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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1908
Page
8
The Cheyenne Leader announces publication as the official city paper with daily editions except Monday and outlines subscription rates, delivery by carrier, and contact details for circulation complaints and the society editor.
The article honors Frontier Day organizers and emphasizes Cheyenne and Wyoming pride in the event. It details committee labor, park upgrades, and the show’s western arena appeal, then shifts to a Bryan Des Moines tariff speech arguing protection vs free trade and criticizing the Republican party’s practices and impact on workers.
The Democratic and Republican parties clash over tariffs with the contentions that high tariffs help trusts and raise prices for consumers. The piece cites steel rails sold to Mexico at $20 a ton versus $28 at home, arguing tariffs shield trusts, hinder competition, and punish workers and railroad users alike. It condemns protection as a tax on enterprise and a drain on public savings.
A historic screed discusses how the idea of a full dinner pail has been monopolized by aliens from the Asiatic region and southern Italy, harming American workers. It notes tariff reform debates and federal injunctions, then laments alien labor pushing families toward hardship amid political rhetoric.
A collage of humorous exchanges and social quips from various papers. Dialogues touch on age, cleverness, romantic mischief, and office hustle, with lines from Luak Herald Kansas City Journal Pick-Me-Up Judge Boston Transcript and Chicago Record-Herald reflecting wit and local color.
The notes discuss Caleb Powers planning a lecture tour to address fears of a Wild Kentucky show. A Manchester paper faces 7500 dollars in damages for unkind mentions. John W. Riddle, U S ambassador to St Petersburg, recovers from a pneumonia threat and may leave hospital if weather improves.
Indiana paper editor declares honesty and will publish truth about town figures. Notes include jabs at John Bonin the laziest merchant, John Coyle the poorly run store, Rev. Chardon Styx sermon critique, the death of Dave Donkey blamed on heart failure and whiskey, a mocked marriage of Miss Sylvan Rhodes to James Codlin, and a skeptical governor promising a pie stake but forgetting it. A petition asks the editor to disclose the truth and uphold honesty.
A physician links complexion and teeth to lifestyle and refinement, arguing they reveal personal care. He notes both are under individual control and that bright complexions and pearly teeth boost beauty, unlike static facial contours. Visit Dr. H. H. Sweatt, up to date dentist, Bresnahen block, 1617 Ferguson street.
A high grade military boarding school for boys located just outside Lincoln. Forty acres of campus with drill parade and athletic grounds, strong faculty led by Colonel George R. Burnett. Prepares students for college or business. special department for boys under 12. Open September 16, 1908. For information contact B. D. Hayward, Superintendent, Box 153, Lincoln.
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