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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
3
The page shows the editors and publishers of the paper, including B. A. Slack as editor and proprietor, A. B. Yeager as business manager, and Ghorgh H. Evans as city editor.
Cheyenne experiences a wave of activity as G A R encampment draws ranch families and visitors from Wheatland and across the states. Fairs, a Natural Fort excursion, bicycle outings on Lake Mingehaha, and circus chatter fill the city while sidewalks improve and rail news remains calm. Local weather notes report light showers across the Missouri valley and warm days ahead.
James J. Mullaney, a weary prospector over sixty with Denver connections, was shot instantly Sunday morning in Rockdale by James Watts. Watts, also an old prospector, claimed self defense after a heated dispute over a hidden box and a hatchet. Coroner Bennett exonerated Watts. Mullaney’s body was sent to Denver.
Cantalgne portrays Brittany as a living tableau where peasants barter in granite towns and villagers herd livestock. Market days buzz with fish, vegetables, and crafts as women in bright attire, children curious, and fishermen bustle toward boats and harbor traffic. The piece notes departure for a new country next week as emotions rise among weary women and clashing sounds fill taverns.
Quotes discuss how great works rise or fall in prominence, with examples from Deuteronomy to Shakespeare and Omar Khayyam. The piece reflects on accidents of discovery, repeated neglect, and the possibility of overlooked genius resurfacing. It cites readings from Bra Magazine and Denver Republican as context alongside light humor from Chicago Tribune and local references.
An aged nobleman’s rude behavior is contrasted with an English bishop who halted his savagery before a notable audience. The piece notes guidance on cold water for acid burns and alkaline countermeasures, plus a botanical note about a fernery and a poem-like quip on men as telescopes. Also lists a lecture, and a Sterling Silver sale by Warren Mercantile Co.
Classified notice listing job ads for washing at home or by the day at addresses 1702 Snyder street and 1606 Moldy street Union Dye Works. Also seeks laborers and quarry and hammermen for the Cheyenne dam 26 miles northwest of Cheyenne with daily wages $2.26 or $2.50 and board $5 per week. No time checks or mis count.
Multiple classified items including Freach milch cows at 1301 East Twentieth street and a mare yearling and stallion at W. EB Dinneen's arabio. Also a traveling team with wagon, cut flowers, four lots, three lots on Twelfth near Thames, a modern rental house, furnished rooms in brick blocks, and other rental options.
An odd item notes hot and cold baths offered at Padgett's Berber Shop for 16 cents. The brief entry lists the service location at Sixteenth Gt. without further details.
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