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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1917
Page
16
City council considers an ordinance to close all licensed venues at midnight. The measure extends the midnight cutoff to pool halls and cigar stores and was read and tabled for one week. If passed at the next meeting, the ordinance would take effect in ten days or seven days.
A pending ordinance addresses the uniform construction of curbing. The item appears to be scheduled for action within the next teen days from yesterday, identified as Ort. 25 in the docket.
Harry Wilson of 1714 Carey Avenue has transformed a small cigar and candy shop into a top stock broker. This week he abandons candy counts for full focus on Wyoming stocks, with improvements doubling or more the value of all his stock certificates. His expanded offices promise greater privacy and enhanced service for clients.
The piece denounces German aggression in London and its civilian toll, arguing Britain should seek reprisals yet notes English leaders refuse to descend to German methods. It claims Zeppelin’s campaign failed and Fleming’s assessments predicted the fiasco.
An old grandma remedy for gray hair returns with Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound now sold as a 50 cent bottle in drug stores. A downtown druggist claims it darkens naturally and evenly, with a sponge or brush applied strand by strand. Morning results show gray hair fading, with further applications deepening shine.
Local notices show office relocation for Capital Coal Company and others, listing new addresses and phone numbers. Short ads announce ranch listings, varnishing and paper hanging services, rental rooms, and real estate services with contact details.
James Talbot a renowned Cheyenne plainsman died at his home at Nineteenth and ONeil streets after a long illness. A native of Ireland he arrived in Cheyenne in 1867 with his brother Maj. John Talbot. He built the Davis block and other enterprises, served on the city council and as county coroner. He is survived by two sons Edward and R J Talbot five daughters a sister and numerous grandchildren. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Cheyenne observed its first officially recorded snowfall of the season on Sunday afternoon, following a prior light fall in early September. Temperatures dipped to 32 in Cheyenne, with colder weather forecast for neighboring counties, while Indian summer warmth lingered elsewhere.
Charles Dresher arrives as Moore motor cars agent in Cheyenne after years in Billings Montana. The Moore light four cylinder, electric equipped car features top line options and strong dealer demand with 14 580 contracts already arranged for the coming year. Moore head offices are in Minneapolis.
An opinion piece argues women now work as steadily as men and should be paid alike for similar tasks. It endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a help for women who struggle to maintain attendance at work.
The Associated Charities hold their annual meeting Tuesday evening at 7 50 p m in the Charity room of the Industrial building. Election of directors will take place during the session.
Classified listing shows a green broadcloth suit with a fur collar and cuffs in size 34 offered for sale on account of mourning. Contact by phone number 430 for inquiries and purchase arrangements.
The city jail was empty all day Sunday with no liquor found, police say. Only one man arrested for a minor offense bonded for police court, leaving the jail silent from Saturday night until 3 pm Sunday. By yesterday afternoon three prisoners arrived, marking a rare period of an empty jail in years per the chief.
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