Railway commission for Wyoming the issue this fall
The Leader urges creation of a Wyoming railway commission to regulate rates and traffic. It cites express rate hikes on short hauls, benefits to parcel post, and coal and flour shipping costs as evidence of railroad discrimination. The piece links cheap transport to industrial growth and calls for electing a governor and legislature supporting commission laws.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Parcel Post
Denver
Montana
Cheyenne Knocker Spars Optimism for Wyoming Prospects
Community voices urge suppression of gloomy talk and promote Wyoming as a land of opportunity. Optimists cite oil, coal, minerals, and fertile lands while urging energy and action from settlers and investors to boost growth and prevent stagnation.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Modern Witch of Endor in Wyoming
A Laramie Republican editor seeks a modern witch in Wyoming after the Douglas Budget sale. The medium claims Kendrick's hand in the deal and hints at further moves by a local Democratic syndicate, citing Sundance Monitor and other papers.
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Endor
Wyoming
Saul
Laramie
Douglas
Kendrick
Sundance Monitor
All Democratic
Wool Prices Upward Move Reported From Utah Wool
Republished Salt Lake Desert Evening News item says eastern wool merchants offered 16 cents per pound for Utah wool. If true, Wyoming flock masters may receive better prices than last year, as southwestern Wyoming wool typically commands higher prices than Utah wool.
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Desert Evening News
Salt Lake
Utah
Wyoming
Heartless ingrates in republican ranks call for new ship
A Kemmerer Camera piece condemns leading reactionary editors for offering to sacrifice old leaders and principles to save the party name Republican. The authors prefer transferring the name to the Progressive faction and letting the decayed old guards fade away.
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Kemmerer
Republican
Progressive
Rural library access through mail urged to reach farms
The piece argues public libraries moved from guardians of shelves to engines of circulation. Representative Gillett proposes mailing books to rural homes, linking lonely farms to the wider world with postal book delivery. A mobile library wagon is praised though costly. authors note Massachusetts towns and Hagerstown efforts show growth in library work.
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Wbrariana
Gillett
Congress
Massachusetts
Hagerstown
Goethals Drives Panama Canal Spirit as Governor and Leader
The article lauds Colonel George W. Goethals as governor of the canal zone, praising his leadership, personal interest in workers, and Sunday conferences. It credits him with unifying a diverse 45 nationality workforce and infusing energy into public work, turning ambition into achievement.
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Panama
Culebra
George W. Goethala
Canal Zone
Stevens
Goethals H Rvelous
Govthals
Easy 10 Darken Your Gray Hair
A vintage ad touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Tonic to darken gray hair naturally. It claims by applying the ready mix over time you can hide gray, darken hair to a glossy look, stop hair loss, and seem younger.
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Wyeth
Ambiguous Fragment Reflects Social Reflections and Wit
A fragment discusses winning and action with an aphoristic tone. It notes a girl’s pattern of meeting different men between seventeen and twenty and suggests restraint in speech. The text closes with a remark on forgetting learned experiences and urging prompt movement toward a goal.
Forest Notes Highlight Forestation Efforts And Fire Prevention
Virginia and South Carolina lawmakers weigh advanced forestry measures. Incense cedar valued for Pacific coast piling against wood-boring marine pests. Government paper needs 125 million pounds rag pulp and 490 million pounds wood pulp yearly. Roadside fire warnings prove effective. Oregon state forester cites cooperative patrols among lumbermen. Last year 606 national forest fires in Arizona New Mexico Oklahoma. over half from lightning. Campers caused about 10 percent and railroads 5 percent.
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Arizona
New Mento
Oklahoma
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Alex Hastie
Railway Commission For
State of
the Literary Post
Forest
Virginia
South Carolina
Pacific Coast
F. A. Elliott
Oregon
Wm. Myers Dry Goods Company
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