Meanness and anecdotes drift through Wiseklay Leater
A Wiseklay Leater piece from Thursday May 31 1883 blends humor and social commentary. It recalls a train incident with a persistent rider, jests about mean behavior, and satirical vignettes from opera to politics. The column links cultural quips to current events including a Brooklyn bridge dedication and czar coronation chatter. It includes jokes about Laramie Wyoming prohibition and Wyoming suffrage debates. It closes with notes on local wheat from Sumpter County Georgia and a London sparrow smallpox claim.
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London
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Sumpter County
On the Road From Schwartze Ranch to Fort Laramie
Editorial correspondence notes extensive flood damage on the Cheyenne to Fort Laramie route. Bridges at Pole creek Horse creek and Kelly's are ruined or unsafe. a man and horse drown crossing Little Medicine. Swan and Kelly ranches show flood impact. travelers report windmills, farms, and thriving stage operations despite weather.
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Northern Pacific to Hit Helena and Missoula in June
Rail news notes an extended Pullman tour to California and the Northern Pacific divisions reaching Helena Montana and Missoula around June 1. The route will shorten a stage ride to about 100 miles and aims to close the gap by August as the line becomes transcontinental from St Paul to Portland, 1911 miles.
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Geo. M. Pullman
California
Northern Pacific
Helena
Montana
Missoula
St. Paul
Portland
Cincinnati
Beef shipping shift sparks Montana slaughterhouse plans
The West may erect slaughtering houses along the Northern Pacific in Montana to ship dressed beef to Chicago instead of live cattle. A St. Paul paper cites large savings per 1 200 pound steer through dressing at origin, with rail costs and shrinkage detailed. Also includes a London Lancet tip on lemon juice curing cough and boosting appetite.
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Northern Pacific
Montana
St. Paul
Chicago
New York
Weather Prophet Murray Noted By Spearfish Register
The Spearfish Register highlights John W. Murray a colored man famed for weather prophecy. The piece mentions train speeds on the Wood River branch Hurley to Pocatello at 22 mph and Ogden trip times under 14 hours from Hailey.
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Spearfish Register
John W. Murray
Wood River
Hurley
Pocatello
Ogden
Hailey
Henry Fontanelle
Fragmentary OCR Note From A Far-Flung Archive
Readable text fragments hint at a financial dispute with mentions of 15 000 pounds and an insurance claim. The passage includes stray names and unclear dialogue about courts, governors, and a stern warning to move forward, but concrete facts remain elusive.
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