Life Insurance Leaders Support Government Plan for Soldiers
George E K Ide of New York, at the Annual convention of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents, backs a government life insurance plan for soldiers and sailors. He argues the measure is misunderstood as risky to private insurers and urges administration to fund the new department through credit and debt mechanisms rather than private company costs. He predicts educational benefits for dependents and warns against relying on government insurance as a perpetual solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Suceme
George EK
Ide
Association of Life Insurance
Ascotia
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Joe Howe
Lfe
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Health Boost
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims the tablets stimulate the liver and bowels without dangerous after effects, improving skin, appetite, and energy, with boxes priced at 10c and 25c.
Endorsement Backed by Government Guarantees
The fragment argues that the collective measure under wartime conditions endorses enduring principles, with the government’s guarantee described as immense and beyond estimation. The language reflects confusion over policy aims and the strength of implied commitments.
Diphtheria Outbreak Triggers City Pest House Move
The Sibylee county ends endemism as Thomas Moore and four children are placed in the pest house after all four contract diphtheria. The oldest son grows ill as more students show sore throats at Sibyled School, with health officer Turner warning of more cases and moving sufferers to the pest house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pest
Howe
Sibylee
Thomas Moore
Vincent
Otliver Turner
Sibylee Sohohone
Ph. Turner
Cheyenne
Mire
Moore
Thore
Turner
Pest House
Sibyled
Laramie
Knife Bandit Breaks Jail in Wheatland
In Hartville last week an affray led to knives and a jail escape. George Smeltzer and associates from Sunrise were jailed in Platte county. Smeltzer cut an Italian opponent and was jailed after an assault at the Sunrise saloon. A fellow escaped with a hacksawed jail door, later aided by Tom Martin to Casper authorities who brought him to Wheatland. Sheriff Roach later detained the alleged abettors in Sunrise awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheatland
Wye
Dew 7
Hartville
Mesers
Smeltzer
Martin
Brown
Sunrise
Platte County
George Smeltzer
Gore
Tom Martin
Manville
Casper
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Medical Offer
A fragment urges mailing a slip to Foley & C for a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound Kidney Pills Cathartic Tablets and a cleansing cathartic for constipation and biliousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & C
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Peremals Killed in Pi with Daz Props Laredo
Federal troops report heavy fighting as followers of Felix Jilae attack Guerrero, a small Mexican garrison town opposite Zapata Texas. Generals Alwania and allied forces guard river crossings along the Zapata area after the encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tes
Bee
Felix Jilae
Guerrero
Zapata
Tex
Alwania
Baby Bernhardt Star in The Cricket Charms Audiences
The Butterfly Picture star nicknamed Baby Bernhardt headlines The Cricket, showcasing Zoe as a child prodigy with intense on screen emotion and stage like presence. Off screen she’s a playful child who adores dolls and camping trips, praised by her father and mother for charming performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoe
Zofa Rak
Lina Cavalieri Affirms Real Pearls In Fort Lee Studio
Lina Cavalieri shows off a prized pearl necklace at her Fort Lee studio. She insists the rope of pearls is genuine and refuses to wear imitation stones. The strand ranges from small pellet-sized pearls to marble-sized ones, all noted for their fine lustre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lina Cavalieri
Fort Lee
Mae Murray Hosts Animal Party for Children in Hollywood
Mae Murray held an animal themed party at her Hollywood home for sixteen children aged five to twelve. Murray was the only adult present, hosting a cozy event centered on pets and play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Murray
Hollywood
Cal
Miss Murray
Land Office Swamped at Douglas Wyoming
Douglas Wyoming December seven. The land office has seen heavy demand since the four thousand six hundred acre homestead law took effect last December. Thousands have filed in Converse county with daily surges of applicants and crowded conditions beyond normal hours. The residency and population of Douglas have surged, with estimates placing five to six thousand newcomers since January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas, Wyo
Douglas Land Office
Converse County
the Register
Douglas
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Price Increase Noted
A World Famous Cure for Colds and Grip announces a price rise to druggists due to higher costs for six medicinal extracts and chemicals. The product has stood for a quarter century and is used across civilized nations.
