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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1920
Page
14
A brief fragment lists food items with per cent values including bacon round steak plate beef hens navy beans oranges sirloin rib roast chuck roast lamb baked beans and canned corn. The OCR text reads like a shopping or nutrition note with scattered percentages. No clear event or person is identifiable.
Denver hosts the National Western Stock and Horse Show January 19 to 24 with over 4 million dollars in livestock on display. Secretary Fred B. Johnson notes the Western Stock Show Association finances the event, aiming to outdo 1919 and 1920 entries for pure bred cattle hogs and draft animals.
A Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows food expenditures rose in most of 50 cities from November 1918 to November 1919, with New Orleans and Louisville showing the smallest gains under five tenths of a percent. Several cities posted 4 percent rises, others 2 or 9 percent, while Minneapolis had the highest surge overall.
The report shows an overall 5 percent increase in average family spending from November 1948 to November 1949 across 24 articles. Items up include onions 73 percent prunes 64 percent coffee 58 percent rice 26 percent potatoes 18 percent sugar 46 percent canned salmon 14 percent storage eggs 14 percent butter 13 percent fresh mall orders 4 percent and cornmeal 1 percent. Debtors note navy beans down 24 percent pork 18 percent bacon 14 percent chuck roast 12 percent round steak 6 percent rib roast 6 percent ham 4 percent sirloin steak 3 percent and pork chops 3 percent.
The six year span from November 1913 to November 1919 saw an overall 84 percent rise in the cost of 22 food items. Individual surges exceed 100 percent for rice bread potatoes cornmeal flour and more. For 1943 the average annual index shows 488 in October and 192 in November, a 2 percent rise erasing August’s peak within the period.
Manufacturers warn the public to order cars now to ensure spring delivery. Dealers may have few on showroom floors but demand will exhaust them as spring arrives. If buyers commit early they will secure preferred spring delivery and avoid long waits.
A fragmented reflection on questions and answers from 920, urging honest replies. It contemplates what world would exist if all questions were answered fully and correctly and invites careful consideration before acting.
The report notes a clear to normal day with a mean temperature of 34 degrees and a 24 hour change of 6 degrees warmer. Highest 46 at 2 40 p m and lowest 22 at 3 10 a m. Wind from the west at 36 mph was the peak velocity at 1 40 p m. Precipitation remains 0 inches since January 1.
City jewelry shops unite to set a 6 pm closing time aligning with other merchants. The move aims for uniform hours citywide, while ads urge customers to phone 83 for prompt delivery at own expense.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a sale and possible purchase or perchance event. Names, dates, and places are unreadable, but the context implies a local transaction or notice. Further legible text is needed to specify parties, location, and deadline.
Washington dispatch outlines the new presidential industrial commission to reconvene January 2, study industrial relations, and press for closer employer employee ties. It stresses quiet work, potential for lasting reform, and costs under twenty five thousand dollars with members serving without pay.
The 1919 county clerk fees totaled 8470 with total income of 9200 across all channels. The semi annual report goes to the county commissioners Tuesday. Average monthly fees were about 700 with marriages averaging one and a half per day. The year saw 446 instruments filed, up from 354 in 1918.
John L. Sullivan chief clerk at the Local Office of the Union Pacific returns to his desk after a vacation. He resumes duties at the headquarters, signaling a normal administrative routine.
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