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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1878
Page
9
A digest of foreign and domestic items notes Mrs. Mary Walker’s recovery, English swimming clubs, divorce actions, forthcoming marriages, newspaper counts, tariff debates, political comments, and speculative views on European conflict. It also covers Bunyan like anecdotes, economics, and royal interests with varied names and places.
The writer blames urban fathers for raising sons in idleness leading to a rising tramp population. He argues strict family discipline and early training in industry and honesty are the cure, noting no tramp origins from obedient, well-trained families and calling for a return to core child-rearing principles.
New tea sets in gilt and French steel appear slender. A gold wire bracelet with a central medallion is in style. Jacqueminot roses top florists favorites. Velvet frames show embroidered vines. An inverted umbrella shaped holder is novel. Carrick capes appear on dresses and morning wrappers.
A detailed briefing on General Kautz's handling of Captain Campbell's court martial and subsequent reviews. plus a Sioux City dispatch on Sitting Bull's band, its strength, and imminent movements toward the Tongue river region with a 1,500 warrior force and preparations via Canadian traders.
General Kautz sent a caustic reply to the Judge Advocate General about a military justice matter. The court martial adjourned sine die with the case forwarded to Washington for public determination, a first-of-its-kind issue within the army regarding publications versus distributions.
Native leaders at Red Cloud Agency consider moving back toward their historic lands about 180 miles south. The annual Indian trouble threat looms as Red Cloud and allied bands debate relocation and relations with authorities.
A subscriber offers for sale a law for cash an American horse with a good driver and an open buggy with pole and shafts nearly new made by Robertson in the city. A single harness will be given away with the outfit. Apply to H GuA FCKE at the Postoffice.
An 19th century style ad promotes Swayne's Ointment as a safe cure for itching piles and related skin eruptions. It claims relief from moisture itching and irritation around the rectum, with warnings of serious outcomes if untreated. Available by mail 50 cents per box or three for $1.25 from Dr. Swayne & Son Philadelphia and marketed in Cheyenne Wyoming through Addams & Glover.
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