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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1913
Page
6
Weather report for 24 hours ending 6 PM Mountain Time notes colder on Wednesday with fair Thursday in Wyoming. Extremes on this date: high 60s to 1006? and low around 21. last year highs near 41 and lows around 8.
Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner writes from Washington praising the parcel post as a major blessing to 20,000,000 rural residents. He credits David B. Lewis for securing a provision giving the postmaster general power to expand the service and notes the reform curbed express company influence in Washington.
The article discusses Professor Otto Lummer and Professor Summer of Breslau exploring methods to create diamonds by melting and crystallizing carbon under extreme conditions. It notes their experiments with high temperatures and pressures, a sealed oxygen free medium, and plans to test carbon under 300 atmospheres to form fluid carbon droplets.
At a New York annual meeting the National League directors elected Governor John K. Tenor of Pennsylvania as league president for a four year term. Salary set at 25850 per year and active duties begin January 1 1916. John N. Heydler to handle details in the interim.
The piece lauds Postmaster General Burleson for a growing postal service paced by parcel post profits. It notes a 1883 surplus of 2.84 million and contrasts past deficits, predicts higher future gains from a 50 pound parcel limit, and foresees telegraphs and telephones as extensions with Congress data backing them.
Berlin reports that wild ducks on ponds curb mosquito larvae, with officials like Dr Gebbing and Dr Heinroth citing lower mosquito levels in Thiergarten after introducing ducks. Estates and gardens across Germany saw infestations drop after stocking ponds with thousands of wild ducks. In Naumburg laborers uncovered a 1688 iron chest with rusted remains and coins.
New York City controller William A. Prendergast rejoined the Republican party after a bid for governor as a Bull Moose leader. Observers note his close ties to Colonel Roosevelt and speculate the colonel may soon follow suit, though Roosevelt is reported to be in South America.
Aged hair can be darkened with a strong brew of common garden sage mixed with sulphur and alcohol. The remedy claims to turn gray or faded hair darker, remove dandruff, stop scalp itching, and reduce hair loss after several applications.
An easy to use tonic costs about 60 cents a large bottle and is advertised as whitening gray hair to natural dark, glossy, soft locks. The method claims applying with a sponge or brush to small strands yields hidden grays by morning and deeper color after a couple of uses.
The Robinson offers a broad array of freshly made Christmas candies. Shoppers can browse a wide selection of seasonal sweets and holiday treats for gift giving and enjoyment.
Fragmentary lines describe curious groups in huts or black tents linked to Turkey and Arab plains. Claims revere Satan as a potent force for good or evil, with note that they will not name it openly. The phrase ends with a thought on indecision and timing.
A Christmas tip suggests pleasing him with a box of Retna Perfectos Cigars for his after dinner smokes.
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