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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1878
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text notes a names and ages fragment with unclear context. It mentions a person with age around 1088 and references other garbled terms like Boom and AAG with no coherent event or identifiable organizations.
A jumble of brief items covers fashion prices, poetry, politics, and trade notes. Mentions include diamond values, Cyprian island possession by Britain, a New York sale of flannels, and remarks on light phenomena. Also references to American industry, mills, wheat crops, and rail discussions.
The Albany Advocate reports the Bessemer steel works and Rensselaer Iron Works of Corning are set for extensive improvements costing 25000 to 30000 dollars. The planned upgrades indicate a rising iron and steel trade activity.
Reports state Persia will build its first railroad while Detroit eyes a tunnel under the river. China reopens the Housing Railway. Texas has the most rail miles under construction. Progress noted on Kansas City extension to Chicago & Alton, and more lines from Pittsburg to Brownsville.
Correspondent notes calm at Ross Fork Agency and Fort Hall Idaho. Bannock traders arrive from the east claiming hunts near Camp Brown and spies observe agency activities. Gen Crook visits with staff Bourke and Schuyler. An old Shoshone chief requests a Washington rail journey pass and a Pullman sleeper ride. Buffalo Horn confusion clarified as never serving Crook.
An advertising block promotes a free cure offer for youth indiscretion and a trial bottle of Dr Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry for coughs bronchitis and lung disease. It lists Rev Joseph T Inman contact details and Cheyenne druggists Addams Glover as sellers with trial 25 cent bottles and large bottles at $1.
The Inter Ocean Hotel in Cheyenne Wyoming announces George S Brown has taken management. He has hired a first class corps of assistants and cooks and offers superior accommodations, service and meals at moderate rates for friends and the traveling public. May 25.
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