Frugal plea for mercy to a wandering aged man
A poem fragment appeals for aid to a poor old man who has no home fireside, no children, no cottage, no lamp, and no meadow harvest. The speaker portrays his loneliness and requests shelter and kindness.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1882
Page
2
Her Carpet Beater and the Phantom Style
The article recounts Mrs. Peters buying a carpet beating machine that malfunctions and ends with her discarding it after a dramatic runaway cycle. It then critiques evolving fashionable style across countries, noting English habits and the rise of extravagant domestic service, ending with a flourish about Bell Brazen and Hayti fashion devotees.
A Home Made Carpet from Wallpaper and Paper Hanger Tips
An Eastern lady suggests a thrift carpet alternative using wallpaper over brown paper to cover a bedroom floor. She advises paste on the roll, unrolled smoothing, then varnish, with dark glue, and a few bedside rugs for a durable look at low cost. Also notes soda in water preserves flowers for two weeks and common saltpetre is a good preservative.
What the Ancients Thought of the Moon
A survey of lunar worship and astronomy across cultures. From ancient Egyptian priests and meteorological signs to spreads in China Europe America and Peru. The piece links moon reverence to observatories calendars and monumental temples including Diana at Ephesus and Cuzco’s moon palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Nile
Europe
Mexico
Central
South America
Diana
Ephesus
Asia
Cuzco
Peru
Household Laundry and Ice Cream Making Tips
Household hints advise shaking clothes before washing to avoid streaks from wringer. Remove berry stains with boiling water before soap. Tomato juice can lift apple stains. sun-dry after treatment. Mildew treated with soap and lemon juice in sun. Do not wash at night in heat to prevent mildew. Ice cream recipe uses five eggs per quart cream, sugar to taste, cook then cool before freezing. Stir constantly for fine grain. peaches can be folded in. pineapple optional but hard to digest.
Country Boys Rush to New York City Adrift Youth Rise
A New York correspondent notes a daily influx of emigrants plus hundreds of country boys arriving from the Union. Many seek work while others flee home to spend money, averaging 300 runaways weekly. The young roamers face theft, deception by thieves, and rising criminal association, with managers swamped by stage-hopeful applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West
Middletown Bone Industry Turns Cattle Skins Into Various Goods
A Middletown Connecticut facility processes cattle bones from slaughter for export to Europe. Fresh bones are cut and ground into buttons marketed as Sitka ivory, knife handles, fertilizer dust, and bone granules for gun and tool hardening. The 1880 import from New York totaled 1.2 million ox shins, and prices rose from 21 to 32 dollars per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Middletown
Conn
Sitka
New York
Maxims for Everybody Pay as You Go in Business
A collection of old moral maxims on business conduct and personal character. It urges punctuality, honesty, self reliance, and restraint, advising to be visible in business, avoid needless talk, and learn from others while applying one’s own judgment. It also cautions against temper, encourages defending one’s honor, and stresses merit and reciprocal respect.
Crumbs Feed Birds in City Yard Lesson for Families
A man hands out bread scraps to a flock of hens, chickens, pigeons, and sparrows in a city yard, showing how simple feeding can benefit urban birds and uplift hearts. The piece urges ladies not to burn crumbs and highlights the joy of caring for living creatures. It also critiques modern novels and comments on sickness costs and medical reform debates.
Wyoming Range Brands and Earmarks Featured by Livestock Firms
A compilation of cattle brands and ear marks from Wyoming and nearby regions lists owners such as H. C. Chandler Hat Creek Cheyenne River Lodge Creek. Sturgis & Lane Cheyenne, H. A. Blair Powder River. M. W. Byr y & Son Elkhorn Ranch. R. & M. Frewen Powder River. Fred Hesse and 97 brand details. It notes ranges including Powder River Crazy Woman North Platte and Little Powder River with marks like swallow fork crop and left ear crops. The notices cover brands on left hip shoulder ribs and various ear configurations among multiple stock companies and ranches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoddard, Lapham & Howard
P. O
Tradning City
Wyo
Range
Clear Creek
Crazy Woman
North Fork
Powder River
Wyoming
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peters
Columbia
The
Buylu
England
Bell
Hayti
Sweer
Irving
Country Boys
Miss Nancy
Washington
Association
James G. Rieck
Cheyenne
Bridger’s Ferry
Shawnee Creek
Lost Springs
North Side
North Platte River
Trorses
H. C. Chandler
Hat Creek
Cheyenne River
Lodge Creek
Onne
Horse Creek
H. A. Blair
Johnson County
M. W. B. Yerby & Son
Addrees Elkhorn Ranch
Larewile County
Port Laramie
Akhorn Crosk
North Platte
R. & M. Frewen
P. G. A. Dress
Johnson Dea
Fred Hesse
Eman
D. H
J. W. Snyder & Co, Jy. O
Cheyenne, Wyoming
T. A. Kent
Cheyenn Wyo
Laramis River
Gattle
M. BL Post
Range Pole Send Horse Creeks
North Park
Above Brand
Hih
Thomas & Page
P.O
Cheyennes
Joseph Live Stock Co
Stoneville
Montana
Little Powder River
Brand
Seabury & Gardner, P. O
Cheyenne, Wye, Range
Bear Creek
Creighton & CO. P. Co
Omaha, Neb
Pine Bluffs
W. T. Range
Pumpkin Creek
Neb
Philip & James Dater
Chamberlin & Doty, P. O
Fort Laramie
Deer and Cherry Creeks
Chas, Hecht & Bro
Laramie
Albany
Lawrence Co
Dakota
Cropright
Anda
Anoth
Alex
Ty Fire Ie
Ttalia Hearts
Privat More
Engla Rossa
Robin Autho
Britis
Kille
Rye
Fron
Search the Cheyenne Weekly Leader Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cheyenne Weekly Leader?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.