This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1919
Page
4
Residents of Carey Avenue reach a settlement over traffic flow after years of congestion. City officials say changes will reduce bottlenecks and improve safety, with a timeline set for construction and enforcement plans to be announced.
The New Republic lauds General Pershing as a clean, single minded commander who coordinated the A E F with Allied forces, maintained independence, and kept high policy out of military decisions. The tribute notes his superb grasp of strategy, the army’s unity, and the decisive focus he brought to the Western Front for America.
The text argues press scrutiny of the packing industry and cites Senator Kendrick of Wyoming as a major stockgrower proposing regulation in Congress. It defends Kendrick as a square man and suggests critics may act from personal interests, warning against self-serving opposition.
The text argues that while the government will not seize packing plants, it will regulate their operations to ensure fair wages after an eight hour day. It warns that when a few wealthy individuals control the food supply, the nation must intervene to preserve freedom and democracy, criticizing concentration of wealth.
An international gathering of women physicians from thirty countries meets in New York to craft a six week program. The group, allied with the YWCA War Work Council and US government health efforts, intends to unify women physicians across nations to improve social health standards and responsibilities.
The piece argues General von der Goltz denies soldiers subservient to Germany attacked Riga. It paints mixed German factions aiding Bolshevism or reaction and links their collaboration to German preparedness. It suggests U.S. Foreign Relations Committee signals weakness in entente confidence and warns of renewed war risk if monarchist and revolutionary aims persist.
The text notes that among the Masai and Ukerewe cultures a respectful greeting may involve spitting at an acquaintance or event, likening the gesture to a Tibetan tongue salute, highlighting a unique salutation practice.
Fragmentary OCR mentions sea, boats, rats, intestines, and construction techniques with unclear context and no identifiable events or names.
G A Semrad and D A Hegarty of Western Light & Power met Cheyenne officials and L C Phillips to discuss moving arc lights on Capitol avenue. The city seeks alignment with a wartime lighting plan linked to existing bills, and commissioners demand proper discounts for outages while the agreement is interpreted and implemented.
George Wellesses will hold a formal opening for his new men s fur nish es store at 1515 Carey Avenue on Saturday. The shop will carry a line of men s supplies and related fur products for customers.
Stock Growers National Bank announces a four per cent compound interest rate on savings accounts. Alabastine Sherman Paint Co. is listed in the ad copy as a business mention.
L W Vandersall of Maxwell Motor Sales demos the inner workings of a Maxwell glow chassis at Cheyenne area schools. He explains carburetion ignition and mechanics for two classes, showing a cutaway model so every part is visible. He will be on hand to discuss automotive mechanics with interested residents.
C A Lemard and J A Hegarty of Western Light and Power traveled from Boulder to Cheyenne to arrange full power and light supply for the new Union Pacific shop. They met with L C Phillips of Cheyenne Light Fuel Power as lines are expanded and a turbine generator installed before January 1 to meet the 2000 horsepower requirement.
G B Thomas factory representative of Splitdorf Electric Company is stationed in Cheyenne with spare electrical parts for airplanes in the trans continental race. The company assigns representatives to major cities along the race route and Cheyenne is one of them.
Pay day is encouraged as a good time to begin a savings account at Stock Growers National Bank, aiming to boost personal financial discipline and grow funds.
A terse notice urges customers to call 983 to arrange prompt delivery of a lead er phone, promising delivery at the advertiser’s expense.
The Red Cross introduces health bonds as a new option in the Christmas wear sale. Wyoming officials of the Healthy Use affiliated with the Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis will oversee the sale nationwide. The bonds may substitute stamps for large subscriptions, with 650,000,000 bonds planned for sale nationwide at normal prices.
Stock Growers National Bank highlights compound interest on savings accounts with rate details and terms. The notice emphasizes earning power for depositors and encourages saving with the bank’s service.
The fragment notes a civil action alleging damages of 6.5 million dollars related to a tuberculosis incident. Details on parties, location, and court are unreadable in the source.
The heart bears the burden of tobacco use and declines with continued smoking or chewing. The piece argues quitting is painful but possible with Nicotol tablets, citing Dr. Connor and druggists offering a money back guarantee. It promotes trial by abstaining then using Nicotol, with an expected reduced craving after a week.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.