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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1883
Page
13
A column reflects on everyday mercy and misreadings, praising discreet charity like a Cheyenne man helping an abandoned girl while criticizing misworded news and self righteous judgment. It cites a Pennsylvania burgess fining a drunken assailant and laments universal pretensions, urging self examination and Burns quotes.
In a Chugwater walkabout editorial, a correspondent recalls a harsh northbound stage ride amid rain, mud, and swollen creeks. He details a muddy trek past poles, bridges, and ranches, a crash of wagons, a staged detour at Fred Schwartze’s, and vivid topography of rolling plains. The piece groups in cross-border bridge woes, local rivalries, and a later Lexington cattle sale noting yearling prices despite bad weather.
Rates listed for Daily Leader subscriptions and advertising. One year and six months payment terms shown, with per line and per word charges for notices and local advertising. Official notices priced at eight cents per line weekly. weekly Leader rates include transient ads at 25 cents per line first insertion. Cheyenne publisher contact.
A reflection on wealth and happiness features a sharp preacher and the line The Lord bless your stingy old soul. The speaker urges finding happiness within and in one’s daily life. Each day brings clouds and sun, and the truly happy person seizes today and faces tomorrow with resolve.
An advertisement claims Brown's Tron Bitters banish illness and nervousness by relieving vexation fretfulness and other ailments, urging readers to use the product to restore health and well being.
The New York Evening Telegram reports Tony Pastor was cured of rheumatic pains by St Jacobs Oil and he praises its efficacy.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Snive as the greatest medical remedy in the world. It claims to cure burns, bruises, rheumatism, fevers, sores, and skin conditions, offering refunds if not effective. It lists various applications and guarantees a cure with a money-back option.
Mesars Dare and Uoling promote their drug store as always alert to business. They claim to have secured a cure for consumption and offer Dr King's discovery for throat and throat-related ailments with a 60 cent bottle, money-back guarantee.
A large cave collapse near Raven Run in Shenandoah Pennsylvania covered about two acres. The incident forced transfer of passengers from the Lehigh Valley railroad as crews responded to the slide on May 19.
In Denver on May 21 the jury found Wm. H. Bush not guilty after a brief deliberation in the embezzlement case brought by ex-Senator Tabor involving $2,000. Bush’s lawyers delivered a sharp defense, leaving Tabor reportedly astonished by the result.
May 20 Chicago Anthony Connolly a saloon keeper and Robert Bruce alias Harry Curtis with no listed occupation met at Fanners saloon. After drinking together Curtis shot Connolly through the body and Connolly returned fire, shooting Curtis through both thighs. Authorities fear both men will die from their wounds.
In Cleveland Ohio on May 21 Julia Re nachere a young woman married on her dying bed to C W Seymour on Wednesday Friday she died Sunday she was buried. The body was exhumed by order of the coroner and an autopsy found abortion evidence. Seymour and a midwife Sylvia L Webster are under arrest for complicity in her death.
In Chippewa Falls on May 21 two laborers employed by the Chicago St Paul Minnesota and Omaha railway were crushed under an engine of the Chippewa Falls and Western company while the Omaha road crew blocked the crossing. The Western superintendent warned workers to move. Omaha officials ordered them to stand ground. The engine returned with force causing deaths. No arrests have been made.
A box with fuse on the cathedral steps contained four bottles with colored liquids and wires. The lid bore a skull and bones motif and the note Beware of the Invincible Army. It was marked Depot branch office 67 Broadway New York. Inside were the phrases Conscience makes cowards of all men. Worshippers were alarmed but the incident is treated as a hoax.
Denver May 19 A passenger train and wild engine on the Denver and Rio Grande railway collide near Sglida. Fireman Johnny Howard is killed and Engineer Miles is badly hurt. Both engines and cars are wrecked. No passengers injured.
From Brule agency in Yankton Dakota May 21 reports say seven Indians assaulted a 15 year old white girl last week. The deputy marshal departs tonight to arrest the accused and transport them to Yankton for trial. The federal penalty for the crime is death.
The Boston Globe notes that Chas Strickland an eight Strickland Esq of this city was cured of rheumatism by St Jacobs Oil in a reported local instance.
Rockford manufactured wagons promoted for order delivery with emphasis on popular models from D and Whipple of Cheyenne urging customers not to miss the display and sale opportunity for the Skandia wagon line.
Sealed proposals in triplicate for fresh beef and choice cuts for Fort Thornburgh Utah posts issued by the Office of the Commissary, Subsistence Department U.S. Army. Bids due May 30, 1883, with separate sheets for beef and cuts. Proposals include terms, bid instructions, and contracts. bids must be accompanied by required contractor documents. Thomas Wilson, Chief Commissary, Fort Thornburgh.
Chicago papers report a faulted verdict in the Jere Dunn trial and condemn alleged agencies that aided acquittal. Dunn received a triumphal reception by the sporting fraternity at The Drum where champagne flowed through the night. A man nicknamed Stock Yards Johnnie reportedly clashed with Dunn in a shoving exchange, sending spirits higher among the crowd. The lead defense counsel allegedly did not attend the celebratory supper.
Chicago dispatch notes Chihuahua special: Sixty Indians from the United States passed near Carman on the 15th. They killed and beheaded a man at Maynes Pass, killed a Mexican at San Lorenzo, another at Buenaventura, and two at San Rinso. Captain Jones led a force to confront Chief Chata, while another detachment came from Casa Grande. The band moves rapidly toward the Sierra Madre.
At the annual Baptist meeting in On Their Ear Saratoga May 22 Rev Dr Howard of Rochester Theological Seminary said that after treatment from the American Bible Society no self respecting Baptist could sustain relations with it.
The Chicago Western Catholic endorses St Jacobs Qil, praising its vast merit and recommending it to readers as a trustworthy work. The endorsement emphasizes the quality and value of the publication.
An 19th century Denver advertisement for Dr Henry Wagner and Co at 348 Mariner Street promises cures for chronic diseases of men and women, surgical operations, and treatments for seminal weakness and urinary problems. It claims guarantee of cures or $500 reward, offers free consultation, and promotes The Young Man's Pocket Companion priced at $1.25 with mail delivery.
Danvers mass residents report a cure for rheumatism by St Jacobs Oil. Society belles praise Floreston Cologne for its delicate lasting fragrance. Advertisements urge renewing leases and warn against energy drops signaling diseased organs. Parker's Ginger Tonic claims to restore stomach liver kidneys and blood health.
Advertises Parker's Hair Balsam as a solution to premature gray hairs. Claims the product prevents annoyance by promptly restoring natural color, presenting it as a helpful grooming aid for men and women seeking a youthful appearance.
Residents from communities nationwide testify to Parker's Ginger Tonic saving them from illness and hardship. The pamphlet cites hundreds of healthy men, women, and children as proof of its value and effectiveness.
State notes on desertion and non support proceedings with stamp applications. W. H. L. FORGES no publicity. residential attorney listed at 230 Broadway New York.
Public land notice lists settlers Thomas Chenevert and John Frayer filing to prove up their claims in Wyoming. It names the sections township and range, the dates of filing and examination, and witnesses from Little Horse Creek and nearby areas. The notice is issued by the Register at Cheyenne.
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