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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1914
Page
7
Budapest correspondents describe two large military hospitals treating over 2 500 wounded and an American Red Cross facility with about 185 patients. Dr Charles MacDonald oversees care as nurses comfort a Russian amputee while grim scenes unfold.
Chicago reports Dr. A J Carlen of Valverety Chicago states five days of voluntary fasting caused hunger with little pain. contractions of stomach muscles trigger pain while drinks and bitters fail to increase appetite. experts note imagined pain and mind conditioning influence perceived starvation.
The British public suspects a German submarine caused the Bulwark explosion in a safe Thames harbor. Reports note mined channels, base proximity at Heligoland or Cuxhaven, and earlier feats by submarines like Weddigen. The event shocks England while admiralty cites magazine explosion as official cause.
Dec 8 Denver cattle market shows strong demand with beef steers 6.75 to 7.25 full, cows 5.65 to 6.25, veal steady. Feeders near 6.75 to 7.35, top steer priced at 7.76. Hogs reach 7.20 tops. sheep and lambs around 7.00 to 7.79 with ewes 4.15 freight paid. Local demand robust. western shippers target best available.
Chicago market roundup reports hog receipts at 25,000 head with prices up to 20 cents higher than yesterday across all classes. Cattle receipts total about 4,000 with Christmas cattle trade in full swing. prices listed for steers, cows, calves, and yearlings across several weight and category lines.
Omaha bulletin shows cattle prices with native steers at about 4.76 to 4.78, cows and bulls around 5.50 to 6.00, western and Texas steers in the 6.00 to 6.50 range. Trade viewed as steady with 4,700 head noted, bulk trading near constant levels.
Era prices and receipts show higher market activity with 4 400 head traded. Yearlings bring 6.50 to 7.00, wethers 5.25 to 5.76, lambs around 7.50 and related figures noted for ecalves and sheep.
Tablet of grain quotes shows No 2 hard wheat at 1.091 to 1.145 in Kansas City for December and May. No 2 red wheat around 1.087 to 1.145. Corn bids include No 2 white 61 to 67 cents and No 2 mixed around 43 to 61 cents. Chicago quotations list wheat close at 1.16 for December and 1.21 for May.
Furnished by the Wyoming Fuel and Feed company the notice lists feed prices: Corn per cwt 1.75. Corn chop per cwt 1.75. Wheat per cwt 1.75. Bran per cwt 1.25. Oats per cwt 1.75. Native hay per ton 16.00. Alfalfa hay per ton 13.00. Straw per ton 9.00. Milling 0.88 to 0.90. Durum 0.87. Not delivered.
At Manama a Germat built pontoon crane Fercules collapsed its boom while lifting 160 tons. One person injured as the boom buckled and fell into the sand. The crane, valued at over $250,000, suffered extensive damage in the incident.
A Belgian retreat near Havre was reversed by a rapid alert from General Bertrand at Hamacht. He converted the withdrawal into an assault, likening the moment to Sheridan at Winchester in the Civil War. The report appears in Courrier de Armes, the official Belgian soldiers’ paper.
Timetables list arrivals and departures for main line trains including No 17 Cheyenne Portland Flyer No 7 Los Angeles Limited No 1 Overland Limited No 6 Mail Coach No 9 Mail No 20 Pacific Limited and more with arrival and departure times at Cheyenne Denver Wheatland Billings and intermediate points.
Confused iron division soldiers misread orders and charged the German lines after a commander warning. In another engagement two Belgian companies halted an attack by rushing between their lines and their own forces, while a general declared a wage effort paused.
A bold mothers’ remedy touts Musthrole as a fast, non blistering first aid for throat, croup, bronchitis and many pains. It targets adults too, with cures claimed for rheumatism to colds. Sold by druggists in 25c and 50c jars and a hospital size at 2.50 from The MusteroIe Company of Cleveland.
Notices announce that Allen B. Allsup Robert C. Johnston Zeph Anglen and Earl Anderson filed intent to make final three year proof on homestead entries in T19N R67W and related parcels. Witnesses listed from Florence and Cheyenne. Also Edgar A. Schuetz of Federal filed intent to prove up on a federal homestead claim in Township 15 North Range 78 West.
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