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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1882
Page
5
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The survey covers reactions to the Malley trial and Guiteau verdict, editorials on greenbarkers and Garfield finances, warnings about dotted veils harming eyes, rising U S failures to midyear totals, Jay Gould’s vast private conservatory in Irvington, a witty lecture exchange about marriage, Jack Haverly selling colored minstrels for 12000 dollars to Charles Frohman, Ireland migration concerns, a Liverpool bachelor’s cheaper sale claim, Chicago grain speculation, Nebraska winter wheat abundance, Iowa corn prospects, and Missouri river grain freight rate increases after August 1.
A Philadelphia woman entered a South Eighth Street shop, tried on gloves, and left without buying any. The storekeeper asked for police intervention, but the officer refused, stating such apparel trial does not violate the law.
A man named Bill Beaty was seen with a grip sack on Austin avenue declaring plans to move to Leadville to open an undertaker's shop. He claimed his doctor brother would provide clients, suggesting a lucrative enterprise. The item ends with an ad for St Jacobs oil from the Carson City Appeal.
A Burlington Hawkeye report notes growing scandal in Congress with Robeson Whitthorne Butterworth Cox exchanges and widespread use of vulgar language. The article condemns decency lapses, urging reprimand by constituents while contrasting with a later street anecdote about a rain shower and umbrella offer on Jeffer son street.
The Rev Henry Ward Beecher prepared his famed Lectures to Young Men after a lengthy interview with a notorious gambler. He used the gambler’s insights to depict gambling dens with realistic detail, then challenged a skeptical young man to doubt the accuracy of his description if he had never visited such places.
The independent republican group scores a decisive win, transforming the Democratic organization from machine dullness to enlightened progress. The victory is hailed as ensuring the triumph of its principles whether the ticket is elected or the race is lost.
A commercial traveler describes a bumpy journey in the smoking car with a companion. They struggled to talk as the road grew rough, finally agreeing the train was moving better and joking that it had come off the track.
The Trench government bans ascent of the Vendome column in Paris due to increasing personal crisis reports. A similar move occurred at London’s monument where an iron cage was placed to curb such reports.
Advices from the Black Hills roundup report sharp gains in marketable stock with prices rising from 18 to 26 dollars for two year olds. The article estimates 1,000,000 head in Dakota and Wyoming by year’s end, valued around 20 million dollars, with large-scale roundups and wide-spread grazing on unassessed lands and Indian reserves.
The article argues that true science in housekeeping lies in plain common sense. It laments the lag in adopting simple, practical improvements for homes while other industries advance rapidly. It notes progress in harvesting and market processes, contrasted with traditional domestic tasks still done by hand.
Mrs. Clara B. Colby and Miss Foster, advocates of women’s suffrage, visited Uhey enone to observe effects after 13 years. Accompanied by the Governor they attended an Episcopal sociable, noting cheerful social conduct, polite men, and pride in progress toward suffrage, with hopes for Nebraska.
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