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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1918
Page
7
A Wind River range band of wolves reduces sheep herds in upper Green River areas. From 25 head down to five seen this spring with numerous elk carcasses noted. Efforts to trap or poison failed. coyotes and wolves fetch high fur prices, $10 to $14 per ordinary hide.
Wind River Petroleum spudded a new well on 200 acres in Pilot Butte, joining multiple operators in the promising Wyoming field. Wells average around 100 barrels daily, with Texas Company lines expanding and tanks being built near Glenrock. Deep tests and nearby fields like Midway and Littl Buffalo Basin loom as drilling resumes after winter.
A newspaper item notes that women endure daily tasks despite pain from kidney and bladder disorders. A Montgomery Indiana resident, Mrs Thos Davis, reports relief after using Poley Kidney Pills, claiming eight bottles cured her. Also mentions Sherman Paint Company with phone number for messenger service.
A jumble of notes lists multiple visitors and locals such as Harry Hynde returning from Cuba and H W Kuhn from Rawlins. Other entries name E V Robertson from Cody and Floyd Roe from Chugwater visiting Cheyenne. Also advertised are cheap old papers for sale and harness repair offers at Morris Harness Shop with 420 West Main Street.
An extract from the London Times via Scientific American supplements analyzes a factory air container explosion in Smithfield England and a similar incident in Greeley. It notes unstable oil byproducts and that lard oil used in the Greeley compressor had high flash point, with samples under analysis at Boulder and Fort Collins.
A Dodge brothers motor car owned by Helena Motor Company climbed to the summit of Mt Helena near Helena Montana in about 45 minutes. Four men rode. the ascent required building a roadway at the rocky base and securing traction for the wheels. Mt Helena rises about 6000 feet with Helena at 4000 feet.
A brief note indicates a desk line at the Leader office serves the News and Editorial Departments. The phrase suggests internal routing or contact context within the newspaper staff.
Fort Collins district and Loveland sign large acreages for Liberty bonds at 12.50 per acre. Great Western Sugar announces county allotment rather than city, with Loveland at about 4000 acres and Fort Collins district above 12 000 acres. County already has 250 000 dollars in bonds secured and expected to rise.
A U.S. Army correspondent recounts extreme duress in Lorraine. A Western state company man was blown 30 feet back yet crawled to safety within minutes. A private near No Man's Land escaped a shell and returned to the line, while a Cincinnati scout watched a patrol mate stay unharmed.
F B Fairbank of W Detroit reports suffering kidney and related troubles and credits Foley Kidney Pills with remarkable relief. He says they restored sleep and alleviated rheumatic pain, backache, stiff joints, and sore muscles, claiming they are the best medicine he has taken. Sold everywhere.
Fragmentary note lists relief items for stomach upset with prices 50 cents and 10 cents, mentions rationing and affordable options.
The casualty list released lists forty two names with statuses: killed in action seven, died of wounds eight, died of disease one, wounded severely six, wounded lightly seventeen, missing in action two. The figures reflect yesterday’s combat losses from Washington PD.
LOST-a pair of men's glasses in a black case. To return call 412 KH 24th. WANTED-Experienced lady stenographer state experience and salary wanted. Address F care Leader. FOR SALE-New Victrola and 50 records for sale at less than half price if taken at once. Call 104 E. 21st Have Best Line to Cheyenne new and second hand bicycles Reed H Hollister 1720 Pioneer Ave Miz.
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