Federal and state funds urged to resume highway construction
Secretary of Agriculture DL F Houston told editors that about 75 million dollars in federal and state funds will be available for road projects this calendar year. He urged rapid, selective spending to employ unemployed labor and support worthy public works under the federal aid road act through central highway machinery already in place.
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Washington, DC
Secretary of Agriculture
DL. F. Houston
Washington
Federal
Treasury
Hatton
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of War
Thi Department
Grandmother’s Mustard Plaster Promises Quick Relief
An old fashioned remedy is described as a clean white ointment made with oil of mustard. The ad claims it relieves pain without blistering and works wonders, though the text is fragmented and repetitive.
Full Line Ranges and Heaters On Display at Holts
On display at Holts Huckfeldt and Pinkbiner are full line ranges and heaters. Plains Auto Co advertises tire vulcanising repair and battery service with hours 8 am to 10 pm.
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Holts, Huckfeldt & Pinkbiner
Dumphey Auto Express
Plains Auto Co
Sloan's Liniment Promises Instant Joint Relief
A vintage ad style blurb touts Sloan's Liniment for immediate relief of external joint and muscle aches without mess or staining. It highlights reliability and year after year strong sales as key selling points.
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Sloan
Visitors Seen In Cheyenne In Roughly A Week
A string of visitors are noted in Cheyenne including Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Soul from Douglas and Mrs. Charles Peterson of Eaton Colorado. Others include Mrs. R. E. Simmons Worland and E. Linn Kimball Nebraska registered at the Plains for a few days.
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George P. Davidson
the Plains
Denver, Colo
Colorado and Southern Railroad
H. P. Stranglin
Cheyenne
Mrs. C. McClean
Denver
City
The
Hoyt
Casper
B. 5. Smith
M. H. Smith
Coloo
J. F. John
R. M. Fer
A. J. Watt
J. B. Brankin
C. E. Cotter
Jesse Hadley
Geo. Webster
A. R. Hath
Mrs. C. W. Soul of
Douglas
Charles Peterson
Eaton, Colo
E. Linn
Kimball, Nebr
Harry Baker
Bismark
North Dakota
Plains Hotel
Nameless Southwest Waterfall Captures Local Awe
In Albuquerque on December 2, the unnamed fall on the Little Colorado River between Winglow and Flagstaff on the Navajo Reservation is described as the largest in the southwest. The 100 foot drop spans about 500 feet across, with vividly colored rock formations enhancing its striking scenery.
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Albuquerque
N. M
United States Forest Service
Colorado
Arsona
Winglow
Flagstaff
Returned Soldiers to Train for Farms at Government Expense
Ottawa announces a plan under the land settlement act to train returning Canadian soldiers in farming at government expense. Ex servicemen will study on England based training farms, three month courses, with staff drawn from former service men and agricultural colleges. The program offers college courses or on farm apprenticeship, followed by continued instruction after settlement.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Arthur Meighen
Interior
England
Soldiers’ Settlement Board
Europe
Agricultural den
Agricultural College Extension Service
Coal Cars Reach Laramie and Local Snowfall Claims
Sixteen coal cars arrived in Laramie over four days with twelve from Hahn's Peak and four from Rock Springs. Hanna coal is expected soon. Sherman Hill saw 14 inches of snow over two days, clearing by Saturday. Green River reports a double funeral for Ollie and Grover Wade, influenza victims, leaving widows and children. Janet Hawk, an ambulance driver, returned from New York after awaiting orders to go abroad.
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Laramie
Ded
Hahn's Peak
Coalmont
Rock Springs
Greenriver
Mountain View
Ollie
Grover Wade
Janet Hawk
New York
Hawk
Washington, D. C
Couple Ties the Knot at Court House Ceremony
At the court house on Wednesday November 27 Rev S A Webber united John W Setser of Evanston Wyoming and Grace Stewart of Green River in marriage. The couple will reside in Evanston. The ceremony closed a local wedding report.
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Greenriver
Court House
S. A. Webber
Congregational Church
John W. Setser
Evanston
Wyoming
Grace Stewart
Today’s Birthdays Highlight Notables and Milestones
Newton D. Baker former secretary of war born in Martinsburg West Virginia 47 years ago today Rev Frank M North president of the Federal Council of Churches in America born in New York 68 years ago today John H Morehead former Nebraska governor and Democratic senatorial candidate born in Lucas county Iowa 7 years ago today Dr George H Denny president of the University of Alabama born in Hanover county 48 years ago today.
