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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1914
Page
3
A reflective poem about a student with a soiled copy and scorn from peers, and a teacher’s vow to cherish efforts. The column then shifts to social notes on weddings and local gatherings, detailing Miss Mae Huntoon’s June wedding plans, guests traveling from Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs, and community entertainments hosted by the Con sistory and local families with picnics, theatre outings, and parties.
A flurry of visits as Miss Kathleen Stuart of Denver stays with sister Mrs. W R Grier for weeks. Mrs William B Hoss and son William Bradford return from Tennessee and Texas. Margaret Grier and Mary plan a Denver summer with grandparents, while Muriel Guy returns from violin study in New York City about July 10. Various residents travel, guests arrive, and plans span Cheyenne to Denver to Washington and beyond.
Dr Baylis hosted a Silver Crown picnic with Miss Gillis of Mississippi and Miss Crittenden of Texas as guests of honor. The group enjoyed mountain scenery. Captain and Mrs Pearson and party fished at the dam. Captain Nelson, back from Texas, will stay at Fort Russell for a time on recruiting duty. Mrs Edgar A Myer hosted an informal evening gathering to meet Mr Ed Clark.
Women of Cheyenne enjoy a four week recess as the Thursday Bridge Club gathers with Mrs A P Hanson. The Wednesday group meets with Mrs B B Treat while Mrs Oscar Kaufman of Chicago attends as guest of honor. Coterie Art Club entertains by Mrs Harry Klingman. Help One Another Club hosts Mrs F G Lundell at 618 East Eighteenth Street Thursday afternoon.
The Presbyterian Aid Society meets in the church parlors next Friday afternoon with Mrs Kep ler and Mrs George Kepler as hostesses. A Strawberry Festival by the Guild of St. Mark is planned at the Parish House Friday evening with a strawberry and ice cream festival and dance. The Jewish Circle will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2416 Van Lennen Street with attendance urged for business. The Birthday Club Picnic divides the old Presbyterian society into four groups with a penny per year age deposit required. funds will be raised by serving hot coffee tea ice cream and lemonade at a City park picnic Tuesday afternoon. Children’s Day program at the Presbyterian church is held this morning at ten in the auditorium.
Beauty salon entry lists services for hair work dying bleaching and specialty at 1809 Curey Ave with prompt mail order attention and phone number.
Florence Wyoming June 20 residents report Garnet Waltman visiting Edna Samuelson then returning home to Wheatland. Charley helps during absence as J 8 Solder recuperates. Orpha Samuelson and Kate Bennet visit Chugwater. Gebhart family from St Paul Nebraska visit Tillie Bennett. Local talk includes irrigation plans, garden woes, mischievous youths, and a wild west show at the Samuelson ranch.
W C T U notes show the anti alcohol campaign gaining ground with rising public support. Ella Wheeler Wilcox urges perseverance despite mixed sentiment as Hobson defers a national prohibition vote, expecting a July tally with a simple majority but not two thirds.
The piece argues the saloon yields little employment, about 100 jobs per million in capital, far less than other industries. It suggests redirecting liquor capital to productive use could employ millions more and cites quotes from Edison Lincoln and Franklin advocating temperance and regulation.
Pope Pius X thanks the Catholic International League Against Intemperance and endorses a vigorous global temperance drive. He urges clergy and Catholic societies to strengthen education and example, highlighting the social and moral harms of alcoholism and the need for prompt remedies.
An advertisement touts Clara A Ligier Meanty Culture Parlor for Scientific Practical Treatments. It urges women to visit weekly for beauty care and retain their looks, with phone and address provided for appointments at Carey Avenue.
Cyrus Ray mond Cobb famed Detroit fielder was arrested after a fight with Harold Harding. A revolver was used and a witness says Cobb broke Harding’s thumb in the scuffle over some fishers Cobb had purchased.
New York June 2 The presidents of National League clubs met with the national commission and virtually decided no third major organization is needed to oppose the Federal league invasion. International league representatives took part in the conference.
The General Federation of Women’s clubs approved a resolution opposing liquor traffic at its convention in the Pompeiian room of the Congress hotel. Kentucky led the drive with a wave of support and applause, signaling strong anti alcohol sentiment. New York is eyed for the 1916 biennial with a council meeting in Indianapolis to decide.
A brief classified item notes stamps priced at ten cents a dozen and lists a postal address 1612 Carey Avenue.
Thousands suffer eye troubles from inaction and costly specialists. A simple at home prescription “Optona” with water baths is advertised to cleanse, sharpen vision, and reduce inflammation. It claims to help wearers discard glasses and is safe for infants and the elderly, with druggists ready to fill it.
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