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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1911
Page
5
Claiming to cure kidney and urinary disorders, the ad urges early use of Pape's Diuretic from Cincinnati makers. It lists symptoms from back pain to frequent urination and warns of progression to Dropsy and Bright's Disease, asserting universal pharmacist availability at 60 cents.
Mrs. Mary Renler about 78 collapsed on the doorstep at 417 West tenth street and died minutes later. Coroner Dr. Beard took charge and her body was moved to the West Sixteenth Street morgue. An inquest seemed unlikely as heart disease and old age were suspected. funeral plans await word from relatives in Wisconsin. Her son J J Renner runs a confectionery in the Shedman building on Thames Street.
Two committees from Torrington and Wheatland visit Cheyenne to push creation of Warren and Platte counties. The Torrington group led by H W Yoder J T McDonald Thomas Powers and J T Snow favors a new capital for Warren County in a thriving city. The Wheatland delegation C R Mason M R Johnston and D McCallum backs Platte County and aims to make Wheatland its capital.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination on January 27, 1911, for the position of fireman in the custodian service at Cheyenne Wyoming with a salary of sixty dollars.
A February 7 1911 note lists a $900 yearly vacancy at Fort LD A Russell Wyoming with February 17 1911 date. Five marine fireman posts open at Fort Worden Washington and Fort Stevens Oregon with no educational exam. Applications on Form 1800 and details avail from the Eleventh Civil Service district Seattle or local post office representative.
An illustrated an ad touts Vincl as a cure for sleeplessness caused by overworked nerves or digestive issues. It cites a Marion Indiana testimonial from Mrs. L B Heinlein who slept well after trying Vincl after other remedies failed. The copy promises a money back guarantee if there is no relief.
Three men identified as C. A. McCoomb Frank Penwich and Grant Batley were arrested early Sunday by Sergeant Embry and Officers Talbot and Daker on O Neil Street near Eighteenth. They allegedly arranged whiskey sales over the phone. Police confiscated a jug of whiskey a tunnel and several bottles and handed the men to county authorities.
In Campatoo Wyoming, a young teacher at the Millen school is paid in full despite never marking present. Patrons accuse incompetence and seek a legislative remedy while the teacher continues her half mile walk, roll calls, and daily departures to collect salary for guiding students through early lessons in Young America.
The Atlas bills a balanced week with acts from comedy to mystic. Cunning Handout King falters next to Scott and Wilson, while Dancings and Beott and Wilson offer fresh acrobatic routines. The Kelvin Metleon trio and short films cap the program with entertaining novelty.
Readers are reminded of the enduring fairy tale Little Snowdrop told through generations, a charming tale that has delighted countless children and preserved its gentle, hopeful magic across ages.
Funeral services for Ellen Lawler will be held at St Marys cathedral at 9 am. She died last Friday at the Whalen ranch six miles east of Guernsey and was about 77. An early immigrant to Laramie County she cooked for travelers at Fort Laramie and cared for Western hunters and trappers. Her husband died at Fort Laramie years ago and she may have relatives in Canada.
Prominent Cheyenne residents traveled to Chicago to seek Pasteur Institute treatment after a dog infection spurred a rabies scare. A rabid dog reportedly bit a dog owned by Van Tassel, who is also in Chicago for treatment. A local veterinarian urged drastic action to curb stray dogs as authorities consider a city muzzle ordinance. The Van Tassel dog remains in a glass cage under medical observation for hydrophobia.
Members of the Cheyenne Industrial Club will gather at the club room tonight at 8 o'clock for the annual meeting. The notice urges attendance and notes the event is held in the club room. Members are reminded of the date and time.
An advertisement extolls The Neal Institute treatment for all drinkers, claiming neutralization and elimination of alcohol toxins, no hypodermic injections, a three day cure with money back guarantee, and confidential communications from Omaha and Grand Island offices.
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