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Newspaper
Cheyenne Daily Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1908
Page
2
Chicago reports a recurring Thanksgiving turkey shortage with 750000 pounds of turkey and half a million pounds of other poultry. prices rise, costing the city about 126000 dollars. Merchants point to South Water Street as the bottleneck, blaming commission merchants and shippers amid a seasonal scare.
The official canvass of votes from Lara mie county starts today and should finish in two days to determine whether Democrat W. B. Rose or Republican J. G. Sawyer won the state senate seat. A separate note warns of dog poisonings in Cheyenne and mentions local shop expansion at 1620 Capitol Avenue.
Northern readers learn the Alaska Pacific exposition in Seattle will run June 1 to October 15 next year. Construction is 75 percent complete with three University of Washington buildings finished and federal buildings contracts set to be awarded within days. Grounds feature green lawns and winding paths with over a million plants ready in greenhouses.
A fragmentary medical note describes pulmonary symptoms including coughing and lung involvement. It mentions exposure to irritants and potential pneumonia like signs. The text cites initials A B and Roedal as possible authors or sources within a medical context.
The ad touts D D D Prescription as a simple cure for infantile eczema and skin diseases in children. A Weath erly Pennsylvania father, Rev. Lewis Steeley, reports his baby’s face cleared after using the remedy, claiming permanent relief and urging others to try it for immediate itch relief.
Fraternal cards list meeting times for Acacia Lodge No 11 A F and A M Cheyenne Lodge No 1 A F and A M Capitol Camp No 5295 Modern Woodmen of America Cheyenne Lodge No 660 S P B with meeting nights on second and fourth Thursdays or Tuesdays and Mondays Visitors invited or examined as noted at Masonic Temple or Home corner Seventeenth and Central avenues.
The page lists departure and arrival times for Union Pacific lines including Westbound and Eastbound services with connections to California and Oregon routes, and Denver Pacific trains scheduled from Cheyenne to Sterling and Cheyenne to other southern points. It notes daily schedules with several specific times and routes.
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