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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1916
Page
12
An editorial argues Wyoming offers rich resources that could lift residents to comfort if wealth is reinvested locally. It cites Alaska gold diggings as a comparison and urges profits fund state schools and infrastructure, benefiting long term inhabitants.
A voice praises real memorials over costly statues praising donors. The writer urges hospitals homes for children parks and fountains as enduring honors that ease suffering and aid the masses. May day in Wyoming is noted and there is talk of awarding President Wilson the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ernest Venon a ten year old Lenexa student submits The Pied to his fifth grade teacher. A tiny fish crafts a carriage draws a sea horse and sets sail. A whale swallows the fish and the tale ends with a Jonah reference inside the whale.
Eden Philpotts in the Phoenix recounts a quixotic exchange of gifts and vows with a hard hearted girl. The speaker offers his soul for a favored outcome, but the market turns cold and only silver remains instead of gold.
With examinations under way, a plan arises to light the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. A New York newspaper seeks donations to fund the lighting system and aims to secure congressional support to maintain it for a continuous night long glow.
The writer asks who will join Roosevelt or Hughes or Cummins on the GOP presidential ticket as a running mate, noting no word on the vice presidency yet and calling it a desirable position.
A senate committee advances an appropriation for free seeds sparking a clash over how the measure is taught in conference with the house. observers note the recurring debate and mockingly question the White House whiskers.
The text exalts Wyoming under a democratic government as promising prosperity and hints at the retirement of Clark and Warren. It urges support for a popular choice after March 4, suggesting a shift away from Warren and implying positive change for the state.
The Lima board proposes five marriages by a matrimonial knot to boost the marriage market. The plan aims to simulate demand and attract couples to wed, offering a presumed incentive of free ceremonies.
The Kansas City Star notes that Wilson may seek peace by urging belligerents to cease fighting rather than inviting them to negotiate. The piece discusses Roosevelt's efforts to involve Russia and the complexities of prompting negotiations without appearing insincere.
The president notes that initial signals from both sides indicated willingness to discuss armistice on reasonable terms. He waited for clear readiness before issuing a formal invitation, while acknowledging governments at war respond politely but only when prepared to pursue peace.
A New York Independent reflection argues sparrows thrive despite human effort and questions agricultural sprays and soil treatments. The author muses on wild plums and crab apples along roadsides, noting their beauty and absence of human management. The piece ponders whether nature’s gifts stay healthy because they avoid reform.
The British Parliament passed a law offering youths reaching 18 a one month grace period to volunteer. If they do not volunteer, conscription will follow. The report references the old tale of a Mexican governor and a correspondence with the chief.
A terse message requests a mobilization of twenty thousand volunteers for an unspecified legal action. The line implies a dramatic, perhaps symbolic, call to arms with no clear organization or issuer.
Helen Nicolay argues that land hunger drives U S growth from colonial annexations to western settlement. She notes the inherited impulse, the role of opportunism among leaders, and the uneasy acceptance by Federalists who favored limited aims yet foresaw eventual expansion. The piece reflects on greed, policy, and the enduring pull of national destiny.
The Sebrman Co. features Ben F. Swinker specializing in optical instrumentation and finishing. Pricing highlights include a $58 base rate for standard services and options for custom projects.
An advertisement touts Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair darkener. It claims one morning result with gradual further use, noting it is a toilet preparation not a medicine and should be applied to strands with a sponge or brush for full gray coverage.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church seeks funds to complete a coffee urn project. They aim to save costs by using coffee cans and request help to reach a goal about 2,000 short as of late September.
The piece argues for daily morning internal cleansing by drinking hot water with limestone phosphate to purge toxins from the bowels. It claims internal baths improve health, prevent headaches and colds, and purify the digestive system, contrasting with outside bathing for skin health.
A vintage advertisement claims Musterole ointment provides rapid relief for rheumatism and aches. It touts a clean white mustard-based formula available at local drug stores and promises soothing effects for chest pains and general soreness.
Dr H F E McCollum of Ivinson Memorial Hospital travels to Cheyenne to invite physicians and state officials to the Laramie dedication on June 7. The program after the university commencement features eight speakers, each limited to five minutes, with the governor among dignitaries. An invitation will also go to Dr A F Jonas of Omaha, Union Pacific chief purveyor.
The Federal Land Company at 200 W 17th Cheyenne advertises improved and wild prairie lands for sale with a crop payment plan covering principal and interest from shares of crops raised. They state they are owners, not agents. Many people seek vacant houses on Leader road cov/wna.
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