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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1882
Page
15
The 1882 issue discusses the New York World's alleged polyglot slant, Sloan Skobeloff, theater charity events, Blaine and congressmen politics, Os– c an’s trial notes, English sympathy toward or against free trade, and Annie Dickinson’s stage reception amid critical opinion on her Hamlet portrayal.
A New York Herald reader offers a biographical sketch of Oscar Wilde, detailing his father Sir William Wilde a Dublin surgeon and ophthalmologist, his mother Speranza a noted author, and Wilde’s boyhood grief and quiet scholarly path. The letter asserts Wilde’s maturation will refine flaws noted by critics and emphasizes esthetic poetry at its highest form.
In June the aging poets Bryant and Longfellow pass away, their recent work and influence leaving a void yet not dissolving the songs they inspired. The article reflects on mortality, enduring art, and how future generations inherit poetic legacy from these figures.
The item notes J. H. Haverly has assigned all property to McConnell of Chicago and reports a large theater to be built at the Hub. It also states the right of an American citizen to ride railroad cars in shirt sleeves has been established, with Henry Hill receiving $5,000 from a southern company after being ejected for sitting without his coat, and that the privilege extends to ladies.
Following Kansas adopting a prohibitory clause supporters from the Good Templars of Illinois urge a petition to Congress for a constitutional amendment. They seek to ban liquor manufacture in the national domain.
Pitkin declares self rule in Colorado and rejects Washington dictate. Don Cameron, who helped elect Judge Davis as Illinois senator in 776, faces unlikely success in Colorado amid mounting mountain opposition.
The passage notes President Arthur invited Blaine to dinner, suggesting tact influenced the invitation. It implies Blaine’s acceptance was not due to any hard reason, but a political gesture amid old associations.
The passage through Cheyenne as recorded by the Leaper notes Sir Sidney Waterlow, an Englishman, who recently toured the country, plans to marry a American woman he met in San Francisco as his second wife.
The article notes evolving catcher equipment with sturdier shields each year. This season the shield will be boiler iron and players aiming for style may wear gloves when handling the double cover.
A Wyoming observer denounces a Fort Collins article that ridicules Cheyenne society and women. The writer defends Cheyenne noting its refined ladies, good order, and low crime, and condemns the Colorado piece as false and slanderous.
Prior Culbertson and Mr Han ley, owners of the sorghum factory east of town, have received their new boiler and engine. The note raises a question whether the boiler is for the factory or an anatomical reference to the individuals.
An exchange notes Alfred Lord Tennyson remains ill after merciless criticism of his poem Heavy Brigade. It asks if that work overwhelmed him, yet suggests Light Brigade, though titled light, is the heavier of the two compositions.
The proposed mining exposition will open August 1 and run for 60 days. Wyoming mines are expected to be represented, highlighting the territory’s rich mineral resources. Energy and prudent capital use are seen as keys to Wyoming’s development.
The Deadwood daily Times notes that if Crow Dog’s case were voted on today, acquittal would prevail by a large majority. Public opinion favors Crow Dog, given he was tried by his own nation and punished under their laws and customs.
A letter from R. T. McCay of Mutaw Street Baltimore reports his wife, once a hopeless invalid for nearly twenty years, has been cured by Dr. R. V. Pierce of Buffalo New York with his Favorite Prescription. The message expresses gratitude.
An editorial urges caution on kidney and liver disease, arguing Bright's disease can be fatal without timely treatment. It cites malaria and diphtheria fears, describes symptoms in detail, and endorses Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure as a proven remedy amid medical uncertainty.
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