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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1884
Page
8
An old advertisement touts the German Invigorator with claims of medical relief and diploma credentials. It mentions free patient belts and a patent office origin, while warning readers to beware of false claims and urging scrutiny of the product.
A poem in which the speaker recalls a photographer prompting a subject to smile during a portrait. The sitter looks toward the speaker, the camera cap is removed, and the moment ends with the speaker contemplating sending a message from the lips seen in the smile.
A San Francisco Chronicle piece on English vs American terms contrasts London usage with US English. A Chicago News dispatch reports ex Minister Schenck’s home scandal where a colonel in the U.S. army was expelled after a poker night dispute over a claimed straight flush and alleged cheating, despite efforts by Rutherford B. Hayes to intervene.
A survey of humorous clerical slips across recent sermons highlights how slips of tongue and misheard phrases cause unintended meanings. Examples include prayers wishing eternal standing for a building, blending bridge and gulf, and mispronounced biblical and literary terms leading to comic misinterpretations.
An eccentric long tale opens in a castle where King Rodriguez di Venezuela hosts a wedding scene between his daughter Clara and Vermicilli. Clara rejects a 175 year old suitor, prompting a grand tournament era and a mysterious visitor whose name card hints a past as a hotel clerk.
A mid aged professional reciter sat on a stool and narrated the adventures of a mandarin's daughter captured by rebels. He spoke in Cantonese to suit the audience, eliciting deep emotion as listeners wept and paid small sums to support the performance. Tea vendors circulated as the tale stretched over more than two hours.
A miscellany recounts Nelson's bold artillery maneuver at the front and his stubborn bravado toward ordnance mishaps. It notes Senator Jones leasing part of the Bonanza mines for three years after a famed ore strike and recalls Garfield's limited writing during illness, including an autograph for Bliss.
A brief rural exchange shows a young bootblack challenging a neighbor over reading ability. The neighbor insists he cannot read while the bootblack asserts he is large enough to read, prompting a sharp retort about adequacy and capability.
A Chicago Tribune horse reporter humorously critiques a visiting artist selling a painting titled On the Lake. They discuss whether the scene depicts real life or an ideal, with banter about the young couple and the artist's intent, ending with an offer to view more stories.
The excerpt argues that a minority like Emerson and Arnold embodies an ideal among creators while on duty the minority sins and the majority must rise to appoint new leaders. It suggests Matthew Arnold reflects the era’s common sense as the force that selects governing figures.
A national exchange states dealers nationwide agree that Americans are growing fond of sauerkraut. Popular Science News notes a boiler’s nominal horsepower needs one cubic foot of water per hour as a basic efficiency fact.
The notice lists brands for Luke Voorhees & Co of Cheyenne Wyoming. Cattle brands include head of Running Water and Rawhide Buttes on left side both sides V on both sides G V on left hip and 200 on left side. Horses branded G V on left shoulder and VL on left hip. Also 91996 MPL NW VL.
Powder River Cattle Company ranges extend along Powder River and its tributaries and Tongue River in Johnson County Wyoming. Foreman Fred Hesse of Powder River postoffice and J B Culver of Bingham postoffice Tongue River serve as local contacts.
A Philadelphia book agent pressures James Watson to buy the same book twice. Watson pursues the train to stop the seller, while neighbor Stevens intervenes by buying and delivering a copy. Watson returns to find the agent already gone and collapses in the street struck by the absurdity.
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