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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1919
Page
14
London reports profits in the British grocery trade rose by about 95 million dollars a year during the war according to Arthur J. Giles secretary of the British Grocers Federation. He credits wartime controls for enabling surplus sales and a period of spring cleaning for grocers.
Official troop health reports show large improvement. Pneumonia rate for week ending March 13 is about half the prior week. Overseas uneffectives on March 13 total 67,505, down 65 percent since November 11. Injuries overgeing March 13 total 11,000 since November 4. Deaths reach 14,363 with 42,533 from wounds. Last week forty seven wounded in action reported.
An Associated Press report from Brussels dated April 2 details a gasoline explosion at Kebtepnach Tuesday injuring about 200 people, including 60 American soldiers. Fifteen victims are in serious condition as a car at the scene ignited gasoline and flames spread to storage tanks.
William Adams a Cheyenne resident since 1886 and early pioneer of the region is reported seriously ill at the county hospital. He was taken there yesterday by Health Officer Christensen on advice of county physician Dr Walter Lacey. Expressions of regret come from many who have known him for a generation.
Four Virginia prohibition agents were held without bail after a grand jury indicted them for murder in the shooting of two men, Lawrense Hudson and Bayar Sackieford, near Woodstock. The incident occurred last week during an attempted bootlegging operation, and authorities reported the agents faced murder charges as the case moved to court.
City engineers and businessmen travel for work and visits. E W Glafecke, city engineer, is confined to his residence by illness and hopes to be well soon. Plains Auto Co advertises repairs and service. Various residents from small towns visit Cheyenne for business.
Casper, April 2 Wool buyers are quiet as a prominent flock master warns growers to hold clips. He says buyers expect a price drop soon and will pressure growers to contract on the lowest basis. Hold until auction values and fixed conditions are known.
Casper Wyoming April 2. The first case under the new game laws in Natrona county resulted in John Doe being fined 50 dollars for fishing without a license. He pled guilty and immediately obtained a game and fish license to avoid further arraignment. Judge Tubbs warned against fishing and hunting without proper licenses.
Mrs Eltthe Warren a farmer's wife in Emroldsurg Maryland testifies to relief after fifteen years of suffering from ill health. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and urges publication of the information for others seeking help.
William Hale Thompson, Chicago mayor, visited Cheyenne and mused about Frontier Days. He described early taste for ranch life, serving as cook in wartime, then becoming a cowboy hand before entering Chicago politics as a dominant figure.
SHENIDAN WY a city ordinance prohibits the sale or possession of tobacco in any form to boys under 18 and bans any boy under 14 from possessing tobacco. Violations are misdemeanors punishable by fines up to 100 dollars.
An old advertisement urges readers to cut out a slip and mail it to Foley & Co of Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley products. The offer promises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for pain and kidney issues, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and bowel cleansing.
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