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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1878
Page
3
Long Washington debate shows Democrats blocking action on Potter's electoral fraud inquiry while Republicans pledge resistance. Senate actions include treaty with France on weights and measures and a proposed army reform commission amid ongoing political maneuvering.
The late Prof. Joseph Henry was buried in Washington yesterday. New York Legislature adjourned sine die. John Brown Son's woolen mills in Philadelphia burned, loss 42000 insured. RW Evans oil tank burst at Bradford Pa, tossed 22000. Frosts devastate Pennsylvania fruit valleys. Subscriptions to government loan reached 224200 at Washington. Charles Tuttle named to Indian Commissioners Board. Queen of England to inspect Woolwich troops after 22 years. Tattensfield & Co failures in England liabilities 80000. Spencer P. Baird elected Smithsonian Secretary after Henry's death. New York syndicate sold bonds over 1.5 million at 4.5 percent. Reformed Presbyterian General Synod met in New York. Chester trades cup won by Pageant with Woodland second Jester third. Amor Smith Sr of Cincinnati nominated collector of internal revenue for Ohio district. Garcia sentence commuted to hard labor for life in Paris. Five bodies exhumed at Rue Berenger ammunition factory ruins. more may remain.
An advertisement promotes Swayne's Ointment as a safe cure for moisture and itching around the private parts and rectum, claiming it treats scaly eruptions like ringworm and blotches. It offers 50 cents per box or three boxes for $1.25 by Dr. Swayne & Son and lists Addams & Glover in Cheyenne as wholesalers.
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