Yellowstone park geography mistaken by officials
Weekly Weaker notes a string of errors about the Yellowstone park including a New York governor nominee misplacing the park in Kentucky. The piece critiques misinformed views on park boundaries and protection, mentions elk slaughter, hotel interests, and Wyoming residents who insist most of the park lies in Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Park
West Point
Board of Visitors
Yellowstone Park
Kentucky
Schuyler Crosby
New York
Montana
West
Crosby
Wyoming Society For the Protection of Game
Wyoming
Sheridan
Trarper’s
Foot racing days in Laramie Cheyenne and Green River
A fragmented note recalls former twenty four hour foot races in Laramie and Cheyenne and questions the fate of the spectators and organizers. It mocks Emi and A P Charley forfeit money and suggests Green River leads in Wyoming athletic pride while Rawlins eyes a one mile horse race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Cheyenne
A. P. Charley
Wyoming
Green River
Everness
Rawlins
Nebraska Romps and regional notes in Cedar County
Reports from Cedar County farmers market hogs at Glack Unadilla plans for a brickyard to use local clay a colored settlement to Pawnee county eyed spring fourteen couples divorced at county term eastern settlers near Long Pine wolves near Austin Alfred Chambers shoots a dead animal James Munson drills a well near Hickman hits a four foot vein of water and zephyrs continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar County
Unadilla
Pawnee County
Long Pine
Austin
Sherman County
Alfred Chambers
James Munson
Wm. McClain
Hickman
Nebraska Sheep Ranch Highlight Near Kearney
Interview with John I. Roe of Roebelle sheep ranch seven miles southwest of Kearney outlines a 3683 acre operation with 2100 fine wool sheep and 1500 breeding ewes. He notes potential for 8000 head, annual yields of corn oats turnips millet hay and more, and seeks a partner with 10000 to 15000 dollars to stock and manage the ranch as a profitable venture with 25 percent net profit potential and plans to expand with additional brood mares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney
Neb
Nebraska
John I. Roe
Roebelle Sheep Ranch
Aid
United States
Union Pacific
Omaha Republican
Maverick branding and range disputes described in Colorado
The article explains terms used for cattle in the far west including American and half breed. It notes mavericks are branded by the finder and disputes arise among cowboys. Colorado law funds cattle inspection and sells found mavericks at auction to offset costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far West
Texas
Othe
Colorado
Oregon
Montana
Brown's Iron Bitters Endorsed by Reliable Chemical Firm
Not an experiment or cheap patent medicine is Brown's Iron Bitters. It is prepared by one of the oldest and most reliable chemical firms, and will do all that is claimed for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Shea
Wyoming Farms Report Prominent Wheat and Grain Yields
A.Draper of Sun Dance reports Lara mie county farms show strong grain harvests with 40 725 bushels oats 1600 barley 6004 wheat totaling 48 3294 bushels and about 1400 tons of hay plus around 2000 bushels potatoes. He says settlement accelerates and Wyoming offers land as good as Colorado with ample water, strengthening farmers’ prospects for the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wim
Tweed
W. S. Draper
Sun Dance
Colorado
Iowa
Missouri
Draper
Laramie
Advertised Letters for Cheyenne Post Office Week
List of letters remaining in the Cheyenne post office for the week ending Wednesday January 24 1893. Names include Anderson Allen Brown Boatman Black Brown Brean Brady Bushell Brant Baumatinger Clark Corgat Carrier Chambers Coole Dedrick Dyers Ferris Griffin Gray Hall Hopke Harris James Jenks Julien Jenkins Knight Kincaid Lovell Mardougall Mullin Moffat Munds McLarmack McCoy Peterson Rourke Rice Rodikep Smith Schmidt Stinger Sports Street Shepard Turner Tindall Utley West Wood Wilkinson Ladies list include Arnold Arnold Brimbin Chambers Cusack Fletcher Galbraith Hoag Hasburg Hirschberg Lee Kelsy McCuairn Powell Reeves Sesusam Spear Stephens Sugar Thomas Young Yates Mrs Johnson Des Moines Tri-Weekly Tribune notes St Jacobs Oil cure claim mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne Post-Office
Anderson
A Allen
DG Brown
DE Boatman
Black
F Brown
KE D Brean
G W Brady
J F
2 Bushell
M Brant
T Baumatinger
L A Clark
A B Corgat
Dr Carrier
G Chambers
J D Coole
J Dedrick
A Dyers
J Ferris
A Griffin
J Gray
W Hall
P Hopke
Harris
J B James
C' Jenks
P Julien
Jenkins
Knight
J Kincaid
J Lovell & Mason
Mardougall
Mullin
J Moffat
Mr Munds
McLarmack
J McCoy
J A Peterson
A Rourke
J Rice
E A Rodikep
Ma Smith
Free remedy for youth errors offered by missionary in South America
A card promises to cure nervous weakness early decay and related male health issues. It claims a medical recipe, discovered by a South American missionary, will be sent free of charge to anyone who supplies a self addressed stamped envelope to the Rev. Josefa T INMAN at Station D New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Josefa T, Inman
