Cheyenna State Leader Scene Text Fragment
A fragmented OCR item shows prices such as 1.50 and 6.00 with stray letters and unclear context. No clear events or entities are identifiable from the readable text.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1920
Page
12
A fragmented OCR item shows prices such as 1.50 and 6.00 with stray letters and unclear context. No clear events or entities are identifiable from the readable text.
The Savannah address contrasts 1835 Tocqueville observations on state power with Allix remarks on modern American life. It notes patriotism still tied to states, wastefulness from hurry, emphasis on the trivial, and fears about freedom including prohibition, while acknowledging European views on wine.
The passage cites a German war manual claim that prisoners were killed only in extreme need and cites alleged historical killings by Napoleon and others to paint a false parallel. It argues no such charges were ever made by either side in the American War of Succession and notes hardships in the blockaded South.
Georgia began a campaign against adult illiteracy after compulsory education laws, forming 1 662 classes with 20 055 participants by February. About 7 753 adults learned to read and write, with both black and white learners encouraged by special texts and volunteer teachers, editors supporting the effort.
The piece rails at white-collar men in overalls and condemns anti administration Democrats in Georgia Missouri and Texas. It recalls the dead from France and notes church and movie attendance in St Louis. The author hints at voter turnout but leaves figures incomplete.
The piece argues that mental tests measure not fixed ability but use of mind. It cites a Massachusetts school director claiming the best educational institution is a small school achieving maximum effort from minimum minds. It urges all to exercise mental capacity and pursue maximum function in schools and life.
The War Department announced the retirement of Col. Henry C. S. Weistand adjutant general of the eastern department and senior colonel of the regular army. He plans to spend his remaining years at his country home near Washington D C. Born in Ohio in 1856 he entered West Point in 1874 and rose to lieutenant in 1878. His career spanned much of the world and his vault includes weapons armor and artistic objects from travels in the Philippines Japan China Egypt and the American frontier. His successor as adjutant general of the eastern department was not named.
A political candidate, speaking to a working audience, brandishes a trowel and hammer to prove his working roots. Supporters cheer as tools are passed for inspection, while he asks for laborers’ backing. A separate anecdote recalls Martin visiting Ohio relatives and a camp officer warning a private about an loaded gun.
A set of reader letters and Mrs. Thompson's replies cover youth romance age pressure and loyalty. Topics include a nineteen year old unsure about marriage to a four-month beau, a thirty-five year old seeking a forty-three year old partner for his children, a mysterious hopeful signer, and a tale of a summer resort encounter with a fickle enduring ring gesture. The responses urge patience and prudent choices, cautioning against impulsive marriage and faithlessness while encouraging genuine love.
A column of home cooking tips features breakfast and Italian Spaghetti with cheese and tomato sauce, plus Pittsburg and Spanish beans dishes and a lettuce salad. The piece also notes a theatre incident as a man was ejected for hissing, and ends with a wartime quip about a German prisoner in sacking.
The article details pea pod soup with four cups stock plus two tablespoons butter two of flour one teaspoon frated nul meg and optional half milk stock. It also notes washing peas and pods, cooking until tender, and making stock. It begins baked beans with gravy by boiling beans in soft water until tender.
Frances Trego Montgomery narrates two kids Night and Day fleeing a policeman through bustling Constantinople streets. They dodge a fight between men, a barking dog, and a bead-strewn shop chase, with Night defending Day using horns as they flee the enraged Turkish shopkeeper. The scene ends as they depart toward an unknown destination.
A nostalgic verse contrasts past and present consumer life. It recalls cheaper cuts and free bones from butchers, a sixteen ninety eight suit price, a 1893 bank account, and burlesque shows versus today’s free strolls and daily sights on the avenue.
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