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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1883
Page
4
An 1881 Baltimore testimonial claims Brown's Iron Bitters cures dyspepsia and debility, improves appetite and digestion, relieves nervous low mood, strengthens nerves and blood, and restores strength to an exhausted nursing mother. Mrs L F Griffin reports a dramatic recovery after six years of illness.
Burton notes in the San Francisco Chronicle that New York dominates American letters as Boston wanes. He profiles Ed mund Stedman, Boyeson, Richard Grant White, John Burroughs, Joaquin Miller, Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner, Julian Hawthorne, Lathrop, Edgar Fawcett, John Vance Cheney, and editors like G. Don, Alden, Allen Thorndyke Rice, George William Curtis, Carl Schurz, Godkin, Whitelaw Reid, Noah Brooks. He argues the best future literature will derive from these figures and New York’s editorial culture.
The Chicago Times notes wells sunk along the Union Pacific to supply water in alkali plains. Rails haul water to towns like Rock Springs for about 1,500 residents. depths range 250 to 900 feet, with one 1,450 foot well failing to yield wholesome water.
Samuel S. Sanford recalls Foster and Nelson Knoass as key minstrel writers. He credits Knoass with many songs and notes a Pittsburgh contest, a manuscript sale, and Pittsburg 1864 premieres. Logan's boxing tale and pistol tricks at Hot Springs are recounted with humor and detail.
A French man-of-war found with living corals growing on its hull after months in the South Pacific. The finding suggests rapid coral growth, noting a fungus pinned to the sheathing grew to nine inches in nine weeks. Also mentions the Sahara canal project and a comic anecdote about Miss Snowball’s love letter.
Dr. Goddard the Dean Street dentist in Brooklyn says proper tooth care boosts longevity and notes decay provokes disease. He cites a boy with thirty cavities as example that dental decay may threaten overall health.
Edinburgh doctor Dr Clouston urges treating nervous disorders with fattening measures. He proclaims a gospel of fatness as antidote to exhaustion, appealing to assistants nurses and patients to follow the approach. He argues mental ailments cause thinning and advocate all foods medicines and treatments that add weight.
The largest meteorite in the world rests in the British museum and weighs nearly two tons. The Smithsonian specimen in Washington is smaller, weighing under one ton.
In Berlin a distinct thorn mark on each beer glass guides the foam and beer meeting point before pouring passes as a proper beer glass.
Lorraine pleads with Charles Kingaley to ride Vindictive in a steeplechase at Coulterlee to save her baby and win the race. She rides bravely, but the horse is driven to cross the brook and kills her at the willow, leaving only the child crying.
The article recalls Robert Smalls a South Carolina Black leader and his generosity to his former master’s widow, then shifts to Miss Cummings on Kamehameha’s feather cloak and the royal bird. It closes with notes on boat building gnats and their life cycle, including eggs and hover insects.
Dr Harrisse becomes smitten with Lucile Lind on the Malta voyage home as she recalls Europe and rejects his past ignorance while sharing moonlit sails, distant Mont Blanc trips, and multilingual songs. The pair explore fame, drama, and possible union as the ship nears land.
Dr Harrisse recalls a Malta voyage romance as Lucile Lindsay, a circus rider, flirts with Dr Johns after charming Beacom Street society. Years later Harrisse finds a burnt Lucile letter revealing she loved Johns but wed him anyway, ending with her status as Mrs Johns.
London ironmongers urge English makers to boost quality to compete as American goods gain traction in Australia and New England markets. They praise American craft, packing, and efficiency while warning of declining English trade in edge tools, cutlery, and iron ware. The piece also includes humor and brief notes on Austin anecdotes and a French banknote drawing.
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