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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1920
Page
3
Alexandre Millerand becomes both premier and foreign minister in France's new government. He was recalled from the Alsace governorship to assume the post.
A Mexican pyramid at Teotihuacan, possibly older than Nile valley structures, is reported by National Geographic as a new find. Excavation aims to reveal Toltec religious practice, sun worship and city ruin evidence from volcanic eras.
A new portrait of Julio Acosta Garcia as president elect of Costa Rica is described, noting the office will be doubly responsible given postwar commerce and international affairs challenges ahead.
Descriptions recall heads of burnt clay and earthen jars of antique form with a single cloth fragment guarded in a museum. Many skulls and some skeletons have been unearthed as a valley view opens to snow peaks and the Pyramid of the Moon framed by green cover and overgrowth.
Richard Rue and Merrill Jay, the youths who fled Cheyenne in borrowed uniforms from the Hynds building and left rent unpaid, appeared with their true identities clarified after initial misnames. A new confession surfaced about a $50 theft from a mother, prompting a return to county jail for further proceedings.
Governor Charles J. McCarthy of Hawaii chairs a commission arriving in Washington to press for statehood and revised land laws for the territory. The delegation seeks amended statutes to facilitate admission and economic development.
Roads out of Cheyenne are in very good condition with exceptions. Eastbound between Durham and Archer is rough, West between Buford is rough, North to Chugwater is fair to Wheatland and rough to Douglas, then excellent to Gasper. Heeda road is rough but improving.
An old advertisement touts Pinex as a home remedy to stop a severe cough within 24 hours. It instructs mixing 2½ ounces of Pinex with a pint of sugar syrup or alternatives like molasses or honey, claiming quick relief and membranes healing. The copy emphasizes affordability and guarantees satisfaction, noting the product from The Pinex Co. of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
W B Dinneen returns from the Chicago Auto Show praising the Hudson Essex and REO displays. He notes strong truck interest and warns of freight car shortages impacting production, mentioning a 48x12 pneumatic truck price of 700 dollars each.
The statement notes that prompt delivery is valued and that many plants have warehouses full and are clamouring for cars to ship them, highlighting high demand and supply chain pressure.
A brief for sale notice appears in the want ad column of the State Leader. The item is described concisely with key details and a contact point for buyers.
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