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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1883
Page
8
Fragmentary text lists various names and amounts like 1,000 and 20.00 per tS. Mentions a cashier and public odal rs with unclear roles. No coherent event or outcome is clear from the readable fragments.
In a tense sequence the Major Majoribanks gallops to save Diana Harford from a runaway horse named Crusader. He believes himself to be rescuing a life, but learns Patty Roseneath, not Diana, is in danger. The incident leads to a shock confession and a surprising marriage unlikely for a notorious flirt.
The Wheeling Intelligencer collects opinions arguing slaveholders see the bloodhound in Mr. Abbey's touring production as an insult and a distortion of history. It notes that in Virginia and other states, only dogs trained to track or chase escaped slaves were used, often called negro hounds, and rarely to bite.
Mr Thompson of the Zoo argues the lion is the biggest coward in the animal kingdom and explains that in Africa he saw few lions in the open. He warns the beast strikes swiftly in close quarters and can kill a man with one blow. The tiger, he adds, would beat the lion.
A New York Tribune feature notes two New York firms dominate buffalo robe sales, moving thousands of robes to St Louis where unlined robes fetch up to 183 dollars per robe. The piece laments the erosion of animal life and predicts only a few species will endure alongside mankind.
The article argues elephants’ size is overstated noting ten to twelve feet for large individuals and Jumbo at about seventeen feet. It claims elephants reach sixty to eighty years, with some documented cases exceeding two hundred years in age.
The piece contrasts a serene ideal of work with shifting pleasures and notes in The Atlantic by Mr. Harrison on Southern drinking culture. It describes courteous Texan drinking in a smuggling car, social mixing of races at hotels and on trains, and the general mood of a convivial, nonviolent social scene despite alcohol.
A goat found a pail of beer left by workmen in Gaunseyport Street and drank it all. It then performed a series of antics across the sidewalk, provoking a crowd and attracting a police officer. An Irish owner eventually retrieved the animal with a stick and help from lawmen.
The piece mocks excessive wordy feats like writing Genesis on a silver quarter for $20. It questions the value of such skills and criticizes the promoter's motives while noting the public fascination with unusual writing challenges and the prize offered.
Dispatch describes guardsmen returning from Egypt and Zululand with haunted eyes and signs of privation. Officers say frontier campaigns left veterans unable to regain their prior ease, with mental strain visible in wary glances. General Custer warned the war-whoop could erase youth before the Rosebud campaign.
A Harlem boy ties a tin can to a goat, which devours it. The scene evokes visions of future greatness and a looming blighted life, reflecting a cautionary tale about cruelty and fate.
Harvard Lampoon humor sketch features a maid and mistress bantering on baptism practices, with the maid noting their church immersion rites and the mistress querying if Keziah was baptized. The fragment hints at period language and satirical tone.
A self described book agent storms a room with blunt, shameless candor. He rejects charity to southern readers, claims no disguise, and markets "fifty parts" of pictures and text at ten cents per part. Eleven copies are sold as the manager calls for payment.
Prof. Albert I. Parcelle unveils Harmonic Automatic Telegraphy, a system using an abbreviated keyboard and asympathetic resonance on a single wire. It promises speeds of 5,000 words per minute, eliminates Morse code, and enables instant Roman letter transcription for quick dispatch and delivery.
Honorable John D. Caton argues progress will shift away from iron rails and steam power toward faster, safer, cheaper mobility. He sees roads needing durable pavement and better road vehicles. He highlights demand for affordable signaling devices to replace telephony and telegraph monopolies.
General Grant argues no pension can compensate men who lost limbs while criticizing indiscriminate pensioners. He would support better care for truly disabled veterans, contrasting with others who are still physically capable.
A three year old girl in Augusta rebuked her mother for calling a cat colored by insisting it was a colored cat. The exchange highlights child wit and early awareness of terminology in a domestic moment.
State Analyst W. H. Pitt warns glucose adulteration in candies including Christins sweetmolla and chocolate creams with glucose starch and terra alba. He warns colorants such as lead and mercury pigments are poisonous and candy toys painted with dangerous colors should not be touched.
A letter from Witt Bong Jr debates wedding notice style arguing that Reverend Logan or Logan without the article is acceptable. It mentions The Times usage and parodies the phrase Reverend Mr as overly formal and redundant. The piece continues with commentary on Rip Van Winkle performances and Lucy Stone’s critique of Jefferson’s portrayal.
The passage reflects on dignity found in poverty and the strength gained from firsthand contact with toil. It argues that restraint and simple feeling come from real life, and that comfort can erode true strength.
A Jewish Journal notes no authentic notice before 828 as the First Council of Nicaea debated moving from Sabbath to Sunday. Constantine the Great issued a later Sunday decree, but Saturday Sabbath persisted for Christians who observed both days.
President Potter offers three prizes to students for the neatest, most elegant, and most attractive rooms. Competitors have begun their desorations and many rooms show novel appearances. Awards likely in the middle term.
In Hawkinsville Georgia an elderly colored woman tells a physician she has no appetite because provisions, especially meat, are too expensive. The remark reflects hardship among the poor and comments on food costs delaying hunger.
The quote urges Mazzini to join the world’s progress rather than rest in old camps. It emphasizes movement with history and the era of change shaping nations, societies, and revolutions of thought.
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