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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1907
Page
8
Bartlett entered a second class matter on September 5, 1907 at the Cheyenne Wyoming post office under the Act of March 8, 1879. The notice indicates official filing and timing for mail service.
Editorial snips note seasonal pageantry in Winter business at the old stand and Santa prep. Taft’s cane treatment quip. Ohio loyalty. Carnegie’s view on age and wealth. Governor Johnson’s Gridiron dinner praise. discovery of a 100 pound mastodon jaw in Montana. a carpentry tools gift for a boy. playful adages list items for various trades and figures.
The Rawlins Journal critiques a Cheyenne grand jury call as a possible loophole for the Republican prosecuting attorney. It accuses him of failing to curb gambling after promising action and suggests the city’s crackdown was only for the election.
The Rawlins Republican reports Gifford Pinchot declined to attend wool men conventions in Wyoming. The piece mocks his past remarks and suggests his absence would not ruin his Western hobbie endorsements, noting prior trims at other meetings.
Congressman Mondell, in a late News Journal issue from Newcastle, denounces the present money stringency as caused by New York bankers. He urges relief measures and predicts further action to ease financial pressures.
A Chicago Public News column laments rampant crime and gambling as the city remains a wide open town. It accuses newspapers and preachers who backed reforms of now staying silent while Mayor Buase presides over a sanctified open city.
The column blends satirical notes from New York to Philadelphia and Chicago noting cultural shifts and quirks. It mentions Walter Wellman quitting pole hunting for writing in Washington and profiles Eugene Zimmerman in Cincinnati as he forecloses his son-in-law’s castle in Ireland. A New York man is sued for kissing a woman without permission and wins when the court accepts the romantic premise.
The annual report from the secretary of agriculture praises dry farming with Corum wheat introduced 1899 to 1902 at a cost of 10000. This year’s crop value reaches 30000000, over three million acres now used, much of it land once valueless.
A nostalgic verse urges readers to be a smiler up the hill and share cheer. It speaks of laughter easing sorrow and brightening Ips and neighbors, urging a welcoming greeting and youthful spirit in daily life.
The article critiques unequal paving assessments under Chapter 90 Se 2 showing specific owners like G. W. Hoyt J. M. Carey Ellen GC Boulter F A Meanea and L P House unfairly taxed for alley frontage. It notes subdivision of eight lots and unbenefited holders, questions council decisions and mentions upcoming meeting actions and related city business.
A humorous London vignette features Mandy and Silas discussing sensational newspaper offers. Mentions of undressed kids for sale, Pinesalve Carbolized as a healing poultice, and various ads for Palace Pharmacy Union Dye Works The Handicraft leather goods and funny pictures at Crystal showcase a bustling, eclectic mix of products and headlines.
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