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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1912
Page
8
The advertisement lists Tretousse Kid Gloves for ladies in all lead ing shades plus Derby and Ireland Cape options in multiple shades. Prices include $1.25 per pair for several Cape gloves and $1.75 for silk lined or unlined kid gloves. Also notes Missen and Girls Cape Kid Gloves and silk lined ladies gloves with Demater Place qualities.
Advertises Onyx ladies and gents hosiery in black tan or white with prices from 81 cents to 2 dollars per pair. Wayne Silk Hosiery available in all shades priced 1 dollar 50 cents to 2 dollars per pair. New Silk Hose features embroidered silk with pairs at 1.50 and 2.50. Gents Lisle Hose offered in all colors.
The Mystic Maze club met Thursday with Mrs W Shade for a preholiday gathering. Christmas decorations were in evidence as members sewed and visited, a 6 pm supper served, guests Harris Bump Barry Teasley and members Border Christensen Taylor Sigler Nagel Panman Zalesky, host Mrs Zalesky. The OG H Club held a Christmas party with Gertrude Bender as hostess, rooms adorned with greens and a decorated tree, gifts for all attendees.
The club held an old fashioned Christmas gathering with songs and socializing. Santa Claus appeared in a female host role, distributed gifts from the tree, and young ladies admired their presents. A Christmas snack was served near midnight as all members attended.
In church circles Nell and Fredonia Huff host the Delta Alpha society at their home this evening. The Jewish Ladies Circle met at the Schule with Rabbi Schlen in attendance and a refreshment portion led by Mrs. J A Miller with Mrs. E Wellnit and Miss Chertock assisting. Baptist ladies plan a bake sale today at Johnston grocery for Sunday dinner and the Christmas feast with plum puddings and mince pies among the offerings.
A retired army officer cites a magazine claim that France unearthed 45,000 Babylonian tablets detailing kings and law, noting Babylon as the true Mother of Laws. The piece asserts ancient Egypt pioneered civil service, mail delivery, and the first turbine, influencing later inventions and even Edison.
A review of Professor Frank Frost Abbott’s The Common People of Ancient Rome frames Roman paternalism as a historical constant. It notes public baths and washhouses as Rome’s early social policy and parallels to contemporary city efforts in Los Angeles lauded as civilization progress. The critique cites Diocletian railing against luxury and price controls and Plautus on price trusts as echoes of today’s trust concerns.
Proposals to start a shark liver oil export from Malaysa refined in Europe and sold as codiver oil. In October sharks come into the lagoon between the barrier reef and the atolls to pair, allowing large numbers to be speared by skilled hunters. Sharks range seven to fifteen feet, liver yields about five gallons per large shark, oil worth seventy eight dollars a ton. Sharks are found in pairs and harpooners aim to kill the male first to also spear the female who stays with its mate.
The Alimony club, a group of men imprisoned for defaulting on alimony payments, held a Christmas Day banquet in jail. Twelve sat down to a repast, two men recently released returning for the occasion. Songs accompanied toasts as "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" and "Our Unfortunate Successora" drew laughter.
A Prince Albert, Cape of Good Hope parent recalls a nighttime croup attack on his little boy. He used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy per directions for an hour and twenty minutes and states the danger was quickly passed. Gold by ab dealers.
The Tching Pao of Peking marks a thousand years as the world’s oldest newspaper. Since its founding a copy of each issue has been kept in the archives of the Peking palace. The paper has long valued accuracy and maintained strict journalistic discipline with severe consequences for errors.
Mrs H C Varoum and Mr L Folck hosted the South Cheyenne Aid Society at Varoum's home after the business session. A luncheon followed the social, with Mrs Piper set to entertain on December 26. The Johnson School provided a pleasing program before the holiday vacation. Mr Henry Folck returned from a Colorado ranch with daughter Virgie Erna accompanying him. they will visit at the home of Mr Lester Folck.
In Pittsburg on December 19 Kei Yamada defeated George Slosson of New York 400 to 341 after 49 innings. The match, third in the Morningstar Slosson Yamada series for a $1,000 purse, featured Yamada’s 88 49 average and Slosson’s 64 7 49.
Evelyn Arthur See, freed on bail after a year in jail, barricaded himself in his temple with four women and a 17-year-old follower, resuming his mystic teachings. He promises new revelations to abolish prisons and laws while planning future work and seeking reassurance from two mothers and their daughters in the cult.
Washington reports the War Department has completed plans making Hawaii the key and Gibraltar of the Pacific. A secret board and hydrographic experts aided in choosing land battery sites and testing ship approaches. Large quantities of munitions and big guns are on Oahu and ready for use, with defenses to be rushed for the Panama Canal.
Vresident McAleer denies plans to trade Bock O'Brien the neem plicher who impressed alongside the world champion Red Sox. The report notes O'Brien’s strong wing play and ties to the club, with no official move announced.
A Los Angeles captain and his pet swan draw notice as the bird, gifted with a stately presence, wanders the area. The tale notes the swan’s companionable traits and its appeal during daily routines, including moments around popcorn or crackers.
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