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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1920
Page
14
A mixed classified list offers items for sale including hens and roosters, a Buck-Star range, a Buick roadster, various furniture, a 1916 Ford touring car, and two ranch properties with contact details. An alleged clothes thief, Eulalie Harra, was arrested and turned over to county authorities for petty larceny after stealing a suit from a roommate.
Mrs A B Griffith of Andrews Indiana praises Foley s Honey and Tar for winter cough relief. The ad claims it eases colds that linger after the flu and helps with croup and whooping cough, urging families to keep it in the home and noting it is sold everywhere.
Notice to creditors and others interested in the estate of Della M. Gautt that the executor has filed a final account and petition for distribution with the Laramie County Wyoming District Court. Objections must be filed within thirty days after the last publication before June 29, 1920. Executor P. Jagob Gruft dated May 12, 1920.
An old advertisement invites readers to mail five cents with name and address to Foley & Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package including Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy and Foley Kidney Fills for pain, rheumatism, backache, and kidney issues, promoted as wholesome and cleansing.
A Colorado woman Mrs. L. Gibson of La Junta reports kidney trouble with swelling fatigue and loss of appetite. She credits Foley Kidney Pills with rapid improvement saying she feels fine now after use.
At a May 9 1920 meeting of John F Reynolds Post No 33 and Post No 88 G A R this body unanimously adopts resolutions condoling the death of Comrade Samuel A Bristol charter member noted as brave and gallant. The post extends sincere sympathy to his family and orders copies to be given to them and published locally and a record copy kept. Adjutant Arthur Amalait signs.
A group of about sixty deputies in the French Chamber of Deputies supports total abstinence and calls itself the League Against Alcohol. The faction aligns with French prohibitionists advocating a dry policy.
A reader from Luxar Pa. recounts relief from backache stiff muscles and rheumatic pain after using Toey Kidney Pills. He claims weak bladder bad kidneys and liver improved and says sleepless nights and morning dizziness vanished as acids in the body were rid.
Market figures for corn and oats show open, high, low and close values. Notable entries include July corn with highs near 4.70 and opens around 4.70 percent, May oats around 1.05 percent, and July oats at about 0.9054 with closing near 85.54.
Liberty first and second bonds show values around 84 to 90 with fractions. quoted price figures include 90.46 and 84.00 plus decimal variations. The text lists Liberty bond series and price quotes with minor notation errors in the OCR.
An old advertisement claims TATONIC removes acids and gases from the body and restores health. It touts thousands of benefited users, offers a money back guarantee, and urges readers to try the remedy today.
Fragmented OCR shows Liberty positions 2nd and 3rd with mixed numbers and times. Additional lines list Liberty 4th and 5th with unclear figures and decimals suggesting race or game scoring, but exact details are unreadable.
Wheat not quoted. Corn mixed with No 2 at 1.98 to 2.00. No 2 yellow at 1.95 to 2.00. Oats No 2 white 1.18 to 1.14. No 3 white 84.40 to 4.12. Rye No 2 at 2.10. Barley 4.70. Timothy seed 10.00 to 12.00.
Hogs receipts 11 000 with market active and weights showing gains led by strong weight classes. top hogs to 14.40 with bulk sales around 14.20 to 14.75. Cattle receipts 3 000 including beef steers and butcher stock, demand strong with few handy weight steers near 42.00. bulls and veals steady, stockers and feeders soft by small margins. Sheep receipts 1 000 with generally steady market for miscellaneous lots.
The state highway department completed shaping the Cheyenne-Nort Collins road and transferred a 20 ton caterpillar tractor and grading equipment to the Cheyenne Torrington road. Construction on the Goshen County segment will begin soon after the Uta Construction company delivered gear from Salt Lake City.
Drillers near Lampman Saskatchewan bored for water and struck a 12 foot coal vein at 240 feet. Nine test holes across three sections found coal at 210 feet. seams 4 to 15 feet thick. Estimated 32,000,000 tons of high grade coal within the area. Lampman coal yields 70 percent fixed carbon and 12,600 BTU per pound with low moisture and high volatile content.
Lieut Henry Roget and his dog Follette set a new French record with 19 000 hours of flying time over eight years of war era service. Roget was the first aviator to fly across the Mediterranean and back without stopping and survived three downings during combat.
Canada signals willingness to assume the Armenia mandate joining the League of Nations discussion. Ottawa states readiness to take on responsibility if the mandate is conferred and outlines terms under consideration by international authorities.
Five months after their Christmas Day wedding Mr. C. Jefferson and Miss Hattie Ingram of Atchison Kansas celebrate their marriage. He is a Cheyenne pioneer resident and property owner. She was formerly principal of Lincoln School in Leavenworth Kansas.
The wooden sidewalks of Petros Grad are being torn up to harvest firewood. Local workers remove boards to supply fuel, with residents noting the disruption to daily travel and safety concerns during the renovation.
Advertisement for a patent medicine offering relief for obstinate ailments in 8 to 5 days with no harm or work interference. Claims mail order available with prices 2 dollars for single strength and 3 dollars for double strength. Booklet free. Kansas City MO.
A brief note records the telephone service as likely about the same as the general average of business and domestic routines, suggesting no clear improvement or decline in the period observed.
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