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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
7
Market figures list fed steers at 9.00 to 15.00, heifers around 12.00, stockers and calves about 11.75 to 12.25, with total receipts near 16 000 to 70 000. Sheep and lambs show demand firm, lambs around 20.16 and yearlings near 16. The data appear from regional livestock market totals and price ranges.
The Eskimo pupils join a night school conducted by Miss Hollie Jones and Fe Jones, part of a Shismar dian school effort. Enrollment reaches about eighteen natives from the far northeast region near the Bering Sea.
A university rule requires two hours weekly work with Sphagnum moss to advance surgical pad production. Aypheroum moss from the northwest is in high demand for absorbent medical pads. Professor J W Hotson leads the botany department in implementing the program.
In April at Camp Kearny California the YMCA announced a new ward entertainment program with medical officers' approval. The plan, already set to begin, aims to lift patient morale across wards and involves staff oversight of performances and facilities.
Paris figures for 1917 show 44,200 deaths and 43,820 births as the death rate outpaced births by a significant margin. Infant mortality remained low due to wartime institutions and aid from the American Red Cross. Tuberculosis and heart diseases were leading killers, with cancer also rising, while suicides remained relatively rare.
In Redlands California a convalescent home for soldiers and sailors wounded in service is being established by Mrs. Carpenter of Del Rio near Redlands. The home will provide rest, games, and home-like comforts for recovering servicemen from Camp Kearny and other cantonments. The plan has medical staff support and already cared for two veterans with more to follow.
Secretary Houston urges Boy Scouts of America to boost wartime food production by planting home gardens, raising pigs and poultry, and canning and drying. He emphasizes collective federal state support and a goal to beat previous food production records in 1918.
In San Francisco the Olympic Club prepares to develop golf links and form a golf club within its grounds. The club, about 9500 members, aims to attract beginners with enhanced facilities. Officers consider adjoining properties to meet outdoor sports needs and expand club offerings.
The Insurance Commissioner of Wyoming certifies that Fidelity-Phoenix Fire Insurance Company of New York is authorized to transact fire insurance in the state for the current year. Witnessed by the State Auditor and ex-officio Insurance Commissioner.
Incorporation filed in Cheyenne Wyoming on April third in the year AD. The company aims to purchase own and develop coal and oil lands and interests. It plans to construct pipelines and operate communication and related facilities. The capital stock authorized is five thousand dollars.
Classified notice mix from a 1910s paper listing a for sale Studebaker touring car in good condition and various employment ads. Names, locations, and numbers appear, including J C Penney Co Sterling Cole and multiple states, with obscure boardroom style notices and a public dancer event.
City of Cheyenne invites sealed proposals by April 12 noon 1915 for leasing hay lands in the northeast quarter of section 20 township 14 north range 67 west P. M. to fund cash yearly rent or crop share. Lands include Peane homestead Celffin hay bottom and Round Toy reserve. Two year term fences must be kept in repair. City reserves right to reject any bid.
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