Laughter and Healing Through Humor in Despair
A December 4 1999 Rossburn Review excerpt discusses humor as a life saver in adversity. It cites Charles Dickens and quotes T W Higginson on humor helping bear burdens, plus a personal note on misfortunes and a charity pool with winners.
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Charles Dickens
Angel of Death
T.W. Higginson
Oakburn social notes prize list and humor essay
Oakburn column lists many names and a total prize payout of 2140 dollars. It includes contact numbers for Jo Anne Peech and Nesbitt Publishing. The piece then presents a sequence of quotations and reflections on health, stress, and humor from Cheever Frost Lincoln Burnett Hitchcock and Lindner, urging laughter as a coping tool with references to Val Farmer, MeritCare, Fargo, and Rapid City.
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Dawn Thacker-Darr
Frances Friesen
Dallas Kominko
Robert Zenchyshyn
Bob Reynolds
Larry Memryk
Tod Churchill
Murray Day
Nellie Drul
Chelsea
Sarah Stebeleski
Leona Yanyk
Reinada Korol
John Dmyterko
Tony Brambilla
Janet
Albert Zemianski
Gord Low
Terry Avramenko
Tony Bosica
Oakburn
Jo- Anne Peech
Nesbitt Publishing
Providence
G.B. Cheever
Abraham Lincoln
Raymond Hitchcock
Carol Burnett
Robert Frost
Charles Lindner
Valfarmer.com
Val Farmer
MeritCare
Fargo
Rapid City
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