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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1907
Page
9
A department store advertises $100 in prizes for Christmas Eve. The sale features a large, varied holiday assortment with presents for all relations. Tickets with every 50c purchase enter customers for prizes including a doll valued at 37.50, a work basket at 32.50, and an automobile valued at 30.00.
A bustling catalog of dolls and toys with prices from 23c to 15.00 highlights for boys and girls. The display features jointed dolls, bisque and rubber varieties, doll furniture, teddy bears, animals, carts, trains, fire engines, rocking horses, and a wide range of mechanical toys plus Christmas tree ornaments.
Get your ticket deposited in the box before 10 30 Tuesday evening. Drawing for the prizes begins at 10 45.
Sheridan Wyoming reports a curious scene as Cheyenne Indians, employed on irrigation projects north of town, arrive to collect $22,000 in pay. Bucks charge $4 daily per man and team for various tasks. They spend on toys and goods while many will perform at Turner Hall next Monday evening.
The piece references Elmer Walters and his Johnny on the Spot show featuring a character nicknamed A Thoroughbred Tramp. It notes the act or segment in the program, highlighting entertainment or vaudeville context from the historical source.
Notice to Our Customers proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. It is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults and is sold by A Rowe.
A night scene at Capital Bar involves a disturbance described as a hack servicer issue. A phone number is noted with a stable reference to W. B and Dinneen at No. 18.
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