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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1912
Page
12
Ohio State Journal quotes Professor Davenport of the University of Ohio arguing poverty results from dissipating surplus energy on gaudy fashion. He contends desire for vanity drains strength and mental vigor and that life becomes weariness while seeking social prestige and envy.
The article reports on clashes at the state GOP convention where delegates Downey and Blume attacked Roosevelt critics and Taft supporters. It critiques their charges as self important, noting Holier than thou rhetoric from Bristow and insinuations about discord among reformers.
A reflection on Denmark after King Frederick VII's death praising a constitutional monarchy. The piece highlights Denmark's modest armaments, light war taxes, and strong per capita wealth distribution, comparing it favorably with larger nations and noting the king's role as a guiding, nonassertive monarch.
A Carbon County Journal reader recalls a preacher visiting a family and sparking a lively discussion on marital harmony. The exchange ends with renewed affection at home as the couple imagines a future of love and daily joy.
The piece contrasts Danish and Nebraska farming, noting Denmark uses smart agriculture and strict egg penalties to deter rotten eggs exports. Danish farmers practice cooperation, tilled lands, and long cultivation history yielding about 42 bushels per acre, while American yields lag behind. The tone praises Frederick VII and envisions Christian similarly admirable.
The Centennial Post extols single minded focus as essential for mastery. It contrasts a concentrated rifle shot with a scattered approach, urging readers to study play and listen with the same full attention, warning that practice will break long standing bad habits and bring clarity, progress, and calm.
President Taft agrees to serve as honorary president of a forthcoming American Road Congress uniting the highway improvement groups, automakers, road authorities, engineers and scientists. The weeklong event aims to boost U.S. road systems, with AA I A A tours, exhibits by the Office of Public Roads, and speeches by government and industry leaders. Projections claim big savings and land value gains from road improvements, aiming to raise 20 percent of main highways to standards.
A household tip warns readers to avoid cheap big can powders and to consider CALUMET Baking Powder. It argues quality matters for success in baking and notes CALUMET sells at 25 cents per pound with physician and chemist approval and a World's Pure Food Exposition award.
An advertisement offers a free $3.50 recipe for weak kidneys that allegedly cures scalding and frequent urination, back pain, and fatigue. It claims doctors would charge for writing such a prescription and urges readers to mail for a copy sent in a plain envelope from Dr. A. B. Robinson in Detroit Michigan.
A horse buyer visited the flats last week and bought about twenty fine horses including the notable McCallum black stallion for 250. Col Morrison sold a fine roan, while other owners looked on as cash dictated sales. The buyer’s hunt for top stock hints at more withdrawals in the colony.
A Lusk Standard editorial argues that a Secretary of the Interior should personally inspect public lands to grasp their timber grazing mineral and agricultural value. This direct knowledge would inform wiser rulings and justify guardianship over these resources.
A fragmented ad-like passage touts Sa ane Sul rie as a natural element for darkening hair. It promises vitality and shine with a few days of use, claiming a money back guarantee if unsatisfied and asserting connections between water and life.
A fragmentary item presents a series of proverbs praising good roads and warning against bad roads. It links road quality to prosperity health happiness religion morality and social order while noting costs like taxes and local grievances. The text ends with a stray reference to Ex. Varnishes The Sherman Co.
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