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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
6
An advertisement-style fragment touts Eatonic as fast relief for acid stomach and digestive discomfort. It urges readers to take Eatonic to calm stomach issues, maintain mental alertness, and avoid health dangers from acid-related pain.
Army men and Y M C A workers credit literature like Fit to Fight with reducing venereal disease and guarding soldiers from temptation. Y M C A issues weekly bulletins and pamphlets, often as stories with morals, distributed to enlisted men and officers, widely read by soldiers.
Confusion over lighting a cigarette leads to a near fight among three soldiers at the fort. A third man strikes, a match is wet, another blows it out, and blows are exchanged before comrades separate them.
Two cars, a Podge driven by C. B. Abernathy of Hutchison Kansas and a Ford driven by Bob Haskins east of the city, collided on the road to Fort Hassell yesterday afternoon. Neither occupant was seriously injured though Abernathy and Haskins suffered minor cuts from glass. The drivers agreed to share repair costs after garage work and repaint estimates. Abernathy is an attorney from Hutchison.
This old advertisement promises freckles will fade with Othine double strength. Apply nightly and morning from an ounce bottle bought at a druggist. Results claim complete clearing of dark spots and lighter freckles, with money back if it fails.
A Nebraska registered auto was stolen from outside a liquor house Thursday morning. The thief took liquor from the car, but the booze was removed before police found the vehicle on the city’s north end. The owner, who refused to identify himself, recovered the car.
George F. Inman, 69, long-time Cheyenne resident and Denver music teacher and piano tuner, died this week at his Denver home after recent work with the Columbine Music Company of Denver.
Jean J. Leon a leading Chicago spiritualist is in Cheyenne with his wife and daughter and Clement Bardowoski to organize societies in Wyoming towns. He says Cheyenne has about 55 believers enough to start a society and that Laramie has the most spiritualists in the state, with plans to go there next.
A businessman praised a new ordinance limiting sprinkler nozzle handling, saying it will conserve water and protect grass and flowers. He noted his own habit of saving plants by watching sprinklers but argues the rule reduces waste and keeps yards lush.
Leaves on country trees wither, seen along the edge of a military reservation. Rancher Burt Little from central Cheyenne reports that trees in his area have shed all leaves due to drought.
Y M C A men at Port Russell report strong evening post entertainment attendance though enthusiasm has waned since soldiers began returning home. The unease stems from many wanting to go back rather than stay for activities.
The aging Empress Eugenie, widow and once a controversial figure, remains a dominant social force as memories of the 1870 war linger. Her presence suggests renewed influence in French affairs and potential political maneuvering.
George Walsh of Weston Missouri visits Cheyenne to study soil and climate for growing tobacco in Wyoming. A series of analyses will determine feasibility, with potential land purchase or lease for cultivation if results are favorable.
Mrs Reginald De Koven, wife of the composer, joins a national campaign by the National Liberty League. She plans a nationwide effort to form a country wide school clearinghouse to discuss and oppose Bolshevik influence in high schools and to promote standard forms and remedies across the education system.
The fire chief and police chief announce cooperation to keep roads clear when alarms sound. They note motorists frequently tail the fire apparatus, hindering emergency response and endangering lives.
Travelers report fewer dandelions. drought hardens streets delaying grading work. Plains Auto notes sheep shearer shortages. Hobbs Huckfeldt & Finkbiner offer baby carriages and sulkies. W S Sullivan visits from Iron Mountain. J A Allard attends business in Cheyenne. Fort Russell patrol receives a 90 mph motorcycle.
The Elks and their families are asked to attend the May day services at the Elks Home on Sunday at 3 00 p m June 15th The committee lists George J Eustis from Rock Springs and the Connelly supper at 1613 Capitol Avenue The state prairie fires spur new fire guards along rail right of way.
Former Cheyenne journalist Simp son traveled to Laramie to visit friends while Roy J. White promotes 12 season piano learning at the Plains Hotel. The P. G. Grauman family plans to move back to Rushville Missouri as Grauman finishes work at the start of July.
A Cheyenne man helps Kathleen Bullat by purchasing a ticket to Minneapolis, her home, and presenting it to her to end her stranded and penniless situation in a strange land.
Fred Taylor, long-time local printer, was in the city last night on his way home to Goldfield Nevada. He says Tag Lor has just returned from the front after two years away, and Taylor himself plans to re enlist after a short visit with friends. He reports being wounded four times and twice captured in states.
Reed Hollister reports Harley Davidson has seven paid factory riders who will attend if a large purse is offered. He plans to approach the Frontier committees to possibly secure riders from multiple factories for a race at the Frontier Days event.
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