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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1882
Page
7
Weekly Leader reports a newly discovered snow and ice cavern on Mount Tecumseh near Thornton New Hampshire unknown to locals within two miles. The item appears among a collage of curiosities from old newspapers.
Max Muller argued that the Solomon verdict would not impress him and that a Buddhist variant shows a harsher fate for the infant. He cited a king's pronouncement and the true mother's self sacrifice as deeper insight into human nature than Solomon's wisdom.
The bride, wife of one of Europe’s wealthiest men, married in a white foulard gown costing 75 cents per yard. The ceremony drew attention as a high society event with notable guests and reported fashion details.
In Shreveport Louisiana Walter Dorr and Thomas Walker, both nineteen, quarreled. Dorr drew a revolver, gave Walker three minutes to pray, and then shot him in the head, killing him instantly. The incident occurred in Shreveport.
In a Dela ware banked home at South Chester Frank Gerand and his two sister wives raise eighteen children. Philadelphia Times notes harmony is often broken by his threats to take a third wife. Plural marriages lack legal recognition in Pennsylvania and the city faces a surge of divorce notices.
A collection of brief anecdotes and witticisms from various locales and figures. Highlights include humorous exchanges about education and babies, a lawsuit over Sara Bernhardt, adventures of performers, curious quotes about wealth and marriage, and light social observations from Boston, Indiana, Dakota, and beyond.
The piece notes animals used as ornaments in China and fashion items like marine bangles in Newport. It discusses trimming with long Swiss plumes, and reveals a Parisian method to clean black silk using hot coffee, brushing, and ironing on the wrong side for lasting brightness.
An advertisement promises a free nerve cure recipe for youth disorders and nervous weakness. It claims origin with a South American missionary and asks readers to send a self addressed envelope to Rev Joseph T. Inman in New York. A Philadelphia firm markets “Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer” with mention of free samples.
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