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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
13
The New York Telephone Company's campaign urges politeness on calls and contrasts courteous greetings with rude interruptions. It argues that proper conduct preserves personal contact and helps smooth connections, noting occasional faults and a shared responsibility between central operators and subscribers.
A clipped remark discusses choosing instrumentality over direct speech and warns against using forms not spoken in face to face conversation. The fragment suggests hesitation in adopting distant or formal modes of dialogue.
A roundup of Cheyenne city items notes Wasgerman's offer to sell oxford shoes for $1 to 100 women with small feet, a marriage license issued to Samuel DY Seuvets of Burns and Miss Cecil Maye Jones of Cheyenne, and a birth reported at Congressman Frank W Mandel’s Burlington home. Also covered are Burlington division chief C D Peckenbaugh’s Cheyenne stopover, an Elks smoker event August 26 with statewide attendance, and local arrests and fines for a corner disturbance. A gasoline stove accident damaged a home on Neil Street and a city attorney return from Denver after his daughter’s illness. Goldie Starr is exonerated in a police court case involving an alleged Japanese incident.
Readers note a fleeting reference to visitors in town and a cue to light porches in Cheyenne, with a brief mention of Chi-Namel vardish at Sherman Co.
An unnamed French actress departs New York for Paris carrying cash and a personal bodyguard described as a small West Indian man renamed to a French version of John Arthur. He received a new livery gloves and a neck chain with a silver tag directing return to Mile Polaira if lost or stolen.
Max Urady and Abe Lavine two 16 year olds from Itt Patterson New Jersey arrived in Cheyenne on route from New York to San Francisco on roller skates. They left City Hall amid May bustle and have traveled sixty four days without regard to weather. They wager four thousand dollars and must finish within one hundred travel days to win. They carry a message from Mayor McBride of their home to Mayor McCarthy of San Francisco.
Distracted parents in many cities seek missing lads as Chicago police track numerous runaway cases. An Illinois youth leaves a note stating intent to harm himself, prompting mournful reactions from mothers and ongoing regional search efforts.
In Geneva Illinois Frank and Mrs Lawrence report their son Glenn disappeared May 26 after a note promising to drown himself in the Fox River. Despite river dredging no trace has been found and the boy has not been heard from since. Teachers’ humiliation over his stammer spurred the flight and many cities report similar cases as officers search daily for missing youths.
The Atlas airs tonight with a big variety of acts headlined by Moredock and Watgon Rag Time Kings performing instrumental numbers. Marle Watson, a male impersonator, presents a varied routine. Richardson's Posing Dogs showcases stunts by well trained animals. Fine pictures accompany the Little Perfection Orchestra at Sherman Co.
Harry Lewis declared readiness to sign articles with Clarence McNutt for a boxing match at 132 pounds. A $500 side bet and all gate receipts are on the line, with Lewis demanding the best inducements offered by the club hosting the event.
A conditional deposit of 100 dollars is tied to the State Leader binding the match once McNutt accepts the terms. The guide advises carrying Benzoin Almond Lotion from Palace to prevent sunburn and tanning on country travel.
Postmaster General Hitchrock told President Taft in Beverly Massachusetts that preliminary plans outline early establishment of postal savings institutions. The briefing signals the administration's push to expand banking access via government backed postal services.
Banks in different parts of the country will pilot experimental branches. The approach targets smaller cities for initial rollout to test services and community impact.
Mex Tietsle was electrocuted at 6:38 last night in a meat market rear at 1835 Thirty-eighth Street when he tried to switch on an electric light. Moldings at Sherman Co.
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