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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1921
Page
4
A compilation of humorous classroom quips from era newspapers shows teachers prompting students with odd linguistic tasks. Pupils deliver witty misfires about language and discipline reflecting period schooling and social norms.
The Cheyenne State Leader issue presents its masthead information and publication notes. It lists the editor John Charles Thompson as managing editor and notes Associated Press membership and republication rights. Advertising and mail subscription details appear with pricing for annual and monthly plans.
The Interstate Commerce Commission laughs at a Association of Railway Managers claim praising private railways after returning to private control. Managers cite moving 180000 freight cars and untangling congestion, while the commission notes it ordered traffic and car movement since May to relieve bottlenecks. The piece ends with railway executives proposing three beers for themselves.
The article discusses revival screenings of Chaplin in Carmen and other titles as box office attractions while noting a shift in audience taste. It cites editorials like Topics of the Day as increasingly successful in drawing crowds and questions whether newspapers should steer content toward public interests rather than raw demand.
A traveling American notes Berlin vaudeville humor mocking the autocrat after the war. The joke about a deserter contrasts with the theater crowd's roar signaling a break from divine right delusion. The writer observes this as hopeful news for Germany’s self-liberation.
The text explains fainting as temporary unconsciousness from reduced brain blood flow and contrasts it with shock, a more serious condition after injuries. It lists symptoms, such as dizziness and pale cold skin, and instructs to lay the person flat with the head lowered. It also answers quinsy sore throat as caused by pus forming germs behind the tonsil leading to abscess.
The text explains that a boil or abscess presents with swelling and great pain making swallowing hard. Treatment involves incision to drain pus. Until pus is evacuated, relief may be gained by gargling a hot bicarbonate of soda solution.
In Topeka blue law advocates defend the cigarette ban as veterans clash with former soldiers pressing repeal. Dr. W A McKeever of Kansas University calls for a public debate on cannons of progress and accuses ex soldiers of serving big tobacco interests.
The Cheyenne land district reports 2974 homestead entries from Jan 2 1920 to Jan 2 last, split near evenly between farming and ranching. Four year total ends yesterday at 13607 with stock raising entries at 640 acres. The volume shows heavy work by Register Will Reid and Receiver Luke Voorhees amid contests and complaints by homesteaders.
Colonel Roberto Carrillo, former secret service chief, says Mexico will clear international indebtedness during President Obregon's administration. He toured through Paso to Los Angeles and predicts constructive measures and a reorganized graft-free government with a clean financial slate by the end of Obregon's term.
Mrs. C. B. Schwab of Canton Ohio writes Foley's Honey and Tar is one of the best remedies for children's coughs as it is free of harmful drugs. She notes serious sickness follows severe coughing and holds that timely use helps ward off illness.
A rainy afternoon scene shows Aunt Lillian explaining heirloom as a word handed down from father to son. The young nephew reacts with a humorous misinterpretation calling his pants a queer name.
Jokes from a classroom include Johnny’s mouthful responses to speaking requests and humorous exchanges with teachers. The feature collects outbursts from students such as defining unaware and locating the Declaration of Independence.
Fragmentary OCR text mentioning opium and a cellar scene with unclear context. No clear individuals, organizations, dates, or events can be established from the readable lines.
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