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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1912
Page
10
Medicine Bow editor recalls how a poem by Alfred Cronberg was mangled by a compositor. The piece The Suitcase of Sorrow was printed as Linearcare Tomorrow and other verses altered, upsetting Cronberg who vows to return armed. The episode ends with the editors noting the joke largely lands on them.
Mrs Julian Heath president of the National Home Union outlines a plan to deliver fresh apples new exes and country butter from farms to half a million New York households by parcel post. She says farmers would earn more while consumers pay lower prices as registry bureaus open next Wednesday in principal cities.
The Ble Bend Bazoo recounts a crowded holiday edition cut to twenty four pages due to Christmas prep. It jokes about a mackerel faced clerk, a 8 cent alarm clock gift, a sermon numbered No 6, a $100 reward claim on a lost diamond pin, self theft by Jim Thompson, a spurious divorce withdrawal, Skinny McAllister’s pie mishap, Major Young’s blue cow juice, and a rambling townsfolk scene filled with humor and social comments.
Four year old Glen Cummings wandered from Newcastle Wyoming with his father and was later found on a hill above the reservoir after a search by horsemen and townspeople. He had traveled about five miles through snow across canyons and gulches, wearing no overshoes or mittens. The rescue ended safely with the child back with relatives.
Bert Rowell the veteran trapper from Horse Creek near Dubois visits Lander with six live foxes for shipment to eastern fox farmers. He has shipped two consignments this season and sells fur pelts in Lander at good prices. He expects a big bear crop next spring and notes cubs seen last summer. Rowell, expert on Wind River range hunts, reports steady annual fur receipts.
More than 700 car loads of oil will be shipped from Casper during December, a record since refineries began operating locally. Officials expect similar volumes next summer after ongoing improvements. Once a single small freight train handled the Casper Chadron run, now trains move hourly day and night, and this division leads the Northwestern system west of Omaha in activity.
In the introduction of a man named Brown and a claim about a will the case will feature the examination of saving and life insurance and the alleged exploitation of funds in the pending trial of Mrs. Mills Jordan on charges of securing money from a companion.
An old ad style note promotes a pine extract remedy as a cure for coughing, asthma, and related ailments. It claims natural heat from white pine and mentions patent specifics and imitators.
An unclear OCR fragment notes a Mrs Jordan identifying a death at Ocean Park as her husband’s own action on a date in 0 26. It mentions excess of 5000 dollars and money being reappeared due to health concerns. Officials will exhume remains. exhibits will be shown at trial including Jors hinwelf as a prosecution exhibit.
An ad notice from The State Leader urges subscription to The State Peacer, describing the publication as the medium for Wyoming readers to follow news and opinions. The fragment shows a call for readers to subscribe and engage with local content.
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