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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
16
A dense catalog of canned goods produce and confections lists items like California walnuts Pecans almonds dates and dried fruits with prices per pound bushel and per unit Also features Christmas oranges cider mince meat and candied fruits in bulk and small packages with varied prices throughout the page
A vintage price list lists vegetables for the avial season. Items include tomatoes fancy ripe per pound, Brussels sprouts by the dozen, artichoke, cauliflower white trimmed, cucumbers large hot house, spinach, green onions two bunches, sweet potatoes four pounds, white potatoes, carrots ten pounds, red beets, parsnips by weight.
Customer requests early ordering for non perishables and oysters with Monday delivery and mentions fresh vegetables. Includes thanks and notes need for prompt action.
Cheyenne reports strong support for the Salvation Army kettle drive for the poor. In two days the kettles collected nearly $1000, with R B Davidson donating a quarter of elk from his market display. Despite other campaigns, residents continue contributing amid concerns of real need verified by charity boards and schools.
The article notes winter arrived yesterday, the solstice day, and confirms days will lengthen by seconds daily. Almanac states winter starts now, autumn is over, Cheyenne faces three months of harsh weather and high living costs.
Officials have not yet been informed whether employes of the university are to receive bonus checks this year. The incomplete notice leaves the decision pending and details undisclosed.
Isaac Hudson Sapp, 60, died after years with cancer, confined two weeks. He was a Cheyenne figure, survived by brothers Hiram Sapp of Cheyenne and Charles H Sapp of Ravina Ohio, and sister Anna M Rawlings of Ravina. Funeral plans to be announced.
Opera star Alice Nielsen and Dr Leroy R Stoddard, a New York physician, married today at First Presbyterian Church Greenwich Conn. Only three people attended. Stoddard is son of the late S R Stoddard, noted author and publisher.
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