30 May 1878
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1878
Page
1
A fragmentary 19th century paper notes the death of the Duchess of Argyle and shelves a wide range of political chatter. It mentions Senator Sargent on immigration, army budgets, and various figures amid a mood of national unease and satire, with trips to see leaders and battles.
The text critiques how readers seek sensational methods of self-destruction and crime, suggesting that vivid depictions in papers spur imitation. It imagines readers in Cincinnati adopting corkscrew and vinegar cruet murder methods, arguing such coverage amplifies depravity and copycat behavior.
A Rome report notes a man died by his own hand through cremation after saturating his clothes with petrol. The writer condemns the act as a grotesque imitation of a reckless invention and warns the public against sensational "bonfires" of self-destruction.
In an Iowa county nine tenths rejoice in the name Snook, filling churches schools and jails. Families intermarry so that one Snook can prove he is his own grandfather. Four Snooks serve as justice of the peace and defendant and lawyers share the surname.
The dispatches cycle between war and peace with Count Shouveloff and Austrian plans guiding moves. Rumors of Lord Salisbury’s near term action hover as telegrams flip between outcomes. The piece notes decisive shifts depend on uncertain signals from major powers.
Mahmoud Damad Pasha is named minister of war in Athens. The British consul at Concorde was fired at by Turks but unharmed. J M Forbes of Boston elected president of the Chicago Burlington Quincy railroad. A Rochester trunk factory fire causes $30,000 loss with $6,000 insurance. Incendiary fire destroys coal sheds in Detroit with large losses. John G Tappen sues Amherst College for 25000 over a bequest condition. Banks indicate Cook County National Bank will net about 400000. A body identified as Charles R Mershon of Glenwood Iowa was found in Peru after drowning.
The recovered body is of a prominent Glenwood citizen. He leaves a widow and three children.
An 19th century endorsement hails Sozodont as among the whitest things on earth, preserving teeth with a botanic formula, preventing decay and canker, and countering stomach acidity effects. The piece touts its purity and salutary ingredients as superior dentifrice.
J A Tyner of Wilson North Carolina reports his wife recovered natural hair color and stopped thinning after using London Hair Color Restorer. He seeks to buy a dozen bottles by express for eight dollars and notes 75 cent per bottle price. Sold by Dr Swayne Son Philadelphia proprietors Colburn Birks Co Singer Wheeler wholesale agents Addams Glover Cheyenne.
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