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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1877
Page
2
An advertisement urges Black Hillers to subscribe to The Cheyenne Weekly at 2.50 yearly or 1.50 for six months, with Daily Leader and Louisville Courier-Journal options listed. A juvenile exchange questions Leonidis being a legislator, citing his pass with Spartan firmness.
A witty exchange cites the New York Herald claiming a St. Louis author writes a book titled On Pa per. The Cincinnati Enquirer notes the author might write on compulsion or reflection, while the Chicago Times would say on Sunday.
Reported in a German army unit, an officer employed rear spur pressure to spur privates to action. The method crippled two men and could bring a court martial for excessive zeal.
A parlor maid and mistress spar over tea strength as the cook secretly dilutes the brew. The maid complains the tea is weak while the mistress questions the timing. The cook doubles the quantity for herself and the maid, then adds water to fill the pot.
Haydon notes Keats distrusted himself after friends failed to bow to his talents. He describes six weeks of near-constant drinking and a reckless attempt to numb feelings by using Cayenne pepper to enjoy the sensation of claret, illustrating selfdestructive behavior tied to poetic insecurity.
A Georgia ex colonel handed the president a bundle of petitions and recommendations aimed at Samuel J. Tilden before the count was finished. The correspondent notes the material was among the sublimest brass on record and suggests the colonel seeks the U S marshal appointment.
In a recent interview the dramatist Sardon says he is a medium who owes his best works to invisible collaborators. He explains he writes in a hallucination seeing an imaginary theatre where actors dictate dialogue and provide the plot. He transfers this from the imaginary stage to real performance.
A Chicago correspondent notes Long John Wentworth’s dramatic clamor during the Nebraska bill debate. He claims Wentworth drowned the Democratic party to secure the floor for Thomas S. Benton and awards him lasting praise.
A Massachusetts visitor recounts a hotel lobby tale of a man who dug a mud hole on a road near his home. He profited by helping emigrants stuck in the mud, charging up to five dollars, amassing twenty five thousand dollars before selling the venture for three thousand and moving away.
Windsor board advertises for a high school teacher at 700 dollars per year, with the Toronto Globe listing 2700 sterling or about 3500 dollars. Secretary Bartlett plans to interview twenty strong townspeople who may explain the salary discrepancy on the town hall steps. Police struggle to manage crowds eager to speak with Bartlett about the 8500 dollar situation.
A London doctor and a Brooklyn clergyman spar over whether Spiritualism drives insanity in U S asylums. Estimates diverge with figures ranging from about 10 000 Spiritualists confined to 59 victims of Spiritualism and 23 328 from other religious causes. Readers urged to seek exact data from statisticians.
The Cambridge Chronicle recounts a recent trial where examining counsel Bill O'Brien queried witness Westphall about service in the war. When asked which side he served, Westphall said Republican, drawing a smile from the court.
Helena civil engineer Geo B Foote is developing an improved telephone to surpass eastern experiments. The device will be tested on the 50 mile telegraph line between Helena and Deer Lodge. Two earthquake shocks rattled central and eastern Montana on March 8 with the first severe, about fifteen seconds. The Montana Historical Society releases a history of early settlers and the Yellowstone expedition, with plans for another volume if sales cover costs.
A Chicago Journal item describes a Chinese paper published in San Francisco as unique in America. It notes its unconventional, unreadable two toned design and bleak, humorless content aimed at counteracting opium imagery, concluding readers should pass it to friends.
Travelers from the west reaching Cheyenne can choose three routes east as the Santa Fe railroad secures direct connection via Pueblo to Denver. A fast express timetable goes into effect Sunday with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe leaving Kansas City at 11:30 a.m. and reaching Pueblo at 3 p.m. the next day, then Denver by 8 p.m. Returns follow the same direct connection.
Dramatic mock scene set on the Cheyenne river portrays a Western stage line battling uphill with jerky horses and trunks carried by passengers. A band plays Bonaparte crossing the Rhine as the Junior Editors rail against finances and declining mail contracts in a satirical newsroom vignette.
A Washington Letter recalls Andrew Jackson in the Presidents room by the old fireplace, a corn cob pipe and a hot brick prank. The item blends with a collage of 19th century notices including a Japan Times tidbit, domestic musings on closets, and frontier Dakota districts.
A Nevada judge describes using blue glass at home and explains it alters perception and spending. He notes his wife’s taste for luxuries rose after exposure, countering hopes it would curb extravagance. he seeks scientific insight into color effects on behavior.
A first person note describes train rhythm and speed as non continuous with engine and baggage train dialogue. It cites humor from songs heard on the New York Central and New Haven lines and a misheard Evangeline lyric, noting jolts during slowing or breaking at stations.
The Crows charge Sioux chiefs killed at Tongue River acted in bad faith and used a white flag as protection after looting animals and killing stragglers. They accuse the Sioux of riding to camps for sprees with rations, then fleeing. Officers and citizens express regret over the incident.
The May number of St Nicholas features 352 contributing authors across three volumes. Noted names include John G Whittier, Sidney Lanier, Celia Thaxter, Richard A Proctor, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Mary Mapes Dodge, and Mary Treat among others. Children are urged to cry for it.
The Greeley Tribune notes cattle on varied ranges fare better than anticipated after winter. Losses are not as severe as in 1872 despite deeper snow and prolonged ground cover, suggesting improved cattle survival.
The piece argues that Colorado and Connecticut shifted away from grand juries toward public indictments. It endorses replacing the secret inquisition with open judicial scrutiny, urging universal abolition of grand juries as a relic of past eras.
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes the Chicago & North Western railway’s hotel cars on the Omaha to California line. The piece praises their elegance, comfort, and safety at high speeds, arguing they surpass dining cars and set a new standard in railroad travel.
A St Louis journal pleads for poverty and hunger, defending tramps and condemning society. It argues desperation spurs crime and that an empty stomach drives men to acts that test even conscience.
The poem presents a caricatured drummer who overcharges customers and cheats on trade, using heavy Germanic dialect. It mocks a trader named Hans Piletter and a fearsome character who harms a woman named Katrina, ending with the drummer returning to hear Pfffer speak.
The speaker extols the mule as immortal and vast in scope. The mule endures beyond years, grows bold again after aging, and embodies grandness beyond mere size. The passage mocks human folly and urges readers to seek wisdom through simple, obvious truths.
A late Virginia Enterprise describes a fountain atop a Catholic church in Nevada prompting a striking display. An iron pipe runs up the steeple to the cross, perforated to emit jets. Large arms and many small jets rise about 25 feet, while the cross top stands 170 feet high. In calm air the jets form a fan and glow roseate as the sun lights the spray.
The article describes Nebraskan settlers planting trees after clearing land, cottonwood rapid growth forming windbreaks, Arbor Day as a spring observance, neighborly competition, and notes a perceived rise in rainfall and climate change effects, urging Wyoming to follow Nebraska's example.
J H Beebe demonstrates irrigation by wind power four miles south of Evans on a bluff. A 23 foot well yields five feet of water, with windmill cost 175 dollars, tank 80 dollars, digging about 50 dollars. An acre is well irrigated and 80 head of stock are watered. vegetables and fruit can thrive on plains.
Fragmented OCR text hints at a government appointment and election cycle. It mentions a committee or ministry, a May date, and possible bureau or case actions, with unclear details and missing names.
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