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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
10
The piece reflects on the mortgage as an enduring financial instrument from ancient times. It notes early practices of securing loans with bricks or buried jars, contrasts with modern paper records and bank vaults, and mentions legendary families linked to early real estate finance.
The account estimates the 1492 voyage cost at about 7000 dollars with payments to Columbus 4400 dollars and crew around 2 1 2 dollars monthly. The Pinzon brothers funded equipment for two ships while a cannon was bought for three ships. The text contrasts exploration expense with changing cabbage prices and silk fashion trends.
Prunes, once derided as a common fruit, now dominate U S export and home use. California provides three quarters of American supply, with exports at 114 million pounds this year. Prunes, a refined breakfast staple, surpass plums in value and reach, while New York society's fashion shifts spark questions about white wigs and bustles.
The article recalls traditional campaign pageantry with dripping oil torches blue and red oilcloth capes and horseback parades through Main Street. It questions evolving campaign methods and whether families favor new approaches or still support Cox amid voter confusion.
The text traces infant growth from birth to sixteenth month, noting head-body proportions, early senses, and milestones. It outlines months by progression: lifting head, hand-to-mouth, sitting with support, grasping, recognizing others, beginning to speak, crawling, standing, walking, and social bonding. It emphasizes lack of moral sense in babies and parental guidance to prevent harm.
The article notes tonsil diseases have varied symptoms and invites more specific questions. It also discusses a 37 year old woman with a pulse of 62 and occasional skipped beats, warning that shortness of breath on stairs may signal overtaxed heart and advising medical examination to rule out organic trouble.
The report shows 46 degrees on the date with actual mean 44 degrees. It notes a 6 degree drop in the last 24 hours, high 52 at 11:00, low 37 at 6:10 am, and an average wind of 7.7 mph. Year to date precipitation is 14.15 inches versus normal 12.48 inches with 0.06 inches in the last 24 hours.
Roads in southeastern Wyoming are generally good to excellent with detours near Happy Jack and Lincoln West closed. Weld County grading is poor while immigration surges in some districts. 12,207 Delaware women are employed in gainful occupations.
New York report from Red Cross officials states Anta Fisher, formerly a France Red Cross worker and now with Near East Relief in Syria, has been made a full captain in Prince Feisal’s Arabian Army at Damascus. She heads industrial education for women and children. The army remains intact despite French actions against Feisal.
Tourist flow changes ease train schedules through Cheyenne Large and Hines while local motorists heat garages less at night. Hobbs Hobbs and Finkbiner taxi and touring car activity noted with Stanhope Blunt arriving from Denver to join the Blunt family at General Thompson's home.
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