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Cheyenne Weekly Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1878

Page

12

Water Works Promises and Global Dispatches in One Issue

The issue notes local water works support, Omaha Grand Central rebuild cost, and broad global briefs from Bosnian uprisings to Turkish reforms. It also mocks press bias, reviews politics in Massachusetts and Germany, and reports on yellow fever, crime, and curiosities.

Jack Frost Grand Central Hotel Omaha CuLtom Illinois Germany Bismarck Ipeka Mehemet Ali Porte

Remarkable Presence of Mind in Domestic Crisis

Ralph Rigby uses a false alarm to test Mrs Swiggins. Neighbors shout Fire. A frantic crowd overruns the house, the dog yelps, and the scene devolves into chaotic pandemonium as the household trembles under the unexpected emergency.

Swiggins Ralph Rigby

Fragments from a chaotic era in Eastern unrest

A collage of quoted opinions and wry anecdotes from 19th century papers. It mocks diplomatic names and treaties, while humorously detailing personal foibles and small misfortunes from Philadelphia to Baltimore, including a joke about a shoed horse shoe and a cautious editor.

Fox Trap Mishap and Horse Shoe Vision at West Hill

An odd scene unfolds as a book agent injures himself with a horse shoe and Bronson’s eldest son escorts him to a doctor. In West Hill, Ernest Marchemont traps a possible rabbit that stinks odd, leading Mrs Marchemont to wash him with blue clay and joke about another fall suit.

Fitz John Porter Pope Gen. Porter Bronson Ernest Marchemont West Hill

London Hair Color Restorer praised by Wilson resident

Testimonial from J A Fyner of Wilson North Carolina claims London Hair Color Restorer cured a dry tetter and restored grey hair to its natural color. He says his wife’s head hair stopped falling out and grew back, prompting others to try it. He sent eight dollars for twelve bottles by express, with post office order. Sold 75 cents a bottle by druggists. Swayne Son Philadelphia sole proprietors. Wholesale agents listed. Cheyenne sale noted Addams Glover.

J. A. Fyner Wilson, N. C London Express Dr. Swayne & Son Philadelphia Colburn, Birks & Co Singer & Wheeler Cheyenne Addams & Glover 16Th Eddy Streets

Dr Swayne’s Wild Cherry Syrup Promoted for Cough Cure

An advertisement touts Dr Swayne’s Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry as a universal cough remedy. It claims effectiveness for coughs hoarseness sore throat bronchitis asthma and lung diseases with trial bottles at 25 cents and larger sizes available from Addams & Glover in Cheyenne and other druggists.

Dr. Swayne

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