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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1912
Page
7
WANTED FOR ARMY able bodied unmarried men ages 18 to 36 citizens of United States of good character and temperate habits who can speak read and write English. For information apply to Recruiting Officer Normandie Hotel Capitol Ave and 16th St. if
The piece profiles Albert J. Blair a veteran Boston journalist and editorial writer noted for thirty seven years in New England. It recounts his early career at the Troy Times and Troy Free Press, his ascent at the Boston Journal, and his move to lecture on what a newspaper is and how it functions.
Four performers stage a light wordplay sketch with playful banter and comical antics. The piece riffs on silly names and antics, delivering a brief humorous interlude amid casual audience laughter.
Miscellaneous notice from Cheyenne Wyoming advertising breaking and plowing services at reasonable rates. Walker and Pendycourt offer first class work with fast, reliable results and invite parties to contract for large or small quantities.
Help to locate the owner of a lost 1900 class pin in Iowa. Finder named Jesse is asked to return the item to this office. Also an advertisement offers money to loan for binding a Cheyenne home with easy payments and a filing address.
Market notes from New York Omaha and Chicago on May 22 show mixed signals with call money steady and metals holding firm in New York, while livestock prices in South Omaha edge higher despite slow trading. Chicago cattle and hog receipts indicate a steady to lower trend with diverse price ranges across beef, veal, and pork cuts.
The text shows scattered notes on prices and commodities with uncertain terms. It mentions cash values and bids, a July reference, and references to corn, wine, and a market sequence. The legible items hint at trading activity but lack clear names, places, dates, or outcomes.
In Chicago on May 22 the Countess de Beaufort, formerly Irma Kilgallen, obtained a divorce from Count Jangue Alexander Tudley von Mourik da Beaufort. The suit, not contested, cites cruelty with repeated beatings. The couple married in London on September 15, 1909, and the count was evicted from his father in law’s home over a year ago.
Reported Kansas hot winds and Nebraska crop concerns sent ripples through Chicago grain trading on May 22. July wheat futures opened higher, with prices quoted around $1.08 to $1.10 as traders weighed crop conditions and weather risks.
A reader group will scan all Situations Winter Ads as they seek workers. A fourth group will read all Business Opportunity Ads as they chase money making jobs and dollars.
A Western Kentucky tale reports Jim, a Black man awaiting trial for theft, pressed by jailer Grady to secure a lawyer. Jim insists on innocence, his wife saying no lawyer is hired. The jail scene ends with a Bronx cheer from above.
Motte Carlo May 2 Count Diltcloviten von der Chrtenstacken envoy to Germany and dean of the Ue diplomatic corps in Berlin died today in his slighty second year. He entered Diplomatia life in 1800.
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