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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1887
Page
2
Local items cover rail conspiracy rumors at the Union Pacific line in Omaha and Cheyenne, theater revivals at Madison Square Garden, division talk in Lusk and Albany County, plus urban commentary on bicycle bell etiquette and night lighting as ported by The Leader.
The piece notes rising market activity and upcoming large property transfers in Nebraska and the East. It lists recent real estate filings including deeds for Mary K. Cranwell to Tennie Adams and Jennie Adams to W J Cranwell, with various lots and prices. It also mentions Burlington & Missouri rail investment as a local driver and items to be recorded in the day’s instruments.
A reporter interviews a prominent undertaker about new embalming techniques using a syringe and bottles of fluid. The method avoids ice, preserves a body for days or years, and uses targeted injections to cheeks, stomach, veins, and arteries for varying preservation needs.
Dr. Vulplan reports during the current yellow fever epidemic in Rio de Janeiro that 6 524 persons were inoculated and only six died, less than one per 1 000, while deaths among the untreated stood at about 1 percent.
A Northampton silk manufacturer’s firm has bored an artesian well to 14440 feet after two years of work. All but 200 feet of the boring are in the hands of the company. The Burns poem The Whistle was bought for 285 pounds by Lord Rosebery. Hood's Sarsaparilla promises relief from distress after eating heartburn and sick headache and aids a good appetite.
Advice asserts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should be used for teething children. It claims to soothe the gums relieve pain cure wind colic and ease diarrhoea during heat. The ad notes a price of five cents per bottle.
Wm Myers promotes a gift of jewelry with every purchase of two hundred dollars or more. The ad mentions watch repairs and various services offered by Wm Myers and W W Hunt Bar One.
A historical account describes lighthouse keepers arduous duties on stormy nights. It recounts the Minota Ledge lighthouse near Dosnton destroyed in April 1854 by wind and sea, the keeper’s living quarters, daily maintenance tasks, and the dangers of wind driven by fierce gales at height.
A Globe-Democrat essay argues people stereotype villains by body type and demeanor. It challenges beliefs that fat men or lean figures indicate character, noting stage habitations and famous images mislead public judgment.
Oliver Wendell Holmes recounts to the Atlantic a visit with Tennyson and notes the poet’s habit of reading his lines in a steady monotone. The piece mentions the first iron boat, built in 1777 on the River Feas in Yorkshire, about fifteen feet long and made of lightweight iron.
The fragment describes a dubious cathartic product named Rewulerity or regulator promising relief from constipation. It warns of distress and despair if relief is not achieved and suggests a method to obtain permanent relief by a wall erection metaphor, reflecting dubious medical advertising language.
Testimonial from Frank T. Wray of Apollo Pa and James B Richardson of New Orleans claim Cuticura remedies cured severe blood poison and scrofula after doctors deemed incurable. Advertises Cuticura Resolvent Soap and Lotion with prices and order details.
An advertisement claims the Cuttcura Anti Pain Plaster relieves back ache kidney pains and muscular strains in one minute. It emphasizes quick relief and uses commercial language to promote the product.
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