Pansies in Our Park Bright Varieties by Petersen in Cheyenne
Cheyenne park displays 115 pansy varieties with 113 shades curated by Andrew Petersen. Summer will showcase 14 new colors including blood red and a rich blue Emperor William. Petersen aims constant pansy succession through spring to fall and plans trials with geraniums verbenas lobelias and more.
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Cheyenne
William
Prince Albert
Faust
Marguerite
Marie Antoinette
Henrietta Louise
Andrew Petersen
Petersen
Mr. Petersen
Wyoming
St. Augustine
Florida
Fences Awarded for New Baseball Park Site
The committee awarded the fencing contract to L. B. Spoor for the new baseball grounds north of the west end school. Plans for the grand stand are delayed due to cost, with Decor ation day set as a potential opening. Subscriptions to the ball fund are robust, and J. H. Loom will receipts for funds as the club builds facilities.
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L. B. Spoor
Emporium Club of
Denver
J. H. Loom
West End School
Closing Movement Falters As Merchants Stay Open
Early closing effort nears collapse as two firms fail to shut by 7 pm. Unable to secure participation, several merchants defied the agreement and remained open, effectively ending the movement.
Dunlap Acquitted in Singer Embezzlement Trial
Dunlap was discharged after a trial before Judge Carroll over embezzlement from Singer Sewing Machine Co. Prosecutors showed sums collected but failed to prove non delivery to Denver headquarters. Many witnesses attended, most of them ladies.
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Dunlap
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Carroll
Denver
Thalia Club to Present After the Masquerade Operetta
The Thalia club at Keefe hall will stage After the Masquerade on June 3. Younger members rehearse with growing proficiency, continuing a reputation for enjoyable entertainments and an upcoming hop.
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Thalia Club
Keefe Hall
Cattle Shipments Progress Toward Cheyenne Heading
Dr Allen inspected 1710 head of southern cattle on Sunday. Five train loads added 442 517 559 540 and 438 head totaling 2496. Two more trains arrived last night and several cattle north of Pueblo. Fort Worth telegram says 1400 car loads to Cheyenne before June 1, promising substantial spend by cowboys in charge.
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Dr. Allen
Pugblo
Fort Worth
Cheyenne
Street Car Extension Promised to Fort Russell Route
Work will start soon on the Fort Russell street car extension after days of preparations. New cars bought in Wichita by Mr Kent are expected to arrive shortly and construction will be pushed to completion quickly. The route to the fort promises a pleasant ride and likely heavy patronage.
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Fort Russell
Kent
Wichita
Atone
Fort
Trade at Home Morality Sermon on Local Commerce
A regional critique argues that buying goods from outside of town weakens the community. It blames merchants and women for aiding away‑from‑home trade, claiming towns prosper when residents support local shops and loyalties. The piece ends with a moral urging readers to back their town.
Bridge officials discuss Dale Creek survey and viaduct plans
The Viaducts superintendent of bridges Mr Sneed met with Chief Engineer Bogue in the city yesterday to examine Dale Creek bridge. A conference to advance the viaduct proposition was anticipated with possible action tomorrow, focusing on nearby bridge work in the Soyer area.
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Sneed
Bogue
Dale Creek
Smeed
Alaleo
Soyer Area
Wil Vt
Post Holes for Farmers From California Quartz Mines
The author recounts wasted fortunes in California quartz mining near El Dorado County. He notes abandoned mills, costly infrastructure, and a Boston company's folly in pursuing pay rock. A New York lawyer advised slicing shafts into post holes for farmers, illustrating speculative excess.
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Sierra Nevadas
el Dorado County
California
Boston
New York
Thei
Merepeee
N. Y
Pitfalls for Tigers and Deer in Indian Jungles
Describes dangerous tiger and deer pits used by natives in India. A hunter recounts entering the jungle, shooting game, and nearly falling into a walled pit with sharpened stakes, narrowly escaping aided by his syce and ponies.
