History of a life facing exile and abuse in Cheyenne
A Cheyenne Leader reader recounts a troubled life from Wisconsin to Cheyenne. She details early forced marriage, alienation, a descent into prostitution, a later marriage, and brutal drunken abuse by her husband, followed by a perilous flight and acts of charity from strangers as she pleads for compassion and reintegration.
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Wisconsin
Cheyenne
Seventeenth Street
Christ
St. Dennis
Laramie
Sheep farming shows profits for worn farms and new entrants
The Philadelphia Farm and Garden urges farmers to raise sheep for wool and mutton, noting manure value and profits even on small flocks. It cautions dogs as a drawback and stresses feeding mainly natural grass, with frequent small meals to keep flocks healthy and productive. Nearby Ft Wayne reports Rev Julian Benert named Monseigneur and prelate of the papal household in Rome.
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Philadelphia
Ft. Wayne
Julian Benert
Rome
Benert
France
United States
The Great Lottery Anaconda Headlines Fraud Claim
Public cautioned against a rival lottery publication claiming to swallow states and cities. Commonwealth Distribution Company remains as the legal single number lottery offering $30,000 prizes with $112,400 distributed in Louisville, Kentucky. Orders to R M Boardman at Courier Journal Building Louisville.
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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 Store Opens Near Sun Office
Mrs. Blackwood opens a hair shop at the second door north of the Sun office offering all kinds of hair work. Ladies hair dressed and shampooed, wigs and waves made to order, with work done in the best style.
Rough Weather and Rodeo Life in Middle Wyoming
A Colorado notes column reports rain and snow across Albany and Laramie counties in early June 1883. It describes swollen streams, delays for freight and travel, and hardships of cowboys during a round up, with a vivid account of a British traveler’s misadventures and losses on the journey from Cheyenne toward Stinking Water.
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Albany County
Wyo
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Albany
Laramie
Masten
Ochug
Moses Odin
Andrews’ Ranch
Local Engineers and Land Deals Stir Laramie
Danny Breese, veteran Laramie division engineer, contemplates California. J T Allen, Union Pacific free agent, arrived from the east and heads to Cheyenne pass for timber to ship east. General Superintendent Dickinson grants Collins brothers a lease for a planning mill between the gymnasium and city near the rolling mills. Kerfoot disappearance rumor debunked as wagon overhauled without result. W J Farr from Kerfoot’s ranch confirmed. McAlpin of Union Pacific land dept arrives, subdivides company land southeast of city into lots for sale. he proceeds to Tie Siding toward 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 Love
Poetic reminiscence from the New Orleans Times-Democrat recalling a late beloved. The speaker cherishes a faded spray of sweetbrier carried to a grave, recalling a maiden’s grace, a garden by England's shore, and a gentle life that outlives earthly sorrow.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Sweetbrier
Flor Estan Cologne Delights with Refreshing Scent
A delicious odor is imparted by Flor estan Cologne, which remains refreshing even with frequent use. The fragrance is described as long lasting and pleasing in everyday wear.
Eminent physician endorses Capcine Plaster in 1880 letter
A letter from H. H. Kane M D of New York endorses Benson's Capcine Plaster praising its cleanliness and rapid action for back pain rheumatism neuralgia and chest congestion. Kane allows use of his name, noting the product’s value for popular use and home tests.
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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
Mothers urged to cleanse health with Parker’s Ginger Tonic
A public notice urges mothers to protect family health this season by cleansing malaria from systems and toning the stomach and liver. It promotes Parker's Ginger Tonic as a perfect purifier and regulator. It also denounces a lottery monopoly and promotes fair play in prize drawings conducted by the Commonwealth Distribution Co. in Louisville.
Wells' Rough on Corns Patent Remedy Ad Blast
An old advertisement touts Wells' Rough on Corns as a quick complete permanent cure for corns warts and bunions priced at 15 cents. It markets the product with bold claims and standard patent medicine flourish.
Wells Health Renewer Claims Cure for Weakness
Advertisement notes a patent remedy named Wells Health Renewer promising cures for nervous decline dyspepsia impotence and sexual debility for the price of one dollar. The text reads as an old promotional item with dubious health claims.
A Woman's Experience With Parker's Ginger Tonic
A Buffalo woman testifies that exhaustion and fading color eased by Parker's Ginger Tonic. She says it builds vitality and relieves pain with quick, certain relief.
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Parker
Rough on Rats mentioned in Indianapolis exchange
An Indianapolis exchange references St. Jacobs and a letter carrier J. H Mattern of that city reporting a severe sprain from the war. The Detroit Western Home Journal notes the incident connected to wartime service and a wartime injury.
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Indianapolis
St. Jacobs
J. H Mattern
Detroit
Western Home Journal
Grand Holiday Excursions on Show Day by Leviathan Shows
Cheyenne public notice announces reduced rates for John Robinson's Ten Big Gigantic New Combined Shows on the upcoming show day. Monster excursions on nearly all railroads will be offered with tickets to be arranged early. Details to be announced in local newspapers.
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John Robinson
Unclear historical note on transport incident
Fragmentary OCR text references a train incident in Wyoming with vague details about a locomotive, caboose, timing, and injuries. Names and specifics are obscured, yielding an incomplete account of events and involved persons.
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Colorado Notes
Delta
Trinidad
Harvey Williams
Leadville
Mary Williams
Leddville
Sheriff Bowman
Starkville
Las Animas
Duncan
Gunnison
Central Register
Denver
Lafayette Edwards
May Chambers
Edwards
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
Darling
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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