Station D
New York City
Philadelphia
Alaska
London
Copper Island
Victoria and Lobos
Rail progress and proposed railroad consolidations
The Greeley Salt Lake and Pacific line reaches Bloomfield ranch near Boulder. Rio Grande adds sixty miles from Grand Junction to Cottonwood, with trains soon to start. A New York report says unions plan to merge Union Pacific Bash Missouri Pacific and St Joseph to run more efficiently and gain key advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific
Boulder
Cssion
Bloomfield
Rio Grande
Grand Junction
Cottonwood
New York
Union Pacific
Wabash
Missouri Pacific
Theannibal and
St. Joseph
Sozodont and lottery ticket promise health and wealth
An advertisement extols Sozodont for dental improvement and fresh breath, while a physician recommends monthly Louisiana State Lottery tickets as a mental stimulant and hopeful charm. It cites five dollars sent to M. A. Dauphin of New Orleans before the lottery’s second Tuesday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Dauphin
New Orleans
Brown's Bronchial Troches and Kines Nerve Restorer Ad
An old ad extols Brown's Bronchial Troches as a cure for lung irritations, asthma, bronchitis, coughs, and throat trouble for singers and speakers, claiming thirty years of physician recommendation and wide use. It also promotes Dr. Kine's Great Nerve Restorer as a modern nerve remedy, promising free removal of fits and directing readers to Arch Street, Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
K ¥Ine
Arch St
Philadelphia
Girls and fashion gossip span mind and marriage quirks
A collage of scraps discusses how women choose husbands, shopping indecision, and the ease of selecting a partner versus outfits. It cites a Illinois breach of promise case and lampoons truth about home life, beauty tips, and perfume morals with brief notes from The New York Post and The Alliance.
Freunds Sizhta patent sights in Wyoming Armory
Freunds announces that all new patent sights are made only at the Wyoming Armory in Cheyenne Wyoming. The note warns that no rights or privileges have been granted and imitators are imposters not entitled to public recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freund
United States
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Novel bridal attire and Southern cooking notes
A Cincinnati Enquirer piece surveys a new bridal fashion with pink roses on an over skirt and veil. It also laments Southern cooking by noting raw biscuits, greasy coffee, and praises reforms like teaching cooking in schools as vital for health and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Sleeve Protectors Aunt Addie in Housekeeper
An economical hint for housekeepers suggests using old stockings burned and cut to cover the arms above the wrists to protect sleeves while washing dishes sifting ashes or performing duties that might soil or wrinkle attire. The tip promotes thrift and neatness in care of dresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie
Lake
How to Color Old Gold Textiles in Silk and Ribbon
Instructions from the San Francisco Chronicle describe using green horseradish leaves to create a strong dye for vieille or satin fabrics. The process requires dipping the fabric, washing in soft soap suds, and ironing damp with a cloth over the material, with a tip to sponge black silk in cold coffee and ammonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Union Pacific Plans Immediate Sale of Grazing Lands
The Union Pacific Railway proposes immediate sale of grazing lands in Wyoming and western Nebraska. Sales will be in large connected tracts at low price with liberal terms. For details contact Jos. G. Pratt, U P Land Dept. Cheyenne. Approved by Leavitt Burnham, Land Commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Nebraska
Jos. G. Pratr
U. P. Land Dept
Cheyenne
Leavitt Burnham
Prank Jar City and Noted Events Afloat
Fragmented OCR item mentions Alex Thursday prank in a city scene and Gustav D. dead. References to liquor, authority figures, and a $2,000 sum appear amid garbled names and places including Niagara, Philadelphia, and San cides. The text also hints at political mentions of Gen and a legislature, with scattered dates and numbers.
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Nebrasha
Zephyrs
Nitta Lip
Buffalo County
Raach and Range
Wyoming Farms
Wind River Valley
Laramie County
Baey Dyce
Tolal Ba
G Davis
O’brien
Warrison
IL Meulman
Weller
A 'T Wilson
Baldwin
OC Hart
Yarnell
Jones Teevae
Siney
Rogers
Peeee
Wade Sence
Lesaberg
Nicolae Aweee
E Honecker
J Meyer
J Critenden
P Olson
Honicker
I Axe
Mr Gregg
J Rogers
Ferris Coavee
Fosher Bros
Honicker & Co
Lander
Tweed Sete
Tip Trimble
Jas Beebe
John Norton
John Whirling
Des Moines
Lowa
Tri-Weekly Tribune
Harrisburg, Pa
D. Bensinger
Market Square
St. Jacobs Oil
Illinois
Philadelphia Times
Lincolnton County
Newa
Paris
Russia
Freund’s Sizhta
South
Nashville American
Rio
Horace Greeley
Greeley
Vanderbilt, Peabody and
Slater
South School
Union Pacific Railway
Alex
Thursda
Telega
Gustav D
Avna el
John
Philade
John Gi
Vande
Spain
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