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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1917
Page
5
A plea to husbands to consider owning a home emphasized by a wife’s unspoken appeal for a home. The message encourages readers to use the State Leader Want Ads to find housing, promising savings, better neighborhoods, and dignified independence as societal and personal benefits.
The city will see cinema ticket hikes starting tomorrow with 10 cent children and 20 cent adult rates. Various war taxes cited as the cause, according to Amuse manager Mr. Gerheart, with attendance not expected to fall despite the increases.
The piece describes multiple taxes affecting theaters including seating, admissions, income, extra profits, music rights, and a film manufacturer tax of 365 dollars a year. Managers meet these charges cheerfully as a wartime duty while exhibitors follow the law on admissions.
Extra police patrol the residence district to curb Halloween pranks as teachers and students cooperate to abate activities. Chief Embery notes most school boys have agreed to abstain, reducing expected trouble tonight.
Fort Russell division of the Twenty-fourth cavalry ordered to leave yesterday could not depart due to a shortage of train equipment. Col. J. C. Waterman said the detrainment was not permanent and expected only a short delay. The exact departure date was not known as supplies were unloaded.
A disturbance case collapsed when the complainant failed to appear and blamed the Cheyenne police. Morey, the witness, named a man he claimed beat someone, later bonded for appearance. The court adjourned with few witnesses ready to testify.
Washington reports that the government has no intention to seize the old German embassy buildings as enemy property or for any other purpose. The property will be returned to Germany untouched at the war's end.
Upright piano in the home of Mr. Williams Bird at 304 West 28th Street Cheyenne Wyoming is offered for cash sacrifice. Inquiries directed to Story and Clark Piano Company 315 317 South Wabash Avenue Chicago Illinois chg31.
An old medical column explains that a coated tongue indicates liver issues and toxins in the blood. It advises a laxative made from May apple and aloe, claims the remedy drains uric acid and relieves symptoms from headaches to high blood pressure.
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