Wyoming Tribune to Send Seven Cowboys to Portland Exposition
The Wyoming Tribune of Cheyenne announces a contest to select seven cowboys to ride to the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland. The winner earns railroad and Pullman fare, ground admission, and attraction tickets with a 25 dollar cash bonus for the top vote-getter. Submissions require county nominations and three citizen endorsements, with voting tied to subscription status.
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Wyoming Tribune
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Portland Exposition
Crook County
Weston County
Sherdian County
Johnson County
Big Horn County
Fremont County
Uinta County
Sweetwater County
Carbon County
Albany County
Natrona County
Converse County
Laramie County
The Perfectly Beautiful Woman Myth Recounted
A famed sculptor dismisses the idea of a perfectly beautiful woman and cites Cleopatra Mary Queen of Scots and Madame Du Barry as examples of human imperfection. He notes Cleopatra’s hair and skin, Mary’s squint, and Du Barry’s false teeth.
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Cleopatra
Ptolemy
Mary
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mme. du Barry
All Men Are Born Equal Says a Saturday Evening Post Column
The essay argues that beauty, cleverness, and rapid success are not ultimate advantages. A beautiful woman relies on flattery but lacks education, a homely woman grows through character and intellect, and a clever man may win too easily. Slow born men gain patience and tenacity, suggesting handicaps are self mitigated. A universal rule holds that strengths offset weaknesses, and no handicap is fatal unless one believes it so.
Curiosities of the Russian Army Tastes and Traits
A London writer surveys peculiar Russian army customs. The Preobrashenski guard admits only giants, Ismailowski demands fair men, Pawlow guards favor turned up noses, guards chasseurs exclude light hair. Officers in guards outrank line officers, and infantry pay is very low, with the private's lot described as dismal.
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Preobrashenski Bodyguard
Ismailowski
Pawlow Guards
Guards Chasseurs
Guards
Conversation Sparks Between Fair Maid and Gallant Youth
A brief Chicago News quote depicts a maid talking for fifteen minutes without a pause while a gallant young man responds with witty banter about being shaved at a barber. The exchange ends with playful mutual teasing about fatigue from talk.
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Immon
Edgeways
Chicago News
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