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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1920
Page
4
The Cheyenne State Leader item notes Randolph Leigh as editor and manager and lists postal and business office details. Internal lines show rate and address notations, with Associated Press affiliations and republication rights retained by the paper.
The passing of Honorable W. E. Chaplin closes a forty year era in Wyoming journalism. John Charles Thompson Jr. becomes the state’s dean of reporters as he continues with The State Leader and gains fame as a trusted national correspondent noted from New York to San Francisco.
The National Casket Company raised wholesale prices amid the flu crisis and other fatal illnesses. It boosted dividends to help stockholders cope with rising living costs, declaring 1% quarterly, an extra 1% cash, and a 5% stock dividend due March 20.
A candidate pledges to cut taxes by one third, arguing their proven ability to manage government and deliver lower levies while preserving essential services. The claim centers on fiscal efficiency and voter appeal.
The piece argues Governor Lowden reduced Illinois taxes by seven million dollars in three years, claiming one third cut without harming public services. It says his success could appeal to Republicans nationwide and boost his push for federal tax relief and government reform.
A Chicago bank president was arrested for transporting liquor in a pair of trousers, sparking questions about whether clothing can be a vehicle under federal anti liquor laws. Officials say he violated prohibitions on manufacture and transport, while critics note the trousers should not qualify as a transport means.
Billy Whiskers confronts a rival goat and misreads a mirror image as an intruder. He butt heads with the illusion, causing a bloodied scene before the others discover no real offender. A turkey later blocks him, leaving him unpunished for misdeeds as Nanny and the farmer misinterpret the chaos.
The Dildine Garage displays four Studebaker Series 20 models the Special-Six touring car coupe sedan and the Big-Six touring car in Cheyenne opposite the new city and county building. Manager F R Dildine says the four-car exhibit showcases a remarkable line and invites Studebaker enthusiasts to view the display during its opening day.
Two 640 acre Stock Raising Homesteads near Medicine Row with Carey Avenue address 1721. Office phone 1100, residential 688.
An ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery for colds coughs grippe and croup. It claims quick relief for children and adults and promotes a $1 trial bottle available at local druggists.
An old advertorial urges readers to take Kings New Life Pills to relieve clogged bowels and maintain regularity. It argues neglect leads to negative health effects and positions the product as a prompt, mild remedy available through pharmacists.
Celebrations mark the birth of Theodore O Hara author of The Bivouac of the Dead. Alexander M Dockery honors his 75th birthday. Hunter College begins semi centennial festivities. Pythians of Minnesota celebrate golden jubilee. Idaho calls a special legislature session on the federal woman suffrage amendment. Oklahoma Republicans hold a state convention for national delegates. Mexico and United States plan their first trade conference in Mexico City. The Assay Commission in Philadelphia includes women for the first time with Kellogg Fairbanks and B B Munford as members.
Havana hosts the Winter Meeting of the Cuba American Jockey Club while New Orleans stages the Winter Meeting of the Business Men's Racing Association. Chicago hosts a joint American and National leagues meeting and Cypress Texas hosts the Texas Field Trial Club annual meet. New York opens the Westminster Kennel Club Beach Show. Detroit features Joe Welling versus Mickey Donley in ten rounds boxing.
Albert Bushnell Hart, long a professor of the science of government at Harvard, has been appointed exchange professor at the Sorbonne in France. A Pennsylvanian educated at Harvard and in Germany, he began teaching American history at Harvard in 1883. He is a prolific author and editor, close associate of Theodore Roosevelt, and active in municipal reform and progressive causes.
Fragmentary item notes Daniel Boone born in Bucks County and imprisoned in Missouri on September 26 in an era tied to Mount Roa Ton. The readable text preserves a historic reference to Boone as a famous pioneer and Indian fighter.
The list notes Holyoke Seminary as a pioneer in women’s higher education in America. It records the deaths of Caroline Lee Hentz in Marianna Florida, born 1800 in Lancaster Massachusetts. Gen Montgomery D Corse born 1816 in Alexandria Virginia. and other items including Norman G. Coleman’s appointment as first US Secretary of Agriculture, and the French claim to Madagascar. It also mentions Lord Randolph Churchill’s liquor bill in Parliament and President Wilson hosting the Prince of Wales in Paris.
A Evansville Indiana father reports using Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for his young daughter with croup and says it provides instant relief for colds and coughs. He praises its safety for children and notes it tastes good and does not upset delicate stomachs.
Thomas A Edison born in Milan Ohio 73 years ago today. James H Glennon born in French Gulch California 63 years ago today. G Mott Williams born in Fort Hamilton New York 63 years ago today. John F Fitzgerald born in Boston Massachusetts 57 years ago today. Clive Day born in Hartford Connecticut 49 years ago today.
An advertisement extols Pinex as a potent pine based cough remedy. It claims 2½ ounces of Pinex in a pint bottle with sugar or molasses syrup yields a superior, inexpensive treatment for coughs, hoarseness, bronchial asthma, and throat ailments, with a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co.
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