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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1883
Page
8
Incomplete text fragment references various names such as RGIS RESIDENT IRY CASHIER and Campbell and Wyoming. Mentions a 20 dollar amount and possible restoration of a travel row office. No clear event, date, or place is discernible from the readable fragments.
The article debates long term population trends in North America and across Europe, arguing that subsistence does not determine growth. It discusses Giffen and Spencer, predicts possible North American populations from 200 million to 860 million, and notes continuing immigration, especially from Teutonic and Scandinavian countries. It highlights Canada and British Columbia as growing regions and foresees continued global migration shaping future settlement among English and Germanic peoples.
After a long stay in England the author criticizes widespread ignorance about America among English people and presses. He cites The Times and The Standard for biased coverage and notes English fascination with sensational Guiteau trial details, reflecting broader prejudice and selective reporting.
Leatheroid is a paper based material formed from multiple cotton paper layers wound around a cylinder and set with a chemical bath. It can be molded wet and retains shape when dry, offering lighter weight, flexible cans and boxes that resist bending and breakage. A Kennebunk Maine company plans to build a mill to manufacture roving cans and boxes for mills as a tin and wood substitute.
In Louisville the event unfolds as Col. Stoddard Johnston pranks by pushing a straw through a nail hole to simulate a splinter. Zach Smith of Lexington assists, pulling a near three foot long splinter free while others react with shock and laughter at the hoax.
A short way spelling advocate circulating a classroom anecdote about a boy in primary school spelling knife correctly and asking why the word is spelled with an If. The tale suggests a playful challenge to traditional spelling rules.
Ella Wheeler Hale Wax portrays the painful climb toward glory as a crowd presses upward. The slope grows steep, many fall, and only a few reach the peak where the gods seem near yet unseen. Those left behind hear sneers while hopeful climbers endure weary limbs and aching hearts.
A concise list of small patented inventions that yielded immense wealth for their creators according to The Times. It mentions the return ball, rubber tip on pencils, gummed wrappers, gimlet pointed screws, copper tips for children's shoes, rolling skates, the dancing Jim Crow toy, the threader, the drive well concept by Col Green, the spring window shade, the stylographic pen, rubber stamps, and a western miner’s rivet eyelet for coats.
London cor notes a Sir Garnet Wolseley anecdote about Tel el Kebir. He timed a night attack and waited as troops reached positions. Dawn light and a visible comet misled him into thinking the hour had not passed, prompting a dramatic reaction.
A harsh editorial tone portrays European powers pushing into Africa as a battlefield of civilization. It cites Belgium, Stanley, De Brazza, and Krupp as engines of conquest, urging peoples to accept modernizers and their spoils while condemning political insignificance.
A Burdette style treatise extols the English riding method describing knee to chin posture and a dramatic high stance. A separate item profiles a male exhibition beauty in a Broadway window noted for blond looks and pink pale skin attracting women crowds.
A Texas fair silhouette artist drew the first subject, a girl, who cried upon seeing the image as black. The crowd denounced the act as insulting, labeling it a "darned Black person" and threatening violence before authorities intervened.
A Baltimore resident named Mr. Winans killed about two hundred deer in the Scotch forest. He is accused of shooting deer for profit and faces a potential annual payment of seventy five thousand pounds.
A Chicago Tribune feature recalls Kalstrom the crib keeper and his Irish wife in a perilous 19th century storm tale. He braved the lake for food while she anchored him with a rope, sustaining injuries that left her hand maimed yet her courage intact.
Railway officials note atlantas and catalpa as cheap durable timbers for ties and bridgework. Seeded plantations expand across prairie routes and into Texas Missouri and Arkansas. Catalpa farm plans spread with Iron Mountain lines and existing decayed-free ties aged fifteen to a century show promising longevity.
The sermon argues that divine protection fails and humans must protect themselves by thinking and acting. It urges invention of tools, defense, and discipline to survive a world of temptation, contrasting a fallen earth with a moral, self-reliant ideal.
A long column Bridges Tennyson’s poem Ring Out Wild Bells with social critique of fashion worship. It contrasts male and female attire pressures, cites London architect J A Gotch on male garments, and cites anecdotes about outdated wear and odd uses for old items like pianos.
In New York a dying wealthy woman refused nourishment and screamed endlessly. Doctor Dush declared the cause a husband with too much money and ordered a simple meal of beefstick and bread. The blunt treatment ended her illness, but she never forgave him.
A Boston correspondent notes many prefer to see Langtry in plain dress rather than as an actress. He suggests a straightforward reception in Rome Hill under her theatre management, with no paint or powder and first class prices, aligning with simple business.
A Christmas Eve scene in a crowded planked house shows Zed and Mrs Dorman with two children and a baby facing poverty. A creditor visit foils their small gift plans as Santa seems to pass them by, yet the mother bids faith and hope endure for the children.
The San Francisco Chronicle lists foods to avoid in a child's diet including indigestible items such as fatty meats rich pastries hot bread unripened fruit and vegetables coffee spices and stimulants. It recommends staples like wheaten bread farina ripe fruit fresh vegetables meat juices milk and sugar and advises using good tender meats in ample amounts for sound growth.
Happiness and the Goat Ave offers a reflective piece by Bill Arp on contentment as a near possession not a distant hope. The narrator jokes about his grandson's wish for a goat and his own aging reluctance to own one while acknowledging the timeless pull of simple joy.
Philadelphia Nova reports a Johnstown man found a pocketbook containing 1500 dollars and returned it without interest charged. The Winders express gratitude, noting the honesty. Thomas A Kompia reflects that occasions reveal character, not frailty.
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