Local Society Editor Solves Phone Book Glitch
Society page editor reports a phone listing error causing contact confusion. The correction notes indicate the main switchboard numbers at 245 are active for society inquiries.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
8
Society page editor reports a phone listing error causing contact confusion. The correction notes indicate the main switchboard numbers at 245 are active for society inquiries.
Editorial views the Taft era as a danger to democracy arguing that officeholders, moneyed interests, and trusts undermine the people's will. It warns of a perpetual officeholding class and possible political upheaval if the system remains unchanged. It condemns the White House as party headquarters and urges civic awakening.
In Laramie county the 4 year shift from Republican to Democratic strength rewrites local power. Taft carries the county by about 376 as Roosevelt fails to hold past margins. Democratic wins hinge on a backlash against machine politics and misgovernance, led by The Leader's campaign.
A troubled snippet notes how campaign literature stirs interest while the national school for campaign orators closes. It mentions Baltimore residents spending 40,000 dollars yearly on bottled water and references a local ballot to register will as Detroit weighs standard versus solar time.
A collage of quirky dialect remarks from Uncle Eben in Washington and social gripes from Detroit and Punch critique fashion, manners, and supper habits. The Judge recounts raffle misreads and comic exchanges revealing social foibles in varied locales.
Grover is expanding rapidly with new buildings and residents, the Grover Tri-City Press notes a town status within a year if growth continues. Builders include Proctor and Wilson, W. G. Davis, and local tradesmen with plans for a bank hotel dry goods store and lumber yard. The article predicts a 5 000 population goal in ten years amid expanding farming lands and rising settlement.
A jeweler at 1066 Virginia Avenue Indianaphisis promotes Foley Kidney Remedy citing personal recovery from kidney trouble. The testimonial asserts pills and tonics restored strength and daily activity after doctors and remedies allegedly failed.
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