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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1882
Page
11
Readable scraps describe a California incident where a revolver bullet struck a young woman over the heart but she remained alive and smiling, with her corset steel ribs turning the bullet aside. Other notes recount Tuscarora mining, a Bernham veteran’s roll and Bible tale, and general political sentiment urging honest candidate support.
Mrs. Jones, traveling with a team and wagon, stopped at Kelso’s ranch thirty five miles from Kel ton claiming she did not owe money. A clash with an officer at Bovine led to a shotgun wound in her left breast and she was taken to Kelton with Dr Cranhan attending. She is alive with recovery hopeful.
A Cincinnati Gazette reporter reveals the Nautch girls were actually Vivian sisters then with Tony Pastor. A returnee from India lecturing night exposed the deception after a Hindoo maid interview attempt. The trio describes their six week fraud and mistreatment in the tour, including disguises and starvation.
Fashion notes from New York and London describe jet bracelets on a poodle and bonnet quail fashion in church crowds. A Western bank tale follows, detailing a cashier’s $165000 theft, a youth Ray who shields the patron, and a romance with a detective uncovering the truth behind the Westport robbery and a perfume clue. Powder River Cattle Company offers rewards and lists brands, posts, and branding marks in Wyoming and Tongue River country.
The Reno Gazette reports flocks and herds face freezing and starvation as an early severe winter grips the Sierra Nevada. Many sheep risk loss in valleys near the Summit, with mountains buried in snow and pastures poor. If storms persist, livestock counts may dwindle to few survivors.
A tale from the countryside has a young man escorting his betrothed to town. They pause at a confectioner's window showing ice cream priced at one dollar per gallon. He jokes it costs a future for one gal and tips a dollar to buy her treat.
A little girl, corrected by her mother for misbehavior, quips that the mother behaves so toward her she might be her stepmother. The line captures tender family tension and playful irony in a domestic scene.
In New York, Cabeul is followed by a procession of supportive and admiring ladies as spectators cheer the scene. The event draws attention from residents and notes of enthusiasm spread through the crowd.
In a humorous item from the Hartford Times the barber jokes about cutting off whiskers and conversation while other quips describe celluloid made from potatoes and a boarding house with delayed embroidery work. A quip about Mr Brown’s ears for music adds further playful banter.
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