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India
Iarlis
Syce
Hia Fyce
Noble
Matsyoe
An American Songster and the Ovenbird Hymn
A vivid woodland narrative chronicles an ovenbird and its nesting song known as the teacher note, the discovery of a serpent threatening the nest, and the poet narrator’s rescue and witnessing the birds’ later, ecstatic vesper song as thanksgiving. The tale blends natural history with personal reflection and ends citing Lucernel EB. Thompson in Sun Nile.
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North America
Naturalistt S
Lehavio
Lracel
EB. Thompson
Su Nile
Food of Wild Animals in Zoos
The Zoo hippo eats about 200 pounds of hay grass and roots daily. A giraffe consumes about fifty pounds each day. Lions and tigers together take in about eight or nine pounds of meat daily.
Grim Greenwich Street dog tale ends in tragedy
A shaggy black dog in New York chased a man and bit his arm. The worker seized the dog, restrained it, and fatally strangled it before a police officer shot the animal. The tale, recounted in Harper's Magazine, reads with dark humor despite its fatal outcome.
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New York
Greenwich Street
Cortland
Greenwich Streets
Harper's Magasine
Chinese Health Beliefs and Drinking Habits
The text discusses supposed health benefits in Chinese cities from fanning air to keep it circulating. It claims immunity from sickness stems from boiling drinking water, not from avoiding cold water. It notes that Chinese prefer hot water, even in poor homes, and that hot water is readily available for a small price at any hour.
Splows and the Gingersnap Phrase Heard
A fragmented note mentions Splows not as rule but highlights the phrase gingersnap. The text remains unclear and lacks concrete events or identities. It preserves odd wording without identifying people places or organizations.
Novel gas-kettle method fights Texas rat plague
Report from western Texas counties describes millions of rats devastating cotton and corn crops. A new method uses a gas-fired kettle and sulfur to suffocate rats in burrows, with 50 to 100 rodents per nest, killing all in minutes. Local blacksmiths fill orders for these devices.
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Hays
Caldwell
Guadaloupe
Gonzales
Dewitt
Karn
Snds
San Antonio
Tex
St. Louie
The Asphyxiated Dog at Kojo Italy Cave
A cave at Kojo Italy reputedly holds deadly gas in its lower chamber. A dog named Columbia is taken inside to prove the danger, supposedly suffocating and then revived in fresh air after visitors arrive. The trained dog reportedly returns to the cave when a stranger approaches.
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Nege Kojo
Italy
Columbia
Loyal Mountaineers Rally To Defend The Union
Southeast Tennessee settlers recovered a Confederate flag incident as a Tennessee mountaineer proclaimed loyalty to the Union. A country crowd at Knoxville reacted with astonishment and a whiskey-fueled vow to tear down the rebel banner, signaling postwar tensions and local bravado.
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Tennessee
East Tennessee
Union
South
Niauba I
How to Make a Whistling Box Instrument
A Civil War era how to describe constructing a whistling device from a tin box. It explains creating multiple holes on one side, attaching small metal or wooden pieces, and assembling a lid with a cord peg. The directions focus on carving grooves and assembling top and bottom blocks to produce a loud whistling or flute like sound.
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New York World
Coyote Pete Proposes Porous Plaster Remedy
A local rascal riffs on making a porous plaster for Deadly Ike amid a tainted grudge and rheumatic woes. The fragment hints at street talk and a scheme involving Ike's troubles.
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Coyote
Ike
Sma-Hassen Tower at Rabat Africa Described as Impressive
The Sma Hassen Tower in Rabat rises with three outer arch tiers and honeycomb carvings. Built of Spanish stone by Christian captives, its inclined planes allow riders to ascend despite a broken lower ramp. its view extends to the Atlantic as a beacon for ships and a mosque sentinel.
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Rabat Africa
Spain
Leo Africanus
Sidiomet
Conspiracy and corruption scandal across Russian telegraph and rail lines
A long report describes a pithy trickster in Kieff who bribed telegraph workers to access messages for two years until a conspiracy was uncovered. It highlights a broader exchange committee manipulating quotations and a railway robbery foiled by officials, underscoring systemic moral decline and official complicity.
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Kiefl
Odessa
Raous
Railway Aervanle
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