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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
7
A simple negligee inspired design doubles as a morning dress for unexpected callers. Features a plain kimono style top, loose sleeves, dainty cuffs, and optional short train. Recommends crepe cottons, printed challies, wash silks, and silk crepes for easy care. suggests sash and back fold to adjust fit and height.
A reader suggests using a typical clothes basket as a temporary infant crib to avoid the expense of a bassinet that babies outgrow quickly. The tip emphasizes practicality and cost savings for new parents.
A season's novelty in millinery combines a tam and cap with a military fatigue inspired visor. The model uses black hattera plush with a full gathered crown. Gray satin binding and a diamond shaped buckle accent the hat, visor edged in satin. Ideal for motor wear.
A home craft guide explains building a wicker baby basket crib with high sides, layered linings, and a third decorative covering. It advises a large enough space for a pillow, double cotton wadding, satin or cambric lining, and a removable pillow slip for airing. The basket should be easy to move and kept dry and clean, with the outside mostly bare for appearance.
The article notes trunks devised for brief motor excursions inspiring broader use. Over Sunday boxes with clever fittings now carry essentials for an over Sunday visit. Some boxes have handles, enabling a man to carry them as hand baggage rather than check them.
A 1920s fashion piece advises women to improve back appearance with massage and bleaching lotions. It recommends heat and cold cloth treatments, then applying and removing cold cream to brighten the back skin. It notes the difficulty of self-massage and suggests assistance from a friend or relative.
The piece notes checked woolens with plain velveta and dark cloaks lined in ivory satin. It highlights a round full waistline with piped cording, gilt slippers, and gold-toned stockings for winter dances. Describes very full short basques on coats and a Watteau coat with white ribbon trim.
George Edwards of Casper, after serving three years of a twenty year term in Rawlins, was pardoned by Governor John B. Kendrick. He had killed Fred Ott southwest of Casper after Ott allegedly dishonored his home. Edwards previously killed Roy Landers while in custody near Casper. he was acquitted on that charge. The divorced wife later remarried.
Cheyenne reports 2,966,465 head of sheep and ducks dipped under the state board of sheep commissioners in 1915. The Mil lard annual report notes high prices and rare diseases, with sheep numbers rising by 84,12 from the previous year. Board total expenses were $10,975.72, leaving a $13,909.00 balance from a $24,885.38 two year appropriation.
Avis Stallman and N. C. Nichols explained they did not know the barrel was loaded as a barrel of gasoline exploded at the Stallman ranch north of their position. They were lighting cigarettes when fumes ignited, leaving no trace of the barrel and burning eyebrows, mustaches, and much hair.
Secretary Thompson of the State Live Stock Board calls a meeting for January 17 in Cheyenne. The board may join the Colorado Live Stock Board in Denver January 20 for the live stock show, with Governor Kendrick asked to accompany.
Lovell Business Men's Club met to enlist support for a new sugar beet factory and quickly aligned contracts to cultivate sugar beets on more than 1,000 acres near Lovell. The concise gathering aimed to energize local farming participation and advance factory prospects.
Afton reports 42 degrees below zero at Linfords one mile south of town while the government station records 38 degrees below zero in the same hour. The extreme cold highlights an ongoing cold spell affecting the region.
A pink taffeta junior girl’s dress features two side patch pockets with stitched tops and adornments of chiua and pink chiffon flowers, creating an attractive frock for a young girl.
Sho shone Indian Grover Cleveland, 40, of Lander, Wyoming, shot and killed his wife and then wounded himself, according to a local report.
Excessive gas pressure near the building is believed to have caused a fire that destroyed the cook house at the Torchlight nearby.
Jan 26 22 items cover new buildings at Douglas and Cheyenne, depot expansion at Lusk, state fair grounds transfer, a fire loss at Rawkins, and new offices for Douglas county. Mentions wild west show in Cody, Riverton tie plant operation, plan to convert Buffalo Bill ranch to a dude ranch, and weather and road developments. Also lists bank reports, sugar beet prospects, and legal notices on canal sale. End notes include deaths at Jakay Ford and from cold, with local proclamations delaying public entertainments due to diphtheria.
Dr. A C May, Michigan athletic director, declares Cornell coach Al Sharpe the greatest living all round athlete. He praises Sharpe in football baseball and basketball, noting his six foot one inch, 195 pound build, gymnastic training, speed, and versatility across sports. Sharpe’s offers from the Athletics and his three-sport coaching at Cornell are highlighted as proof.
William F. Hoppe renowned balk line billiard champion plans a visit to the Hawaiian Islands next spring spending early summer there and on the Pacific coast. He will be joined by Koji Yamada the noted Japanese player.
The Olympic club of San Francisco will send 14 baseball players to Honolulu next February for a series of games with teams there.
F G Borensen of Norwood Ohio was chosen captain of the Ohio State University football squad. He played last season at full back and left half back.
An advertisement warns of sick children with fever and stomach distress then promotes California Syrup of Figs as a harmless, effective laxative for all ages. It urges mothers to buy the 60 cent bottle at stores and notes full directions on the label.
A young doctor misreads a patient’s fever and chest tightness until an older physician reveals the real illness is financial. The scene links a white marble stairway, gold furniture, and automobiles to a congested bank account and the need to relieve that burden.
Mr Hemmandhaw notes a list of household items on a shopping paper found on the floor. Mrs Hemmandhaw explains the list records things the baby has knocked over this week, prompting the judge to remark on the record keeping.
A dialogue hints at uncertainty over the meaning and scope of per capita war costs. One speaker questions the basis for calculating the figure, while another suggests the figure depends on how broadly the term is applied.
A customer recounts switching from coffee to Postum after noticing a merchant's taste. The mother with heart trouble and stomach issues improved after using Postum, with fewer headaches and better overall health. The testimonial, attributed to a Postum Co. letter, promotes Postum Cereal and Instant Postum sold by grocers.
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