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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1918
Page
2
A historical garden lesson explains seed depth and row spacing for many crops. It lists depths from a quarter inch to ten inches and row separations from one to eight feet, noting that plants sown closer can be transplanted later and outlining best practices for small gardeners.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe substitute for calomel. It claims they cleanse the blood bowels and liver without causing dark stools or stomach distress. The copy emphasizes gentle action and freedom from unpleasant aftereffects.
Formal investigation into the death of Robert Prager, hanged after charges of disloyalty, will begin next Monday with coroner Rey A. Lowe presiding. State attorney general and adjutant general officials will attend to pursue any necessary actions to arrest those involved.
A battered advertisement urges readers to mail a cut out slip to Foley & Co. for a trial package. It promises Foley's Honey and Tas Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for pain and kidney issues, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for cleanse and digestion.
St Marys Cathedral will host a patriotic service Sunday at four o'clock to support the third Liberty loan. A seventy seven star service flag will be blessed, six boys will carry it, Kopalds band will lead a parade from K of C, and Bishop McGovern will give a patriotic address as the congregation sings. The public is invited.
This ad stresses economy and reliability for long service. It urges motorists to consider national needs and invites readers to visit a nearest United States Tires sales and service depot for the right tire type and courteous service.
Passenger agents from Union Pacific Burlington and Chicago Northwestern announce round trip tickets to the stockgrower convention in Kemmerer at one and one third of a one way fare from any Wyoming point. A special through Pullman from Cheyenne departs April 10 at 12 01 a m and will be parked in Kemmerer for visitors berths. Reservations urged through Mrs Alice Smith secretary.
Cheyenne Boy Scouts participate in the Liberty loan drive by placing posters in city business windows. Scouts work in pairs across districts to urge bond purchases, using a poster showing a scout kneeling before Columbia offering a sword marked Be Prepared.
Louise Frisby, Seventh Grade, First Prize, argues for national prohibition by amending the Constitution. She claims banning manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors would permanently settle the liquor question and improve national efficiency during a critical era.
A wartime appeal urges soldiers and civilians to abstain from alcohol to boost productivity. The piece claims drinkers lose nerve and efficiency, cites coal savings and fuel conservation, and calls for ending liquor to fund the war and curb Bourbon influence in Denver and Cheyenne. It ends with a vow to pursue John Har ya rk hor n to end his influence.
A fragmented notice asserts women bear daily burdens at home and work while facing pain and misery. It claims many sufferings result from deve iis and bredder, and references supposed cures by Foley Kidney Milla and others with quick results.
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