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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1912
Page
16
The Help-One-Another club will meet at Mrs Joan L. Thomas's home 822K Dist street Thursday afternoon. A feature is a display and demonstration of aluminum cooking utensils by the agent who will make coffee and hot cakes for refreshments.
Mu Beta Club hosted by Mrs Hardman will entertain the Mu Beta Club group Friday afternoon in apartment 3 of the Mission building.
The Altar and Hostry Society of St. Mary’s plans a lawn social at Mrs. Rice’s home on West 11th Street. It starts at two in the afternoon and runs into the evening with amusements for all ages. Ice cream and cake will be served. admission 15 cents for adults and 10 cents for children.
A notice states supper from 6 20 to 8 00 PM inviting everyone. It mentions a tempting menu listed in another column and encourages broad attendance.
A Presbyterian Church and Ald Society member group plan a Friday afternoon picnic at Pioneer Park. Attendees will bring a dish to share and gather for a communal meal and fellowship.
The Jewish Ladies Circle will meet this afternoon with Miss Lena Brown.
A home remedy suggests slicing four bananas and lemon juice pour over them. Add a gill of tea water and half a cup of sugar. Let stand for thirty minutes in a cold place before serving.
Combine one cup sugar st Yrup with one cup lemon juice and two cupfuls of peach pulp. Dilute with water, chill and serve as a sweet citrus peach drink.
Instructions describe preparing apricot lemonade by soaking dried apricots then cooking and mashing, adding lemon juice and sugar, and serving with ice water. It also outlines apple sauce from baked apples with spices and a method to create a hot weather drink from excess fruit with lemon juice and sugar. Additional tips include using maraschino cherries, soda water, ginger ale, and assembling fruit juices in separate jars for easy invention of new drinks.
An excerpt notes hair work discounts at Mrs Clara Ligterns Beauty Parlor 411 W 19th St plus daily changing specials for ice cream and cold drinks by Hanson. The tone mimics a mid 20th century newspaper short item highlighting promotions and consumer tips.
Py Catholic ladies meet Thursday at the home of Mrs. Peter Rice 201 West 11th Street for a town social in the afternoon and evening.
Industrial Club directors approved a page advertisement in the Chicago Record-Herald. A Wyoming booster edition is planned for the last Sunday in July or first Sunday in August, highlighting Cheyenne and Frontier Days to attract readers across Illinois Nebraska and Chicago.
Parish House at St. Mark's Guild hosts a community supper on Wednesday July 24 inviting everyone. The event, supported by The Sherman Co, aims to feed about 85 people with a noted meal.
A boy named Harry Lyon fled his home after claiming mistreatment by a step mother. He said he left due to harsh chores and restrictions, and sought work while traveling. Authorities report he was located with clean clothes and a restless journey, preferring Wyombe to returning home. His father and mother seek letters from him if in trouble and may pursue a ranch if needed.
The 14 year old was taken into custody by the department and United States Marshal Patton with Sheriff Wickwire at Cloverly and brought to Basin for a preliminary hearing. United States Attorney Ridgely arrived from Cody to handle the government's case. The boy pleaded guilty and was bound over under $500 bond to appear in U S court before Judge Riner on November 11.
Testimony places Jenkins near the victim’s home with an overcoat and hat while others report no sign of life at the residence during several visits. Weather data cited to support that a fire was needed in the Jenkins home the day of the murder. Prosecution rested its case as witnesses described timing and conditions around the incident.
The defense starts its rebuttal as witnesses are called when the court opens this morning. The fragmented OCR reads as a rehearsal of argument and initial testimony amid ongoing proceedings.
The testimony centers on Jenkins, Hayes, and Chief of Police Schoels detailing the Cheyenne murder scene. Officers describe the tin box, blood on clothing, and a suspected burglary claim while Jenkins and others recount movements and attire on the day Mrs. Jenkins was killed.
Testimony notes eleven o clock morning sighting at James Bros. Cigar Store. Witness says he wore working clothes not a black suit. Others detail Mrs. Jenkins’s frail health, weight of 117 pounds, and statements about Jenkins’s planned quit date and attire on the Sunday morning prior to the murder.
Vincent Astor will sail for Europe this evening aboard the Mauretania, arranged by secretary Mr. Dobbyn. He will meet his mother Mrs. John Astor in London and spend two months touring the continent, with his mother expected to accompany him home. He will pass the Olympic, sister ship of the Titanic, as it leaves this port en route to quarantine around 1 AM Wednesday.
In Guadalasca Mexico hundreds evacuated to nearby towns fleeing ongoing quake shocks that have ruined buildings cracked the grand cathedral and left two streets strewn with debris after three days of tremors.
The senate voted 34 to 20 to amend the dry appropriation bill authorizing 225000 dollars for a continued tariff board. A Democratic amendment creating a congressional tariff commission failed 81 to 21. Liquid Veneer The Sherman Co.
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