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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
7
Succession to Sun Leader noted with WM A Bartlett as publisher and manager. Charles Thompson serves as city editor guiding the renamed paper through transition.
Several civil service exams will be held at the federal building today. The Union Pacific has closed its shops at Laramie for one week leaving twenty five men idle. Acacia Lodge will hold a social session at the Masonic temple. A daughter born to the wife of John Hyri. mother and child progressing satisfactorily. M J Barry opened a moving picture show in Laramie. Fred Durland fined twenty five dollars for slugging John Daley with a bottle and driven from town. Creditors of Boris Predmestky to meet at Referee in Bankruptcy T Kennedy's office. Robert Bradberry, 16, jailed for larceny after stealing an automatic revolver from a Chugwater resident. Relatives of BE Maxwell en route to Cheyenne to take charge of the insane man. F W Ott, editor, en route from Laramie to Denver for operation. Mrs Mary C Stanley received three thousand dollars from Woodmen of the World for her son Roy Stanley. Prosecuting Attorney Watts and Dyer burned gambling paraphernalia surrendered by six indicted persons in Hartville and Guernsey.
Special announcement states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and lung troubles is not affected by the 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 sold by A. E. Roedel.
Secretary F W Roedell of the Board of Pharmacy states by law druggists may not sell drugs without a prescription. He says Cheyenne druggists are not selling to any person without a prescription and asks this statement be published to counter an Inference In The Leader article suggesting otherwise.
An advertise for Foley's Honey and Tar claiming it stops coughs and expels the cold while acting mildly as a laxative. The ad urges refusing imitatives and promotes purchase from A. E. Roedel in a yellow package.
Union Pacific reduced shop work to three days and discharged forty machinists and seven room tar repairers. Local notices also advertise cough syrup and wallpaper patterns, with Cheyenne upholstery service and a daily turkey dimmer offered nearby.
Dr. Towar reports rising dry farming activity after the second animal dry farming congress in Salt Lake City. Wyoming delegates praised the meeting, 688 delegates attended, Cheyenne won the bid to host next year, with officials like Governor Brooks and Dr. Cooke expressing elation.
A printed card certifies druggists will refund money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. It promises stopping coughs, healing lungs, preventing pneumonia and consumption, and notes no opiates. The genuine product comes in a yellow package. Sold by A. E. Roedel.
The prize list for the February 14 1908 Alert masquerade includes Finest lady 810 600 Finest gent 0 2 cise suas 800 Most comic ladies 500 Most comic gents 300 Most original 300 Readers are urged to compete for these prizes.
An old advertisement touts King's Little Liver Pills to wake lazy livers and cleanse the system for bilious ness and sick headache with a price of 2d from Palace Pharmacy Drug Co. Also listed is Accurate adjusting and watch repairing by D. Miller at 1700 Ferguson Street.
Promote Pineules from Palace Pharmacy Drug Co claiming 30 days of treatment for $1.00 cures rheumatism backache and kidney trouble. A single nightly dose is said to prove merit and urges readers to obtain them today.
Haneschka's orchestra and the Alerts present a masquerade ball on February 14, 1908, promising good value for attendees and a lively evening.
An advertisement touts ManZan for piles with a collapsible nozzle tube priced at 10 cents. The copy claims a painless, inexpensive cure and promotes Palace Pharmacy Drug Co. The message also includes a separate note inviting readers to visit Washington for corn-fed steers.
A health note promotes dental crown work by Dr. Sweatt at 1617 Ferguson Street. It emphasizes restoring tooth size shape and color, long lasting results, and the social value of a clean mouth. It warns waiting costs more and urges a visit for advice on proper dental care.
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