Vanity Fair Society Notes Addams and King Lemon Squeeze
Vanity Fair dated August 3 1889 chronicles society events in Denver including the Fortnightly and Chopin clubs lectures on Witchcraft and Acadia, Mrs Warren and Miss King hosting a lemon squeeze with yellow decor lemon seeds prizes and a drawing room program. German cotillion and various receptions recount gowns and parties for debutantes and notable attendees. A mirage lake sighting near Rock Springs is noted by passengers en route on the Laramie line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clio
Euterpe
Terpsichore
Vanity Fair
F. E. Addams
C. P. Organ
J. C. Baird
J. W. Hammond
C. K. Lewis
Chopin Club
William Sturgis
Frank Bond
Mazkowskie
Ceases
Sturgis
Brewster
Hutchinson Adelaide Bethoven
T. B. Adams
P. O. Brewster
J. B. Thomas
Abbott, Brewn- Rose Sees Ester
Miss Maynard
Hutchinson
Mendelssohn
F. E. Warren
Miss King
Denver
Governor Warren
Mrs. Warren
Baker
Maynard
Miss Hellman
Appell
Mesdames Appell
Fort Russell
Augusta King
C. Smith
Misses King
Belle Dwyer
Etta Maynard
Ellis
Hellman
van Horn
Louise Marshall
Garrity
Casey
Marshall
Grace Hebard
Moonlight
Blanche Moore
Kent
Bergman
Sparks
Lisle Wyman Smith
Dashiell
Lockwood
Durfee
Kendall
J. B. David
Dan Gill
H. N. Henderson
Lem Ells
Robert Morris
Lester Baker
F. S. Hebard
G. L. Beard
H. Kuykendall
James
Granville Moore
A. R.troxell
L. Medard
G F. Morgan
C. A. Campbell
John Harrington
J. Pierpont
Archie Hale
Rafter
Garrand
S. Birmingham
J.P. Jenkins
Mise Parkinson
Michigan
J. B. ‘Thomas
Lofty
Keefe
St. Marks Sunday School
Kings Daughters
Diamond scarfpin gifted to H. H. Ellis by former employees
Ed Gaylor and Mr and Mrs L. G. Salade presented H. H. Ellis with a diamond horseshoe shaped scarfpin containing seven diamonds. The gift commemorates their departure from Ellis after winning a $15,000 lottery prize and reflects the longstanding cordial relation between giver and recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Ellis
Ed Gaylor
L. G. Salade
Ellis
Walter Houghton Begins Law Study Under Judge Carroll
Walter Houghton son of Richard Houghton has begun a regular course of law study with Justice W P Carroll. The youth studies diligently and aims to adorn the profession when finished. Governor Warren pardoned Howard Hunter after a strong petition from county citizens and officials. Hunter had been confined for larceny in Buffalo Johnson county. A school building contract has been let in Manville Converse county.
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Walter Houghton
Richard Houghton
W. P. Carroll
Dongelman
Carrol
Mr. Gallan
Denver
Warren
Howard Hunter
Buffalo
Johnson County
Pardot
Manville
Converse County
Wyoming Cup Bets and Cheyenne Stables Lead Fall Races
The Cheyenne Club and Wyoming cups offer $2,000 in prizes and draw in riders and horses for a strong season. Key contenders include Dan Hogan’s Post P Cheron group with Wyomin g and Silver Tail, N. R. Davis with Little Owl, Stokes & Whitehouse with Endebar, and Cheyenne stables’ Mascotte, Lalee, and Spider. A new hurdle race valued at $500 adds to the excitement as trainers prepare for the fourth annual meeting starting September 17.
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Fair Grounds
Post Percheron Horse Association
Dan Hogan
Wyoming
Silver Tail
Huerfano
Selim
Dee Dee
Mr. N. R. Davis
Little Owl
Bill Finney
George Saportas
Mr. Davis
Stokes & Whitehouse
Red Buttes
King Banne
Lalee
Rocco
Revenue Jr
Deronda
Huertano
Spider
Tittle
Mr. Choate
The
Fair Association
Colorado
Po. O. Outfit
T. W. Brooks
Wyoming News Snippets Echo Wide Range of Topics
A collage of items from Wyoming papers notes flood tolls in Conemaugh, local political moves, and cheer about a long Easter hotel project. It mentions editorial opinions, dog recoveries, a potential wolf hunt, sidewalk hazards, and a Plymouth monument dedication with a national flavor.
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Julia King
Madame Davidson
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Hellman
Sixteenth Street
Plymouth
Mass
Register Wilson
Mississippi
Jackson
Fragmented verse tribute to leader and nations
A damaged OCR style quatrain mocks a leader and nations with misspelled names and garbled phrases. It reads as a playful mock dedication to a leader and several countries, but the text is severely garbled and hard to parse for concrete facts.
Great Special Sales S Kellner's
A local ad announces specials at S Kellner's highlighting dry goods with 50 dollars worth of items offered for 40 dollars in this promotional pitch.
Town of Otto in Fremont County Wyoming Territory
The town sits on the Grey Bull River about 13 miles above its mouth in Fremont County. Located in the central, richest agricultural portion of Wyoming Territory, Otto produces all kinds of grain and vegetables in profusion.
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Grey Bull River
Fremont
Wyoming Territory
Land prospect notice in Fremont County Wyoming
Elevation four thousand feet above sea level with one hundred thousand acres of fertile lands surrounding the town. Timber and coal are plentiful and nearby. City lots for sale, corner lots thirty dollars and inside lots twenty dollars. For details contact F. S. Wood, proprietor, Otto. county surveyor, Fremont County, Wyoming. First Lander Bank, Lander. or N. H. Brown, Lander.
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F. S. Wood
Otto
Fremont Co
Wyoming
First Lander Bank
Lander
N. H. Brown
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Cotillion Club
Library Hall
Mesdames Hellman
Abbott
van Tassell
Miss Moore
Dino
Laramie Plains
Yanna
Jockey Club
Carroll
Carey
Conemaugh Valley
Washington Territory
Perry Organ
Laramie
Rock Springs
Billy Collins
Easter
Esther Morris
S. Kellner
Cor
Seventeenth and
Eddy Streets
F. E. Warren Mercantile CO
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