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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1920
Page
5
A Cheyenné High School column named The Lariat credits editor Edith Marsh assistant editor Helen Reid sporting editor Francis Bon and reporter Marion Yoder as the school’s writing team.
A nationwide campaign in French schools seeks money for rebuilding school houses in France. Each pupil was asked to give at least a dime or more. High school students recognize the need and have contributed liberally due to their own need for better schools.
A stream of visitors and locals populate Cheyenne with names from Casper Torrington Basin Riverton and Green River. Notables Henry Draper Glyde Jackson Miss Verna Dragos and many others are listed as visiting registering at the Plains Normandie Albany and other hotels amid city ads and business notes including a savings rate pitch from Union Trust Company.
The High School Reserves held a Thursday meeting at the new Y W building introducing thirty new initiates amid a total of fifty seven members. Cheyenne defeated Pine Bluffs 40 to 27 in a fast clean game and a 45th Cavalry loss followed 22 to 24 with Dollie Sorenson praised. Cadets showcase new uniforms and Major Kerwin oversees rapid progress with a talk on business virtues by A C D Johnston.
Warren Miller heavyweight champion wrestler of the American Expeditionary Forces seeks a match in Cheyenne or Wyoming. A letter to the Leader asks the matter be brought to interested parties. Miller will meet any heavyweight on a reasonable basis. Weight 195 to 200 pounds. Open for January or February dates.
An ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a decades trusted remedy for rough throats chest congestion and persistent colds. It claims quick relief of coughing and soreness with a general reassurance for adults children and families.
A humorous take notes booze news dwindles as price rises to a dollar per swallow while readers crave any available liquor news. It plays on slang and ambition, suggesting demand grows when supply is scarce and readers invest effort to obtain the liquid jazz.
Frances Trego Montgomery introduces Billy Whiskers a lively goat hero in a new serial for children launching on Tuesday January 13. The tale promises adventure action and color as Billy encounters police fires a circus and family life with Nanny before fathering two kids.
A satirical tirade decries liquor consumption amid alcohol dangers and high costs, suggesting abstinence as a purse friendly choice. The article includes a weather section detailing temperatures, humidity, wind, and precipitation for January 9 with figures on mean temperature and latest readings.
Bay BE. Lee, director of the census in Cheyenne, reports many landladies decline to name residents and show indifference to cooperation with enumerators. The city urges better cooperation for a complete population return.
Officials urge residents of Cheyenne to submit their names by mail to ensure an accurate population tally. Envelopes marked Official Business and labeled Census Department will be delivered without stamps.
The notice states for customers to call the lead number 93 to arrange prompt delivery at the company expense. It emphasizes a rapid, no-cost delivery upon contact and promises to resolve the matter quickly.
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