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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1882
Page
7
Readable facts are sparse with distorted wording. The text hints at a local business or notice with names and dates obscured by OCR errors. No clear event, person, or organization can be definitively identified from the fragment.
A vivid portrait describes a refined home where aesthetics replace clutter with artful shelves and Japanese scrolls. The owner shows a concealed setup keeping utensils and groceries tidy, while a hanging laundry basket doubles as a practical waste and slop system for a graceful, society‑driven household.
Artemus Ward visited the Young Ladies Seminary in New London Connecticut delivering a lecture to students. He wove a runaway horse incident into a humorous moral tale about attachment and romance ending with a quip about losing his heart.
A descr iption of a small cottage with many additions and numerous features. The walls are weathered and covered in hollyhocks and roses. A brick court precedes one half and a flower yard lies before the other while a green light from the garden offers a pleasant view of blooming borders and plants.
A New York Tribune correspondent portrays Mme Bernadaki the Russian beauty aiming to be Paris's loveliest woman. The opera scene highlights her blue eyes, aquiline nose, Cupid bow mouth, and striking figure, noting her lack of expression yet predicting her rise in Parisian society next season.
The speaker argues that a woman with sense recognizes sudden love even if she denies it. She notes that abrupt affection reveals itself at the core of a woman's heart, through its sweetness and bitterness, especially when no prior intimacy has hidden it.
In a Demorest's Monthly note, Mrs. Honora T. Baird challenged a trust deed signed before marriage. The court ruled that her pre marriage acts cannot bar her widow rights in her late husband’s property, illustrating the law protecting a woman’s rights in a property case despite her own actions.
Winter headwear in San Francisco shows a revival of the spoon bonnet with wild grotesque garni tures and Paris and London styling. Show cages display representative styles, signaling bizarre shapes as the season's feature in chapeaux.
A playful description catalogues oversized crowns and bizarre dental shapes, noting a revived old style called the P borne. The piece compares a poke bonnet to a distorted brim to mimic a spoon bonnet, illustrating a facsimile of an old fashioned gable-roof appearance.
An English journal asserts Great Britain yields the most beautiful women, claiming continentals cannot match English buxom looks. The London World explains climate and a surplus of women drive selection, while Americans dispute the verdict, noting American women abroad appear spirited and attractive.
The Christmas card design prize awards total eight, four by a jury of New York Boston and Philadelphia artists and four by popular vote from New York exhibition viewers. Dora Wheeler wins the 1000 dollar first prize, both from artist committee and popular vote, with L B Humphrey and Walter Saterlee among other top recipients. Florence Taber also earns a prize as selected by the artists. All cards praised as more beautiful than previous shows.
In England at a sanitary congress F A Russell reported that upper level rooms in large houses experience a drier climate with similar daily temperature ranges and milder cold on foggy nights. He urged placing invalids in high sheltered rooms and building on arches or piers with underfloor ventilation and damp proof walls to ensure habitability.
The Inter Ocean notes little change in juvenile bonnet styles and shoes. Devonshire shapes and mother Hubbard hats reappear for boys and girls, with fur beaver plush velvet and cloth materials. Low heels square toes and sturdy arches promise comfortable fit and healthy feet, while pebble goat leather reduces need for rubber overshoes.
Demorest a Monthly reports a Finn land sect in Russia that teaches male domestic submission to wives. Women select a queen from among themselves. Details are scarce. An older Siberian faith, the Puvitiers, also honors married women in the family.
A satirical note on lavish wedding expenses praising bonds and rented gifts as a status trend. It claims couples now display large gifts and cost to stage weddings, suggesting even average wealth can host a costly ceremony for a fraction of its price.
Mme Madjeeka comments on Mrs Langtry calling her a charming woman and notes her beauty rather than her acting. She remarks on Langtry's short career and how she succeeded on stage, praising appearance over theatrical power.
The agency for South American theatres engaged Sarah Bernhardt mainly for Brazil for fifty representations at a total salary of 165000 dollars. She departs Paris on the 20th of next April and will remain 134 days abroad.
The Women’s Silk Culture Association of the United States offers $500 in ten prizes ranging from $10 to $100 for those who produce the ten largest amounts of cocoone of the best quality.
