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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1883
Page
24
Fragmented text shows unclear names and actions. No coherent events, dates, or places readable. Possible references to petition and kitchen context are vague. Insufficient readable details to form a factual incident or notice.
Olympia women held a jubilee meeting after passage of the suffrage act and paraded in the streets. Governor Newell of Oregon has affixed his signature to the act, granting women voting rights in Oregon and the territories of Wyoming and Utah. An Iowa editor retires, ending with a pointed remark about editors and Christians.
The article notes Mr Nasny's poor spelling has yielded a reward as his son is appointed to a consulship in England. It reports celebrations at the Confederity Broads and a surge of corn juice consumption entering the political scene, reflecting broad public rejoicing.
The article quotes Helen Wilmans arguing saloons merely supply demand, while Secretary Folger worries over excess silver dollars and notes no repeal of coinage law. It recounts War Department spending and a peculiar Leadville anecdote about Braden funding a bizarre bouquet stunt that caused chaos at an opera and an injured orchestra leader.
The ad touts Ayer’s Sarsaparilla as a powerful blood purifier that brings relief from suffering when other treatments fail. It claims thousands have found relief and even death prevented through its use.
Saturday's Daily Leader reports General Hancock and party passing through Cheyenne en route to Salt Lake City and the Pacific coast. In a car interview, he reflects on Civil War campaigns with reporter Carroll, discusses politics, land policy, and future travel. Hancock expects to visit Salt Lake City and San Francisco, with no official duties attached to the trip.
An early 1900s advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething children. It claims quick relief for night distress from teething, cures dysentery and diarrhoea, regulates stomach and bowels, eases wind colic, softens gums, reduces inflammation, and energizes the system. It bills the product as pleasant tasting and prescribed by a leading US female physician, sold by druggists nationwide at 26 cents a bottle.
The district court convened at 10 am with Chief Justice Sewer. Cases included Territory of Wyoming v Cotten for false pretences demurrer sustained, Pat Ryan convicted of burglary and grand larceny with 18 months, Curt Boatman and Charles Joyce convicted of grand larceny with 2.5 and 3 years respectively, div ors e awarded in Shaw v Shaw, and other docket actions including naturalization for Patrick Conway and orders on muttini and fines.
A Rock Springs special reports a fatal accident at the coal mines. Employee Ed OHarra was in the engine house when a flying wheel shattered, killing him instantly as a large iron piece struck his chest.
A column recalls Lawrence on deck with orders and warns of consumption. Dr Hale’s remedy for coughs and lung ailments is promoted, sold by C N Crittenton in New York and across major cities at 50 cents to 1 dollar. The ad notes demand and satisfaction, plus Pike’s Toothache Drops work in one minute and Glenn's sulphur soap and Hill's hair dye available for 50 cents.
Notice is given that Albert Hoge has filed intent to make final proof for the south half of the southwest quarter of section thirteen and the east half of the southeast quarter of section fourteen in township fifty one north range sixty three west. Proof will be made before the register and receiver at Cheyenne Wyoming on January 18 1884. Witnesses: W F Draper William Ogden Seabury Brown Perry Brown all of Sundance Wyoming. Edgar W Mann Register
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