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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1879
Page
17
The poem lauds the snow bunting braving icy winds and northward treks despite others’ reluctance to sing. It thanks the small bird for cheerful, sprightly chirps that light the speaker’s heart as winter darkens. The speaker vows affection and poetic homage to the brave bunting amid snow.
A jumbled collection notes burials in 1879 and 1819, Jork’s 80 000 population and its three newspapers, Australia’s shipping 5 000 000 tons vs the U S, cold weather and water hardship, life’s upheavals, a blacksmith’s forgery irony, Shewannae Wis cemetery graves, New York crisis reports, artistic Adam parity, trustful maiden optimism, delinquent subscribers, police discipline, and a Siberian mix of names and anecdotes including Austria Grant Sweden Sherman Trumbull Lexington Montana Paris London Bruce and more.
A quirksome collage from the era features a Utica lady called a cuspidore dog, a cryptic backchat about a traveler with one eye, card games, and a mock news digest. It cites a 1880 presidential prediction, a joke about laundress humor, and a grim note from Nashville about a double murder suspected in Knox Martin's case.
The correspondent attacks Spencer of Alabama as a negligent senator who attends sittings but lounges on a sofa with his hands in his pockets and a pained grin. The piece likens him to an amateur statesman and notes his stance against returning to the state legislature. Washington reports Windom's resolution proposing migration of Black citizens to states or territories that will protect their rights, to be studied by a seven senator committee. the measure is tabled but Windom will revisit it with remarks.
Wa G Provines is appointed administrator of the estate of Mrs. Louisa Lee, deceased. Claimants must present their claims within six months for allowance and within one year to avoid total discharge. The notice is dated January 10, 1870.
A Phillipolis dispatch reports a railway train plunged into the Orda River last Saturday causing the deaths of a Russian general several officers and two hundred soldiers. The accident details remain unclear.
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