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Newspaper

Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1920

Page

8

Cheyenne Society Notes Highlight Club Party and Local Visits

The Business Women's Club hosted a pleasant card party with bridge and 500 won by Mina Carr and Edith Duthie. Nearly 35 guests attended as bouquets of pink carnations adorned the parlors. Nearby residents like Mrs. Carey and Mrs. Baker visited Cheyenne while others arrived for meetings and social events at the Plains hotel and local churches.

Business Women's Club of Cheyenne Mina Carr Edith Duthie

Sparks and Directions at Trial Spark Court Debate

Testimony centers on the direction of flying sparks near the mill as witnesses disagree if they veered east or southwest. Key locals including state figures and Sheridan residents testified yesterday on whether railroad sparks caused the mill fire.

Ford Jacobson Sheridan Nels Peterson Doris Vera Kool Peter Kool G. Watt Brandon BH. G. Givillim J. G. Lindquist FB. B. Evans B. B. Wright Maude Bowens Tom Hurst A. L. Helf Helf

Mrs Gilbert Davis Resigns as YWCA Matron After Farewell Tea

A farewell tea honored Mrs Gilbert Davis on her resignation as matron of the YWCA home with about fifty guests and a musical program. Elizabeth McGrath of Dez Moines, Ind., was introduced as the new matron. Decorations featured carnations and several women aided in serving coffee and cake. An accompanying testimonial for Foley's Honey and Tar promotes it as a flu remedy.

St. John's H. G. Olsen Norman Black Olsen Black Nell Brown Mary Greene Mrs. Olsen Mrs. Black Anna Kipp Emma Ekdall Grace McKenzie Belle Clark Rika Mitchell Isabelle Mackenzie Agnes McKie Sarah J. McKenzie Margaret Clarey Gilbert Davis Young Women's Christian Association Home Elizabeth McGrath Dez Moines Alternion Clyde Ross George Lake Elmer Cook Archer Meyring John L. Jordan Avery Haggard A. W. McDuffie Association

Laramie County urged to back new hospital drive

In Cheyenne Mr Mullen calls for county residents to join a humanitarian campaign to build a much needed hospital. He emphasizes shared responsibility and collective effort across the community to provide adequate facilities and protection for Laramie County residents.

Cheyenne Laramie Laramie County Mr. Mullen

Sheridan witnesses loom as trial may extend days

Sixty four more prominent Sheridan residents are set to testify. Judge Ainer noted the trial might not run a full week but would require several days. court adjourned at 5 pm and resumed at 10 am.

Sheridan Ainer

Saginaw Dealers Cut Prices On Men’s Clothing

Saginaw Michigan dealers announce a limited sale to restore prices to normal levels. They will offer men's clothing 20 to 25 percent under current prices under a cash and carry plan amid ongoing market pressures.

Saginaw Saginaw, Mich

Kidney Pills Provide Pain Relief Says Willie Garter

A reader from Luxar Pennsylvania claims Foley Kidney Pills cleared his backache stiff muscles and rheumatic pains caused by kidney issues. He reports better sleep and reduced dizziness after using the product.

Willie Garter Luxar

Pou Charges Conspiracy to Discredit President

Representative Pou of North Carolina accused Republican leaders in Congress of conspiring to discredit President Wilson. He cited a resolution to bar the president from leaving the country and another to deem the office absent if the president leaves.

Pou Washington Congress House Representative Pou North Carolina Wilson

Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Mail For Trial Package

Promoted offer urges readers to mail a form to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets. The ad emphasizes remedies for coughs colds rheumatism backache kidney and bladder ailments and constipation.

Foley & Co Sheffield Ave Chicago Ill Foley

Fire Captain Undergoes Appendicitis Operation

Captain M. F. Grace of the Cheyenne fire department was operated on for appendicitis at St. John's hospital Monday morning. Dr. J. H. Gonway performed the procedure. Friends report the operation successful and the captain is recovering well.

M. F. Grace Cheyenne Fire Department St. John's Hospital J. H. Gonway

National Forest May Be Destroyed by Fire

Fires threaten the Superior National Forest in Minnesota as ten blazes burn in or near the reserve. U S Forestry Service reports conditions could destroy the forest within 24 hours if trends persist.

