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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1912
Page
4
A noisy pitch urges readers to subscribe to The Leader during the busy political season. It extols heated convention coverage and sportslike excitement, promising hot content and a watchful sporting department amid national events.
A Rawlins Journal letter counters a Radical tariff argument, noting hides rose from $1.50 to about $7 per skin and shoe prices stayed steady or rose little, while stock prices and ranges remained stable. The writer argues readers are being misled to prejudice voters.
The piece argues that cooling support for Taft and Roosevelt could yield a dark horse like Hadley, with Roosevelt or Taft potentially concede to avoid splitting the ticket. It notes rising influence of cooler leaders in Chicago and predicts Democratic advantage as the party coalition remains damaged by past performances.
A tribute recalls Wilbur Wright dying May 20 in Dayton Ohio after four weeks of illness. It highlights the Wright brothers early toy helicopter inspiration, Kitty Hawk experiments, and the birth of the aeroplane on December 17, 1903. The article notes worldwide recognition, later disputes over rights, and European acknowledgment of Wright first flights as his own machine.
A promising crop outlook across Wyoming highlights better than average conditions. Winter wheat is in fine shape aside from some issues in certain counties. Spring small grains excel with strong corn and oats quality though slight delay noted. Potato prospects look favorable as prices stay strong. Dairy output is expected to rise this summer and fall, potentially reaching new highs.
A letter from Laramie Wyoming to the Editor Leader criticizes the Clagson school house law. The writer asks why large flying is not present on schools in Wyoming and suggests a penalty clause be enacted by the next legislature.
The Present Chautauqua offers some of the best entertainments ever in Cheyenne with both afternoon and evening shows. The lineup promises strong appeal for all attendees.
Meeteetse News urges the town to hire a gospel minister, arguing the community should join peers in support of spiritual and legal guidance. The piece questions small-town sufficiency and cites neighboring towns with ministers as a standard to adopt.
Correspondence shows Cheyenne urged to help invite foreign delegates of the Eighth International Congress of Applied Chemistry to visit western cities during a transcontinental tour. The letters request invitations to Mr Bernhardt Hease in New York and outline visiting interests, including factories and mills, to showcase American business methods.
Instructions from Michelin advise locating whether a puncture affects one or both tube walls, cleaning surfaces with emery paper, applying a larger patch with cement on both sides, and pressing it firmly. The patch should be weighted and left to cure, ensuring no air pockets remain. Contact Ligler's Beauty Parlors at 411 W 10th St for service.
A satirical note on appearances and social judgment. lines critique how women’s fashion and church attendance reflect character and class. It contrasts originality with plagiarism and mocks the idea that wealth or dress defines virtue in public life.
The primary law requires direct primary elections on the first Tuesday in August, this year August twentieth, for candidates and party committeemen. Candidates must collect signatures for nomination papers from at least three percent of votes cast for representative in congress, with a minimum of sixteen signers, file the papers twenty days before the primary, and have an affidavit verifying signer eligibility and intent to support the candidate.
Cook Bros. Co. advertises sanitary ice at 30 cents per hundred, with phone contact 197 for orders or inquiries.
A fragmented note claims R. A. Grach is not a candidate for county assessor. The text mentions multiple paths through history and references a Chicago-based source with unclear details.
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