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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
7
An Eastbourne woman began a railway journey realizing she had left her child on the platform. She promptly returned by the next train to retrieve the child. The note cites a humorous misstep amid other brief observations on birds, war material, and poultry care.
Practical guidance on breeding turkeys emphasizes keeping beat stock for a flock, avoiding market sales of breeder birds, and selecting for thrift, firmness, and strong bodies. It warns against early breeding that can ruin strain vigor and notes that large turkeys come from well bred stock, not small breeders.
Cattle in strong demand at noon with choice to good steers at 6.235 to 7.00 per hundredweight and fancy steers to 7.50. Cows moving steadily with hogs tops at 7.75 and bulk 7.00 to 7.75. Sheep see a fair demand with yearlings around 5.50 and light lambs at 6.45.
In Chicago the wheat market rose on bullish forecasts and worries about world shipments and a blizzard hindering movement in the northwest. May futures climbed to around 91 cents before retreating. December options stayed firm. Corn and oats followed, with mixed gains as hedging and regional receipts influenced prices. in South Omaha cattle, receipts totaled 2,700 with steady to firm quotes across categories.
The text covers fowl respiration and health needs, breed variation in poultry, a quote on giving gifts, a humorous English court case about a man annoyed by wet paint, and reflections on gender roles in home life. It reads as a miscellany of observations, proverbs, and social musings.
In a humorous exchange Mr. Henpeck dismisses the notion that there is always room at the top. His wife sharpens the jab by asking when he was ever up there to see.
An English hawker told a magistrate that beer is the sole pleasure in his life, explaining his fondness as a personal vice.
Cattle receipts totalled figures across cattle, hogs, and steers with market listing steady to higher. Western cattle and stockers showed mixed prices. hogs ranged up to $7.70 with several weight classes noted. State Senader ad copy promotes the Wyoming Want Ad medium.
Reading lists two Cheyenne firms: The Bartlett Engineering Company at Mintog Owl and Foreigation Engineers, 1819 Capitol Ave, and W. Niner & Co Insurance Loans Real Estate and Bonds at 1724 Carey Ave. The note provides addresses and services for local businesses.
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