Political Rifts And Ants In A Sideways Report
A jumble of political notes mentions Burton seeking a Kansas seat and suffrage mentions across several states. Interleaved are curious ant-tribe details from the Indianapolis News about ant life, queens, workers, and a curious tale of red ants enslaving others, ending with a picnic remark.
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Joseph R. Burton
United States
Kansas
Oregon
Michigan
Ohio
Nevada
Arizona
Texas
David J. Lewis
Maryland
Congress
Edward T. Young
St. Paul
Minnesota
Indianapolis News
Ant Hfe
Ita
Niobrara County Starts Business With 3 Million Valuation
Wyoming headlines report Niobrara to begin operations with a 3 million dollar valuation. Notable deaths include Cheyenne pioneer James M. Newman after a brief illness, and Pine Bluffs man Frank Netterfield killed by a pony. Buffalo man George Rudolph crushed by a traction engine last week. Robbery across Riverton saloons yields about 300 dollars. Caspar bond election votes 50,000 for a new school. Goose berry choking death of Sundance child Mabel Kiehl. Explosion at Sheridan cleaning plant injures Robert Cohen and four others. Fire damage narrowly avoids Aaron Foran’s general store in Wheatland. Laramie to pave main streets with Sherman gravel. Sheridan resident D. H. Walker badly injured by debris. Three 37,000 barrel tanks under construction by Mid-West in Salt Creek field. a 60,000 barrel tank completed. Evanston–Uintah joint county fair planned for September. Yellow-stone highway worker breaks leg after rattlesnake scare. Cooper’s frozen body found in Sweetwater County. Lightning at Wheatland shocks residents. pantry dishes damaged and a coat burned.
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Niobrara
James M. Newman
Cheyenne
Frank Netterfield
Pine Bluffs
George Rudolph
Buffalo
Riverton
Casper
Mabel Keihl
H. H. Kiehl
Sundance
Robert Cohen
Sheridan
Aaron Foran
Wheatland
Laramie
D. H. Walker
Walker
Debrig
Mid
Tobacco As A Medicine From The Past
The article discusses tobacco as a medicine, noting use as a poultice for sprains and wounds, sore throat, erysipelas, sciatica, and swellings. It claims external tobacco applications soothe pain for hours, aid sleep, and quell inflammation, with moist tobacco used to treat insect bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman
Readings on Modern Lifestyles and Economic Snags
The passage surveys social and economic quirks in a dated tone. It notes the higher cost of automobiles versus motorcycles and comments on quick investment expectations, college graduates entering work, mail order houses prospering, and loafers seeking easy satisfaction. It also mentions foresight in buying winter fuel in summer, highlighting limited foresight among most people.
Large Ranch Sold to Victor Sykes in Manderson
The Hoover Investment Company completed the sale of the Homecliff ranch on Nowood to Victor Sykes of Manderson for $5,000. The ranch was formerly owned by August Paul of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and was noted as one of the best on the creek.
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Hoover Investment Company
Homecliff
Nowood
Victor Sykes
Manderson
August Paul
Fort Dodge
Iowa
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Rue
Maria B. MacDonald
New York
William Henry Harrison
Theoadre Roosevelt
Missouri
Baltimore
David R. Francis
Y Joseph W. Folk
Lon V. Stephens
William J. Stone
James M. Dockery
Vermont
Maine
Ithe City
Lita
ANT
Childs Soft Sales
Childrens
Palmer
Price
Sirrah Sey
Yese
Harris
Harris Bros.’ Salvage
Chicago
Ill
Greybull
L. E. Watson
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Yellowstone
Converse County
Cooper
Sweetwater County
Whitman
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