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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1920
Page
10
A controversial tale from an era newspaper recalls a boy who seeks "the real thing" and declines a date. The narrative condemns superficial pleasures and promotes lasting virtue, highlighting the superior value of love, future prospects, and family honor over fleeting gratification.
A man, deeply devoted to his family, sacrifices for them until mounting failure and guilt erode trust. His insistence on bearing every burden leads to financial ruin, isolation, perceived plots, resentment, and finally a broken family life. The piece warns that self sacrifice can be as harmful as selfishness when fixed as a rigid idea.
A Greek lieutenant and a navy lieutenant attempted to assassinate Premier Venizelos amid praise for his role in shaping modern Greece. The piece cites Venizelos as the nation’s driving force in territorial gains and wartime diplomacy, while noting the event’s paradox against his celebrated leadership.
The piece humorously chronicles hay fever sufferers migrating to retreats as goldenrod and ragweed trigger symptoms. It notes a long history of medical study, with mentions of early cases, royal figures, and the lack of a proven cure, while readers debate whether to buy now or wait for lower prices.
New York September 9 The stock market rose in the final hour on offers for a new French loan and lower money rates. About 400000 shares traded with United Fruit up nearly 13 points as American International led advances. Traders noted further money ease and short covering amid over-subscription signals for the French loan.
New York metal prices show tin holding around 45.00 to 45.30 futures while iron ranges 51.00 to 53.00 for No 1 northern. Lead zinc antimony stay flat. London spot copper at 97 pounds 7s 6d and 112 pounds for electrolytic. tin at 267 pounds. lead and zinc quoted in pounds.
Medium quality cattle sold 9.60 to 10.50 per cwt while fair steers sold as killers. Cows ranged 6.75 to 7.25, best stock cows 6.50 to 6, thin cows 5 to 5.26. Hogs active with loads at 16 and 16.40 top porkers. heavy hogs 18.60. Pigs around 13.50 to 14.00 for choice. Sheep supply liberal with fat lambs up to 13.26, fair lambs 18 to 18.25, plain 12.50 to 12. Ewes strong 6 to 6.50, fair 5.50 to 6. Good feeding lambs 12 to 12.66, fair 11 to 11.76.
Chicago market notes show cattle receipts around 14 000 with good and choice steers and yearlings up to 16c, hog receipts at 19 900 with slight gains in spot prices, and sheep totals near 29 000 with killing grades slow. Top steer price about 18.60, hogs steady to 25c higher, feeding lambs around 13.56 to 13.67, with various bulk price ranges across categories.
Market data from Omaha shows hogs receipts at 4500 with prices 16.00 to 16.60 for bulk, cattle receipts around 30000 with beef steers up to 16.00 and veal steady, and sheep receipts 13000 with most classes 25c higher and lamb tops near 14.00.
Grain market report from Minneapolis notes flour prices rising by 6 to 20 cents per bushel in carload lots. Family patents quoted at $1.60 to $1.50. Bran priced at $41.00 per hundredweight.
Chicago market notes show wheat No 2 red at 2.58 2.59 percent and No 2 northern spring at 2.62, corn No 2 mixed 1.44, No 2 yellow 1.45, rye No 2 1.96 1.97, oats 66, clover seed 27.00, pork lard and riba values stated with nominal figures.
Exchange New York reports mixed mercantile paper unchanged. Sterling demand at 3.52 percent, cables 3.55. France and France related rates 6.44, cables 6.7. Guilders demand 31.87, cables 21.60. Lire demand 4.32, cables 4.44. Marka demand 1.89, cables 1.96. New York exchange on Montreal 9 percent diaconat. Time loans offered at various rates, money steady.
Denver market reports Thursday demand for poultry high with prices about 2 to 3 cents lower in parts. Hens sell 46 cents for large and 32 cents for small varieties, roosters 25 to 30 cents, broilers 52 cents, springs 42 cents, ducks 38 to 35 cents.
Shippers report stable butter and creamery prices with creamery butter at 50 cents a pound and second grade 62 cents. Fruit sales brisk with apples $2.26 to $4 per box for Colorado varieties and California quotes $3 to $3.60. Cantaloupes fair, pears in short supply at $3.50 to $3.76 a bushel, vegetables show slow demand with cabbage $1 per hundredweight and potatoes $2.50 to $2.75 per hundredweight.
Directors of Kinney Oil & Refining company on Wednesday declared a quarterly dividend of 2 percent on the preferred stock payable September 30 to stockholders of record September 20.
Boxing impresario Snowy Baker says Jack Dempsey will tour Australia after meeting with Jack Kearns in New York. Baker notes Australia has big money for the champ but no Anzac fighters ready to meet him. He plans to push arrangements to take Dempsey Down Under.
The heavyweight will travel to Australia to face TDompany. Baker has been in communication with Manager Kearne and expects an agreement. The promoter says the Australian public will not accept a fight shorter than twenty rounds.
Three wells have been completed on the first presidential lease granted in the Salp Creek field. The leases cover the east half of the area, marking a notable development in the region's oil activity.
Section 11-80-79 wells yield 166 to 44 barrels of oil from sandstone seams carved by MBII Creek Producers and Prairie Oil & Gas. Michael Burke and West Haslett Wyoming reps oversee operations on the TT land line, with drilling advancing between two parcels. Bark, not wood, consists of three tin layers forming the reported geological structure.
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