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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
6
The article argues wage earners can improve home appeal on a small budget. It favors interior updates in crowded tenements and exterior simplicity in modest cottages, noting brick or stucco with proportioned design, minimal furnishings, and selective decor create beauty, comfort, and pride.
By J. F. Butler. Chicago railroads plan a new "school of politeness" for railroad staff from brakemen to top officials. The piece argues for polite, businesslike conduct on trains and streetcars and urges street-car conductors to enroll in the program, expected to be widely approved by travelers.
In New Orleans a mad dog bit fourteen dogs including valuable ones. SPCA agents faced stubborn rescues as children fled the dog wagon and hindered the crackdown. Officials urge mothers to teach children to assist rather than obstruct the effort.
A reader advocates teaching boys sewing in schools to enable them to mend buttons and patches. The writer, busy with household duties and four children, notes his son sews to stay productive and out of mischief. The comment links practical skills to family aid and personal growth.
Roy Montgomery mayor of Gillette and Campbell county Democratic state committeeman convicted on two counts of the white slavery indictment. He posted a $5,000 appeal bond and faces a potential sentence after the appeal hearing. Jury found guilt on counts one and three for transporting two women to Gillette for immoral purposes. Another man, H. B. Hill, bound over on perjury charges in the same matter.
An exodus of black workers from Wyoming is underway as railroad hiring in the state recruits hundreds from the South as section hands. The severe Wyoming climate prompts many to return south as quickly as possible.
Scores witnessed a massive meteor fall near Evanston and illuminate the sky like lightning. The impact rattled dishes in homes, yet searches for the meteor remain unsuccessful.
In Cheyenne a suit by Henory Smith, 76, seeks to cancel a sale and mortgage for 2600 given to his bride Olgs Wuret Smith, 25, on their wedding day. Smith alleges he was the victim of a conspiracy.
In Cheyenne during November the land office saw a record land claim surge with 223 entries. The elan covered 64 000 acres and most filings were for 320 acre homesteads.
Cody resident Tony Rodeschack, recently acquitted of murdering James Smith, was declared insane and ordered sent to the state asylum. The acquittal followed a finding of incompetence to stand trial.
A twelve year old runaway, Cheyenne Eugene Butcher, from Des Moines Iowa, was arrested after allegedly firing a revolver at a Mexican in Los Angeles. He was found with a box of ammunition and a loaded pistol.
Fred Patton, a section band employee for the Oregon Short Line, was violently killed near Kemmerer after falling from a freight train. His body was found severely mangled, with reports stating it was cut in two.
James Brown fled Casper after pleading guilty to shooting Mayhew in the head and Davie in the arm. He was fined 50 dollars for the gun used in the incident and had a 24 hour suspension.
Cheyenne reports a double wedding where participants hold land from the government. George Smith and Myrtle Cone wed, Chester Clark and Etta Cone wed, brides are sisters. Each couple holds homesteader claims near Chugwater about forty miles north of Cheyenne totaling 320 acres.
Reporting from Cheyenne to Casper details include a discontinued Wyocolo post office, new La Bonte hotel in Douglas, shiptings from Van Tassel, lamp posts for Buffalo street lighting, and a Cooper lighting plant. Other items note hospital inspection, Christmas seals, postmaster nominations, crimes, arrests, and preparations for civil service exams.
A humorous tale recalls an American seeking Calle Rincon. After being guided by a Spanish youth, the visitor asks why a policeman did not answer. The youth replies that the man forgot to remove his hat before addressing the officer.
In Youngstown a short scene unfolds as two farmers discuss a bay mare in the market. One teases about buying the horse while joking about not wanting to break a dollar, highlighting rural talk and a casual auction atmosphere. The fragment hints at a larger horse market interest.
In a Chicago courtroom a prisoner responds to a judge asking for extenuation with a defiant remark saying there is nothing to extenuate and that the judge would blame him if he knew all about the matter.
A stylized, fragmented dialogue shows a speaker arguing with a father about a course and money. The lines include phrases about serving, domestic science, suspicions, and a $50 bet, expressed in a rough, oral manner.
Fragmentary quotation shows a friend praising Freddie in political circles. The text references ropes and a cam cigar gate, with the speaker identified as G. Louis. No clear event, date, or full context is provided.
A New York trip story contrasts modern boat crowding with the gold rush days when over 1 000 passengers could ride a ship. A passenger jokes about sleep aboard and a sick man who is improving and may not tolerate further crowding.
A club rule fines members who cannot answer a question. McLoughlin asks why a ground squirrel leaves no dirt on top of its hole. He answers that the dirt starts at the bottom and rises upward, provoking further probing about how the squirrel gets to the bottom.
Two girls discuss what to wear to a Christmas party and ask for a number. One girl grows indignant asking what they are wearing, and the other comments they should be a clover lime given what they have heard.
Fragmentary OCR shows a lawyer and a widow or heir discussing inheritance and debt payoff. The garbled text references paying debts and considering an amount, with no clear names, dates, or firms readable.
A heated discussion arises over peer review practices in Endurense studies. Researchers and policymakers clash on transparency, data access, and potential conflicts of interest influencing results.
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