History of a life from Cheyenne Leader reader
A Cheyenne Leader reader recounts a long harsh life story starting in Wisconsin as a farmer's daughter. She describes early marriage, abandonment, descent into prostitution, escape with abuse by a drunken husband, and seeking charity and redemption while appealing for compassion and fellow Christians to help.
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Wisconsin
Cheyenne
Seventeenth Street
Christ
St. Dennis
Laramie
Sheep worth on farms from wool to manure profits
Philadelphia notes urge sheep breeding for profit amid dog losses and poor farming. The piece cites wool and mutton as returns, recommends small beginnings, proper care, and grass fed rations to keep flocks healthy and productive. It also quotes The Farming World on feeding sheep and self-sufficient grazing. A Ft Wayne cable mentions Rev Julian Benert named Monseigneur in Rome as papal household prelate.
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Philadelphia
Ft. Wayne
Julian Benert
Rome
Benert
France
United States
The Great Lottery Anaconda in Louisville
A circulating publication by a rival lottery firm is condemned as false. The Commonwealth Distribution Company remains the legal single number lottery with $30 000 prize fund and $21 960 cost, $112 400 to be distributed in Louisville Kentucky on Saturday June 380th 1883. Orders to R M Boardman Courier Journal Building Louisville KY.
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Louisiana
Post Office
Reliable Commonwealth Distribution Company
Louisville
R. M. Boardman
Courier-Journal
United States
Great Commonwealth Distribution Co
The
Commonwealth Co
Hr.m
Boardman
Hair Goods at Second Door North of Sun Office
Mrs. Blackwood opens a hair store offering all kinds of hair work. Ladies hair dressed and shampooed, wigs and waves made to order, with service in the best style.
Rough Weather Notes From Albany County Wyoming
On the road through Albany County Wyoming dated June 5 1883 the writer describes a rough season with rain snow and swollen streams. He details cowboys enduring cold damp days and damaged bridges delaying freight stores and roundups while sharing a tale of a English traveler and various local incidents and health notices.
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Albany County
Wyo
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Albany
Laramie
Masten
Ochug
Moses Odin
Andrews’ Ranch
Union Pacific figures and leases shape Cheyenne growth
Passengers from the east include J. T. Allen and W. J. Farr near Kerfoot. General Superintendent Dickinson leases land between the gym and rolling mills to Collins brothers for a planning mill. Surveyor McAlpin subdivides company land southeast of the city into lots for sale. Kerfoot’s boy abduction scare proves unfounded as the wagon was checked with no result. McAlpin travels to Tie Siding and then to Soda Springs Idaho.
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Danny Breese
Laramie
California
J. T. Allen
Union Pacific
Cheyenne Pass
Dickinson
Collins Brothers
Kerfoot
W. J. Farr
Justin
McAlpin
Union Pacific Land Department
Soda Springs
Idaho
Sweetbrier memory of a lost darling
A nostalgic poem from the New Orleans Times-Democrat laments a departed beloved. It recalls a maiden in a white robe, the sweetbrier, and a garden by an English shore. The speaker grieves, cherishing memories that soften life’s trials.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Sweetbrier
Darling
Flor Estan Cologne Exudes Fresh, Inviting Scent
A vivid ad copy praises Flor Estan Cologne for a delightful aroma that remains refreshing even with heavy use, highlighting its lasting, pleasing fragrance.
Eminent Physician Endorses Benson Capcine Plaster
Dr H H Kane a prominent physician in New York writes that Benson Capcine Plaster is exceptionally clean to use and rapidly effective for back pain rheumatism dyspepsia and bronchial congestion. He notes extensive tests within his family and patients and offers his name for effect. The genuine product bears the word CAPCINE in the center and is sold by Seabury Johnson in New York.
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de Quincy
West Tenth Street
New York
Messrs, Seabury & Johnson
Benson
H. H. Kane
A. M
M. D
Benbury & Johnson
Chemists
A Word to Mothers and Lottery Advertisements
A mothers health advisory promotes Parker's Ginger Tonic as a cure all. A Louisville lottery scheme is denounced for deceptive ads and promises big prizes, urging fair play and customer honesty in the next drawing on June 30 1888.
Wells' Rough on Corns patent medicine ad
An old newspaper snippet promotes Wells' Rough on Corns as a quick complete permanent cure for corns warts bunions. The ad markets the remedy with a price of 15 cents and urges readers to obtain the product for relief.
Decline of Man and Cure Advertised by Health Renewer
An advertising notice touts decline of man conditions including nervous weakness dyspepsia and impotence, claiming a cure by Wells Health Renewer. The offer lists a price of $1 and presents the product as a remedy for sexual debility and related ailments.
A Woman's Experience with Parker's Ginger Tonic
A Buffalo woman testimonials that Parker's Ginger Tonic quickly relieves weariness and pain from exhaustion. She asserts it builds vitality and restores color to the face, noting its reliable effects.
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Parker
St Jacobs Oleared Mr J H Mattern War Sprain
An Indianapolis exchange reports Mr J H Mattern letter carrier of St Jacobs was cleared by a decision from Rough on Rats in Detroit Michigan. He suffered a severe sprain contracted during the war and is mentioned in the Western Home Journal.
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Sheriff Bowman
Trinidad
Starkville
Las Animas
Duncan
Gunnison
Central Register
Denver
Lafayette Edwards
May Chambers
Leadville
Edwards
Indianapolis
St. Jacobs
J. H Mattern
Detroit
Western Home Journal
John Robinson's Leviathan Shows Bring Grand Holiday Excursions
Cheyenne announces reduced rail fares for John Robinson's Ten Big Gigantic New Combined Shows on the day of their arrival. Monster excursions, jubilee programs, and early tickets promoted through local papers come with greatly reduced rates and advance notice. June 16.
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John Robinson
Unclear Fragments Describe An Event In Wyoming
Fragmentary text mentions a train, a locomotive, and a caboose in Wyoming with disjoint terms about timing and injury. The readable parts reference a person named Rabiboa and a possible derailment or collision context without clear details or outcomes.
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Colorado Notes
Delta
Harvey Williams
Mary Williams
Leddville
Grand Junction
Patrick Fitzpatrick
A. W. Bacon
Colorado Springs
Royal Baking
Legion
Sineee
Cheyenne Savings Bank
Glenwn
C.N. Crittenton
X.Y
BOK
Glenn
Hale
Pike
Hill
Daramle
England
Earth
Frank and Glear
Sepger
Whalen
Dutecho
Chey
Bister l Englan
Howard Well
Mr. J
Rabiboa
Tho
Louiavi
R. M. Tr
J.C
Baif
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