Potato blight and drought woes in 1911 discussed
J H Gordon of Cheyenne analyzes the 1911 potato crop failure as a drought blight similar to 1880. He outlines that irrigation effectiveness varied, cites leaf moisture needs, and advocates spraying vines to protect yields. The piece links potato health to middle class food security and notes Australian disease-control measures.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Office of Experiment Stations
Bureau of Plant Industry
Ireland
Wyoming
Colorado
Australia
Cheyenne
J. H. Gordon
Mid
Liniment claims sprained ankle cure in days
A sprained ankle may as a rule be cured in from three to four days by applying Chamberlain's Liniment and observing the directions with each bottle. For sale by F. A. Wise.
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Chamberlain
F. A. Wise
F. A. Wine
Wanted Man and Wife to Work on Ranch Hartigan Basin
Classified notice from The Republican seeks a couple to work on a Basin ranch. Advertises steady labor, likely long-term employment, with emphasis on respectable, diligent applicants seeking ranch hands.
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Hartigan, Basin
No Grazing Legislation Slows Public Lands Debate
The present session shows little chance for a grazing lease law as hearings on the Lever bill reveal the Interior and Forestry bureaus favor separate administration. Secretary Fisher and ex-forester Pinchot argue granting authority to their respective offices. House committee members plan discussion before advancing similar bills, including Lever. A resolution from Representative Taylor directs review by state governors, urging legislatures to petition Congress.
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Forestry Bureau
Department of the Interior
Fisher
House
Interior Department
Pinchot
Taylor
Colorado
Congress
Basin daily passenger train timetable ends Sunday
Time table lists No 311 southbound departs Basin at 1 30 p m daily except Sunday. An advertisement urges buying cars from 450 dollars and promotes a Rhode Island Reds egg hatching service at 1 00 dollar per setting. Randall's ranch advertises a 7718 contact. City Meat Market advertises wine and sacks.
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Basin
Superior
Rhode Island
Randall's Ranch
Big Horn Line
Fair Play For Railroads Expands Under Fairness Call
A Leslie's linked critique notes railways endure great trial as Financial Chronicle warns that countrywide harm will follow if railroads lack fair treatment like other businesses. Edward T. Jeffery says rate controls curb revenues, managers, owners, and banking, stalling needed railroad expansion amid post 1860s population growth.
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Leslie
Financial Chronicle
Lovett
Southern Pacific
Bush
Missouri Pacific
Edward T. Jeffery
Denver & Rio Grande Railroads
Gary
Steel Corporation
Jeffery
Alleghenies
Rockies
City Meat Market Announces Cash-Only Sale After June 1
On a cash basis and due to financial conditions and high meat prices, the City Meat Market states it must sell strictly for cash after June 1. The notice signals a temporary pricing and payment shift affecting customers.
For Rent House with garden and outbuildings near Basin
For Rent a dwelling including a table a corral a chicken house and five acres of garden three acres in alfalfa located about half a mile from Basin Monthly rent ten dollars Seeks tenant named W Beest ter Ravin (sic) inching toward completion of the ad text.
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Wilson House
Joe Cook
Lovell
Wilson
Worland
The
Burlington
Coast Line
Ods
Will
Wyoming Security Investment Co
With Stockgrowers Bank
Detroit Fire Department
Milwaukee Fire Department
A. Sizer
Shedd-Sizer CO
Wyo
West
Warren
Galloway
Wyoming State Farm Board
Watson
Wyoming Experimentalary Farm
Department of Gariculture
Tte
Capien
Beest Ter Ravin
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