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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1912
Page
2
A flooded public notice lists multiple candidates running in the Democratic primaries for Laramie County Wyoming. Frank B. Roach J C Hansen seek sheriff assessor posts. William Dunstan aims for County Commissioner and Mamie E Hefferon for Superintendent of Schools. Corson W Slingerland Patrick Doody and W B McComas also file for Road Supervisor and County Attorney.
A voter notice from 1914 Wyoming shows Wilfa Kleary announcing candidacy for the Democratic nomination for County and Prosecuting Attorney, subject to the August 20 primaries. The notice also includes Thos. R. Reid seeking Democratic nomination for County Commissioner at large for a four year term, subject to the same August 20 primaries.
In Cheyenne Wyoming George H Troastle announces for the Wyoming Legislature from Laramie Platte Goshen district on the Democratic ticket subject to August 20 primaries. Richard A Grace of Cheyenne declares for County Clerk of Laramie County on August 29 primary. Peckham seeks Assessor seat with county records experience on August 20 primary.
A Platteville Colorado post office safe was blown early yesterday and $400 to $500 in stamps stolen. A loyal doctor nearby fired on four fleeing men who escaped. their identities remain unknown as police search for suspects.
All members and visiting brothers are requested to meet at the K P hall at 2 40 today to attend the funeral of our late brother W A Richards. W BE HANNA a a
A Poughkeepsie woman who left factory work due to back pains reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with curing nervousness and weight gain and urges others to seek the medicine. The letter extols long standing popularity and asserts its effectiveness for female ailments.
Fehert Ie FE. J. Farrington runs for county commissioner on the Republican ticket for a four year term subject to the primaries to be held August 20.
Former deputy for the mint announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for County Treasurer, subject to the August primaries, naming Ray K. Olds as a related figure.
SEDALIA Mo Aug 19 Bessie Altus a 17 year old college student from Cabool Mo who committed death by own action by hurling herself in front of a train was buried two miles south of Sedalia A letter found addressed to her 11 year old sweetheart Deloa Niblack whose mother refused permission for marriage due to age the letter written two days before her death expresses enduring love and note of wedlock desire the restlessness she felt since parting Also a product ad for Chamberlains Liniment appears in the text.
A visiting woman asks why a friend looks under the bed at night and learns the husband, who has taken to motoring, often crawls underneath. The remark implies humorous or curious behavior connected to a hobby or habit noted in the exchange.
The Wyoming Good Roads Association announces its semi annual convention to be held in Rawlins around September 12. The organizing committee aims to have county representatives from across the state to discuss road improvement and to propose measures to secure state aid from the upcoming legislature.
Ira W. Naylor returned from his ranch with a can of crude oil skimmed from a spring on his Casper area farm. The spring served the Naylor family for two and a half years without any prior hint of oil, located outside the known district, when he found the surface coated with oil yesterday morning.
A report from Montpelier Wyoming says a gold bearing rock vein found ten miles from town yields $14.13 in gold and 40 in silver two feet below the surface. About 100 claims have already been located as shafts are planned and surveying continues.
James M. Lampman justice of the peace for Digfern county was arrested in Cody on a charge of embezzling 109.98 while acting as agent in a sale for Mrs Church of aero Montana. He is accused by townspeople and officials of writing worthless checks and has resigned his post. J. R. Bonwell appointed to fill the vacancy.
Farmers in Pine Bluffs Wyoming met at the town hall to organize a new elevator company. T J Rutledge was elected president replacing a resigned director and officers were named including W T Nickel as vice president and John Fisher as secretary. A site will be secured soon and plans drawn to support storage for rising grain volumes and potentially better prices for farmers.
Meeteetse Wyoming Aug 19 The Cody Meeteetse stage line will switch to a six cylinder Everett auto stage operated by Max D and Frank Thayer after purchasing from Albert Klein The auto will begin service when it arrives around Aug 20 improving passenger mail and express connections with Cody The new road rebuilding links Meeteetse to the stage station aiding travel and reliability
In a cantankerous exchange, Prissy Primm and Pert Penelope mock Mrs. Gadby whose boastful display of embroidered hose leads to a faulty fashion misstep. The banter centers on social embarrassment and diminishes the subject's dignity.
The fragment suggests a view that people rarely choose the absolute best option, instead settling for a single good choice amid alternatives. It reflects on the limited set of worthy options in most decisions and the neglect of ideal perfection.
Through a goose club in South London, 60,000 people receive a substantial Christmas dinner each year, funded by local volunteers and supporters. The effort sustains a long standing community charity that distributes meals during the holiday season.
The text links noble traditions to current national need and explains the term Gazette. It notes gazette derives from a Venetian coin that priced the first news sheet, highlighting historical context for newspapers.
The piece discusses contrasting Anglo and French views on marriage. An American Magazine story by W. J. Locke features a character who contrasts cautious romantic pursuit with a French view that love is a present impulse, fleeting yet essential like a shower of rain.
A fragmented item notes Ada assists at both ends in a middle position. The language suggests a sports or game context with Ada as a key participant and a leader or strategist mentioned alongside.
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