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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1878
Page
13
Hand printed buttons remain novelty while Scotch plaids stay popular. The French twist fades as buffs, garnet costumes, corduroy fabrics, and fur trims lead current fashion. Flat and ball buttons appear on dresses with seal-skin hats and cottage bonnets in vogue.
A roundup of society and political items mentions Emperor William returning to Berlin, notable marriages and divorces, artistic and scientific figures, and various civic and international notes from Europe and America. It notes events from Paris drama to New Orleans politics and a Bridgport divorce suit.
The London Lancet proclaims Mr. Wm. Campbell of Newcastle on Tyne as champion heavyweight. He weighs 723 pounds, stands 6 feet 4 inches, with 96 inch shoulders and 85 inch waist, aged 22. A printer by trade, his size forced early cessation of labor. The notice touts Allan's Anti Fat as a remedy and invites inquiries to Buffalo, New York.
In solemn tone the piece urges not to give up, referencing a famed sea death and a family lung disease. It promotes Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar as a universal remedy distributed by Crittenton of New York, claiming wide satisfaction and affordable price. It also advertises Pike's Toothache Drops as a quick cure.
The document lists numerous cattle brands and marks tied to Wyoming ranges and towns including Cheyenne and Laramie Co. Wyo. It details brands such as K and A H REBEL PB O and OH, EB W WHITCOMB P O Cheyenne, STURGIS & GOODELL P O Cheyenne and marks like waddle on left side neck and left hip. It also references Range areas from Bear Creek to Goshen's Hole, and notes young stock branding on left hip or side. A few individuals named include JOHN F COAD and MARK COAD with locations in Cheyenne and Camp Clark Nebraska.
The piece argues disease warns before striking and urges early medical aid. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic to fortify digestion, nourish the body, improve appetite, aid sleep, combat biliousness, and keep bowels regular, claiming it revives pallor and dispels despondency.
The notice touts Brown's Cough Balsam for coughs colds and incipient consumption and Brown's Tar Troches for hoarseness sore throat and voice care. It promotes Brown's Arnica Salve for inflammation old sores ulcers and frost bite. Available locally from G W Hoyt Addams and Glover and Hurlbut Bros Cheyenne Wyoming.
C M Stebbins late of Stebbins Porterenver October Geo I Stebbins Denver Colorado W R Stebbins Atchison Kansas M E Post Cheyenne Wyoming listed in a local notice of residents and affiliations.
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