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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1912
Page
2
A reflective meditation on perseverance. The piece urges steady effort and a firm foundation, noting that many rising figures reach success only after enduring self discipline during hard days. It contrasts biographies of self-made individuals with the grind of everyday work and the need to "hang to it."
An article from Avril Woman's Home Companion argues husbands and wives should not open or read each other’s letters. The piece contends this breach violates friendship and suggests the eleventh commandment be Mind your own business. It cites examples of wives who read jealous letters and husbands who read letters addressed to their wives, warning of ruined trust at the breakfast table.
A discussion on reading others letters and respecting privacy. A mother’s note to a daughter’s friend prompts reflections on when family members may open letters. The piece cites historical uses of glass, demographics of Australia and sheep, and telegraph employment, ending with a poem hook and an April contest prompt.
Lydia Stewart sues Phillip Stewart in Laramie County Wyoming for divorce alleging willful detention for over a year. He must answer by April 6 1912 or the petition will be taken as true and judgment entered. Clerk T J Fisher presides in the District Court.
A Colonial style cottage priced at 2500 dollars designed by Chas. B. Sedgwick features a 26 by 28 main section plus a 10 by 15 plaza, full basement, and a sun porch. Interior uses wash fir and natural fir with oak trim, three bedrooms, a small room, and ample closets. exterior in dark brown stain with green roof and white sash.
A Yokohama based report outlines profitable shirt and collar production for export in Japan using cheap labor. Male workers earn 7.60 to 10 dollars monthly, females 5 to 6 dollars, with food and lodging about 2 to 9 dollars. a year’s rice value is around 12 dollars per koku, and total diet costs twice that. Workers receive a bath daily, monthly religious services, and occasional films. they work about 57 hours weekly with three holidays per month, totaling roughly fifty holidays per year despite Sundays.
The article notes the British cabinet costs about 622000 dollars yearly, with Lord Aberdeen earning 106000, Lord Loreburn 60000, and other salaries tapering to 12000, all far higher than U.S. senator pay. It portrays John Bull approving the high-class administrators as a bargain.
Sitting Bik, longtime chief of the Ogallala, is described as a peacemaker who avoided killing whites and led his people for about 65 years. At ninety six, he cites smoking as his only bad habit. The article notes his status among tribes and mentions California oil production.
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