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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
5
A garden instruction piece advises when to start hoeing after sowing. It urges thinning seedlings to leave stronger plants, describe hoeing to kill weeds and mulch soil, and warns against hoeing wet soil or too close to stems.
A reader testifies that women endure pain from kidney and bladder disorders and that Foley Kidney Pills offer relief. The ad notes backache sore muscles stiff joints dizziness and similar symptoms as linked to kidney issues and claims eight bottles cured Mr. Thos Davis of Montgomery Indiana.
Special dispatch argues Amiens is key as central rail hub linking Calais and Boulogne to English ports. By rapid seizure of Amiens, German forces could block Calais Boulogne, force use of Havre and Dieppe though farther, and threaten British supply lines while preparing a channel coast push.
The Shriners Red Cross flour sack has raised 15000 since starting at Islam Temple in San Francisco. Temples in Charlotte Oasis and Crescent at Trenton report 1000 and 1150 sales, with Bridgeport and Indianapolis also selling. A May 4 sale in Oklahoma City aims for 50000, the Civil War sack previously reached 46000 in Virginia City. The sack heads to Atlantic City next June with Potentate John D. McGilvray aboard.
Amsterdam reports the Belgian relief steamer Flandres struck and sank in the British Channel on Monday. The Handelsblatt says the crew was saved.
Four Union Pacific engineers named Kilborn A J Mooney DeGee Swinson and Lee Staplon will depart from local service to France. They will travel to Fort Lowen Colorado then Fort Leavenworth to join 16 regiments for oversan duty. Several younger engineers left the railroad for the front and refused deferred classification to remain in service.
A promotional note extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney issues. It cites sworn statements from customers and a druggist praising its ability to correct urinary problems and acidity, urging readers to mail five cents and a return address for samples.
Purman analyzes the 1915 Philadelphia Athletics led by Connie Mack. The club shows balance with strong infield defense and budding hitters but hinges on rookie pitching. Veterans like Vean Gregg and George Foster bolster staff while youngsters Perry Adams Geary Fahey Watson compete for jobs. Outfield features Tig Walker Merlin Ko Jamieson with Oldring as utility.
Dugs are three youngsters Mack expects to help him pull out of the cellar position. Kopp was one of the best outfielders in the International league last year, and Jameson looked like a sensation with the Athletics. Dugan is believed to be one of the best shortstops developed in several years.
An old advertisement urges readers to cut out a mail order slip and send it to Foley & Go in Chicago. It touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for pains and rheum, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and sluggishness.
Weather bureau data shows a 120 day growing season in this state from last frost after spring to first frost in fall. Average frost dates are May 21 and September 19, with four months typical for planting war gardens and frost protection guidance offered to gardeners.
Lodian medicine men claim roots and herbs from field cures for female complaints. The text mentions Lydia E Pinkham of Lynn selling her vegetable compound for over forty years, rooted in herbal remedies and old family practices.
A list of individuals and companies associated with the Honoree Roll for the $1000 W S S Club. Names include W C Tevine, William E Mullen, Ida M How, Margaret Burdich, Thomas Hunter, Charlies K Lane, Hilliard S Ridgely, Kinkead, Burdick, Carpenter, Richardson Bros, Decker, Hynds, Iberman, Vailer, France Marsh, Charles Smith, P Thompson, Claude Palmer, Western Life Ins Co, H N Boyd, George W Plummer, Bon Shoe & Clothing Co, E W Stone, Riner, Cyrus Beard, Ingervoll Stores Co, Hiteshew, Mrs John Morton, Douglas, Wye, Eckardt, Powell, Albert D Chamberlain, Martha Sears, Mrs A D Chamberlain, Miles Shepherd, Max J Meyer, Gauft & Hraanschweig, Rintow, Jobuston, Stimpson, Job A Martin, W A Carpenter, M A Kline.
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