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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1920
Page
15
Dr N Gd Nelson, president, and W J Bree, secretary, appear as officials in a classified notices listing. The item notes their roles in an organization or board, with no further details on actions or dates.
Cheyenne Council invites all members to attend the regular meeting tonight at 7 30 p m with business of importance in confasion and the minstrel show on the agenda Gracr Grand Knight.
Instance Commissioners Office Wyoming certifies Union Health and Accident Company of Denver authorized to transact health and accident insurance in the state for the current year. Witness R B Forsyth Insurance Commissioner. Also a dated personal note about a dance and a dental product mention at the end.
Special meeting of Mountain and Gulf Oil Company stockholders held January 14 1920 with over 75 percent representation adopted a resolution to double capital stock from 1.5 million to 3 million dollars. 1.5 million shares at 1.00 par value fully paid and non assessable. Certificate of Proceedings signed by chairman and secretary filed with state and county clerk on February 2 1920, agent Thomas Hunter.
The article argues Wyoming regularly appears in the Saturday Evening Post and other magazines. It praises publicity value, notes fiction writers shape a heroic romantic image, and urges local chambers of commerce to engage in the publicity game to attract broader attention and benefit the state.
The report lists temperatures from 44 to 92 degrees with a mean around 18 degrees for the date. Wind peaked at 24 mph from the north. Since Jan 1 precipitation stands at 0.78 inches, with 0 inches rain and 3.5 inches unmelted snow in the last 24 hours, and 0.32 inches of melted snow.
An old time ads urging readers to mail 5 cents for Foley Honey and Tar cough remedy, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets, with Druggists refund offer for PAZO Ointment for piles, plus a lost item finder line promising help from The Leader.
Returns from B V Holworthy show more than 60 percent of Wyoming ministers plan to attend the pastors conference in Douglas March 1 to 8 with potential full attendance from three denominations. The Women’s conference will run parallel at Gasper with the same speakers and slides. Nine national leaders in missionary and interchurch work will headline the Douglas event, including H F Laflamme, Clyde F Armitage, W A Brown, Edwin S Collier, Earle B Gross, and Loran F Sanford.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels notes Admiral Sims rarely sailed. He recalls Sims in a book describing one sea trip with a British admiral. Daniels cites Sims at Paris during the Spanish American War and at London headquarters in the recent war.
This article summarizes NYC Board of Health guidance to reduce flu risk, noting milder current flu epidemics though vigilance remains. It promotes Vicks VapoRub for inhaled vapors to prevent colds and ease symptoms, outlining external chest and throat applications and the growth of Vicks usage nationwide to 17 million jars annually.
Geneva Feb 23 Ex royalty have easy time in Switzerland since the armistice with Karl of Austria Hungary and Empress Zita living near Prangins and Lugano. Ludwig III of Bavaria resides in Locarno with signs of mental strain while cousins and other ex rulers frequent Davos and Geneva. Jewelers profit from royal jewelry sales as Swiss banks hold high value pieces and loans.
A vintage ad claims Foley Kidney Pills boost pep and energy in middle-aged men by toning kidneys and banishing poisons from the blood. It cites Rev. W. F. Mi Swyndale of Macon Georgia praising readiness to speak for the product.
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