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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1883
Page
6
An old classified notice offers a remedy bottle and six pills for ailments including bladder issues and leucorrhea. The ad lists various tonics and remedies for sale by a seller named LTER, Di /DENV Re OOLE.
A jumble of snippets includes Rome Georgia’s new street directory chatter, a Rochester engine bird nest tale, religious leaders condemning bangs, a Kalamazoo couple’s joke wedding, free ice water fountains in Chicago, Jay Gould's $85,000 tomb plan, and a Portland Maine horse shoe mystery with nails driven through a hoof.
The article explains that Sozodont comes from two Greek words meaning to preserve the teeth. It asserts the preparation preserves teeth more rapidly, surely, and pleasantly and notes its immense consumption.
The Daily Leader notes mixed calf crop prospects across Wyoming with April storms causing losses in rugged districts and lighter snow in others reducing damage. It cites rising dressed beef demand in Chicago, rising cattle values, and large stock transfers including Jasper Harrell's sale of about 3,000 head and related ranch ranges across Elko, Utah, and Idaho.
Ayer's algue cure is praised as the most deadly foe to malaria among remedies. The patent medicine, claimed as a combination of vegetable ingredients, is presented as an absolute and certain specific that succeeds where other medicines fail and warrants a cure.
A Sunday morning wreck occurred one and a half miles west of Aurora as freight No. 7 tried to pass No. 6 on the main track. A sharp curve hid the approaching train. both engines suffered heavy damage and sixteen box cars were wrecked. Engineers and firemen escaped with injuries. Engineer Prouty sustained a slight spine concussion and general contusion, Brake man Dan Sharpe suffered a deep cut above the right eye. The wrecking train from Laramie cleared the track and engines were sent to Laramie shops for repairs.
The Omaha Herald reports the arrest of Professor Samuel Aughey of Lincoln Neb for forgery. He admits circumstances look against him but says he signed notes to help a friend who forged the indorsements. Aughey, a noted geologist and university figure, claims to be seeking arrest of the actual forger and to protect others listed on the notes.
Secretary Morgan and Mr. Luke Voorhees tour the Silver Crown mine near Cheyenne. Voorhees calls the Adama Copper King “thrust rate” and sees a potential million dollar ore body possibly extending full claim length. Ore dumps exceed fifty thousand dollars. experts note rich, varied ore and prospect for a regional mining boom.
The Wyoming exhibit at Denver’s exposition draws attention amid Grand Army activity and Santa Fe plans. President Arthur’s northwest trip will avoid public demonstrations, include Fort Washakie to Livingston travel, safeguarding press access, with a 260 mile horseback stretch and a grand Yellowstone visit planned for August.
The Larami Sentinel reports a railroad fired an elderly, accident-free conductor and hired a inexperienced replacement. On the first trip the train split, a following train collided after a missing flag, causing $5,000 to $10,000 in damage. No injuries occurred.
The text extols Ayers and declares Ratsa parila well known but hints at home evidence. It touts a true iron medicine, Brown's iron bitters, as beneficial to the young and old suffering from dyspepsia and related ailments.
How to remedy neglect in the 1883 Louisiana State Lottery draw. The 12th June semi annual draw totaled over $522 000. The 160th draw is set for Tuesday August 14 with $265 600 to be allocated among 100,000 ticket holders. Also a pitch for Brown's Iron Bitters noting its claimed health benefits and contrasts with other iron preparations.
John H. Donnelly of Adams Eldredge Jackson in Chicago reports that range cattle are two to three weeks late to market due to grass growth. He notes lower current prices but expects this season’s average to rival last year, with lighter shipments from the Northern Pacific. Demand remains good in western territories and Pacific slope markets. future 1883 shipments may exceed 1882. An industry insider warns a price drop could depress business but says cattle sales will be selective. beof steers will ship, cows calves and steers to market last year’s high prices spurred capital in cattle trade, though an eventual market correction is expected.
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