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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1916
Page
5
Briefs list visitors and residents in Cheyenne as Dennis Spiers, Verne Mokley, E J Carlin, Jess Yoder, W L Rader, E C Benson, Penson, B D Ault, F Bartlett, Ara L McDonald, R E Good, W M Ball, Miss El Ray Alton, and Harold Dalson. Mentions Plains Hotel, 713, for car services and business stays. Also notes senate and house chamber furnishing arrivals and a wife desertion case.
A pharmacy offer promotes a small package named Hamburg Breast Tea also called Hamburger Brust Thee. A tablespoon of the tea in boiling water is drunk to relieve congestion and break a cold or grip, claim it opens pores loosens bowels and is inexpensive and vegetable based.
Notice calls a stockholders meeting for January 24 1917 at Cheyenne Wyoming offices to consider increasing capital stock from 1 500 000 to 2 500 000 shares of par 1.00 each. Meeting follows requests by majority of outstanding shares per Wyoming law. Dated December 26 1916 at Denver Colorado. F E GIBBONS president.
An old ad touts St. Jacob's Oil claiming instant relief for rheumatic pain, arthritis, stiffness, and a range of ailments. It urges a small trial bottle from local drug stores and promises skin-safe soothing without burning.
The article extols shredded wheat as a digestible, economical food rich in body building materials, suitable for active men, students, and housewives. It highlights easy digestion, convenience, and versatility with milk or cream, noting it is produced at Niagara Falls, New York.
A major cold snap hits the western states with Helena at 29 below, Modena 24 below, and heavy snow in Washington and Montana. Trains delayed, rail schedules suspended, and isolated towns report stranding. In California four feet of snow in Fresno County and Huntington Lake train stalled. Siou x Falls reports the worst storm in years with a heavy gale crippling railroad traffic.
State Veterinarian Dr A W French issued quarantines for vascular stomatosis on seven ranches near Lagrange three near Wheatland and one near Carpenter with a prior notice against a ranch near Glenda. The quarantines ban removing affected stock and apply to all diseased animals on each place while reports show most afflicted cattle recovering and some horses affected too.
H A Floyd secretary of the public service board was invited to join the commission on service of public utilities companies of the national association of railway commissioners. The seven member panel is mostly western with one from Massachusetts. First meeting set for October 16, 1917.
The ordinance plans a ten patrolmen force with a fire chief and assistant chief and a police matron. A city physician post is created. The fire department gains an extra fireman and higher salaries for officers, with the department receiving increased attention this year.
Sheridan city commissioners adopted an annual budget with appropriations of 123,779.47. The total surpasses last year’s 123,049 and funds will expand and improve the police department, with larger planned increases.
Referee Phoenix Ingraham filed a report with the New York supreme court recommending a decree of divorce for Mrs Blanca De Saulles from her husband John Longer De Saulles, a former Yale athlete. The report summarizes secret testimony in a case involving a Chilean heiress and a prominent American figure.
The proposal allocates funds for a thousand feet of new hose and a Gancowell alarm system under the fire appropriation. It also provides $10 000 for street cleaning and maintenance and $5000 for permanent improvements including street grad ing and crosswalk construction.
At Iowa Center last week a group of farmers organized a rural credit association. Officers for the coming year include George Wilkins as president and M. Wilkins as secretary and treasurer.
Wilford Kyler serves as vice president of Appraisers. Vance Swift and Chas. N. Christy are listed as directors with one position yet to be filled. Others named include George Wilkins R. R. Flack GC. N. Ferley Peter Peterson L. G. Jackson John Duel and Gus Pfeuse.
Archduke Charles of Austria selected as regent of the newly formed kingdom of Poland with potential for later kingship. He may have the strongest claim among Teutons due to his two daughters' marriages to Polish aristocrats Prince Radziwill and Prince Ceartoryski.
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