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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1889
Page
10
The item notes The Weekly Sun rates for one year six months and three months, Depew’s planned January visit to Atlanta to address the chamber of commerce, and general chatter about political campaigns and public discourse. It also cites wage moves by Glasgow Iron Co in Reading and regional reflections on the Cronin verdict and boycott trends.
A brief line notes Tut Alfa California dedicates two columns to the Inspiration of Champagne while omitting any discussion of the effort or perspiration behind earning money to buy it. The remark suggests a lighter treatment of the subject than a fuller piece would provide.
Helena Fourna notes the new fast mail creates a sensation and pleases San Francisco residents. Intermediate points, whose mail travels at sixty miles an hour and returns the following week on a mixed train, seek benefits of the overland flyer, calling it a regular 14 13 15 puzzle.
Herefofors notes the iron trade as an index of future business, suggesting renewed vigor if the tonic maintains its reputation. With furnaces and rolling mills reporting historically large outputs, expectations rise across the industry. Denver Republican reports.
J H Rogers of Washington, famed for the pan electric telephone, has invented a telegraph system based on synchronous wheel revolutions at sending and receiving stations. A typewriter prints the message by puncturing holes on a slip, which runs through the sender and prints in Roman letters at the receiver without an operator.
Tin Sun reports a proposed organization to protect western interests in Congress. The association includes members of the House and Senate as well as delegates from the Mississippi River region, with Minnesota among the states represented, meeting on Saturday.
A western group unites under Senator Stewart as president with Hansbrough Carter Carey and others named to key posts. They secure offices next to Shoreham building and pledge concerted work to advance western projects believed to bring material benefits to a neglected region.
The Atlanta editor Grady, gravely ill with a bronchial fever and pneumonia, faced relapse after a Boston trip. Doctors Morse and Everett, with Dr. Orme, concluded the illness would end in his death despite cautious care.
Senator Auwison of Lowa says he would be proud to call Miss Stoughton his wife but has no intention of marrying her. Tuk Sux suggests an amicable adjustment to correct a recently published report, and Miss Stoughton could aim higher and reach the White House.
An exchange notes that some cannot see good in influenza, quoting a German professor who claims the disease serves humanity by its mission to exterminate typhoid fever and other dangers, presenting a controversial health perspective.
Joan MacDonald editor of the London Times has died. He reportedly worried himself over the Parnell forgeries scandal and its fallout.
The novellette A Canadian Love Story by Tuk Marquis of Lorne debuts in a London magazine, bringing the author’s romance tale to readers overseas and extending its publication venue beyond Canada.
The era’s papers deride urban air as a hazard, claiming New York’s dirty streets beat any planet, while Denver trumpets Colorado Springs as a healthier retreat for consumptives. Evidence cites smoky atmospheres and dust, warning patients to avoid smoky cities like St. Louis.
The Pacific Short Line contract for grading forty five miles from Plainville to ONeill Neb has gone to Reynolds Bros. Work will continue as weather allows. A bridge over the Missouri at Sioux City will cost 1 350 000 with St Paul road joint interests. The line is to be ready January 1 1891 and the first ten thousand tons of steel rails have been delivered. Total cost is 19 000 000. A C Goodwin of Brooklyn is president with Donald McLean as general manager. Manhattan Trust Co. is mortgage trustee. The St Paul road shares bridge use but the Short Line remains independent.
The passage argues that belief in a benevolent God may justify existence of a better world yet questions why a just God would allow suffering here. It suggests love and hope fuel a "splendid dream of immortality" even if life ends in dust, urging us to imagine a future world that satisfies the soul and may follow life’s cycles of joy and grief.
Maks Twain invested 100000 dollars in a type-setting machine company and his stock has soared to about a million. Investors look to natural gas as the second best paying commodity after Standard Oil in today’s market dynamics.
A fragment notes the ache of pursued affection for a girl described as rich and pretty, reflecting an intense yearning and insistence in a single, clipped line.
Russian chess grandmaster Monsikun Temimoneng has reached New York amid celebrations of his status as a leading figure in international chess. He is scheduled for public events and matches with local players during his visit.
The Union Pacific Overland Route offers round trip tickets at a single fare for travel within 200 miles, valid from December 24 25 1889 and December 31 1889 to January 8 1890. Tickets available at Kanoas Nebraska and stations east of Green River Wyoming. inquire at local agents or General Passenger Agent K E Lomax Omaha.
A veteran recounts how circus ticket sellers swindled customers by precise change errors and bold ticket scams. He describes chain lightning style frauds, including false mustaches, rushed sales after shows, and swindles involving big bills, coins of small value, and gullible patrons, noting attackers targeting youths, couples, and the elderly.
The excerpt notes a dexterous wrist movement revealing a quarter was rendered first, a right-hand trick seen in circus schemes. It suggests performers could execute minor deception, enough to keep money moving despite little profit. The tone mocks these ploys as persistent, day-to-day predicaments.
J B Toomer recalls a Charleston dirt road tale from the Athens Banner about a pitcher left at a well near Montmorenci a spot once named Pole Cat The pitcher remains in place after a lightning strike killed a woman and locals report an indescribable repulsion to touch it Several witnesses including Toomer have failed to move or even approach the vessel though stones are thrown nearby The well has since been filled in and Toomer attests to the tale's reliability
A reader describes a homemade solid black walnut plant stand with eight inch deep sides and a zinc pan insert. The design keeps plants evenly sunlit, allows easy movement on casters, and can be used for flowering or foliage plants all winter with simple drainage and soil setup.
In a cutler shop a grindstone on an axle is described as an example of advanced mechanical devices. The text notes competition with Sheffield, and mentions a rope wrapped around the axle to drive the stone as workers pursue efficiency amid life’s struggles.
An Asian correspondent describes a street knife grinder balancing a rope tied to a grindstone. The man alternately pulls each end, rotating the stone in opposite directions. The scene evokes a bleak humor about workers facing a circular economy, likening their struggle to unsolved scientific problems.
Norwegian crows raid along the shore stealing eggs and young eiders while bold drakes drive them away by grabbing the crow by the neck and dropping them into the water. In water, carrion crows drown. ravens meet the same fate. Young sea birds escape as waters teem with cod and halibut, and lobster fishermen report no young birds in prey.
Robert Carter recalls Brook Farm in Century with a reflective view on its cultivated residents. The piece notes the idyll and excesses of moonlit wanderings, the enterprise’s financial failure, Hawthorne losing his savings, and his role caring for pigs during his time at the project.
The tale recalls Colonel John Goddard a hard settler among Penobscot lumbermen. A wagons perch leads to a rescue with a mother crying out and Goddard insisting the boy climb down. Despite blows from a horsewhip the child falls and breaks a leg, while Goddard remains unyielding.
The writing lauds the Great Wall as a monumental testament to human patience and endurance, describing its vast, rugged landscape and the builders' perseverance. It also notes the London Lady Guide Association expanding its rooms and departments, with all branches said to be thriving.
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