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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1883
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Nebraska youth and loss of meat, with stray phrases like 1068 and references to a sequence of actions. The readable text is highly incomplete and lacks clear context or names.
A speaker in Brighton laments war expenses totaling 4.414 billion pounds versus civil governance cost of 1.013 billion. He warns of poverty and misery in towns, urges a shift to peaceful national policy, and questions future prospects, urging moral reform and fiscal prudence. A Texas editor notes Ben Butler’s presidential prospects and political defamation, defending Butler against charges and mocking impeachment efforts.
A Chicago Tribune correspondent recalls Peter Cooper recounting a furious Episcopal bishop visit. Cooper states he is a Unitarian and rejects atheism, calling religion a science guiding world movements. He envisions a humane afterlife for even the worst of humanity and notes the bishop left kindly.
A teacher asks children what a man must do before going to heaven and a pupil answers with a humorous yet pointed critique of office holders since independence, noting honesty as essential and implying widespread disqualification.
A Victorian portrait reveals Jane Welsh Carlyle's pain as she toiled in domestic drudgery while husband Thomas Carlyle pursued fame. Diary excerpts recall her lonely, strained life, her longing for sympathy, and the tragedy of never knowing his true affection.
The review praises Du Maurier for depicting foreigners with serious study rather than caricature. It highlights his strong German and French types and notes his occasional American subjects such as witty transatlantic young ladies. The piece contrasts his work with Tenniel’s WWI cartoons and comments on American readers’ reception.
New York Sun notes Brooklyn’s dynamite scare misled by a glucose and sawdust cartridge, while Boston cites a railroad signal explosive misfire. England recalls a guano sample after Woolwich inspection, urging caution before drawing conclusions from false alarms.
The article compares national gold reserves, noting France holds the largest pile with the Bank of France at 108,484,848 dollars, more than the United States treasury by 18,782,125.10 dollars. France’s silver on hand exceeds 208,500,000 dollars and total specie in the Bank of France stands at 407,013,009 dollars.
Louisville Courier Journal notes European misgovernance stems from irregular American news coverage. Monarchical and other rulers receive no timely feedback from American editors, often going over a week without input.
A rambunctious tale recounts a boy driving a funeral procession horse, ignoring orders, causing a wreck with the minister and hearse, and ending with a chaotic crash into a streetcar. The minister, injured, faces blame while the boy claims he acted with caution yet caused the turmoil.
A voyage vignette in Atlantis Monthly describes entering a well-to-do Mexican wine maker’s house. The family tours visitors through courtyards and a garden, with a view of drying rawhides and a fermenting wine aroma. The daughter presents a card bearing her father’s name.
In the May Century Edward Eggleston argues white settlers adopted many Indian practices from tobacco smoking to maize cultivation. He notes maple sugar methods, corn planting in hills, pumpkin vines, and bean geography. Tools, bark houses, birch canoes, and corn husk uses influenced colonial life and cooking techniques. He cites the snake meat as an early settlers’ delicacy later valued.
A Hartford inventor unveils a piano sized type-setting machine that can replace five workers. Operators press lettered keys and types fall into place with regularity. Distribution and upseting occur simultaneously, keeping types full, and justifying is now twice as fast as standard methods.
David A. Smith of Fredonia New York was paid back pay and a pension totaling 0 584 shaping as the largest in the country. He received a thigh wound and is totally blind from measles during service. The back pay totals 0 584 with a monthly pension of 72 dollars in this district.
A San Francisco Call report from Tombstone details John Lyons near Tres Alamos fending off four Apache riders by taking shelter in a mine shaft. A blast, rocks, and smoke saved him from certain death as neighbors rushed to locate him afterward.
An observer recalls Ryder in the American Artists exhibition, describing his chaotic palette technique and how a supposed figure in a canvas turned out to be a candle dripping. Ryder then laughs and replaces the candle mark with a painted figure.
A father urges his small son to be generous and obliging, but the boy counters that a schoolmate labeled a no lifting fellow is treated as such, revealing a lifelong puzzle about self perception and behavior.
A Purilista reflection argues there is no biblical support for boxing and urges pugilists to abandon fighting and seek honest work. The piece cites a biblical admonition likening idleness to a slugger and extols diligent labor as a remedy for misery.
During a Council Hill campaign speech, E B Washburne defied a drunken bully Pat Welch by leaping from the stage and ejecting him from a Methodist church. Welch, later intimidated by Washburne’s supporters, lingered outside. Washburne resumed his address amid tense accusations of threats.
A New York letter discusses plans to erect a Peter Cooper monument on the triangle near Cooper Union. Proponents favor a dynamic statue with bas reliefs depicting his life and the first locomotive, built by Cooper, on a pedestal symbolizing engineering achievement.
The Cincinnati Times-Star recounts Modjeska’s second marriage to Count Bozenta and her move from Poland to California to found a Polish colony. After retirement plans failed and money vanished, Madame Modjeska cooked, milked, and sewed for her family while a penniless journey led her to learn English and launch a stage comeback that earned admiration across continents.
A technical manager from an English explosive firm writes to The London Times arguing nitro glycerine and other blasts have far less impact than commonly claimed. He cites figures claiming a ton of nitro glycerine yields at most about 64 thousand foot tons, with limited destruction beyond the blast center. dynamite and gelatin yield lower or higher results, and real damage would be localized. He also notes experiments with a pound of dynamite on a fishing rod showing no injury, a claim meant to reassure rulers such as the Russian emperor.
In Germany adulteration of food or drink brings heavy penalties on conviction. A wine maker was convicted for selling liquor labeled as pure wine but adulterated. He received a long sentence to hard labor for three and a half years and ninety thousand bottles unsold in his cellars were forfeited.
A mother asks what ails her suffering son as a local physician examines him. The doctor replies simply that the boy is sick, prompting the mother to praise the physician for being nearby and able to help. The scene underscores faith in local medical care and familiar bedside reassurance.
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