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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1920
Page
11
A compiled editorial notes New York Newark and national chatter on marriage rates among white collar workers and other topical tidbits. It cites City Clerk Ryan of Newark, lists occupations of would be grooms, comments on cost of living, and parries with remarks on politics war and history with aphorisms from Kipling and ancient Sparta.
Two goats named Billy and Betty raid a celery wagon eating more than half the crop. A farmer and his dog clash, the animal keeper chases them to the circus, where Betty hides among Shetland ponies and Billy slips into a tent. The donkey and farmer argue as pursuit ends with the animals reaching the fair.
Celebrations mark Texas Independence Day while Missouri Compromise anniversary is noted. Vermont towns hold town meetings as Seattle votes for mayor. Colorado Clothiers convene in Denver amid high-price concerns. Gerard and Monroe debate in Sioux Falls. A west coast farm labor conference convenes in Vancouver, Washington. James Henry Jackson to face death penalty in Washington DC for 1919 shooting. Red Cross leaders meet in Geneva to plan global health and relief efforts.
Cuba American Jockey club hosts racing in Havana while the Business Men's Racing association runs a winter meeting in New Orleans. Auto shows open in Denver and Windsor Ontario. Skating features Canadian amateur speed championships in Winnipeg. Illinois A G holds its annual handicap in Chicago. National AAU junior handball in Detroit. Strangler Lewis meets Jim Hondos in New York. Pat Moore faces Bobby Dyson in Boston for 42 rounds. Eugene Brosseau meets Rhoddy McDonald in Halifax for 40 rounds.
Henry P Davison, a former New York banker and head of the American Red Cross relief and reconstruction effort in Europe, will preside at the general council meeting of the League of Red Cross Societies opening today in Geneva. Born in Pennsylvania, he studied in New England before starting in banking, rising from teller to president and later joining J Pierpont Morgan where he handled major operations.
The entry lists the 1919 victory loan bill of 7 billion dollars and notes President Wilson naming Herbert Hoover as director general of the American Relief Administration. It references notable figures from history and politics, including Sir William Howe, Gen. Sam Houston, Judah Alden, Mademoiselle Mars, and Ismail Pasha, with brief birth and death mentions and a Verdun assault event.
Advertisement promises dramatic weight loss without exercise or dieting. It claims Marmola tablets reduce two to four pounds weekly and offers to sell a large case for four dollars from Marmola Co in Detroit.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild laxative and safer substitute for calomel. It claims rapid liver relief without harming teeth, gums, or causing after effects, urging use when feeling logy or heavy and promising clearer thinking and revived spirits. Prices listed as 10c and 25c.
Washington March 1. The British government has been formally notified by the state department that Sir Auckland Geddes will be agreeable to President Wilson as British ambassador to the United States. The notice follows the leader page ads noting results.
The advertisement promotes Zemo as a safe dependable treatment for itching irritation and skin eruptions. It claims to soothe and relieve conditions such as pimples eczema blotches ringworm and similar troubles. Available in 35c and 1 bottle sizes from The E W Rose Co Cleveland Ohio.
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