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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1882
Page
2
A hat seller showcases grotesque bird and monkey feather decorations provoking talk of cruelty and extreme taste. The piece notes a rising mania for feathers, velvet trims, and exotic touches across hats and dresses, with fashion notes on gloves, mantles, and bridal party gowns.
The article recounts two royal marriage proposals. Nicholas of Russia proposed by hiding a ring in bread during a Prussian visit, and Queen Victoria summoned Prince Albert to her room after hunting, making the proposal from the Queen. Both illustrate distinct approaches to engagement in royal history.
The piece notes a new fashion in cuisine with very thin beefsteaks topped by bread crumbs and fine herbs, highlighting a trend in home cooking.
An ass sees a cat climb a tree to escape a dog. The ass plans to imitate and hide all day when his master comes to work. The master arrives, the ass runs four feet up a tree and falls, injuring itself so badly the harness cannot be fitted. The master must kill the animal. Moral: avoid dodging honest work and seek labor.
The morning scene reveals Mrs. Brown accusing Mr. Brown in a domestic farce about dreaming of Parker’s dog. He repeats the name Maria and a comic cascade of imagined affections with the canine companion, ending with a misattributed romance and a marital snag.
The article surveys unconventional betting forms from fly loo to tricklesily and crab racing in Normandy. It notes players stake sugar lumps, drops of rain, or crab colors, highlighting novelty and seaside popularity.
In a rural New Hampshire town a polecat incident leads to neighborly mischief. Dr W, irritated by Major G, shouts from his window for all to hear go home Major G go home stirring local chatter and rural irony.
The piece notes a shift to antique style in dining room chairs with high backs and silk canopies, citing Mrs. Dewing on hostess chair choices and a diagram of plain woodwork with fringe. It then reports from the West about a Philadelphia pair robbed after a saloon, a Yellowstone gorge where sound is inaudible, a bear-killing incident in Galena, and a Boston visitor’s satirical view of Omaha’s evolving streets and houses.
An Austin man notifies his landlord he will move from a rented house. The landlord hopes the home is left as it was, while the tenant quips he does not expect that. They end with a mutual stand as humor turns to a mock remedy involving a cat in the cistern and bedbug ad.
The notice describes brands on horses and cattle including left shoulder quarter brands, half circle shoulder brands, left hip marks, ear notches and crops. It lists multiple owners STODDARD LAPHAM HOWARD and STURGIS LANE with Wyoming ranges Powder River Crazy Woman forks Horse Creek and left ear details.
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