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Newton D. Baker
United States Secretary of War
Martinaburg
W. Va
Frank M. North
Federal Council of Churches In America
New York
John H. Morehead
Nebraska
Lucas County
Iowa
George H. Denny
University of Alabama
Hanover County
Olive Tablets Claim Relief from Constipation
Dr Edwards longtime celebrity in patent remedies promotes Olive Tablets as a solution for chronic constipation. The advertising notes the product contains no calomel and markets it as a safe laxative with a key formula aiming to ease digestive discomfort.
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Edwards
Calomel
Socrates
Lip Reading Taught At Denver Evening Vocational School
A lip reading course is offered at Denver’s Evening Vocational High School, aimed at the deaf and those with partial hearing. No tuition, but a 2 registration fee is required, returnable after the term if the student attends three fourths of the classes. The program runs four evenings weekly.
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Denver
Colo
Evening Vocational High School of
Prosecution Office Hit By Influenza In Wyoming
LARAMIE reports Prosecuting Attorney G. R. McConnell has Spanish influenza and may have contracted it while nursing his wife who is also ill. Mrs. McConnell is improving. Also noted are county and local notices from Upton and Sheridan about home guard muster out orders, a social gathering after a theatre performance, a reconciliation in a desertion case, and the death of Mrs. Phoebe Pilcher from a gastrin ailment not influenza.
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Wheatland
United War Work
Platte County
Laramie
G. R. McConnell
Upton
George Kdlmatead
Home Guard
Newcastle
Houx
Chase-Lister Orchestra
Mr. Koehler
Sheridan
Phoebe Pilcher
Kirby
Montana
Inois
Champion
Shannon
Pilcher
Saskatchewan Legislature Opens With Heavy Session Ahead
Regina reports the Saskatchewan legislature opened with formalities and a heavy session anticipated. Prorogation is not expected before late January as revisions and consolidations of statutes proceed. Amendments to school laws aim to strengthen the status of the English language in the province, with possible laws on land settlement labor and province finances.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan
Richardson Highway Named for General Wilds P Richardson
Cordova Alaska November 1 By Mail the Richardson Highway opens Alaska’s 317 mile route from Fairbanks over the Alaska Range to Chitina linking with the Northwestern railroad from Cordova. Named for General Wilds P Richardson president of the Alaska road commission 1905 1917 the road carried tourists and vehicles toward interior Alaska with steamship and railroad connections and roadhouses roughly every ten miles 3 hours between Chitina and Fairbanks and winter snow travel on 18 inch rims.
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Cordova
Alaska
Fairbanks
Interior
Alaska Range of
Chitina
Sopper River
Northwestern
Wilds P. Richardson
Alaska Road Commission
France
Richardson
America
Seattle
Chitiva
Seward Fairbanks
Broad Pass
Seward
Isabelle Passe
Iet
Ocean Terminale
Fairbanke
Free Port for Trade for Honolulu
Civic groups in Honolulu are discussing creating a free port for trade to spur Pacific development after World War I. Professor W. A. Bryan of the College of Hawaii advocates paving the entire territory to facilitate free exchange and economic growth.
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Honolu LI
Honolulu
T. H
Mall
Konolulu
Pacific
W. A. Bryan
Cole of
Hawaii
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Ian
City News
Cabill & Holliday
Plains Auto Company
Goshen Hole
A. B. Bartlett
Central
J. W. Coffey
Minneapolis, Minn
Moorcraft
Wyo
Harry A. Nugent
J. T. Moran
Glenda
Seaving
John £. Anderson
the Plains Hotel
J. W. Hay
John M. Fairfield
Pine Bluffs
J. L. Campbell
Globe
Arizona
Dean A. Hardee
Paris
J. A. Bergin
Kansas City
Fred C. Ayers Jis
Ecity
Omaha
F. H. Hitchcock
St. Louis
Patterson
Fred McDermott
R. M. McClure
Pitchfork
J. E. Jacobson
Sundy
Canada
Homestead
State News
Sherman Hill
R. C. Bell
Dr. Edwards
Bolin
Eckman Laboratory
Philanesa Finder Manufacturery
Eckman
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Hadford and Overland
Gvere
Nquire Barry's Cigar Store
Citizens
Coal
Sumers
Kemmerer Coal Company
P. J. Quealy
Fletcher
Castoria
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