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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
11
The Cheyenne Leader carries brief notices and humor items including editorial remarks on federal policy and anti trust issues, a light conversational bit about Christmas shopping, and a caricatured Washington Star joke about a bride named Agnes amid a crowd greeting.
The Philadelphia American mocks Aldrich as he blocks postal savings legislation while Taft faces party disloyalty. Railroads announce a sweeping nationwide freight rate increase starting January 1, with shippers appealing to the Interstate Commerce Commission and Hepburn act cited to probe the new charges.
A humorous poem narrates a Christmas dinner where a feast tests appetite and waistlines. The speaker notes a thinning turkey and abundant sides while family blessings focus on a grown man's effort. The piece ends with a hopeful wish for leftovers and renewed appetite tonight.
The report notes Bryan's large victory margin over Parker and Taft's slim lead. It mentions a lands committee probe into Garfeld's withdrawal of two million acres of phosphate lands. The House seeks Roosevelt's clarification on labeling congressmen as criminals and mocks party bias. Bryan buys a fruit farm near Brownsville Texas amid remarks on trusts and politics.
In the Loulaville Courier Journal a cheeky timeless exchange at the Matrons Club unfolds. A brunette murmurs they wed on a bet a Titian haired dame says a dare and a blonde says a lai so the room erupts in laughter while one elder bird notes they wed for love.
A historical note traces early clocks with bell automatons in France from Caen 1314 and Paris 1370. It mentions Caen and the Palais de Justice clock, Henry de Vic, and Charles V, along with Anet Chateau’s stag and hounds automaton. The piece notes later modern replacements and preserved bronze figures.
A satirical poem on the Christmas shopping frenzy and social scenes. It depicts crowds of shoppers filling streets and stores with holiday color and consumer excess, contrasted with stock lines about products and local merchants.
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