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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1920
Page
11
The editorial argues Cheyenne and Laramie county face a health crisis due to hospital space and equipment shortages. It links ill health to economic and moral decline and urges support for a Frances Warren Pershing Memorial Hospital to guard against epidemics, disasters, and losing industrial productivity.
The Chicago case outlines Marshall Field’s will tying up more than a hundred million dollars for his heir until age fifty. It details phased payouts at ages thirty to fifty and argues the plan may blunt ambition. The writer suggests greater public benefaction would better motivate achievement.
The piece accuses army officials of possible corruption as Bergdoll fortune aided a draft dodger’s prison absence. It cites a Baker-led probe and hints at suspension of implicated officers, urging thorough accountability to protect military discipline.
A young woman planned to pursue Broadway cabaret work and stole a sable coat, a pearl necklace, an emerald, and a bracelet totaling over ten thousand dollars to dress the part. Authorities say her imagination far outpaced her understanding of her own suitability for stardom.
A plan to require longer women’s skirts and coats is described as a push to spur new clothing purchases by women. The text argues this move would curb the trend of women emulating men by resisting price-gouging and wearing outfits for longer seasons.
In a sharp critique the piece warns that worsening railroad traffic under private control could drive the public to question McAdoo's five year government management suggestion. It notes miscalculations and over-confidence in parties and a New York editor, while hinting at the upcoming Prosperity convention in San Francisco.
Billy Jr. and Star escape a yard as the car backs onto a Santa Fe train heading west. Billy recalls mischief with Chinamen and jokes about digging dugouts while traveling Chicago to Kansas City. He reflects on distance and life on the plains and hints at tomorrow’s first find storm.
Elizabeth Thompson offers guidance to a lonely eighteen year old and a reader asking about dating etiquette at a small town dance. The letters discuss who should speak first, leaving a crowd, and social expectations for women and men in public settings.
Mrs Jenkins reads of a ship launch where Duchess Hampshire breaks champagne on her nose during the ceremony. The couple comment on the oddity of society rituals and the stunt's painful effect.
A 1920 reflection on Ellis Island rituals where a new immigrant woman dons ill fitting patent pumps, illustrating how people discard broad sensible styles for unstable fashion. The piece argues many retreat to safety after exploring absurd novelties, returning to rational choices.
Edith Moriarty joins the Woman's Press Club of Pittsburgh as a noted member with Lillian Russell among active participants. Baptist women report $24,884,000 raised and 3,200 new organizations formed in the last year. College women favor Hoover with straw votes showing a wide lead across multiple states and institutions.
A pantry of old time recipes and meal ideas covers bread loaf onion loaf Mexican jelly salad stuffed prunes and a chicken and rice dish. Instructions mix grind toast nuts herbs onion margarine and hot cream bake a loaf then sauce with cream or mayonnaise.
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