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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1877
Page
2
A sprawling survey notes English Admiralty orders thirty torpedo boats, Cuba war costs, and shifts in U S politics. It cites Secretary McCormick talks, Finnish and Servian moves, California convention calls, and New Jersey Newell bid. It also covers labor politics in Ohio and Lowell, and a temperance testimony tying crime, reform, and Crazy Horse era.
Poetic lament from Chicago Times bemoans a figure labeled as a wild forest child and gusher of government whiskey and gin. It urges mercy and prayer for the young man amid a critique of wartime or political figures.
Dr W Tanner reports coca can reduce bashfulness in timid social people and improve appearance before strangers. The drug is described as energy giving, with no lingering mood dip after use. Combining it with an alkali may enhance its effect by aiding dissolution. Boston Journal of Chemistry.
Crazy Horse was a noted Siouan chief about thirty years old who, like Sitting Bull, avoided reservations and raided settlers. He surrendered at Spotted Tail’s urging after leading numerous skirmishes and scalp taking, earning respect for his intense temperament and martial exploits along the border.
The passage praises autumn as a lift to energy and health for most people, noting cooler air spurs vigor and the return of fashionable warmth. It contrasts spring and autumn beauty, while acknowledging winter’s inevitable chill and indoor pleasures, and foresees autumn as a precursor to the year’s end.
American marksmen at Creedmoor display new long range prowess as General Dakin captains the team to a Creedmoor high of 215 points. Col Dudley Selph of New Orleans fires a perfect 15 bullseyes at 800 yards and totals 210 across 900 and 1,000 yard ranges. Eight of ten Americans score over 200, while the British struggle with range and heat as Selph recently posted 219 of 225.
James Ives, a bank bookkeeper from Ogdensburg, N Y, reportedly scored 216 at 24 July and achieved 508 of 625 total in late July to mid August. Reports compare his performance to Colonel Selph and note 15 shot strings at 800 to 1,000 yards with several 75s.
A Philadelphia Press note mocks sleeping cars for women, describing the impracticalities of sleeping tied, the impossibility of hiding garments, and the constant presence of mirrors that reveal a woman’s post night appearance to others. The piece portrays travel discomfort and privacy challenges for female passengers.
Capt Walker known as the man with the branded hand once immortalized by Whittier remains in a shanty on Black Lake shore in Muskegon County Michigan. What survives is mortal and suffers for basic life necessities.
An informer reports to Cardinal Richelieu about remarks some people directed at him. The Cardinal questions the honesty of the claims and orders the page to eject the informer from the premises.
A sober citizen strapped a yoke to his neck with a bull on the other end and sped down a dirt road toward a country store crowd. He cleared sixteen feet in a jump as onlookers yelled to help, then urged the crowd to unyoke the bull and not worry about him.
The writer argues that anti Christian doctrines among them, by demolishing old creeds, advance purer Christianity. He cites Swedenborg as herald of the Second Advent who founded a New Jerusalem envisioned to descend from heaven and be inhabited by the righteous.
The late Mr Davenport prized Othello for audience sympathy toward the title character and disliked Iago. He played Brutus in Julius Caesar 222 times with Barrett as Cassius, saying he never enjoyed Brutus more and kept his dressing room door open to hear the play. He credited all success to hard grinding work and urged a dramatic taste plus effort.
A woman’s sensitivity leads to tears when she realizes she is wearing a brown hat with striped silk. A husband is astonished as she fears judgment from others at church, illustrating social pressure and gender expectations cited by a Danbury News item.
The Cheyenne Weekly Leapon outlines a club offer featuring members and events. Details describe membership benefits, meeting schedules, and dues. Readers are invited to join the club and participate in planned activities and community projects.
A collage of brief items covers storms, prison names, satire on satellite jokes, rising rents, gun safety, sea voyages, fashion novelties, a New York church vendor, public office appointments, health related sleep myths, Paris tramways, Os men Pasha, New York and Washington politics, and Mormon leadership critique.
An army officer recalls General Changarnier riding through a hail of bullets in a ravine with arms crossed on horseback. He refuses to move and jokes about moving up his collar, demonstrating unusual composure under fire.
The advertisement highlights MinxtcAn Mus-TANG LINIMENT as a universal remedy. It claims to cure all sores, banish every ache, and save lives by healing burns, sprains, cuts and other injuries in humans and animals, asserting it surpasses all other liniments.
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