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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1913
Page
8
Nina Houghkirk avoids a pauper's funeral as funds from her sisters in the city underworld cover a decent burial. The article also notes a final sale of summer dresses at reduced prices, with multiple garments dramatically cut in price.
The Midland route, boosted by Colorado as a prime transcontinental auto highway, faces more trouble as Apperson Jack Rabbit drivers team up with Indiana Pacific tourists traveling from Indianapolis to Los Angeles. Excerpts describe the clash and ensuing issues.
John Doe was fined $15 in police court yesterday for disturbing the peace by spanking Dot Dupree with a board at 3 a.m. The incident occurred as Dupree fled through a restricted district seeking an officer. Patrolman John Baker arrested both participants. Dupree is an inmate of a resort at 908 West Eighteenth Street.
James W. Miller, who killed Agron Purvis in a Glenreck saloon rear, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Houglas district court and claimed self defense. He will serve 16 to 20 years in Rawlins penitentiary, transferred under Sheriff Poyton of Converse county. The crime occurred while Purvis slept, Miller slashing him to death.
New York editorials deride the buffalo nickel as ugly and reflective more of medals and trinkets than money. Critics say past efforts to beautify currency produced varied results from the Lincoln cent to gold pieces, while praising the coin’s novelty and design controversy.
Paria newspapers promote safer driving as Reckless auto use faces public critique. An English firm claims luminous varnish makes unlit cars visible from far distances at night. Child sized cars appear as a French novelty, while real four mile per hour motors with three quarter horsepower engines trend for children.
A collection of cartoonish quips from various papers poking fun at politicians and gender roles in public office. Witty lines note census timing for DC, women in politics and hats, and the salary disappointment for those who seek office.
A farmer owning a wood lot can turn timber into profit by buying a gasolline engine and a wood sawing machine. Even a 2.25 horsepower unit can perform much work, though a larger engine is wise as one engine often leads to additional tasks.
Young readers at the East Side school imagine millionaire life with plans to own banks run a bank president salary big house on Mirth Avenue autos and carriages buy the subway and charge ten cents. Some want education schools and employment for peasants.
A fragment from Lippincott says to powder borax on a carpet with moth signs and scatter it under furniture. A character named Dewr contemplates a tender hearted man who killed the meal in a chicken pie, reflecting on hesitation spanning years.
In a fatal Long Island train collision at a grade crossing, prominent New Yorkers Osgood Pell and William Lambeer perished, while Mrs Lambeer suffered severe injuries. The crash, blamed on rail traffic and crossroad hazards, triggers state investigations and accountability efforts by multiple agencies.
Mrs Cooke reports a new servant Delia baked a cake but lacked nuts. Absence of cracking lightens the task as Delia explains her jaw aches from cracking nuts today. The exchange shows a domestic kitchen miscue from Lippincott's.
A Chicago Journal quip contrasts a wagon journey with a surreal list of sights. The New York Mail joke recalls a Russian count who insulted someone choking to death after words were swallowed, delivering a grim punchline.
The Scobey and Price outfit left Byers Colorado and heads to Cheyenne for Frontier Day. Twenty riders including six women and several horses travel by trail and train. The Frontier committee awaits steer and horses arriving Sunday. An outfit from Salinas reached town with Gail Downing in charge and riders Hazel Hoxie Minnie Thomson joining John Judd and Walter Padgett.
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