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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1920
Page
12
The Cheyenne State Leader notes Randolph Leigh as editor and manager with mailing responsibilities at the Cheyenne post office. Copyright and Associated Press rights are stated, claiming exclusive republication rights for local and credited dispatches.
The departure of Honorable W. E. Chaplin after four decades as a Wyoming journalist leads to John Charles Thompson Jr. of the State Leader being named the state’s new dean of newspaper men. Thompson, famed for swift news handling, is widely trusted from New York to San Francisco for reliable reporting. The Leader notes Chaplin's long editor career and Thompson's rise to Wyoming journalism's oldest-active veteran.
The National Casket Company increased wholesale prices citing the flu and other deaths. It also boosted dividends to aid stockholders with the cost of living, declaring 1 percent quarterly, 1 percent extra in cash, and a 5 percent stock dividend to be distributed March 20.
A candidate pledges reduced taxes by one third citing proven ability to cut levies. The statement highlights experience and a track record of fiscal restraint to appeal to voters seeking tax relief.
The piece argues Governor Lowden reduced Illinois taxes by seven million dollars over three years, one third, without harming public services. It claims he could slash federal taxes and reorganize the government, boosting GOP prospects nationally during wartime.
A Chicago bank president was arrested for carrying liquor in his trousers under a ban on transporting intoxicants in any vehicle. Officials argue over the interpretation of the law while the man jokes about confiscating his pants and buying new ones. The case worsens as prosecutors pursue a broader charge while questioning the trousers as a transportation vehicle.
Billy confronts a rival goat and charges him off but smashes into a mirror. Blood shows on Billy’s face but the farmer sees no culprit. The tale ends with Billy escaping punishment and a hinted tomorrow surprise.
In Cheyenne the Dildine Garage shows four Series 20 Studebaker models the Special Six touring car coupe sedan and the Big Six touring car. The display marks a rare exhibit with opening day expected to draw many auto lovers.
Two 640 acre Stock Raising Homesteads listed near Medicine Row with Carey Avenue address 1721. Office phone 1100 and residence 688 provide contact numbers for land listings.
An old advertisement urges readers to visit their druggist for Dr King’s New Discovery claiming it cures colds coughs grippe and croup. The copy promotes quick relief for both children and adults and mentions $1 bottles available for trial.
A dated advertisement touts King’s New Life Pills as a prompt, mild remedy to cleanse bowels, prevent dangerous after effects, and restore normal function. It urges readers to choose a trusted supplier and use the product for relief.
Theodore O Hara born founder of The Bivouac of the Dead is honored on the centenary. Alexander M Dockery turns 75 today. Hunter College marks a semi centennial. Pythians of Minnesota celebrate a golden jubilee dating to 1870. Idaho calls a special session on the federal woman suffrage amendment. Oklahoma Republicans convene for delegates to Chicago. Mexico U.S. trade talks open in Mexico City. Women join the Assay Commission in Philadelphia for 1919 coin testing with Mrs Kellogg Fairbanks and Mrs B M ford as members.
Racing meets hold at Havana and New Orleans with clubs and associations. Baseball holds joint Ameri can and National leagues meeting in Chicago. Texas Field Trial club begins in Cypress. Westminster Kennel club show opens in New York. Joe Welling faces Mickey Donley in a 10 round bout in Detroit.
Albert Bushnell Hart, longtime Harvard government expert and author, has been named exchange professor at the Sorbonne in France. A Pennsylvanian educated at Harvard and in Germany, he began teaching American history at Harvard in 1883 and rose to full professor. A friend of Theodore Roosevelt, Hart was active in the progressive party and municipal reform, and he has long cooperated with human advancement causes.
A fragment notes Daniel Boone born in Bucks, noting his fame as pioneer and Indian fighter. The text references his imprisonment in Missouri and a Mount Road location, but details are unclear.
The record notes Holyoke Seminary as an early women’s higher education institution. It lists Caroline Lee Hentz as a pioneer American novelist who died in Marianna Florida, born 1800 in Lancaster Massachusetts. Coleman of Missouri named first US secretary of agriculture. Churchill bills liquor regulation in Britain. Corse Confederate general dies in Alexandria Virginia. France claims Madagascar. Wilson meets the Prince of Wales at the Murat Mansion in Paris.
W. E. Curry of Evansville Indiana writes that his little girl recovered from croup after using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. He says it gives instant relief for colds coughs and throat troubles. He states it is safe even if overdosed tastes good and does not upset delicate stomachs.
Birth anniversaries mark Thomas A. Edison born in Milan Ohio 73 years ago today. US Rear Admiral James H. Glennon born French Gulch California 63 years ago today. Rt. Rev. G. Mott Williams bishop of Marquette Michigan born Fort Hamilton New York 63 years ago today. John F. Fitzgerald former Boston mayor and congressman born Boston 57 years ago today. Clive Day Yale professor of economic history Hartford Connecticut born 49 years ago today.
Advertises a pine cough syrup blend using 4 ounces of Pine with a pint of sugar or alternative syrups to treat coughs and throat inflammation. Claims rapid relief within 24 hours and suitability for bronchial asthma and hoarseness. Warns to ask for 2½ ounces of Pinex and not to accept substitutes, with a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co.
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