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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1921
Page
12
The Cheyenne State Leader lists establishment in 1867 and daily morning publication except Monday. It notes editor and manager contacts, association with the Associated Press, and rights for republication. Advertising and mail subscription rates are shown for various periods.
The piece extols a Get It Done movement as urgent public and private action. It praises Kansas City for starting now and urges cities and nations to begin improvements without delay, from sewers and bridges to homes and fences, as spring approaches.
A motion picture weekly follows a journey from Dublin to Paris to Trafalgar Square then New York and Washington. The film shows President Millerand and a White House scene as a silent guide to distant places. It frames world life as a civilizing light moving through a hill village.
An advice piece recalls old courtship ploys once used to charm a sweetheart and suggests using similar tricks to keep happiness in marriage. It urges couples to recall gifts and flattery that once won affection and to apply them now that the beloved is a wife.
The text advises that a breastfed baby's bowels may reflect the mother's constipation and suggests correcting the mother’s bowels, giving orange juice diluted in water to the infant, and training the child to a daily routine. It also notes using a gluten suppository if needed. It discusses that bad breath has multiple possible causes and can stem from nasal catarrh or other sources, without specifying a treatment. It mentions a cigarette machine producing 650 cigarettes a minute.
In early 1875 Laramie hosted a state lottery touted by J. M. Pattee. The venture drew money for printers and editors as Wyoming had no ticket sales, easing local prejudice. Col. Slack and Dr. Hayford led the local press responses amid hard times in the printing business.
The Pattee lottery in Laramie funded operations through overtime and post office gains, silencing ministers and boosting bank activity. A Methodist church fair dress vote highlighted graft as the Snowden baby won with votes bought by the Smith family, prompting protests and scrutiny before the dress was awarded.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets offer quick relief from constipation without griping. The vegetable compound with olive oil stimulates normal liver and bowel action and may improve bad taste breath dullness and bilious feelings. Available at bedtime in 15c and 30c boxes.
In 1877 Wyoming legislature faced rising opposition to the Pattee lottery as ticket holders outside Wyoming demanded drawings. Convincing facts led to a law to squelch lotteries forever, ending the elder statesman’s public activity in the territory.
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