National Forest Washington Superior National Forest Minnesota United States Forestry Service

Local Advertisements and Services Relisted

Hobbs Huckfeldt and Finkbiner advertise auto tops and complete line of baby carriages and sulkies with prompt service. W O Benner offers auto insurance and real estate and insurance J A Kirkpatrick at 18241 Carey Ave. Merry-Go-Round near Post Office opens at 4 P M daily. Union Trust Co offers savings at 6 percent and Northwestern Mutual Life offices at First National Bank Building.

Hobbs, Huckfeldt & Finkbiner J. A. Kirkpatrick Carey Ave Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co First National Bank

Missing Longmont optician still at large in blizzard search

No report from Dale Creek about the search for W. W. Pilcher of Longmont. his abandoned car is found at a snowdrift. A man leading a horse was seen at The Sliding during the blizzard. no word since. Carl Pflider of Lusk doubts his brother is balanced, but a large party will move from Cheyenne upon his arrival.

Dale Creek Galloway Longmont W. W. Pilcher Longmont Optician Cheyenne Tie Siding Trabing Albany County Pflider

Fire destroys main building at Albuquerque sanitarium

The Albuquerque sanitarium main building burned amid May 417 fire. Ten patients and two physicians asleep on the second floor were rescued by ladders. Loss estimated at $50,000.

Albuquerque Albuqerque Albuquerque Sanitarium

No Baseball Tonight Due to Pageant Rehearsal

Miss Margaret Doane, director, announces there will be no baseball practice tonight because of a pageant rehearsal.

Margaret Doane

Weather and rain delay affect multiple National League games

Rain postponed St Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago New York and other matchups. Score details show varied innings and battery lineups for stinted contests, with teams including Pittsburgh Boston Chicago Detroit Washington St Louis listed among results and players mentioned.

Reparation Sum Set At 120 Billion Marks Gold

Paris May 17 official circles report the Hythe conference ended with Germany to pay 120 billion marks in gold as full reparation. The amount equals about 30 billion dollars and marks a decisive settlement after the Anglo French talks.

Paris Hythe Germany

South Dakota Extra Session Postponed to June

Pierre May 17 The extra session of the South Dakota legislature planned for this week has been postponed due to floods affecting railroad traffic. The session will be held sometime in June.

South Dakota Pierre S. D

World's Altitude Record With Four On Board

Clarence R B Coombs set a new world altitude record for a pilot and three passengers at 17 150 feet near Mineola New York on May 17 carrying two newspaper men and an airplane company official. He flew an Orenco plane with a 4150 horsepower motor surpassing Captain Lowell H Smith who reached a height slightly over 16 000 feet earlier in the month. This marks the third record in two weeks for single motored aircraft with aviation officials noting the rapid succession of new heights.

Mineola N. Y Clarence RB. Coombs Lowell H. Smith Puryear Field el Centro California Coombs American Army Air Service Smith

Borah to seek repeal of anti free tolls law

Senator Borah will propose in the Senate repeal of the law denying free tolls to American vessels at the Panama Canal. The move revives the 1941 clash between Congress and President Wilson over the free toll repeal measure.

Borah Washington Panama Canal Senate Congress Wilson

Newspapers Cut Advertising Due to Printer Shortage

Syracuse area papers announce Monday that, due to a printer shortage, all display advertising will be eliminated starting Tuesday. Classified ads remain suspended as editions are affected by reduced print capacity.

Syragush N. Y Today

Poles Concentrate South of Kiev in Podolia

Authentic Allied dispatches report Polish forces moving south of Kiev toward Odessa. Bolsheviks under Leon Trotsky call for Russian rising against Poland as new reinforcements push toward the Dnieper and Dniester regions. From April 25 to May 10, Poles reportedly took 80,000 prisoners, 4150 guns, and 500 machine guns, with Polish casualties near Kiev heavier than elsewhere. Nitti asked to form government in Rome.

Coblenz Warsaw Kiev Podolla Odessa Leon Trotzky Russia Poland Dneiper Dneister

Constipation Cure Promises for Women at Forbes Pharmacy

An advertisement claims nine of ten women suffer constipation and touts Mollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a mild laxative that purifies the system. It asserts improved complexion and well being after use and urges readers to try a package for 385 cents.

Mollister Forbes Pharmacy

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