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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1920
Page
8
Twin frost comets lit the night sky above Pittsburgh blast furnaces as intense activity and cold weather create brilliant yellow shafts. Scientists say the lights fade with warmer spells and will return next winter, due to furnace plumes refracting light into the frosty atmosphere.
London hotel managers warn thousands of Americans planning spring and summer visits should secure accommodations before travel. They predict London can host only about 4,000 guests at a time and many rooms are booked months ahead. Estimates of Americans en route to France vary from 1,000,000 to far lower figures.
London reports the secret of the smoke screen used by the British navy in Ostend and Zeebrugge raids is disclosed. The acid is sprayed into a destroyer funnel and vaporized by heat with water vapor forming the cloud. Commander Brock died in the Belgian port assault.
An advertisement touts Dr. Miles and a new Special Personal Treatment for heart disease and related ailments with an $2.50 fee for continued care. It claims 80 years of research, cures where others fail, and invites afflicted people to test the treatment at no cost, promising rapid relief and a Heart Book with a free Twopound treatment.
The second article by Monte M. Katter John guides amateur writers on crafting film scenarios. He explains plain and pertinent advice for those pursuing fame and fortune in motion pictures.
This piece advises amateur writers to focus on plot and characterization rather than technique, present a complete readable script on one side of typewritten paper, and include a self addressed return envelope. It warns against personal letters to editors, stresses avoiding continuity format, and explains how studios rewrite stories through synopsis and scene sequence with input from directors and players.
The article argues imagination must follow constructive craft to avoid erratic plots. It stresses concentration, training, and knowledge of literature drama and screen drama as keys to successful picture stories. Tomorrow Mr Katterjohn explains how to select a theme.
Melbourne report quotes Dr. Griffith Taylor of the Austrian bureau who doubts air travel to the South Pole. He says hurricanes and blizzards make sustained flight impossible and predicts Dr. J. L. Cope’s next summer expedition will struggle to reach the pole by air. He questions Antarctic mineral wealth and coal deposits as economically viable within 50 years.
New York Feb 26 Former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson plans to return to the United States within weeks to surrender to federal authorities in Chicago. Johnson, convicted of violating the Mann Act, fled the country seven years ago and has since traveled through Europe, Latin America, and Mexico, awaiting the moment to face justice.
London reports strained postwar shipping ties with Germany as dockers at Barry refuse to load the Hedwig Fischer for Bremerhaven. The vessel is sent to Avonmouth. German crew are kept ashore while dock workers finally agree to unload.
A large, dry search turnup uncovers a complete stock of baby carriages and sulkids at Hobbs Huckfeldt and Finkbiner, a local shop noted for its dry goods and long standing catalog.
In Madrid a wave of gambling spreads as casinos rise at city borders and banks of licensed houses draw crowds daily. The public is described as increasingly wagering pesetas late into the night, with many allegedly becoming pauperized by the games that advantage only the lucky.
A historical ad notes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a liver kidney bladder remedy. It claims years of testing and urges readers to buy from druggists or request a sample by sending ten cents to Kilmer Co. Cheyenne readers are advised to mention the Leader.
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