State Leader Newspaper Listing
Fragmentary OCR notes show a periodical reference for Cheyenne with date text unreadable. Mentions editor contact and a Sunday state leader listing with price and subscription line.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1911
Page
12
Fragmentary OCR notes show a periodical reference for Cheyenne with date text unreadable. Mentions editor contact and a Sunday state leader listing with price and subscription line.
A Wyoming advocacy argues the state fair belong in Cheyenne, not Douglas, tying it to Frontier Days to boost state resources exposure. The piece contends Cheyenne offers superior transportation and adjacent-population advantages and urges aligning future fairs with the Frontier Days event to maximize statewide benefit.
The State Leader advocates moving the annual state fair from Dougiaa to Chey gate, arguing the change would bring real value to the state and reflect earnest consideration. The note praises Chey gate as a growing, energetic town.
A beggar on the street smiles through hardship as a harsh storm rages. The narrator recalls the beggar across the way laughing at him, warm in spirit despite cold surroundings, revealing a poignant, humble joke he shares with the town.
A wife awakens to a night alarm and hurries downstairs to confront a burglar. Her husband replies from upstairs in nightwear, revealing a misheard alarm and a prankish misunderstanding about a burglar being downstairs. The tale ends with a pun on his safe upstairs attire.
A fair sized crowd enjoyed B. C. Whitney's musical comedy The Isle Of Spice at Capitol Avenue theatre. The cast, including Bobbie Woolsey and Tack Lealle, delivered a lively, well costumed show with Bompoha played by Stanley Peleh drawing the hit of the evening.
The Atlas program ends its first half tonight to open a new bill tomorrow with novel turns by Miss Kate Fowler and a farcical sketch by Kama and Bird. The Gleason duo and Tred Houlihan perform, while the Atlas Orchestra offers up to date numbers and Prof. Dunn explores romance on stage.
Miss Texas Guinan stars in The Kissing Girl and has begun signing photographs with her thumbprint instead of a signature. The idea, echoing Mark Twain's Puddin Head Wilson, has drawn requests from theater and Chicago society women. If trends hold, the thumbprint autograph may become a popular fashionable novelty.
A revised list of plays booked by the Capitol Avenue theatre management promises Cheyenne and Fort Russell patrons many pleasant entertainment nights. Manager Stahle notes the lineup and assures quality performances for the coming season.
The trial art has moderated after settlement between the syndicate and theatre owners. Changes are few, with several new bookings listed from January to June including The Kibsing Girl, Ta vana, Mary Jane's Pa, The Dollar Princes, The Virginian, The Chocolate Soldier, The Man Who Owns Broadway, and other names featuring Grace Cameron, Pranela Wilson, John Drew, and Paul Gilmore among others.
In Chicago just before New Year revelry the tip trust scheme crippled by exposure cost cafe owners thousands. The system reportedly handled millions over three years by hiring boys to collect hats and coats and solicit tips, with patrons sometimes tipping large sums for the service.
A new chewing gum trust with capital of 9 million dollars was launched in Chicago. The consolidation of the Zeno and Wrigley concerns creates the William Wrigley Jr company, incorporated under West Virginia law. The firm will run the world’s largest gum factory and employ a premier set of officials. The old Wrigley brand previously generated over 10 million dollars in annual gum sales.
Stage and city details unclear. readable items indicate a basketball contest between Eaton Business Men and a team named 4 Train held on a Friday evening around January 6 with additional notes on Kemper and Hala and a dance after the game.
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