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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1912
Page
6
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Remedy as a fast home cure for piles. It promises a sample package by mail upon sending name and address to Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall Michigan, with a 60 cent box available at druggists.
A severe electrical storm caused a lightning strike that set the CY ranch barn ablaze near Casper on September 14. Foreman John Mahan and crew battled the flames, saving most stock but a valued $1,000 stallion and a calf were lost. Governor Carey’s horses were saved and insurance will cover a larger barn replacement.
Amarillo Texas Sept 14 Al G Boyce Jr was shot and killed by J B Snead on the main street Snead had eloped with Boyces wife to Canada last fall He had killed the elder Boyce in Fort Worth on Jan 13 Snead turned himself in armed with a shotgun and two revolvers he refused to speak and was jailed awaiting hearings
The Canadian team captured the first Palma trophy world military rifle championship match at 00-yard range with 98 points while the American team totaled 90 points. A note mentions changes in call locations for Taxicaba and Touring Cara to Telco on Sundays.
Carl Olson, an eccentric inventor, was arrested in Sacramento after demanding police telegraph Roosevelt that he would be killed if he visited California. Olson carried no weapons and had earlier sought telegraphers to alert the president.
In Pueblo Colorado during a circus event last night Diamond Kash stabbed Albert H Lewis a watchman and petty offender. Kash fled the scene and remained at large. The incident occurred after a dispute over admittance fees and alleged rule violations.
The rector of St. Peter's, London, was surprised when a bridal party arrived in all white. The Australians Miss Sheppard and Mr. Sharpe led the procession, breaking English tradition. The piece notes Australian customs differ from English norms and remarks white attire suits Australian summers.
A humorous, frazzled speaker laments strain of wartime duties while coping with illness. He blends patriotism with personal discomfort, noting swollen feet and a craving for rest. The aside ends with a comic image of bedbound weariness and a fond wish for a shave.
A compilation notes coal output records in Texas, Buenos Aires population rise by about 50 000, US sugar production at ten percent of world total, Glasgow hosts a smoke abatement expo in September and October. It also cites Alaskan lumber yield, Bolivia’s new Chile Pacific railroad, New York’s electric vehicle fleet counts, Denmark’s coal imports, Guatemala government aviation school, candle power comparison, bed knitting as nerve relief, bird protection laws, French warplane safety prize, and the top wire for cut proof fencing.
A man with a far away look notes in a morocco bound book while gazing across meadow land. When asked about writing, he says he is sizing the scene up to craft an uplifting piece and surveys for a branch of the elevated railway.
A motivational piece urges leaving excuses behind and pursuing opportunity. It stresses self-respect, moving forward, and seizing chances, warning that preplanned excuses invite failure.
In dialect dialogue, two preachers discuss visiting plans and church attendance. Brothahs Wash’mion and Johnsing debate meals and punctuality, with jokes about pullets and timing for the meeting. The tone reflects community communication and religious gathering expectations.
Mr. and Mrs. Guphers discuss Bilffton who borrowed their lawn mower last fall and never returned it. He now comes by to borrow an open shovel to dig out the mower buried under snow.
Ike Walton argues Old Blunderby clings to a baseless perch in a pond inside an abandoned quarry. The schoolmaster notes the point is obtuse, yet the notion persists despite repeated demonstrations that bass cannot be found there.
The text asserts human nature is universal while the real variation lies in body weight. It notes that some individuals carry more weight than others, implying physical differences do not alter core human likeness.
The platform advocates public campaign fund publicity, the short ballot, initiative referendum and recall, labor reform and a federal department of labor, equal suffrage, legal reform, abolition of convict labor, national: country life and labor betterment, stronger federal powers, federal industrial commission, expanded Sherman Act enforcement, crackdown on factory trusts, conservation, foreign trade growth, tariff reform, nonpartisan tariff commission, tariff standards, repeal of Payne Aldrich tariff, a broad naval program, postal service improvements, health service unification, civil service extension, investment protection, pension system, and international dispute settlement.
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