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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1920
Page
12
The Cheyenne state leader list shows pricing for a monthly option and a weekly TP run over one year and six months. A $6.00 and a $2.60 figure appear among the offerings, with unclear context for currency and exact items.
An opinion essay argues profiteering spans labor and capital after a war boom. It cites high corporate profits and stock dividends, notesEveryone profits except fixed-salary workers, and warns of a self-correcting cure if the middle class unites to restore fair prices and honest business practices.
An international Joint Commission studies engineering features of a Great Lakes to Atlantic Ocean waterway via the St Lawrence. Eighteen states and Canadian wheat provinces endorse the plan, citing lower transport costs and relief from railroad congestion as western crops move to eastern ports and beyond. Northwest states back the project alongside eastern rail lines facing potential loss of business.
Dr Charles Baskerville of the College of the City of New York argues that wood alcohol should be renamed to avoid poisoning from misidentification with grain alcohol. He suggests calling methyl alcohol a separate term, possibly methanol, to prevent confusion among manufacturers and dealers.
A satirical warning targets the spread of the overall clothing trend for men. The piece mocks male reluctance to add collars and suits, warns women to beware of shifts in fashion power, and hints at militaristic fears behind the movement while criticizing social norms.
Day and Night goats graze on a mountain path near a house once lived in by Christopher Columbus. Night admires Spotty the spotted kid and kiss occurs while Day, jealous, discovers a shortcut down to a valley. Day laments Burton’s killings of chicks and song birds as Night flirts, foreshadowing trouble.
An 18 year old seeks guidance about marrying for comfort under high prices and a widowed mother. The adviser counsels against loveless marriage and suggests dwelling with the fiancé if needed, while the eighteen year old should seek independent work and maintain character.
A reader asks about traveling on a Pullman and sharing berths with two people. guidance says minor dressing room prep is okay but undress in the berth and two people may share a berth. Another letter discusses a high school girl dating a boy who occasionally buys tickets but not ice cream, with a cautious response about expectations.
Rohool's modest allowance has raised questions about his spending on a girl. Neighbors note his frugal habits but worry about perceived extravagance. A local dispute over finances highlights tensions between youth and social expectations.
A ten year old girl in the Pinnaroo district, Australia, cultivated three hundred acres and drilled two hundred in a single season, among women and girls taking up farm work.
The 325th anniversary observes Torquato Tasso's death as the Crusade poet. In Minneapolis the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs celebrates silver jubilee since its 1895 organization on April 25. Daylight saving is set to be implemented.
A fragmentary chronology lists events from 1844 to 4917, including the Interchurch World Movement launching its five year drive, a British naval blockade proclamation, Loyalists storming Montreal Parliament, Banks ordered to abandon Red River, Japan opening Edo trade, Dr Willard Parker’s death, and a Virginia high court decision.
Advance German peace delegates arrived at Versailles as Premier Orlando withdrew from the Peace Conference and returned home, while the United States recognized the British protectorate in Egypt.
Princess Mary daughter of the British monarchs is celebrated on her 23rd birthday. Sir Charles Grey once served as British representative in Washington, turning 58. William Marconi, pioneer of wireless telegraphy, born in Bologna 46 years ago today. Rt. Rev. Hugh Latimer Burleson, Episcopal bishop of South Dakota, born in Northfield Minnesota 55 years ago.
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