Improper Postal Handling Noted By Westward Tour
J D Stacey visits a western city to study mail operations and expose lax post office practices shown in a Colorado incident. A saloon based office let customers grab mail from a cupboard. the saloon keeper boasted of profits from the arrangement and paid a fifty dollar fine after a detective intervention. The account argues for better pay to improve mail security nationwide.
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J. D. Stacey
Colorado
Pard
Justice’s Office
United States
South
West
Work of the American Bible Society in 1882
Addressed to the people of the United States details the society’s history from 1816, the four general distributions, and 714,636 families visited in 1881 82 with 111,932 lacking scriptures and 81,995 supplied. It notes extensive destitution in the south west and the society’s sectarian independence and universal charity.
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United States
American Bible Society
New York City
Auxiliary Bible Societies
Wyoming Exhibit at Denver Exposition Gets Mixed Review
Prof Bailey reported the Wyoming exhibit at the Denver exposition as a financial and crowd shortfall but praised for mining interest and potential future value. The feature includes Bailey’s toast and remarks, the exhibit’s current status, and notes on Wyoming’s resources and cattle trade prospects with South America and Europe.
Boarder introduces counterfeiter to pen economy
Marshal Schnitger took a new boarder, Edgar W. Humphrey of El Paso County Colorado, a counterfeiter recently tried and sentenced at Pueblo. He arrived yesterday under Sheriff Dana who cites a light sentence due to lack of witnesses. The Union Pacific narrows first class ore rates from Butte to Omaha to twenty dollars per ton. A ranch job is wanted for a man and wife at 420 Twentieth Street from R. H. Hits.
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Marshal Schnitger
Edgar W. Humphrey
el Pass
Colorado
Humphrey
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Dana
United States
Union Pacific Company
Butte
Omaha
Public Notice of Final Proof for Marcus San in Wyoming
Notice from the land office in Cheyenne dated September 11 1883 states Marcus San has filed for final proof for his preemption on land in section 30 township 84 north range 61 west with witness names Edward J. Stevens Leroy P. Barnard of Rawhide Butte Wyoming Howard Murdock Charlie T. Topper of Hat Creek Wyoming. Proof to be made before the register or receiver on October 22 1888. Epman W. Mann Receiver.
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Clanp
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Marcus Sanborn
Edward J. Stevens
Leroy P. Barnard
Rawhide Butte
Howard Murdock
Charlie T. Topper
Hat Creek
Epman W. Mann
Texas Cattle Outlook Brighter After September Rains
The Fort Worth Journal reports a notably improved Texas cattle outlook. Cattlemen see rising prices for beeves and strong range conditions after September rains. Market demand remains high as beef stock gains weight. producers are advised to market ripe beeves to maximize profits while top Texas prices persist.
Stock Notes From Chicago Markets And Mexican Stock Figures
Receipts of eastern dairy calves were liberal at Chicago with prices near 12.18 per head and slow sales. New York exports last week included 880 live cattle, 60 sheep, 5 272 beef quarters and 1 026 mutton carcasses. The Veterinary and Live Stock Journal debuts at Fort Dallas, Texas. Incendiary fires affect prairies as fence-cutters widen sabotage. Red-polled cattle sale at Dexter Park saw fourteen cows and heifers average 302, and a 9 month old bull calf sell for 205. top price paid 600 for Thrift, 2 573. buyer attendance was moderate and bidding slow. Cattle shipper Hugh Kelly seeks 8,000 damages against Mississippi steamship line for 21 cattle detained at sea fifty one days due to captain negligence. Overall cattle market remains steady with firm fat cattle arriving. last year’s prices similar but market weaker then due to heavy western runs. Current stock shows many cattle thin and soft. top grades scarce though demand exceeds supply. Monday's three car, 1 650 head steers sold at 6.50 and Wednesday’s 28 cars averaging 1 714 lb at 6.25. Mexican stock estimates show goats 2.5 million, cattle 500 thousand, horses 1 million, sheep 1 million, and mules 600 thousand in northern area. imports of breeding cattle may now be duty free under new treasury rules per consul at Matamoras, with proof required to importer and collector.
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South America
Buenos Ayres
Mark Lane
Platte River
Platte
Leibig’s Extract of Meat Company
River Platte
Board of Managers
Fray Bentos
Englafida
Buenos Ayers
Breeder’s Journal
J. Berger, Spence & Co
London
Manchester
England
Scotland
Big Horn
Wyoming
Oxley
Canada
United States
Texas
Europe
Great Britain
Fort Worth
New York
Fort Dallas
Dexter Park
Chicago
L. I. Ross
Hugh Kelly
Toronto
Mississippi Steamship Line
Journal
Mexico
Matamoras
Treasury
Brown's Iron Bitters Promises Quick Cure Claims
Reader questions illness and pain while ads claim Brown's Iron Bitters cures aches, debility, and languor, a common tonic claim. The fragment shows a sense of reliance on patent medicines rather than medical advice.
Opening up history as they present for the first time
A fragmentary note indicates an event or exhibition presenting history for the first time. Details are limited, but the piece mentions an unveiling moment and a focus on past events. No specific persons or organizations are clearly identified in the readable text.
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Loose Mail Service
Work of the Bible Society
Bailey
Denver
Territory
R. H. Hits
Twentieth Street
le Boutillier Bro’s
N. Y
Texas Cattle
Royal Baking Powder Co
Andrew
Andrews
Prany
The
Royal
Peter Coultier
Department of Agriculture
Washington
nPead
Gover
Colliers
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Washington, D
C E Andrews & Co
Grantlemen
Thomas Lydon
J P Harkins
Peter Collier
Dept of Agriculture
Collier
Pearl
Royal Co
Binge
C. E. Andrews & CO
E. Water St
Milwaukee
Michigan Ave
Skinner Bros. & Wright
Car
Lawrence
16Th Sts
Colo
Kent
Ireland
J. C. Baird
A. GC
Campbell
Geo. A. Draper
Ferguson Street
Missouri River
Ira L. Fredendall
Buffalo
Billings
Hera
Montana
Gallatin Co
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Noti! United
Marshall
Phebe
Walten
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