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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1920
Page
11
A community urges fair treatment of the telephone company now operating at a loss. It argues service is good and rates were readjusted after war measures, calling for outside investment to be welcomed and not penalized. The piece defends public utilities amid rising costs and urges support for local rate stability.
Chicago’s Dr Daniel K Pearsons born April 14 1820 would have turned 100 today. He gave away more than 5 million dollars ending with a modest income paid by a college he helped fund and supported many small colleges in the west. He declared giving money a sport and built a substantial philanthropic legacy through gifts to Beloit Pomona Pacific Yankton Whitman and many others along with the Y M C A Chicago Art Institute and missionary societies.
A commentary links despotic rule to rising crime in Berlin cited by the New York Times. It questions postwar order in Germany and notes wider tensions abroad from Siberia to Vladivostok. A clergyman critiques changing women’s dress and Chris M. Schwab cites music as an antidote, wary of jazz.
In this Frances Trego Montgomery tale, Night and Henry chase each other around a barn and house. The children, Nellie and Day, hide with goats in the cellar, get shut in by the cook, flee at night, and disappear with no trace.
A reader asks about divorcing a loveless marriage and gaining independence. Another young woman seeks guidance after losing contact with a fiancé, while a third questions showing affection to an older ministerial suitor, and a fourth asks if a birthday gift is appropriate for a pen pal friend.
Prepare beef brisket by boiling then browning. Remove bones for stock or gravy, cook four to six hours with celery salt and garlic, then place meat skin side up and brown in hot oven. Serve with boiled potatoes, dumplings, and a floury gravy thickened with water.
A wartime style recipe outlines mutton with carrots turnips and potatoes. Cut meat wash and simmer in boiling water on low heat for several hours until tender then cool before serving.
Place meat on a well seasoned plank and broil two hours, basting with butter. Finish roasting in a moderate oven. Garnish edge with Duchess potatoes rosettes, canned peas, and asparagus tips. Serve with Ox Tail Soup containing chopped onions carrots and potatoes.
A recipe describes chopping ox tail into 1-2 inch joints and washing, then boiling with two quarts cold water. Add barley and simmer two days, followed by onion carrot salt pepper potatoes paprika thyme parsley and caramel. Serve the ox tail pieces in a nourishing soup.
The piece notes a centenary for Levi Lincoln and Daniel K. Pearsons, recalls the Titanic disaster and Lincoln’s assassination anniversary, marks Bishop Rice’s tenth year, and reports Republican events in Tennessee Illinois and a Roosevelt Club dinner in Boston. It mentions ongoing agricultural engineering topics.
In a quiet ceremony the community marks a dedication event for a local project. Officials, residents, and guests gather to celebrate the milestone and view the new installation. The event underscores ongoing efforts to advance local infrastructure.
Racing continues at Bowie Maryland as spring meeting wraps up. Baseball opens NL American League and American Association seasons. Golf action mid April at Pinehurst North Carolina. Bowling Northwest International at Seattle. Wrestling Metropolitan A A U championships in Brooklyn with Zbyszko matches. Boxing Pacific A A U championships in San Francisco.
The article outlines Owen R Lovejoy as general secretary of the National Child Labor Committee, detailing his Michigan origin, Albion College education, early ministry work, 1904 joining the committee, and leadership in mobilizing public opinion without partisanship. It notes his civic reform ties and ongoing impact in child welfare.
The fragment lists events from 4848 to 1895 including Prussia aiding Schleswig and Holstein against Denmark, Lincoln’s assassination, Japan’s first warship built in England, Alabama’s first women’s suffrage society, and a Cleveland financial policy letter.
A segment of the Atlantic fleet totaling 403 vessels docked at New York and Limerick in solidarity with a broad strike protesting martial law.
Today marks the birthday of Farl of Athlone brother of Queen Mary born at Kensington Palace London now 46 years past and Princess Beatrice daughter of Queen Victoria and mother of the current Queen of Spain born 63 years ago. John J Garry a leading American electrical engineer is also noted in the passage.
The note marks the birthday of Dr Martin G Brumbaugh born in Huntingdon County Pennsylvania and formerly governor of Pennsylvania. He is reported to be 58 years old today with Cambridge Massachusetts listed in the record.
Douglas Wyoming April 28 The case of David Knighten charged with assault with intent to commit murder for shooting George Osborne last January was postponed by Judge Kimball to the fall term on defense motion citing delays in filing the complaint and securing witness service. The unwritten law is said to underpin Knighten’s defense.
Upton Wyoming April 18 The Charles Parker ranch of 720 acres six miles southeast of this town has been bought by the Union Oil Company of California for 36000 dollars at sixty dollars an acre.
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