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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1911
Page
3
A moralizing essay argues that independence for a single woman is hollow without marriage. It claims married life offers growth and fulfillment, while bachelorhood remains unfulfilled. The piece urges bachelor maids to pursue matrimony over fashionable pursuits.
Miss Laura Dwyer received a pretty pink and white shower hosted by Mrs. John Tobin on East Twenty-sixth Street with guests including Mrs. John Galvin and Miss Mattie Murray. Emma White hosted a tea for Mrs. Gos Kenyon at Went Twenty-first Street and a later evening at the Garry home featured a Capital Rebecca Degree Star 23 gathering with games and an eleven o'clock lunch. A flurry of social visits and church activities fill the week with exams for teachers’ certificates at the Convent on March 31 and April 1.
Community event invites residents to Fraternal Hall for a dance on Tuesday March 21 with music and refreshments. Public notices also call for rag donations and clean rags at the Leader office.
The Plains hotel announces coats will be cared for at the main entrance to the Capitol Avenue theatre. Patrons may use the hotel check room and new corridor to enter via the side entrance where a ticket-taker and ashore will be stationed. The side entrance will stay open all evening. A meeting notice for Carpenter's Union No 469 follows.
Wyoming labor officials claim the eight hour day bill for women and minors was lost by irregular methods and trickery. They report extensive correspondence from state legislators blaming Speaker Frank Hunter and urge accountability, citing how amendments appeared after final vote.
A 19th century notice invites women to contact Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn for confidential medical guidance. It emphasizes women talking to women, asserts Mrs. Pinkham’s testimonials are earned with written consent, and offers a 80 page handbook for free distribution via subscription.
A Fort Steele letter signed by F. C. Hunter of Carbon county claims continued union affiliation with the Order of Railroad Vel egpraphers and vows to aid unions. It echoes labor questions and asserts intent to pursue legal accountability against Speaker Pro Tem Hunter. The piece discusses long term land payments and congressional hesitance to extend ten year terms, noting the financial burden easing if bills pass.
A unsigned letter to the Cheyenne State Leader dated March 20 1911 questions why soldiers in uniform are snubbed while civilian clothes receive friendly treatment. The writer recalls a street conversation in Cheyenne about recognition and duty, asking why soldiers feel forced to hide their uniforms for courtesy.
Washington report outlines required payments for irrigated homesteads under the Reclamation Service. A water right valued at 40 dollars per acre demands large upfront sums and staged payments of 1 year advance maintenance, with proposed future terms lowering initial costs to 1 dollar per acre and rising in subsequent years.
The piece argues homesteaders should begin payments soon, with strong justification for front loaded costs. It suggests ten year repayment, emphasizing the first five years as most critical for establishing incentives and stability.
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