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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1916
Page
13
Brief notices recount the holiday events and local happenings. A wedding ceremony for Joseph Franklin Hushion and Vince Theresa Moría Boronda is reported. W B Holiday, an attorney, returned from Denver via Cheyenne. Real estate deals include U P land purchases in Wyoming with specified sections and prices.
Sheriff sale transfers title to the Sherman County property for 1406 dollars with mortgage held by Mrs Sanford Fisher and Father Schellinger of Pine Bluffs. The item includes a rectory at a local hospital and a barn. Also reported: a 10 year old boy treated after being struck by a horse, later discharged. hospital progress updates. wedding announced for Francis Bowreldt and Mary Caverly. various city notes and routine visitors.
An old ad style text touts a paste or plaster substitute called Asterole made from oil and water claiming to ease sore throat bronchitis asthma neuralgia pleurisy rheumatic pains and more. It mentions precising ingredients and potential health effects though text is fragmented and promotional in tone.
The Cheyenne civil service board announces several open offices with exams in June 1916. Positions include farm keeper, engineer, lawyer, mining draftman, radioactivity chemist, laboratory helper, expert radio aid, cook and baker, transportation assistant, coast and geodetic survey aid, and storage specialist with salaries from 40 cents to 2400 dollars annually.
Arthur S. Hayes of Fort Russell was fined 25 dollars and sentenced to three months in the county jail by Justice W. H. Edwards for striking a woman in the restricted district Saturday night. The case was transferred to the county jail instead of the police court, a practice authorities will follow for similar cases. Mayes' counsel argued discharge from the army would be affected, but the judge said any man who strikes a woman is unworthy of an honorable discharge.
A vintage remedy claims to darken gray hair naturally with Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound. The ad describes applying a small amount with a sponge to strands, promising faster gray coverage and restored gloss, youthfulness, and fullness of hair.
New York hosts the thirteenth General Federation of Women's Clubs convention May 29 to June 8 with attendees from across the United States and abroad. Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker steps down as president, candidates Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath and Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles vie for the top post, and a $100,000 endowment will be invested to support federation work.
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