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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
2
A humorous defense of the army mule as a reliable work animal in a public contest with motorized vehicles. The piece argues the mule outperformed the auto truck in transportation tests, praising the mule’s endurance and warning against discharging him without honor or pension.
A humorous scene unfolds in a real drug store where a young woman asks for court plaster to mend a hole in her hose. She is embarrassed by her apparent elation when the clerk offers a tiny square, revealing simple, mundane court plaster fixes and a brief, awkward exchange.
Boston star Joe Woods is slated to face Ed Walsh of the White Sox in a highly anticipated pitchers duel. Chicago officials and managers discuss the potential clash, with the date possibly set for Thursday as pennant races loom.
In New York a famous comedian Joseph Jefferson rode an elevator with a modest man who revealed himself as General Grant. Jefferson admitted he remembered the face but not the name and stepped off at the next floor. A friend wondered why he left early, and Jefferson replied he feared asking about the war before reaching the bottom.
A Boy Scout participant in a Red Cross demonstration speaks his final message before injury. He tells loved ones to convey his love to his wife and children, while a fellow Scout acts as the injured casualty during the scene.
Thresherman Spear reports fourteen acres of Turkey Red fall wheat near Germania yielded an average of sixty two bushels per acre by machine measure. The crop grew on alfalfa ground and is expected to be typical for the Big Horn basin. A 62 bushel yield equates to roughly fifty dollars an acre in income.
Paris reports the government pressing measures to curb declining birth rates. Statistician Bertillon urges three children per family, tax relief for larger families, and reforms in marriage, succession, and civil service to boost population while preparing a new battleship Paris set to launch at Toulon with 12 inch main guns and 28 500 ton displacement.
A wild man described as having long matted hair and wild eyes was found hiding in a mud hole near the Smoky Hill River. Cavalrymen from Fort Riley tracked him through dense brush after reports of sightings for months.
A detained man described as a "wild man" was captured after four months living in fields and woods. He wore a tattered uniform, hair grown long, and ate wild forage. Taken to Port Riley for care, authorities could not identify his name or regiment from questioning.
The article ends by weighing whether the elderly man was attempting to hide from authorities or suffering dementia, leaving the exact motive unclear.
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