club secretary reached a young Library Association member yesterday. The card states the club’s Mutual Po6ice Gantte subscription expires June 26 1887 and renewals are solicited with the usual discount for literary clubs. The message hints at the club’s preferred literature and drew a general smile.
The Echo doubts Buffalo free delivery while Lt believes Cheyenne will obtain it. Inspector Waterbury’s past support for a Buffalo–Sundance mail route is cited, but no report followed. Cheyenne’s stance remains optimistic as library trustees prepare 300 new books and upgraded rooms for public access.
A letter column condemns the Sun's divorce petition detail as degrading sensationalism while defending broader news reporting. Debates arise over Dean Hart and Bishop Sald ing and an English critic signs as Englishman amid jubilee themes and poetic satire.
Denver residents grapple with a playful pun on home throne and ahown as they attempt to craft verse. The scene shows many locals deeply engaged in composing lines while others react with mixed humor and light complaint.
A clashing survey from Edgar L. Wakeman on bloodlust in crowds, prize fighting culture, and sensational violence. It critiques the crowd's brutality, contrasts with lingering gypsy depictions, and cites scientific and journalistic voices. It also notes a physiognomy claim about Hohenzollern traits by Virchow and references Boston Transcript commentary.
A report notes that wild turkeys sent from Ottawa to Santa Cruz Island ten years ago now grow small and stunted due to inbreeding or close interbreeding of parents. The piece mentions blood impurities and medicines like Hood’s purifiers and Mrs. Winslow’s Syrup for various ailments.
A detailed study by Clifford Richard son analyzes adulteration in spices and condiments from Washington and Baltimore. It notes widespread mixing with flour, cornmeal, dust, and earthy colors, with gypsum and sand found in samples. English brands remain the purer example.
The Philadelphia Call notes barbers of German, colored, Italian, Chinese and Irish backgrounds. It claims Germans are best, praises colored barbers, and says Americans refuse to learn the trade, preferring cashier work over barbering. One Irish barber is singled out for talkativeness.
A fragment discusses frequent use of cathartics laxatives and injections as a means to relief, noting repeated resort despite only brief prompt results and ongoing irregularity in intake. The language suggests a moral or religious undertone in seeking relief from symptoms.
An advertisement from Dr Warner Co emphasizes the value of medical relief and warns young men about effects of youthful indiscretions. It promises discreet semen analysis and urinary system evaluations, offers consultations at five dollars, and directs readers to see further notices in the Denver Daily News and Tribune-Republican.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura soap external use and Cuticura Resolvent internal use to cure skin eruptions hair logs and various humors with claims of success when other remedies fail. It urges readers to request pamphlet and lists prices and the Potter Drug and Chemical Co. Boston Mass as distributor.
An advertisement claims the Cuticoura Anti Pain Plaster relieves back ache kidney pains soreness and lameness in one minute. It markets the product as infallible and promises rapid pain relief for various ailments.
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