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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
16
This piece promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to prepare for motherhood and aid recovery after childbirth. It argues many women approach pregnancy unprepared and suffer nerves and health shocks, but the reformer is a healthy, normal mother through the compound.
The Springfield Republican questions whether the United States should refuse exporting its nearly one billion bushels of new wheat this year. The surplus could help prolong the war or secure relief for allies.
An advertisement touts Soft White Hands soap to cleanse and ointment to soothe. A one night treatment claims to heal red rough chapped hands. mail sample offered by postcard request from Cutcura Dept XY Boston. The message ends with a quip about preferring rifles to quarrels over real issues.
The article urges pure bred stock breeders to educate the local market about high quality animals and accept lower initial prices to build a home trade. It notes bad roads and weather kept distant buyers away, while strong local sales prove the value of developing a local market for long term community benefit.
An Illinois writer argues for Shorthorns over other beef breeds noting faster growth and finish, superior milk production, and long experience breeding Shorthorns. He asserts Shorthorn cows raise strong calves and pay their way at the dairy pail, and claims the breed excels in combined beef and dairy use.
Canada bans hog cholera vaccination and serum use as dangerous imports. Regulations prohibit import, manufacture, or use of such serum or virus. Hogs vaccinated by double method cannot be admitted, and those from cholera regions in six months are refused entry. Quarantine of one month at the border applies before relocation.
A western Wyoming storm caused extensive damage to rail lines roads and crops across Niobrara Natrona Platte and Goshen counties. A Burlington locomotive plunged through a bridge near Glenrock after a passenger train passed. the engineer and fireman escaped. Near Sunrise Ralph Creer was killed by lightning. Bridges washed out near Lysite and crops ruined in the Douglas district. Nebraska also saw major hail damage including shattered railcar windows on Union Pacific No 1 De Luxe Overland. Cloudbursts flooded Crook Creek area ranches.
The Cheyenne area faces a harvest forecast that could double the 1912 crop totals if hail holds and favorable weather continues. Dry farm output in the Cheyenne district last year valued at about $1,000,000, with crops spanning wheat barley oats rye corn alfalfa and more.
Laborers uncovered a human skull in a Clearmont hay field and the sheriff's office transported it to Sheridan for investigation. A field search found no other bones, and experts believe the skull likely belonged to a young man as most teeth remain in the upper jaw with limited decay and one filled tooth.
Buffalo merchant George B. Goff drowned during a burst of rain fifteen miles southeast of here while repairing his car in a dry draw. He left the vehicle to service the engine as water surged, remaining with the machine as Dr. E. C. Kane reached higher ground. A wall of water struck him, a log hitting his head, and he was swept away.
Vernon Smith, a ranch hand, was shot in the right calf by Union Pacific Yard Watchman James Downey as he passed through the yards. Smith is improving at St John’s hospital and Downey is jailed as investigators determine if the shot was accidental or malicious.
Cheyenne reports one of the state’s biggest wool sales as W. Rh. Adams buys the Swan Land and Cates Company clip of 400000 pounds at 22 cents per pound, totaling 192000 dollars.
The London Chronicle notes jokes about frog eaters as allied with France. Canadian troops in Flanders are said to enjoy frog meat, with English Canadians and Scots adopting the dish, though the term Pond Fowl is used to soften the label.
A wide Wyoming roundup lists county fairs from Sept 1 to Sept 23 including Carbon, Uinta, Kane, Natrona, Big Horn, and the state fair at Douglas. It notes a planned jail in Laramie, a bridge in Greybull, a gas plant near Sheridan, new school and church buildings, and a possible glass works in Laramie. Also covered are storms, ore exhibits, fishing penalties, drownings, a bevy of local projects, and statewide public services approvals and pensions.
A fragment from a history page shows Fighters remarking that women should not vote when unable to fight. The line questions whether supporters have seen women rising to the challenge, implying a wartime or activist context.
A cautionary note on fear and social pressure. The text contrasts a man who fears a kiss with a woman who laughs, and remarks that many complain about action yet take none themselves.
A Boston Transcript item notes 72 members from a family in France enlisted for the European war and describes a portable hostelry. A correspondent recalls landing and taking a car for a hotel, remarking on the singular mistake.
An old advertisement argues infant mortality is high in civilized countries and claims Castoria, with the signature H. Castoria, prevents deaths by improving circulation and reducing fevers. It warns narcotic drops and syrups harm children and touts Castoria as safer for stomach and fever relief.
An item notes Ontario dairy products in 1911 were valued at 103,381,854 dollars. It also includes a trivia line about how an elephant sleeps about five hours per day and a brief exchange about an expert.
Consul Frank Deedmeyer reports extensive mussel mud deposits in bays around Prince Edward Island. The organic sediment, with shells, serves as a high value fertilizer supplying phosphates and alkalies. Dredging from rafts in summer or ice in winter yields deposits five to twenty five feet deep.
The Buffalo Express quotes a town debate on a murdered man declared sane by jury and the reaction of a reception committee amid a wider remark that Alaska is vastly larger than New York.
A man recounts long heart trouble improving after stopping coffee and starting Postum. He notes others also switched and found Postum tasty when prepared properly. The ad claims two forms, Postum Cereal and Instant Postum, with pricing and a slogan “There’s a Reason” from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
A German astronomical clock, in service for 18 years, maintained an error of only one second, showcasing exceptional precision and reliability. The timepiece demonstrated remarkable stability across nearly two decades of operation.
An advertisement claims resinol ointment and resinol soap cure pimples rashes ringworm and eczema quickly and cheaply. It urges readers tired of costly treatments to buy from the nearest druggist and notes physicians have prescribed them for twenty years. The copy also notes benefits for sunburn and ends with a women's pleasures verse.
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