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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1921
Page
10
A damaged OCR fragment recalls a bygone era when a kiss and lipstick marked social acts. The line compares past smiles to modern expressions, hinting at changing manners and gendered codes without full context.
The Cheyenne State Leader a morning newspaper established in 1867 is published by the Tribune Publishing Company. It lists contact details and staff roles including managing editor Charles Thompson and staff editorial operations in Cheyenne. The paper participates in Associated Press news distribution and offers mail subscriptions with various terms.
The biological survey warns against rat depredations and the costs to the public as rats spread disease such as typhus and bubonic plague. It recommends cooperative rat-control efforts and using barium carbonate as an effective poison.
Rhode Island State College experiment station reports a fertilizer breakthrough that grows grass while destroying weeds. By substituting ammonium sulfate for nitrate of soda in regular applications, soil remains acidic and weeds weaken while turf thrives, promising a weedless front lawn.
Farmers donate 50 million bushels of corn for starving Europe under Carl S Vrooman while Herbert Hoover accepts the donation. Ship crews railroad workers and railroad lines pledge transport without pay to export centers and centers arrange carloads for dispatch. Leaders Willard Finley and Markham promise railroad and line support to supply equipment.
A lighthearted note on divorce woes citing Mido Kido as a bone of contention between spouses over dog custody. Chicago attorney Charles Hrbstein notes disputes over a pedigre ed dog in custody battles, sometimes splitting time six months each. The piece mocks the idea while contrasting canine indifference with upset children.
The piece cites a figure of one hundred million rats across the United States consuming food valued at about 200 million dollars yearly. It frames Ellis Butler’s story as less dramatic than the rat problem confronting the nation.
A tuberculosis patient asks about contraception and sanatorium care for herself and her two children. The advisor suggests admission to a sanatorium to receive treatment while protecting her children from infection.
Cheyenne Wyoming 24 hour weather ending 6 pm 7 March 1921 records show temperatures at noon and evening with 6 am 12 pm and 6 pm readings. Humidity varied from moderate to high with relative humidity near peak in the afternoon and evening.
Normal temperature this date 31 degrees. Actual mean 34 degrees. Change 6 degrees colder in last 24 hours. Highest 41 at 11:30 am. Lowest 28 at 6 pm. Wind 13.7 mph yesterday. Precipitation since January 1 1.84 inches vs normal 1.10 inches. Last 24 hours precipitation and snowfall listed as T inches.
New York March 5 Tex Rickard received a cable from Francois Descamps manager of George Carpentier agreeing to an extension of 80 days to obtain a site for the world heavyweight championship bout between Carpentier and Jack Dempsey. Champ Clark missed the White House but will be remembered long after some presidents are forgotten.
Mrs. M. D. Gillespie of Kansas City shares a simple at home mixture to darken gray hair. Combine half a pint of water with one ounce bay rum a small box of Barbo Compound and percent ounces of glycerine. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade.
March 8 1870 birth in Cosmetics Mississippi marked the creator of the lip stick trust credited with placing lipstick within reach of all. The item jokes about a lipstick theft phrase transforming from a stick up to a lip stick up bird phrasing.
The First National Bank of Cheyenne opened in 1871 under charter 1800. It traces its growth from a small pioneer operation at Sixteenth and Pioneer to a major financial institution, noting key directors, moves, and the 1921 condition statement. It highlights gold dust and coin premiums as era touchstones and references relations with Omaha and Denver banks.
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