ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Jan. 15, 1884 

* William F. "Buffalo Bil" Cody death 
* Wild old West show fame 
* "Died with his boots on"

 Page 3 has a classic article  from the Old West with over half a column taken up with: "DIED WITH HIS BOOTS ON" "Tragic Incidents in the Life of a Typical Nebraska Cowboy". Within the article is a great report noting; "...At another time he was throwing dice with Buffalo Bill in Dave Perry's saloon in North Platte when some dispute arose between them...The party stepped to the bar & took beer. When Buffalo Bill had drank his beer, instead of setting the glass down he threw it at Hamlin, just missing his head..." with much more on the physical encounter between Buffalo Bill and J. J. Hamlin.
Rare to find articles with mention of Buffalo Bill Cody. Twelve pages, very nice condition.

Background: This specific incident is highly significant because it captures William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody at a critical cultural crossroads, stripping away the polished mythos of his Wild West show—which he had launched just a year prior in 1883—to reveal the raw, volatile reality of a true frontier figure. By 1884, Cody was actively transitioning from a real-life scout into a global theatrical icon, carefully crafting a sanitized, heroic image of the American West for Eastern and European audiences. However, this barroom altercation in his actual stomping grounds of North Platte, Nebraska, serves as a rare, unvarnished counter-narrative; it proves that despite his burgeoning celebrity and showman persona, Cody remained deeply entrenched in the dangerous, impulsive honor culture of the frontier, where a simple dispute over dice could instantly escalate into physical violence. Furthermore, because it is framed within the obituary of J. J. Hamlin—a cowboy who "died with his boots on"—the article anchors Cody not as a distant stage performer, but as an authentic participant in the hazardous, authentic daily life of the Old West before it was fully commercialized.