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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
5
The contest department urges action now with a triple vote offer on meat. The offer ends next Saturday at 10 P M with no extension. Next week votes count for double votes, so subscribers should act promptly while counts are high.
An extended contest offers a Buick touring car and three other autos as top prizes. Candidates may gain votes by subscriptions with a three-for-one offer until August 26. Twelve scholarships to Colorado and Wyoming colleges are also awarded to runners-up across four districts.
Voting coupons clipped from the paper are kept for ten days to allow complaints and corrections. After ten days the coupons are destroyed but a complete record remains on file so a candidate may look up their votes for correction. The rule speeds counting of thousands of clipped coupons daily.
New York reporters chronicle a drought looming after months of heat as Manhattan suffers a water shortage. The piece notes minimal rainfall, vast daily water needs, and planned responses to avert a broader crisis.
Vague notes refer to voting schedules and advance subscriptions tied to Parmer and Ranchman entities with prices or options. The fragment suggests a local civic or agricultural context but lacks clear actions, dates, or outcomes.
In Lowellville Ohio on August 24 William Smith a South Carolina hunter crawled into a lynx den and killed the leader after a three hour battle. The six foot long lynx had terrorized the area killing stock and attacking people. Smith organized a posse but had to retreat as the other lynx fled in fear.
In Shoshoni Wyoming on August 24 a large shipment of machinery arrives to construct a major steel bridge at the canyon of the Big Horn river. The Burlington line will extend to the south portal and cross the river with the Kirby Shoshon division joining nearby. The bridge will be among Wyoming's largest and requires heavy equipment to handle steel sections. Until the bridge is in place and used most canyon construction cannot begin.
An old advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes a testimonial from Wolding Kinnan & Marvin of Synton praising FP J. Chaney for honesty and ability to fulfill obligations. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and lists Toledo Ohio as the company base.
Notice details a Wheatland fair on September 4 to 10 with a special September 9 train from Douglas to Wheatland and return stops via Orla Junction and Jac Otia Junction. Ticket prices listed, plus departure times and pickup points. Also includes a misleading veterinary notice urging safe gear, with a tobacco free claim and product tag.
News from the Leader reports on local ice cream events and state notes. The brief item highlights new flavors and community sales by Knight's Ice Cream, with regional updates and a nod to national stories.
Colorado based nursery promotes evergreen trees fruit trees roses and ornamental stock grown in state. Guarantees Colorado provenance healthful true to name and well rotted soil. Offers premium to club makers and freight paid on orders over ten dollars. Bend region agents wanted.
The teachers examination traditionally held at the institute will take place at Cheyenne High School on August 27 and 28. All teachers must be present by 8 a.m. on the 27th to take the examination, with questions issued that season not usable again. No additional examination will be held on November 26 and 27.
A Washington man, Harry A. Orme, plans to join the ranks of aviators with a new aeroplane built on the Serpe iprtacial design, described as innovative with some new features. The report notes Orme as the builder and anticipates his entrance into early aviation circles.
The notice describes a trade proposition involving a Viveacre garden tract, a four room house, bars, a large hen house, fruit trees and five acres of water rights near Englewood. It seeks Oboyenne property in exchange and provides contact at 2122 Renkot.
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