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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1883
Page
18
A disjointed excerpt mentions merchants, practice notes, and a 1862 reference. It alludes to work, letters, and an arrangement with an outfitter or supplier. The text shows scattered names and figures but lacks a coherent event or outcome.
The article argues husbands underestimate daily household burdens and the need for sympathy. It stresses polite, loving treatment as essential to a wife’s happiness, recounting how kind words and involvement strengthen marriage. A speaker notes Irish and American women show physical differences tied to labor, urging exercise and work as paths to strength and beauty.
A Boston note from Mrs. A W Diaz, president of the Woman's Educational and Industrial Union, outlines the union's services. It highlights an industrial department selling women’s crafted goods, a protective department securing wages for insufficiently paid workers, housing and charity information, hygiene talks by women physicians, a reading room, lectures, classes, and an employment bureau. The piece argues for broader support of women’s employment and education, citing the union as a pioneer.
A St Louis Republican mockingly notes the fashion trend urging extreme thinness among stylish women. The piece satirizes dieting, tone, and the social obsession as designers push for slender arms and waists while observers lament the unhealthy pursuit.
Cor Die Lewis notes a grand ball in Queenstown Ireland with about 150 ladies. He praises their poised graceful manners and physical development, comparing dress to American style yet slightly more refined. The piece introduces Irish ladies and their social presence.
A mixed piece surveys Margaret Fuller’s limited literary output and the gendered barriers she faced, arguing she was a scholar not a journalist. It also critiques dressmaking trends as tailors improve precision while fashion turns to austere cloth suits and extravagant hats with bird imagery.
A 19th century guidance urging women to invest in woolen merino underwear and stockings, emphasizing warmth over fashion. It notes teachers should stock merino hosiery, warns against damp and cold, and argues comfort and health justify cost. It stresses one-piece combinations and wool over silk or cotton for lasting protection.
Chicago Times reviews children's outerwear and girls dresses with styles like the Trixie walking coat and Nanon Gisela cloaks. It notes details such as embroidered cashmeres, square yokes, and contrasting linings while recommending Greenaway models for comfort and quaint style. It also describes the Cora blouse, Mother Hubbard yoke, and a Rose or blue cashmere wrapper for invalids, plus boys' kilts and jackets for six-year-olds.
A fragment notes Rid Ines creating breeches from men’s ordinary material for formal dress. The description mentions dark velvet or black fabric and wide lace at neck and sleeves, evoking period attire and fashion detail.
A New York Sun feature describes shelf paper with lace-like perforations and scalloped edges sold by the ton, its dramatic price drops due to machinery, and related work stamping stars and patterns. The crafts include Lambrequims and lace curtains of perforated paper, plus perforated board and stamped designs for shelves and decor. A large production scale is noted with a $15 50 000 yearly value.
A Boston Traveler snippet depicts two mischievous boys whose father punishes by taking away their pennies. They plead at dawn for back their money and threaten renewed mischief, revealing a familiar childhood tactic to escape punishment.
A Chicago Herald item notes potatoes served in porcelain dishes with covers can be ruined after ten minutes, advising wooden dishes or porcelain with towels to absorb moisture. Also includes light bits on prayers, recipes, phrenology, and health tips from the Ladies Sanitary association of London.
An illiterate sailor mispronounces squalor as squalid after learning the word from a book-reading tailor. The poem-like quatrain plays on sound and self confidence in a Louisville Courier-Journal context.
A digest of humorous notes on La Cigale and other satirical art quirks. The piece recalls eccentric painters and a two color canvas misread as the ocean, plus a joke about upside down landscapes. It reports a St Louis inventor proposing a four magnet electric piston motor for city vehicles to replace horse power. It mentions a Chicago burlesque impresario known as Ricardo Thomas Foley and his falsetto career challenges.
The piece lampoons the Bonterry post office as a Mexican manana institution. It notes language barriers and unreadable letters, no mail boxes, no city delivery, and erratic hours. Rates for U S Canada and Europe are listed while Mexican stamps prove scarce.
The article admires extraordinary memory abilities, citing Herr Richter’s skill at recalling scores and Napoleon I’s recall gaps. It highlights Zuckerfort, a chess prodigy who recalls moves for sixteen boards simultaneously, playing by heart and testing accuracy with perfect timing.
A quiet Chicago anecdote reports a well off Illinois Central man claiming Lake Michigan rose dramatically after recent rains. His remark about the lake going up and down with feeding water courses becomes district school lore for months.
A Detroit Free Press joke traces a New Jersey firm evolving names Jacob Reber & Co. then Jacob Reber & Son then Hans Raber & Father as a man jokes about shifts in ownership. The punchline envisions future sign reads Mrs Jacob Reber with wife renting and Hans paid weekly to boost business.
A Popular Science News note warns of a new milk adulteration method that uses an aqueous glucose solution. It states milk inspectors have not widely noticed or adopted this technique and urges vigilance among dairymen.
A fragmented reminiscence set at Mack's tobacco store describes a cowboy encounter with an Injun at Mack's Ford. The narrator recalls drunken revelry, a sheriff chase, and a night of wandering until a quiet native helps him find the trail again.
An advertisement at 342 Wammer Street Denver promises cures for chronic male disorders by Dr Henry Wagner. It touts guarantees of relief for seminal weakness and urinary issues, offers free consultation, and notes the reference to The Young Man's Pocket Companion. Also mentions the doctor’s Denver medical institute and address at 43 Larimer Street.
A persuasive testimonial promotes Ayers Sarsaparilla as a supreme blood purifier for scrofula and related disorders. It claims to dislodge taint, stop nauseous discharges, and improve breath. A letter from Texas cites a two year old's complete cure after medical advice. Prepared by Dr J C Ayers & Co. Lowell.
A public lottery drawing offers 857 prizes with total prizes of 119 409 dollars. Regular month drawing tickets are sold at 2 dollars for a full set and 0.50 for half tickets. Remit by bank draft or cash, not by registered mail, to J J Douglas in Louisville Kentucky.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr BE CO West nerve and brain treatment for ayasteria dizziness convulsions headaches insomnia and mental decline caused by alcohol or tobacco. Each box covers one month at $1 or six for $6 with a six box guarantee and refund if no cure. George W Hoyt druggist Cheyenne Wyo guarantees the remedy.
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