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War talk fades as town debates Swiss drill and corn fate
In Torpidville a tavern keeper and locals discuss European war, a Swiss drill tale, and a domestic pivot toward American goods and corn. The piece notes reactions to war, patriotism, and shifts in labor and industry, with a report on Nicholson's indecent exposure conviction and a broad quarantine order affecting livestock movements in Wyoming 1914.
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Nicholson
T. G. Nicholson
The
Eagle
Riverton
Lander Jowroul
Cheyenne
Wyo
State’ Board of Sheep Commissioners
Union
Wyoming
Elkte
Union Pacific Railroad
Wyoming-Nebraska State Line
Wyoming Colorado State Line
Burlington Railroad
Montana
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Gate Veterinarian
State Board of Sheep Commissioners
State of
Joseph M. Carey
Hythe
Frank L. Houx