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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1920
Page
4
A community urges fair, supportive treatment of the telephone company amid rising costs and public service challenges. It argues the service is good, rates low, and outside investment should be encouraged, not penalized, to aid city and state development.
The hundredth anniversary of Daniel K. Pearsons born April 14 1820 is marked by his vast philanthropy in the Midwest and West. He gave over 5 million dollars to colleges and institutions including Beloit Pomona Pacific and Carleton while living on a fixed income.
A collection of brief observations on postwar crime rise in Berlin linked to lost strict rule. The piece cites The New York Times arguing that former control trained citizens badly for self rule. It notes Allied withdrawal, Japanese occupation shifts, and a clergyman comment on changing women’s dress norms. It closes with Chris M Schwab praising music as an antidote and a note on jazz.
A Henry and Night adventure ends with the goat Night fleeing toward a house as a misadventure unfolds. The children Nellie and Henry seek them after tiring play, discover the hidden cellar stay, and are chased out when the cook mistakes Night for a burglar. The episode closes with the kids missing and planning to sail again.
An anxious unsigned letter asks about divorce to escape an loveless marriage and financial strain. Another young woman wonders about replying to a long-ago suitor while a third seeks guidance on showing interest in a minister’s son. A final reader asks if a birthday gift is appropriate for a male friend.
Readable recipe describes cooking beef brisket until tender with celery salt and garlic, then removing from liquor and browning. Potatoes are boiled and added to absorb fat, meat is plated skin side up and scored. Roast briefly, add vegetables, thicken with flour paste, season well, and serve with dumplings.
Wipe and cut 2 pounds mutton and vegetables. Put in kettle, cover with boiling water and cook slowly for hours until tender. After cooling, proceed with dumpling preparation as directed.
Prepare ox tail roast on a well greased plank. Broil two hours basting with butter, finish in a moderate oven. Garnish edge with Duchess potato rosettes made from mashed potatoes enriched with egg yolk, plus canned peas and asparagus tips. Serve with ox tail soup and diced vegetables.
A historical recipe describes chopping ox tail into 1-2 inch pieces, washing, and boiling with cold water then adding barley. It instructs simmering two days, then adding onion, carrot, salt, pepper, potatoes, paprika, thyme, parsley and caramel. The result is a nutritious soup.
Centenary of Levi Lincoln birth noted along with Dr. Daniel K. Pearsons gifts to Midwest colleges. Titanic sinking recalled eight years past with over 4500 dead. Lincoln assassination anniversary marked at Ford's Theatre. Bishop Rice reaches tenth year in Burlington diocese. Tennessee GOP holds state convention in Chattanooga to pick delegates. Illinois Governor Lowden to speak in Topeka at bankers event. Wood and Poindexter to address Roosevelt Club dinner in Boston. The new agricultural engineering...
Fragmentary OCR text references a Nebraska area, a named entity possibly related to hea or nei, and a dedication occurring today. The legible bits provide no clear event, person, or organization names to confirm details or outcomes.
Racing continues at Bowie Maryland as spring meeting extends. Baseball fans eye openings for the National League American League and American Association. Golf heads to Pinehurst mid April. Bowling previews Northwest International in Seattle. Wrestling features A A U championships in Brooklyn with Zbyszko brothers in Philadelphia and Des Moines matchups. Boxing Pacific A A U titles in San Francisco.
The National Child Labor Committee meets in New Orleans with Owen R. Lovejoy as general secretary. A Michigan native educated at Albion College, he has led reform efforts since 1907, steering the group away from partisan aims while advancing civic reform and industrial betterment.
A fragmented timeline notes key items including Prussian aid to Schleswig and Holstein against Denmark, the assassination of President Lincoln by J Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre, England’s first warship built for the Japanese government launched at Blackwall, Alabama's first women suffrage society formed at New Decatur, and President Cleveland's endorsement of a sound financial policy.
A segment of the Atlantic fleet totaling 403 vessels arrived in New York and Limerick Ireland and halted by a general strike protesting martial law.
Today marks the birthdays of Farl of Athlone, linked to the Canadian governor generalship talk, born at Kensington Palace London 46 years ago. Princess Beatrice, Victoria’s daughter and Spain’s queen mother, born 63 years ago. plus John J. Garry, a leading American electrical engineer.
Cambridge born doctor brings tribute to Dr. Martin G Brumbaugh former governor of Pennsylvania born in Huntingdon County Pa fifty eight years ago today Cambridge Mass observance notes Brumbaugh’s longtime public service and career in state leadership
Knighten, charged with assault with intent to commit murder for wounding George Osborne in Douglas last January, will not face trial this term. On defense motion citing delays in filing the complaint and witness service issues, Judge Kimball postponed the case to the fall term. The unwritten law is expected to shape Knighten's defense.
The Charles Parker ranch of 720 acres six miles southeast of Upton, Wyoming was sold to the Union Oil Company of California for 36,000 dollars. The price equates to 60 dollars per acre.
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