Varsity Starts Basketball Practice in Laramie Gym
In Laramie Wye on December 7 the town basketball team begins regular practice at the university gym under Coach Corbett. About twelve former university and college players are trying out, with several out of town games planned for after the Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wye
Laramie Town
Corbett
Sedition probe under way in Laramie case
United States Attorney Charles Rigdon visits Laramie to oversee the Henry Swanson sedition arrest case. Swanson, jailed weeks earlier by the sheriff, allegedly made sharing remarks about the president and the U S government and was taken into custody. Federal orders to hold Swanson were issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hghon
Laramie
Wyo
United Stites
Charles Rigdon
Henry Swanson
Sheriff's Office
Swanson
United Stated
United States
Eheri Y
Bwanten
Escaped Bigamy In Film Leads To License Gap
Mildred Manning and Wallace McDonald nearly wed in a Vitagraph production when a supposed minister hired for the scene admits he is not ordained and has no license. The incident savors of a near bigamy, while noting Kitty Gordon’s prior marriage to Lord Beresford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Manning
Wallace McDonald
Ashley Miller
Vitagraph
Miss Manning
McDonald
Telephone Company Opens Basement For New Exchange
Douglas Wyoming December 7 The Mountain States Telephone company began using the basement of its new exchange building at Fourth and Walnut streets and has stored a large amount of material. Indications point to securing all equipment soon and taking possession by early spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Wyo
Mountain States Telephone Company
Fourth and
Walnut Streets
Man Dies From Kick of Horse at Work
Rul on Osmond died in a local hospital Saturday morning from injuries after a horse kicked him in the stomach while he was working in the timber below Etna on Wednesday the 21st. He was taken to his home and later to the hospital where medical efforts could not save him.
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Big Piney
Wyo
Rulon Osmond
Etna
Osmond
Douglas Bakery Moves to New Home in Douglas
Douglas Wyoming December 7 remodeling of the old Unland store on North Second street is under way and the building will soon become the home of the Stroud bakery business in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Bakery
Douglas, Wyo
Unland
North Second Street
Stroud
Stroud and Barnes to Run Center Street Bakery Site
Mr Stroud has purchased Inland stock and the Center and Second streets bakery building will be used for a restaurant. Stroud and Barnes will operate it once furnishings are obtained.
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Stroud
Center
Second Streets
Stroud and Barnes
County Commissioner Gwinn Dies at Ranch in Sheridan
Sheridan Wyoming December 7. The death of 8 B Gwinn a Sheridan County Commissioner occurred at his ranch near Ranchester yesterday afternoon about 3 oclock. He had been working on the ranch in the morning and gave instructions to a man in the afternoon before suffering an apoplectic stroke on returning to the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan, Wyo
B. Gwinn
Ranchester
Oelock
Domestic science series by Maude Marie Costello to begin soon
Maude Marie Costello, noted domestic scientist and Chicago Lewis Institute graduate, will write a series of articles on domestic science for the newspaper. The features promise practical guidance for raising living standards while lowering costs, drawing on her extensive experiments and public school teaching experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Marie Costello
Miss Costello
America
Univerity of Chicago
Lewis Institute
House Military Committee Opens 1919 Army Bill Hearings
Washington December 7 Hearings on the large army appropriation bill for 1919 will begin tomorrow before the house military committee. Military necessity calls for confidentiality of war and navy appropriations hearings this year and most proceedings will be held behind closed doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House Military Committee
War and Navy
Fire Destroys Polson Iron Works in Toronto
A blaze at Polson Iron works on the Toronto waterfront destroyed the building and several sheds. A freight boat and trawler suffered heavy damage, with total losses estimated between 250000 and 500000 dollars insured. The fire’s origin remains a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario
Polson Iron Works
Casper Banks Report Resources Nearly Doubling in One Year
Casper Wyoming reports show five city banks increasing total resources from 4 6722 to 47 000 144 between 1916 and 1917. Banks listed include Casper National Wyoming National Stockmens National First Trust & Savings and Citizens Bank, with substantial gains in each institution and overall deposits.
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Casper
Wyo
Citizens Bank
Casper National
Wyoming National
Stockmen’s National
First Trust & Savings Bank
Citizen's Bank
G A R Pins Sent to Sheridan County Schoolchildren
John Schuler Post No. 67 of the G A R in Sheridan county distributed 4000 patriotic buttons to county schoolchildren. The buttons read Honor Your Country and Your Flag with Remember the Grand Army of the Republic 1861-65 on the blue ribbon. Parents are urged to keep tokens safe and have children wear them on patriotic occasions, especially Decoration Day or Sundays if desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan, Wyo
John Schuler
Sheridan County
Grand Army of the Republic
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Pilitary
Danger
Coliseum
Maccabee Temple
Sherif Roach
Daz
Zoe Rae
Tion
Smething
Kitty Gordon
Lord Beresford
Telephone Company
Sheridan
Maui
Marie Costello
HOUSE
Casper Banks
G.A.R
Sheridan Kiddies
Sloan
Sloan’s Liniment
Lee Hobbs
MW Muckfelt
Plains Hotel
Domino and Pioneer Exploration
Wyoming
Ceive
Nashua
N.H
Lydia E. Pinkham
Deuxa Manrin
Bowers Street
N. H
Lydia E. Pinkhams
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