The New York Sun interview with a leading caricaturist traces the rise of modern political satire in the United States. He credits public education, staff collaboration, and timely forecasts for success while noting occasional opposition from politicians and critics. The artist describes methods, sources, and the balance between humor and social commentary, with anecdotes of famous figures and notable campaigns.
The text outlines a crude at home mesmeric procedure using a bright object and finger movements to induce sleep and dream states, followed by dubious claims of control. It then shifts to cultural commentary on Mrs Langtry, rhetoric on sensation and art, and a satirical take on the furniture age and public taste.
The Tribune notes in mock astonishment that English country houses rely on vast retinues and many paid servants. It lists gamekeepers, agents, stewards, bailiffs, carters, and farm laborers, plus a long line of maids and housekeepers, all supported by the head of the family and ample wages.
A Fort Lincoln officer receives a letter from a Mandan area ranch owner seeking a reliable private to marry. The widow writes he may know her dead fiancé, notes Indian tensions, heavy work, and asks for information on a steady, capable man who would consent to a good home. She invites a prospective suitor to respond.
New York Tribune recalls a Dublin magistrate named Tua O Malley whose grand oratory thrilled the city. He scolded a repeat offender with a thunderous phrase about justice and a cast iron toe backing his warning.
A verse by Gerald Meseey speaks of future strength rising from current defeats. It imagines the vanguard gathering today and a roaring force to arrive tomorrow, signaling resilience and renewed resolve.
A New York Tribune excerpt contrasts ideal and dire human conditions. It suggests people are ground by circumstance when substance is lacking, exploring the tug between hopeful values and harsh reality.
An account quotes Penn and an interpreter debating land sale terms. Penn rejects a high price and explains he has already paid £16,000, while the speaker questions the fairness of offering $500 to quit a title. The scene ends with a tense, heavy silence among delegates.
The article explains capillary congestion causing blood to exude without vessel rupture. It notes possible nose throat gums stomach and lungs bleeding, often mild and self correcting, and outlines how cirrhosis and weakened bowels can lead to repeated minor bleeds and eventual fatal flows. It distinguishes capillary oozing from dangerous hemorrhages from vessel wall rupture ulcers abscesses and cancers and mentions brain capillary bleeds causing paralysis or apoplexy.
Dr. Allen, studying native New Englanders, cites a century of falling family sizes from eight or nine to about three. He attributes the trend to weakened strength and deteriorating nerve and digestive health in men and women, suggesting a bodily change in organization as the cause. He notes fewer than half of New England women can nurse, a sign of the shifting organism.
A bashful Reverend Ma struggles with a hymn in the pulpit as slips of the tongue transform lines into This world is all a floating shoe and a shouting flow. He ends with an apology and a decision to omit the hymn while the choir sings a voluntary.
A caustic critique targets George Alfred Townsend and political figures like Conkling and Cameron. The author labels their imitators as falstaffian and cowardly, arguing the public fools Smyth Platt French and others were driven to nervy acts by these bullies. Desperation and exaggeration define the scene.
A comical dilemma unfolds as an anesthetic maiden frets over two social labels. If she remains unmarried she fears being called a spinater. if she marries and forgives her husband she risks being called a relict, a worse outcome in her view.
Gen Booth of the Salvation Army has issued an order for several thousand pairs of leggings to be used as part of the army uniform in future, to be known as Salvation leggings.
A New York Sun account details a perilous ascent of nearly 400 feet in the unfinished Washington Monument. Elevators and rigging convey stone as workers endure wind and darkness, while spectators glimpse Washington landmarks from the top. The Capitol dome looms white and dominant, with a panoramic cityscape unfolding below.
The piece lauds Hugo as France’s leading poet and humane elder, recounting a banquet for orphans at Veules. It quotes his grandfatherly speech urging love for France, parents, and education, and highlights his lifelong patriotism and exile.
The piece cites Con Grant praising English soldiers after a Gibraltar address. It notes his observation of their gait and “swing of conquest” as a distinctive trait. The text emphasizes resilience, endurance, and disciplined will in the Anglo Saxon soldier.
An Arctic expedition reports a light haul with only a handful of whales taken, marking another poor season. The crew faced harsh seas and low yields, reflecting broader challenges in northern whaling.
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