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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1919
Page
12
Thousands of private buyers flocked to the Royal Agricultural Hall as England began selling worn surplus motor vehicles. Prices dwarfed by dealers’ bids left many enthusiasts disappointed while firms snapped up remaining bikes and parts. The sale continues for weeks as the scrap heap dwindles.
A fragmented reflection questions rising diner costs and waiter tips amid a broader critique of stinginess and service charges. The piece ties wartime geopolitics with etiquette, pondering China’s choice on Shantung and Japan’s role, then meanders into Abyssinian fashion and Prince Nadcia’s opinions.
A column notes persistent treasure dreams from pirates to Captain Kidd. In New Jersey three buyers paid 5000 dollars for a farm after hearing the owner claim Kidd’s spirit promised buried gold there. They dug without success and face dispute, yet authors urge a patient, practical path to gain.
A 1917 close shows Armour, Swift, Morris and Wilson control major shares of leather goods production. Cudahy joins late, accounting for 44 percent of sheep and lamb shoe stock and 23 percent of other leather tanned from varied skins. The Big Five held roughly 90.7 percent of hides on Jan 31 1916 and 88.6 percent on July 31 1917.
John R. Voorhis on his ninetieth birthday voices opposition to the League of Nations. He argues for U S sovereignty and warns against entangling alliances and a supranational superstate, urging the nation to remain separate and self-reliant.
Sir Rider Haggard faces critique for using American colloquial terms like leave go instead of let go in his latest work. Critics call the error a recurring Americanism in English fiction, noting similar misuses in prior works.
The state reports major drought relief from recent rainfall ending August 5. Cheyenne recorded 1.7 inches, showers aided southern and central areas, replenished water holes, improved flax millet potatoes and late crops, and aided fall plowing readiness. Stock conditions improved with some shipments withheld, and north areas see early wheat ready for harvest.
The renowned Queen Elisabeth showed strong superstition and sought an astrologer’s advice to choose the coronation date. The report notes the royal primacy of omens and celestial signs in planning a historic ceremony.
New York theatrical producers report a shortage of chorus girls despite wages doubling in recent years. The note highlights ongoing staffing challenges affecting productions and company costs.
A joint Wells unit by Midwest Refining Ohio and Texas firms drills in Little Buffalo Basin forty miles from Thermopolis Wyoming. Five years 1204 gas wells produced 3 000 to 3 500 feet depth with gas flow from 5 to 25 million cubic feet daily. A lightning strike damaged a derrick and gas burned three months before control. Plans call for reaching 4 000 feet, costing a large sum, deemed a top prospect for the state. Also notes Tehuantepec Indian women as beautiful.
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