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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1882
Page
2
A playful poem questions whether to endure a toothache or undergo extraction. It mocks rival remedies and laments the anxiety about dentists, likening pain and hesitation to a Shakespearean soliloquy and noting how fear sways decision making.
A Harper's Bazar essay laments how some people brood over losses and disappointments, missing present blessings. It argues fortitude and reframing hardship lead to growth, noting pleasures fade when chased by regret and time reveals value in what was lost.
This quirky piece from the Boston Transcript riffes on dogs as myth and fact. It jests at common sayings noting dogs as friends, fighters, dentists, and star gazers while mixing pun and lore about breed and bite.
A Baptist-leaning reflection argues that innocent amusements can benefit mind and health. It cites painting music and poetry as refining when properly used, notes laughter as a divine gift, and urges promoting wholesome recreations while avoiding abolition. The piece urges balance between pleasure and duty without preaching harsh abstinence.
The piece discusses retinal images seen after looking at bright objects and a second visual memory type used by mental arithmetic experts. It cites Memory Thompson, a late 18th or early 19th century figure, who could visualize London scenes in detail with closed eyes. It argues for prospective school training to cultivate such eye memory and notes the potential benefits and need for careful experiments to advance mental physiology.
In this reminiscence a speaker weighs the pull of a mother’s aid in sickness and childrearing. The piece contrasts the humorous, tender pull of asking for mother with the solemn truth that a mother’s end draws near, a final summons that weighs on all. It reflects on generations and the enduring bond between mother and child.
A column traces word origins such as quiz from a Dublin theatre manager, kicking the bucket from a death, bumper from a pope’s toast, and dun from a Lincoln bailiff. It then explains the famed 1816 year without a summer with frost through the year, citing Connecticut farmers and widespread crop damage.
The article warns on delicate ear anatomy and common dangers. It notes ear infections abscesses drum rupture deafness and brain involvement from inflammation. It advises against inserting objects into the ear and warns of water entry and cold air harming the ear with preventive cotton in the ear.
The piece urges youths to act by their nature and pursue uprightness to avoid shipwrecked manhood. It argues happiness comes from striving to be happier than others and notes the pleasure of admiration in recognizing excellence. It also discusses assigning children chores as education and lists several Wyoming branding notices and handlers.
An American naturalist's microscopic study of clear canal and pond ice shows vegetable tissue and confervoid growth persist after freezing while animalcules remain inactive only briefly. the article argues freezing does not purge impurities or prevent germ development, warning against risky use of ice from ponds in hot weather.
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