Hudson Seal Muff Sale Notice
Fragmentary OCR item lists prices and products including a Hudson Seal Muff and various women’s fashion items. No clear event or date found. details unreadable beyond pricing hints and product mentions.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
11
Fragmentary OCR item lists prices and products including a Hudson Seal Muff and various women’s fashion items. No clear event or date found. details unreadable beyond pricing hints and product mentions.
Governor Frank L. Houx departs for Annapolis for governors conference. N. S. Thomas returns from Boise for Bishop Funsten funeral. A. H. Marble travels to Chicago with daughter Lois. Miss Eunice Hastie convalesces at home awaiting return to Leader office. Otto Hiraig, brother of J. Gans, improves at St. John's Hospital with Spanish influenza. A theatre anecdote ends with a playwright’s manuscript and Uncle John's quip about a 24 hour play.
The Red Cross work rooms in the capitol basement operate each afternoon except Sundays. The north room, once used by the Wyoming state lottery, now serves as the sewing and knitting headquarters.
Miss Barrymore on tour in The Off Chance recounts meeting a lone man with a black mustache at the Empire Theatre New York on September 24 1805 during That Incident Young Couple. Uncle John Drew staged the production and Barrymore was in the audience as the tale unfolds with humor.
Andrew Tardieu, Franco American affairs high commissioner, cabled Secretary Baker from Paris offering to place France educational resources at the disposal of American soldiers in the occupation army. Troops delayed returning home due to transport delays. An opportunity to learn French would be provided, and college graduates will receive special courses.
Denver December 1 report says Colorado and Wyoming railroad workers, a subsidiary of Colorado Fuel and Iron, have settled and will return to work by tomorrow morning. The strike halted operations at the general office until an agreement was reached.
U S Health Service cautions that influenza will fuel pneumonia bronchitis and other respiratory diseases this winter. Surgeon General Rupert Blue urges fresh air proper clothing ventilation and avoidance of spread through coughing or sneezing to save lives.
Condon NS reports bustling Christmas shopping with shops dedicating windows to gifts. A burgomaster proclamation limits street presence after 6 PM for children and 11 PM for civilians, allowing only small groups outdoors. Junk dealers haul away worn German uniforms, some usable after dyeing, others turned to rags.
At the American Health Association annual meeting in Chicago on December 11, Dr. Jeanette Throckmorton of Chariton Iowa urged more clothing for women citing public decency and pneumonia protection while Dr. Efe L Lowdell of Chicago argued for wearing fewer clothes on moral and hygienic grounds, drawing mixed reactions from physicians.
Six sailors killed and many injured after coal dust explosion aboard the armored cruiser Brooklyn at Yokohama Japan last Monday. Navy says Brooklyn not damaged and a special inquiry will investigate the blast which affected berthing and bunkers. The ship has been based at Vladivostok after American troops landed there and was flagship of Admiral Sohley in the Santiago battle of 1808.
Washington announces that officers and men who supported the war effort from home will be allowed to wear silver chevrons, one for every six months of service. President Wilson directs General March to authorize the insignia in gratitude for their essential contribution to victory.
London reports the death of Andrea in the influenza pneumonia ward after a brief illness among nurses and wounded soldiers. The hospital struggled to prepare as nurses contracted the disease from American casualties arriving for treatment. The nurse’s white uniform and red cross symbolized her service and sacrifice.
Citizens mourn two British nurses who died from influenza in a neighboring hospital on the same day. They were buried with military honors in Weroes corner at Tottenham cemetery as the long funeral train carried the heroine toward England to await peace and homecoming for all those who fought.
Paris dispatch recounts humorist Richard Henry Little arriving with the Y M C A in Paris during World War I. He volunteers to keep books, asks about debit and credit, and is assigned to the publicity department after a Midwest contact learns of his fame from Around About Town in the Chicago Tribune.
Governor Howe announces two proclamations regarding adoption of constitutional amendments at Wyoming’s November 5 election. The proclamations identify the proposed amendments and set forth the official guidance for voters and election conduct.
A historic proclamation outlines Amendment No 1 establishing absolute liquor prohibition from 1920 onward. It also announces Amendment No 3 to call district judges to the state supreme bench in cases where justices may be disqualified. Amendment No 2% proposes special livestock acts to fund industry expenses, reportedly failing to reach 50 vote adoption.
The war labor board will hear the original decision in the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street railway dispute if striking workers return to work immediately. The Omaha board of trade was informed by Chairman Taft.
Associated Press reports in Chicago that American League players who joined shipyard work last year may be barred from league play if a resolution is adopted at the annual meeting. Ban Johnson confirms a resolution will be submitted while club names are withheld. The plan centers on retrenchment for 1919 with no 26 man limit reduction and possible trainer home departure. A joint AL and NL committee may study baseball’s future.
An OCR damaged fragment advertises a mail order trial package from Poley & Co offering Honey Yar Compound and various salves for coughs colds and ailments. The garbled text mentions address 2835 Sheffield Ave Chicago and urges recipients to mail their name and address to receive the products.
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