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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1914
Page
3
The old idea of numerous gowns and wedding outfits has faded as styles change rapidly. Today’s brides carry fewer gowns and wraps, with even the best dressed buying only a few new outfits yearly. The traditional vast assortment from Hargeries has dwindled.
Fragmentary text describes a dog on a leash and a speaker asking about a purpose or purp, with unclear context and missing details. The snippet hints at a casual conversation or description but lacks concrete names, places, or events.
The incident centered on a canoe that capsized after Reggy placed a pipe in his mouth on one side. Eyewitnesses reported the tilt as a playful mishap during a light outing.
The Western Newspaper Union reports Bureau of Crop Estimates figures for September 1 show declines in several crop areas including clover seed and pasture conditions. Comparison with the ten year average indicates lower yields and shifting acreages, with notes on seed rates and quality impacting forecasts.
The Wyoming Masons elected and installed officers at the Grand Lodge gathering. Notables include Grand Master J. J. Jewett Riverton and Deputy Grand Master William Dickinson Lander, with multiple wardens, treasurer William Daley Rawlins, secretary W. L. Kuykendall Garatoga, and other officers from Laramie Cheyenne Rawlins Riverton Casper and Thermopolis.
Thermopolis reports the Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star elected and installed officers for the year. Mary V. Snyder is grand queen, Hugh Hynds associate grand matron, Clara Dickey associate grand patron, Fred Wyckoff grand secretary, Inez M. Robinson grand treasurer, Lillie E. Townsend grand conductress, Carrie R. Fisher associate grand conductress, Mary P. Knittle chaplain, Mary Turner marshal, Cora Adams organist, Marie King Adah Ruth Eva Scheldt Estader Alice Wolfe Martha Edith Holmes Elec ta Bertha Vandeventer warder Grace Robinson sentinel Harry Shaad.
Dr. R. N. Mead, longtime agent in charge for the bureau of animal industry in Cheyenne, is named director of a new federal bovine tuberculosis experiment farm in Illinois. Government experiments follow exposures by Wyoming State veterinarian Dr. B. F. Davis to tubercular Illinois cattle.
Frank Crawford, 25, a Union Pacific section hand based in Cheyenne, died in St. John’s ambulance from injuries after being struck by passenger train No. 10 several miles east of Cheyenne. He had worked eighteen days for the railroad, recently arriving from Denver.
Naomi, a four year old child, died after being badly burned by flames that engulfed her body and face. She lived three hours after the fire was extinguished.
During a council meeting capped by a sheriff served libel complaint, Mayor A A Hohrbaughle is accused of libeling Alderman W F Heaning. Heaning seeks damages of 50 dollars.
The Wyoming State Grange schedules a major session in Wheatland on December 9 and 10. Officials expect a large turnout with 200 to 400 attendees gathering in the city for the event.
Edwin King Lovell was killed while cutting a tree in the Big Horn Mountains. The tree toppled and crushed him, causing his death shortly after the accident.
A roundup of Wyoming items notes county fairs and school openings, a curfew in Gillette, and blight in Crook and Fremont counties. Grants, arrests, land sales, road gravel trials, crops, and railroad incidents are listed with several notable names and places including Sheridan, Cody, Lander, Kemmerer, and Rocking Chair ranch.
The American Red Cross and the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis define anti tuberculosis work for the year ending April 30, 1916. Expenditures include hospitals sanatoria camps dispensaries visiting nurses open air schools fresh air classes preventoria and educational activities to prevent infection.
A historic Capri inn offers free board to artists who paint on its walls as per a 19th century will. The rules include fixed charges of six francs per day with two bottles of red Capri wine, and even promises to cover a German guest’s fare home if they vow not to return. The walls now display numerous paintings and the inn remains a quirky artist haven.
The emperor of Austria reportedly claims the title marquis of Antwerp as part of a wider set of vanity claims. Other rulers, including the king of Italy and the king of Spain, are described as styling themselves with an array of grandiose titles such as king of Sardinia France Spain England Italy Jerusalem and more.
Under smoke and shell bursts two Irish sergeants wheeled into Paris wounded report they fought at Copenhagen by mistake. They clearly meant Campagne, yet their resolve to fight remains. Parisians read papers and exchange stories as the day closes, absorbing the official notice anew.
A playful exchange reveals Sam received eight razors as wedding gifts. The dialogue notes his spouse has an open countenance and one that is hard to quiet, underscoring the humorous tone of the old-time vignette.
Fragmentary lines describe a woman lamenting a decision to change her name. The text notes a man who acts combative when he is provoked. No clear dates or places are provided.
A reader testimonial extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as life changing for a fragile wife. The ad claims the remedy eases weakness and nervous distress, urging others to seek confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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