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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1918
Page
2
Surgeon General Rupert Blue leads a national campaign against venereal disease, urging education, clinics, and laws to end vice and Disease spread. The piece cites Harvard and Baltimore investigations, calls for civilian cooperation, and notes wartime support from presidents and organizations.
Pamphlets describing the governments campaign against venereal diseases and promoting wholesome sex facts are offered in sets A through F for different audiences. Requests should be sent to the United States Public Health Service at 686 Bizet Sirens Northwest, Washington, D. C.
A train with 500 soldiers en route from Vancouver to Michigan was served by a Red Cross canteen in Cheyenne. Cigarettes candy gum and apples were given to each, supervised by Mrs. W. B. Hobson. The volunteers included Minson Hetty Riner Mary Nimmo Mary Carpenter Maurihe Carley Geraldine Murray and Dorothy Foster. This marks the start of homeward-bound trains passing through Cheyenne with expected frequent canteen service.
American Express workers worked overtime after Colorado and Nebraska moved to bone dry status. The 3600 to 4500 booze packages a day shifted as the governor signed the dry bill, prompting a rush to Wyoming and a likely drop in mail order whisky houses in Cheyenne.
An advertisement promotes a product or service themed around heart health or financial appeal. The snippet hints at a sale or offer titled All you need is a heart and a dollar, implying a consumer appeal or gimmick in the ad.
A telegram from J R Cassiday to his father confirms that Cassiday who served in the students army camp at Moscow Idaho will arrive today. The note says others from Cheyenne at the camp are expected to join him in a body. The article notes he is under 21 and volunteered for service. Join the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call. Ady 18.
In Riverton on December 16 a major road upgrade creates a fine cut off from Riverton to the Windhook bridge between Deltfelder and Laporte lands. The graded 66 foot wide road features a high center and trenches to keep it dry, aiming to prevent washouts in a greened countryside.
A short ad item promotes a Red Cresn Christmas sale event with a best call emphasis. It highlights limited offers and a target holiday deadline for shoppers seeking deals and gifts.
Lander Wyoming plans midwinter gatherings for the Wyoming State Teachers Association the County Superintendents Organization and School Trustees Association. Meetings run December 30 to January 1 in school buildings and the Noble hotel with Dean Bolton of Washington University and a French government educator as speakers. Social events include an auto trip a New Year’s Eve ball and a New Year’s dinner.
The 1918 International Livestock Exposition grand champion Aberdeen Angus steer Fyvie Knight, bred by Purdue, will supply beef for the peace table in Europe. Sold for a record 2.6 a pound, the steer’s triumph is praised as a symbol of American farming and war support by livestock leaders and dieticians.
United States Employment Service reports the labor situation as good in most large industrial centers for the week ending December 6. Demand for labor often equals or exceeds supply. demobilization and war-contract adjustments underway. reports cover about 6800 employers employing over three million workers in 109 centers across 94 states with uneven regional variations.
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quenene or Bromo Quinine tablets as a cure for a cold. It urges readers to call for the genuine product and notes a 30 cent price. Signature attributed to Bew Grove.
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