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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1920
Page
14
Classified ads list business and real estate for sale at 1713 Pioneer avenue and Holdinge Lots, 1918 Mitchell Six car trade ins, lumber sale, lodging and apartment rentals, and two room suites. Also notices for hiring, wanted listings, livestock sharing, lost items, and an estate administrator’s final account with February 7 dates and March 30 objection deadline.
A stylish basket weave cotton blouse with heavy embroidery is described as a practical spring and summer wear item. The text notes its discovery in coal cargo recoveries from sunken ships and mentions sea water immersion improving coal combustion, leaving mostly ash.
A compilation of curious notes from history including naming by birth day in Ashanti, longevity of oysters, bird sleep mechanics, early cotton supply, medical oaths in Belosehistan, Chinese leap months, 19th century English leaf-wrapped meat, sea prayers in paper slips, mass-produced tops, Egyptian amphibian floods, London animal show mice, blue whale jumping, ancient Greek acoustics, magnified bee eggs, bee netting patterns, compulsory education in China, Japanese language in Australia, Philippines canary bread, wood pulp paper process, Antwerp sugar origins, ancient Egyptian shoes, Danish agriculture, Belgian anti drinking prize, and a record rose tree bearing six thousand blooms.
The report covers grain prices for corn oats and barley at Chicago Minneapolis and Omaha markets dated Feb 13. It lists bid prices for corn at May and July contracts along with oats and rye in Minneapolis, various corn oats and mixed grain prices for Omaha, hogs cattle and sheep market results in Omaha and Chicago with receipts and price ranges for beef steers cows veal calves and feeders.
Paul Althouse a Metropolitan Opera tenor spends most of this season on a national concert tour with eighty engagements booked nationwide. His wife known as Zabetta Brenska appears in movies, giving the family little home life as the photographer swapped them with their older daughter during a brief vacation. Althouse is noted as the first American to sing ending roles with the Met without European training, moving directly from a vocal studio to the stage.
Melville Chater recounts in National Geographic the famine and horrors in Igdir Armenia. He describes starving refugees, grave desecration, and the aid work of Near East Relief aiding orphans and survivors.
A collection of curiosities notes steel ships carry more cargo than iron ones and chestnut farming in France commands huge capital. It mentions eye diseases, a Yeddo earthquake, sperm whales yields, prepaying letters in France, and amber jade mines feeding China, ending with a bakery ad.
A columnist urges parents to prevent children’s colds from worsening, claiming prolonged illness weakens the body and can lead to serious issues. Mrs. J. S. Pitson of Cleveland hails Foley's Honey and Tar for stopping her child’s coughing without opiates.
A display of 600 Kewpie dolls is set to be shown at Eagles Hall next Tuesday, inviting collectors and families to view the whimsical assortment. The event promises a rare gathering of the popular figures for a local audience.
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