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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1882
Page
2
A London theater audience hissed a burlesque hymn aimed at ridiculing the Salvation Army. In Georgia the region hosts about eighty active gold mills with an estimated bell yield near three million dollars for 1882.
A remote Wyoming mining settlement once held weekly sermons by a single religious paper. Each Saturday evening the men played seven-up to decide who would read the sermon aloud in public on the next day.
The New York Times places national church membership at 15 889 190 and estimates New York City area at 2 060 000, yielding a Protestant share of 1 in 10 and a Catholic share of 1 in 3. The prompt asks the Cheyenne proportion against the national population and notes Philadelphia’s friction with heroic courage claimed.
Lewlins Journal notes that candidates may need to bid high for community support to gain office. It hints payment in the form of favorable publicity rather than money, praising proof of honorable citizenship and qualifications as the price for favorable coverage.
A mosaic of brief items notes Francia Murphy teaching temperance in Scotland and U S population counts in Kansas and other states. Mentions Frank James in Oregon with aims against Ford boys, pianist Joseffy finishing a piano concerto, and Georgia resident William Veal’s multiple marriages. Reports on a Virginia watering place dispute over sulphur water and a Rugby colony plan, young men scarce at resorts, a Paris romance ending in tragedy, George K. Goodwin’s death blamed on hair dye, and eye catching zoo incident with an alligator and a gull. Includes ad columns in Spanish in New Orleans papers and a humorous Boston quip about beefsteak.
A Buffalo man has perfected a steam tricycle with a low buckboard-like frame and a front guiding wheel. The two main bicycle wheels power the craft by a small spur gear and belt drive. The 1.5 hp engine sits under the seat, gasoline fuel stored beneath, and the machine, ready now, costs about 200 dollars and could be built for 150.
A manifesto on the ideal kitchen leader detailing restraint, study of meat quality, avoidance of wasteful cooking, and emphasis on thoughtful, calm household management. It argues the housekeeper as a moral and practical guardian of dining and public food service.
The Omaha Herald notes Pine Ridge in Dakota near the Nebraska line hosting over seven thousand Sioux, Rosebud 90 miles east with nearly as many, totaling more than fifteen thousand. It recalls General Crook’s 1876-77 campaign subduing and provisioning them on reservation, Red Cloud’s storied defiance, and their current restoration to arms and mobility.
The heaviest rain ever recorded in Dallas Texas persisted three days causing extensive railroad damage. Water spouts formed across the rain districts and the flooded region extended from the diragos to the Pecus rivers as a vast body of water. Thousands of paradise dogs reportedly drowned and a large stock loss is feared.
A Carter station correspondent for the Omaha Republican extols Wyoming mineral wealth. He notes extensive coal seams underlays covering about one-fifth of the territory with belts ten feet thick, and a 400 foot coal seam thickness in the region, predicting a remarkable future coal output.
A Cheyenne business leader defends extensive advertising as essential to staying visible to faraway customers. He notes many rural buyers rely on papers to know prices, products, and where to shop. The piece also mentions cattle movements in Sweetwater and shifts in rail lines involving C B & Q, Milwaukee Road, and Union Pacific, with implied pooling debates and independence of the Milwaukee road.
Auction notice describes monthly payments on building lots for sale in Cheyenne Wyoming with warranty deeds. Mentions J C Bamp mining patents and various unrelated phrases.
A fragmentary notice warns readers against spending on useless preparations and offers guidance for those troubled by unspecified concerns. The passage reads as a cautionary prompt without clear names, dates, or locations.
200 head broke saddle horses available from A. W. Branner in Fort Collins Colo. Also 6 000 head mutton wethers offered at low prices by Gee H West and Gresley Cole. Enameline marketed by Dare Collins and Addams Glover. 28off Tartar barnacles on teeth described with dental warnings and SOZO DONT suggested for mouth care.
Announcement promotes Wolfe Hall for girls and Jarvis Hall for boys as Colorado’s oldest select seminaries. Established about 15 years ago they boast wide patronage and high standing equal to eastern institutions. Prospective families are urged to request Bishop Spalding’s circulars for full details.
Elias T. Huffman files for a divorce from Carrie C. Huffman on grounds of adultery in the District Court of the First Judicial District Wyoming Territory. Carrie is required to answer by October 16, 1882, with Joan K. Jerrier listed as Register in Chancery. Exoras T. Hurray is the complainant.
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