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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1908
Page
4
Laura Sheldon leads the state in a crowded contest with strong rivals including Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens and Miss Pearl Palmer. Prizes include a 190 Buick valued at 1500 dollars, a grand piano, and gold watches. details and displays are at Murchison Jewelry Store with ties and district winners listed across several counties.
A dated ledger style list presents numerous individual names with monetary amounts next to each entry. Locations include Pine Bluffs and several women named with varying sums, suggesting a payroll or settlement record from a historical period.
A dramatic moving picture titled Big Bear will be shown at the Star Theater Wednesday and Thursday only. The film features a six-foot tall full blood Indian player who muscles through for Harvard in a climactic moment. The Star Theater is operated by L. Hogle.
An advertisement touts Foley's Orino Laxative as a permanent cure for constipation and liver trouble by stimulating digestion. It claims the product does not gripe, is pleasant to take, and eliminates the need for continual laxative use.
Drivers warned to exercise caution on Seymour Street and Twenty sixth and Twenty eighth streets from Seymour to Thames due to many open water trenches. Pipe work not yet laid, creating hazards for motorists and pedestrians.
Postmaster Edward M. Morgan who was shot yesterday by Eric H. B. Hackey and who then killed himself was reported by physicians to have passed a comfortable night. There are no indications of serious complications. The report notes medical treatments and recovery indicators with cautious language.
City briefs report cement sidewalk construction stopped by cold conditions and outdoor work delayed by unfavorable weather. Also noted are jail crowding from nightly freezes, late cattle shipments from Laramie county, and a statewide ballot recount looming as the coroner race remains unsettled.
Advertisement claim offering Kodol to cure dyspepsia indigestion sour or weak stomach and any form of stomach trouble with a guarantee. Sold Moede.
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