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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1916
Page
5
Local notes report a school board meeting to review monthly bills and conduct routine business. Several visitors and locals pass through Cheyenne, including G L Longfellow of Denver for floor finishing, M M Kennels Campstool grocer and postmaster, and diverse travelers from Evanston Denver Fort Collins Casper and Burns.
Mrs. D M Douglas arrived in Des Moines for a brief visit of a few days. She plans local sightseeing and meetings with acquaintances during her stay.
The Women’s Club of the R. M. A. will hold a bake sale at Kelley Grocery Saturday featuring chicken pies puddings cakes pies bread rolls brown bread doughnuts and meat joints among other items. Also advertised is a call for two Western Union messenger boys aged 15 to 18 to study telegraphy.
Articles filed yesterday establish Riverton Valley Irrigation, a seven member farming group. The company shows a capitalization of 1000 and will be directed by Karl Warren. Founders include Frank Ziehie, Marshal Graham, Milton W. Calvin, Jacob A. Delfelder, Le G. Fuller and C. M. Gibson.
A. F. Knobloch general manager of the Cole Motor Company of Indianapolis presents a list of practical auto care Donts. The guidance covers engine cleanliness radiator water anti freeze tire pressure battery checks clutch use and cautious driving to preserve vehicle performance. It emphasizes avoiding gear and spark misadjustments and regular tightening of bolts and transmission components.
The Democratic state committee announces Hon. William B. Wilson secretary of labor will speak at the Atlas theatre at 12:30 noon on October 27. He arrives by morning train from the west and leaves that afternoon for Denver. Wilson, a Scot born in 1870, worked from coal mines as a child and rose to chair the House Committee on Labor, sharing duties with the administration.
A public note rails against high beef prices tied to veal demand and promotes Shredded Wheat as a cheaper, nutritious alternative. The biscuit is described as whole wheat steam cooked shredded and baked, made at Niagara Falls, N.Y., and suggested for ten days with milk or fruit.
An ad touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair darkener costing about fifty cents a bottle. It claims natural even darkening without disease cure intent, advising application with a sponge or brush to disguise gray hairs.
The article lauds Frank L Houx as supremely qualified for secretary of state and as a capable potential governor. It compares him to Amos W Barbar and Fennimore Chatterton in acting roles and notes Kendrick’s possible U S Senate bid with oath timing in March 1917 or December 1917, urging support for Houx to succeed Kendrick.
Cheyenne audiences packed the Atlas theatre to see five acts in a Wednesday night extra. Tracey and Jurwick opened with a short comedy and Pavlova gavotte. Kathryn Olivero performed songs and trombone solos. Eamonde and Shaw delivered witty humor and singing. Adolph and Raymond closed the show with acrobatic stunts and big applause.
A Cheyenne call to attend a non political demonstration honoring the U S president. The piece praises Woodrow Wilson for opposing entrenched interests and expanding rights, noting his reform efforts from Princeton to New Jersey and his presidency vision for democratic government.
Citizens gather Saturday to honor a president described as safeguarding the country’s honor and billions saved by averting a railroad strike while enacting remedial laws. The speaker pledges allegiance to America first over party as people reflect on his term and achievements.
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