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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
7
A gullible cutline tells of a cheerful Red Triangle secretary nicknamed Pudgy who spends a night in a front line dugout. A deafening barrage erupts, and Pudgy jokes about growing braver and perhaps advancing to the front again.
A soldier grumbles while hiking a country road alternately waterlogged and muddy. The report also notes a census estimate of 2,048,854 cattle in Canada's western provinces.
Eight thousand officers from New York City's regular police force are routing to France to join the allied war effort. The move underscores urban support for military actions overseas as authorities mobilize manpower for global conflict.
Brief items from across Wyoming covering fairs, roads, oil production, Liberty loan drives, Red Cross activities, school fundraising, and local incidents. Highlights include Laramie County Fair dates, Salt Creek oil field prominence, elk and sheep season opening, and a plan to raise 10 million dollars for the fourth Liberty loan.
Oriental page boys appear in San Francisco theaters wearing silk outfits and coins, adding a new note of picture aqueness and attractive service to performances.
A terse government note confirms Australia securing a ten year zinc supply through a private firm for wartime needs. The agreement aims to ensure steady metal shipments despite global disruption.
The article outlines a nationwide drive to recruit and organize labor for harvest. Business leaders, clerks, and volunteers in towns and cities join “shock troops” to assist farmers, with 40,000 city workers aiding Kansas wheat and 9,000 in Indiana aiding wheat and oats. Women cook for harvest hands, and emergency labor programs operate across Illinois, Michigan, Colorado, and Utah to secure thousands of workers for potatoes, sugar beets, and general crops.
The note describes Georgette crepe fabric patterns with checks and plaids in various color combinations. It mentions how the checked or plaid weave appears on the fabric with a straight, pure white base.
Wide plaid ribbons are described as ideal trim for large straw hats used in country or beach attire. The piece notes their chowsy appeal and suggests shops stock these wide ribbons for summer fashion.
A wartime directive urges shippers to load cars to the maximum safely and stresses that underloading could hinder other shipments and the war effort. It emphasizes patriotism and efficient carriage of foodstuffs. The piece also includes gardening aphorisms about cultivation and water use.
Describes a low bow arrangement at or near the brim edge of a hat as an accepted stylish feature. Emphasizes that this positioning is considered good and fashionable in the era.
The piece lists small bags of fur coats headdresses and accessories. It mentions satin fur trims and decorative touches like gold tops and shirred satin finishes. The tone reflects a catalog style of fur fashion items and seasonal wear.
A passenger train arriving in Oklahoma with about 200 soldiers drew attention from two Black men. As officers passed, one man tagged a captain or lieutenant and joked about a French general, using racist terms, in a scene noted by witnesses Sambo and George.
The fragment reports a dialogue line about Bell and a person named Stell looking at diggers, hinting at a social scene. The source text is limited and lacks clear events or identifiers to form a full news item.
Catarrhal deafness is stated to be curable only by a systemic remedy, not focal applications. The ad promises $100 for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine and notes the product is distributed by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Also mentions English women in agriculture.
Castoria is marketed as a safe remedy for constipation diarrhea and stomach upset. It claims thirty years of use and notes it contains no opium or narcotics. The advert touts its 80 year heritage and the signature of Chas H Fletcher and warns against imitators.
A quoted figure notes the value of pay as you go but warns a 25 cent streetcar fare to travel there and back may deter people from making the trip.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap for tender skin shave twice daily without irritation. It claims ease, cleanliness, and no waste of time or money, with free samples via Cuticura Dept. X Boston and products available at druggists or by mail.
The piece notes Candlemas on February 2 linked to groundhog lore and Old Candiemaas on February 14 tied to St Valentine’s observance. It also mentions a pocket sized toilet set combining a brush, comb, mirror and electric something.
An older reader warning of natural aging signs points to weak kidneys as a key issue. The ad promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as an odorless treatment to relieve pain, stiff joints, backache, and related organ issues, claiming cures and money-back guarantees.
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