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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1918
Page
15
A wartime speech warns against over confidence in victory and stresses America's duty to feed hungry neutrals after the war. It recalls aiding 120 million Allied dependents and cites 180 million hungry worldwide, urging continued aid, food conservation, and a shared New World at a common table.
Government insurance gains wide use among soldiers with over 90 percent enrolled. The program includes dependents allotment, death and disability compensation, and a government life insurance up to 19 000. Plans allow conversion after war to ordinary policies and protections from creditor attachment.
Remarkable lung operations by Colonel Pierre Duval of the French reserve medical corps described to American officers at a southern camp. He enters the chest through a six inch rib opening, lifts the lung, cleans the outer surface, swabs tracts, and removes torn pieces.
Fragmentary OCR describes a lumg replacement and aperture closure in patients. It states two thirds of patients subjected to such angles show full recovery, but the garbled source limits accuracy and leaves key terms unresolved.
A large vending machine displays gum as an incentive for returning bottles. It includes a counterfeit detector to reject fake coins and a sales-registering mechanism to log all transactions. Daily stocking and icing are the main upkeep tasks.
A January Popular Mechanics photograph depicts two campers bedded on the western plains with only a horsehair rope circling their bed. The piece notes rattlesnakes resist crossing such a rope, offering a basic sense of security in an unsafe, open area.
A water container with a hinged top is designed for steam radiators to combat dry air. The top slot allows moisture to escape into the room while steam from adjacent sections passes through its hub.
Notice is given that letters of administration were granted November 10 1918 to the undersigned in the above estate. Claimants must exhibit their claims with vouchers to First National Bank of Cheyenne within six months after the date of this notice or be barred. Dated December 7 1915 First National Bank of Cheyenne Clark and Haggard Attorneys.
Articles of Incorporation filed in Cheyenne for The Sheridan Gas and Fuel Company to manufacture gas and supply fuel for light heat and power. Capital stock 100000 dollars, 100 shares of 100 each. Principal office Sheridan, Wyoming. five directors listed led by A C Foster and William S Sweet. Secretary Arthur Ponsford.
In the matter of the estate of Benjamin Franklin Crismore deceased in Laramie Wyoming the court fixes January 2 1919 at ten oclock am for proving the will and hearing the application of Hettle Crismore Johnson for letters testamentary any interested person may appear and contest the same. Dated December 10 1918 T J Fisher clerk
Friends report Mr. B A Moorhouse recovering from illness. Theo Tedder and Daniel Hiner were threshed for by a threshing machine company last week. L Tedder shipped stock and household goods to Douglas. Mrs Sorensen resigns due to illness in the family. Moorhouse children attend Hiner School.
The 200th anniversary of Charles XII’s death marks the day as Russia gains strategic advantage after the battle of Pultova. A joint Atlantic City hardware conference addresses postwar trade issues. Texas prohibitionists convene in Austin to plan an amendment. New Jersey hosts a readjustment convention in Newark. Sports include racing at Jefferson Park New Orleans and the Cuba-American Jockey Club in Havana, with boxing in London.
A compact digest notes 1879 British cavalry action near a force of 14 900 Afghans saved by General Roberts and Highlanders. 1884 Samuel Dana Greene dies at Portsmouth born 1839 in Indiana. 1893 French senate passes restrictive press law against anarchists. 1914 Gen Botha says South African rebellion nearly ended. 1915 British enlistment surpasses 4 000 000. 1916 General Nivelle takes over French armies. A year ago: Austrian battleship Wien sunk, German artillery in Flanders, Italian air raid. Today’s births include Queen Elizabeth II 43 years after Havania, Moet Rey, Henry Moeller, Simeon Foss, Fiorello La Guardia, Ada Comstock, and Charles Ladd Norton.
Fifty seven birthday anniversary of Simeon D Feas noted as his name surfaces in connection with the speakership of the next United States congress. Feas is serving a third term as representative of the Seventh Ohio district and chairs the Republican congressional campaign committee after party gains. Previously he led educational institutions including Ohio Northern University and Antioch College and lectured at the University of Chicago.
1781 Sir David Brewster, eminent optician who discovered polarization of light by reflection, born in Scotland. Died Feb 10, 1868. 1842 Dr Robert Koch renowned for work on consumption and cholera, born in Hanover. Died Baden Baden May 27, 1910. 1868 Paraguayans defeated again by the Brazilians.
Underwood Live Stock Co with Howard D Hoetna James Leaden Frank Leadon and John D Clark prepare for events at the Wyoming State Tribune assignment.
An illustrated Popular Mechanics feature shows a 40 acre city farm project at Chicago schools. Hundreds of boys from two high schools work mornings and afternoons on an 8.5 acre plot and learn scientific agriculture earning school credits.
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