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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1883
Page
9
A New York World piece reports on a Cooper Union talk by Prof. Net about marriage from a phrenology view plus a guide to complexion care. It contrasts portraits and matches, advises on corset use, bathing, and diet for skin, and discusses temperament in choosing a spouse.
A case in Die Lewis Monthly recounts Mrs B- who, after inheriting 3000 from bonds, gains health and status but resents asking her husband John for money. She vows not to beg again, keeps wardrobe minimal, and faces pressure to transfer bonds to him while praising the bonds as the only ties to life for her daughter and herself.
An editorial criticizes public display of mourning through crepe veils and black attire. It argues private grief should stay private, condemning crape bands and public proclamations of loss by both wives and husbands as vulgar and disrespectful to sacred bereavement.
Excerpt notes marriage as a path to independence and social power for a woman through wedlock. It imagines a wife gaining control, liberty, and respect by marrying a loving partner, contrasting with dependency on allowances.
The passage describes a young woman's fascination with marriage as a social theater. Friends give her dresses and gifts, sparking pride, publicity, and whispered admiration in a society that values bridal displays. Time passes as she imagines holy wedlock and the attendant changes.
Designers showcase bordered and textured papers mimicking banding around mourning stationery. Morocco substitutes alligator skin, ragged edges remain popular, and bold embellishments include bric a brac scenes, country motifs, fruit clusters, and turtle doves. Monograms and sunken square formats gain favor.
A short essay argues that children mirror nurturing environments and that gentle guidance through beauty shapes character. It urges mothers and guardians to cultivate taste by gardens, pictures, and decor, claiming small privileges grow into lasting home beauty and virtue.
A Louisville writer contrasts the Louisville woman with men and Cincinnati women, praising her beauty, intelligence, independence, and refined tastes while noting her coquettish charm and brief but wholesome corrective role in society.
A Providence physician recalls a severe illness of a child where a nursing mother fed the child every remedy suggested by callers. The physician insisted on strict adherence to instructions, and the husband supported him, but the child died. Neighbors found consolation in the mother's claim that she did all she could.
Practical wartime era remedies and household tricks cover moth protection with calico wraps hair preservation with sage tea green blinds restoration with black ornament repair for kerosene lamp top plaster of Paris ice window protection with alcohol meat tenderizing with vinegar and fish scaling by brief boiling dip. The list showcases frugal care hacks and DIY methods from an old newspaper snippet.
A Clover editor notes a small female employee in Dresden who, though with the paper under three months, can set two galleys of bourgeois type in a day or one and a half galleys while managing home duties. She also corrects manuscripts and sometimes sets type without copy.
A basic filling mix of one cup corn meal one cup flour one cup milk one cup chopped suet one cup raisins half cup molasses and a pinch of salt. Stir combine and boil for two and a half hours to finish.
The Washington residence of James G Blaine is described as palatial and costly, costing about 80 000 dollars with lot, overlooking Dupont Circle. The house with twenty four rooms drew heavy social interest, but Blaine’s family found life there burdensome, leading to rental to Leiter with Blaine pursuing writing and other works to sustain wealth.
The narrator visits the ruins of the imperial palace at St Cloud near Paris and describes a month long French fair there. A mile and a half of rattle shops sell gingerbread glass wares and penny whistles while side shows and amusements abound drawing crowds on Sundays. Capt Hayne notes similar fairs occur every Sunday near Paris.
A dialect framed set of club rules outlines fraternal equality and mutual aid. It cites lending tools, aiding distressed brethren, forgiving faults after repeated offenses, and speaking well of each other while avoiding quarrels and slander. The piece emphasizes sobriety industry and considerate conduct in Paradise hall.
A Louisville Courier Journal account recalls Senator Beck telling of a boyhood Latin lesson learned while half asleep and of a phrenologist who claimed a strong spiritual faculty. He notes the faculty sometimes aids him in problem solving during sleep and jokes about resting during speech.
The account describes General Sherman as a fluent writer who seldom used clerks, writing with delicate skill. It notes his daily routine from midnight to long workdays, quiet private life, love of opera, social charm with women, and restrained appetite, lamenting his departure from Washington.
In Washington a French legation member struggles with English phrases about smiling and drinking wine. A congressman prompts playful options like come let us smile and with pleasure, while the French envoy questions if there is an equivalent English expression for not wanting to smile or drink. The exchange ends with confusion over expressions in English.
The piece humorously discusses celestial stock activity with Venus and Saturn down while Mars opposition looms. Local lines to distant poles and cross-town routes to China and Japan rise, trunk routes to the planets dip, and a recent lunar quake affects several stocks before demand returns.
The piece notes Zelda Seguin of the Abbott Opera company dreamt of a Utica area wreck with a passenger near her and a friend. Three days later the West Shore railroad disaster near Utica confirmed the premonition, linking dream and event in a striking tale. It also recalls a prior dream of Broadway mourning tied to Jim Fisk.
A dated editorial laments scandals and crimes daily chronicled in Texas society. It argues moral decay, silent crimes against women, and a corrupt social order threaten mental, moral, and social chaos unless higher standards of character and protection of reputation prevail.
The London Truth notes Chinese practice of composing funeral orations for an Annamese envoy who dies at court. The academicians then entomb the oration with the coffin, turning high praise into a relic. The author suggests European nations could learn from this Celestial custom.
A satirical piece from the Inter Ocean ridicules regional women’s styles in the Blue Grass area by describing a gentleman entering a ballroom with bare shoulders, open shirt, and a gleaming bald head to lampoon the fashion.
A fragmentary London scene has a tenant joking about grouse and a keeper promising a mix of mischief. An English gentleman supposedly killed a dog and nearly harmed a boy, while a western lawyer counts $5 in a odd bill related to a case.
A mangled text hints at a chaotic scene with references to a person named Chris and a sorrowful, festive mood. The fragment mentions a hall, steps, and a wreath, with unclear names like Mr Barc and others. The tone blends nostalgia and somber recollection as a public gathering dissolves into confusion.
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