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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
6
A call for contestants outlines that from August 1 1900 only candidates with 1000 votes or more will appear in daily lists, with full results published Sundays. Those reaching 1000 votes earn Honor Roll status, others must top up votes to join. A one year Leader subscription grants 1000 votes and 20 subscribers at 25 cents each also tally 1000 votes.
A Colorado Wyoming contest offers a hundred dollars in gold for top voters based on paid subscriptions. Prizes include a Buick touring car valued at 1250, a 1930s five passenger model, and twelve scholarships across districts, with votes counted from subscriptions to The Leader or The Farmer and Ranchman.
Three lenders districts A B C and candidates Miss Chowns Miss Perry and Mics Fannin Bergman compete for prizes. The First Grand Capital Prize Buick $1350 fully equipped goes to the district with most paid subscriptions to Leader or Farmer and Ranchman in September. The Farmer and Ranchman auto $650 goes to the district with the greatest paid subscriptions to that magazine.
District A lists candidates led by The Leader and The Farmer with votes tallied for Miss Gladys Perry J O Gould Prixie Cook and others. An automobile valued at 650 dollars will go to the top vote getter in this district. Four scholarships will be awarded to the next four candidates with the highest votes for The Leader or The Farmer.
The district selects automobile prizes valued around 850 dollars and 50 dollars for top vote getters in Leader and Farmer and Ranchman contests. Names of candidates and districts appear with dates and amounts. Subscription points are listed for 3 and 6 month renewals to qualify for the prizes.
For each club 4 one year subscriptions, $1.00 is allowed. For each club of 1 one year subscriptions 2.50 is allowed. For each club of 20 any year subscriptions, 5.00 is allowed. The text lists multiple uses of the word point and points with no clear context.
Delegates and visitors from a quarter million members gather in Mobile for a national session of the Knights of Columbus. Three days of business and entertainment include sermons by leading churchmen as the organization traces its 1883 founding and $4,000,000 in benefits issued since then.
San Francisco reports an abandoned line tied to a war department game time. Officials note the action was taken to adjust logistics and meet security requirements. No further details on participants or outcomes are available.
Pacific Mail company officials announced today the withdrawal of its Panama service due to unprofitability. The eight steamers on the line will be reassigned to bolster South and Central American trade efforts for better advantage.
After twenty four hours of work the dam break at Empire Reservoir in Fort Morgas Colorado was temporarily repaired. A portion of the two and a half million cubic feet of water was saved.
Short ad copy promoting a shoe shining service. The message emphasizes bright shoes and charges ten cents, attributed to THE CRYSTAL.
Wyoming claims the first lady assistant state game warden Mrs. Fred W Geddes of Centennial. Warden Nowlin informed Governor Brooks of the appointment, amid a report of other women taking notable public roles nationwide and invitations to conservation congress in Seattle.
Chautauqua season tickets are announced to go on sale at the usual point at two dollars each. The notice indicates a steady price and awaits potential buyers for the upcoming program lineup.
The text presents a chaotic voting schedule for paid in advance subscriptions to The Daily and Sunday Leader and The Farmer and Ranchman. It lists subscription options and vote counts, including clubs and durations, with unclear names and multiple repeated fragments.
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