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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1884
Page
10
A fragmented historical text discusses elections and constitutional provisions and the role of various authorities. It references terms like registry, term, purity, and a May and Jgo timing, with mentions of counties, units, and duties connected to election processes.
A dense 1884 report discusses Indian affairs, land reservations, and funding. calls for storage of Springfield rifles, harsher game penalties, jury selection reform, and a compiled territorial code. It also highlights a defective rewards law and urges amendments and new rewards.
In Across Victor Hugo style prose the bulldog is described as a relentless machine and force of nature weighing forty or fifty pounds. The scene depicts Grip and Tug in a brutal dog fight as spectators shout and a law officer intervenes to end the battle.
In a discussion recounted by Mary Jane in the Courier Journal Modjeska weighs Patti Patti is the great est artist while Nilsson has heart and ballad power Madame counters that art should be judged by standards not sentiment Patti is Italian and southern passion while Nilsson offers quiet northern feeling and home themes with broad appeal
The meeting of John G. Whittier and George W. Cable in New Orleans is described as a fatherly literary welcome. Whittier praises Cable, who explains his late emergence in letters and his need to support his family before pursuing a full literary life. A note ends with a quirky line about a cold in Patti’s head costing $5,000 a night.
Two African American men, Brocky John and Government Pete, build a cotton crop and open a restaurant, then face financial hardship at month’s end. They discuss paying for food and surviving, with Pete hiding money and suspecting John’s honesty as they wait for times to change.
A reminiscence recalls Fanny Fern and her solo rise through Boston publications The Olive Branch Home Journal and The Ledger paid her well The Ledger offered royalties for Fern Leaves and she earned ten thousand dollars in year one Her brother N P Willis Morris and Parton affected her career while her daughter and granddaughter contributed to The Ledger A Manchester Examiner correspondent describes an unreadable Dean Stanley note and the futile efforts to decipher it.
The piece warns of a harmful weed in Mexico that resembles milk weed and causes violent insanity and eventual idiocy when tiny, tasteless doses are mixed into food. It notes the plant thrives in tropical lowlands and cites political jealousy as a motive for its use, with reference to a tragic case near Vera Cruz.
The Boston Globe recounts General John C. Fremont at Cooper Union, noting his aging, faded vigor, and years of service from Mexican War to Civil War. The piece mentions his 70th birthday, Jessie Benton Fremont, and discussions on restoring his army rank. It also states Fremont’s financial loss from the Mariposa gold speculation and his current poverty, urging restoration and retirement.
A humorous roundup cites juries delivering odd verdicts across states. Examples include a Kansas death by intoxication described as hanging round a rum shop and an Indiana case with blade to peces bi the biler bustin. Rhode Island jurors debated hog damages five days before clearing the case with mercy.
A Hawkeye column recounts Senator Vance of North Carolina sharing a tale about a Raleigh colored preacher who collects salaries from his own race. The preacher jokes with a congregant about whether the money will reach God, then pockets the money for “the sweet by and by.”
The piece muses on why beauty and intellect rarely align, noting features like high cheekbones and imposing noses may hint at brain power. It compares profiles of Dante and Newman, suggesting brain development varies with facial structure and that eye shape may influence perception and insight.
The Philadelphia Call notes the Pullman Car Company reportedly holds 13,000 blankets. A reader can verify by offering a porter 50 cents on a cold night to see one.
The writer tours Maitland and Lake Maitland, noting a sea of orange groves along the South Florida railroad route. He highlights Bigelow place, a grand hotel, four acres of pineapple plots, and a thriving community with churches, schools, and villas. Notable residents cited include Gen. Sturtevant and Bishop Whipple among others.
The essay describes a turtle expanding its neck to hunt lizards and become fearless, eventually losing the ability to retract the head. It contrasts enlightened, carnivorous ones with conservative shells. The tale ends with a stated moral about ambition and change, linking to a punchline about Pump Court.
The Current argues that public funds should be used to erect statues of national heroes like Washington. Monuments keep essential ideals alive and remind citizens of the republic’s foundations. Art serves as the highest use of public wealth to preserve memory and virtue.
Parisian lodging house keeper’s instruction to his son details bowing and hat removal on the first floor, uncovering on the second, hand to head on the third, nod on the fourth, and allowing the lodger to nod on the attic floor.
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