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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1918
Page
6
A damaged notice advertises ongoing thrift stamp sales with a promotion granting a fifteenth stamp to buyers who purchase fifteen stamps. It mentions specials on various items and a range of prices and weights for sale.
The contractor at Laramie reports abundant ice for the season with growing blocks from nine to twelve inches thick. Crews continue shipping, studying the local supply, and awaiting market demand while northern areas push to fill commercial needs. North Casper notes new building activity and ongoing ice harvest efforts.
A Russian prisoner sentenced to death for selling military secrets to Germany is elected secretary of a meeting after the executioner near‑hangs. The crowd votes to suspend the sentence, then condemns the executioner to three months in prison as the assembly proclaims the people's self‑determination.
Carl Christensen of the Union Pacific special service department visited Laramie and took up passes issued to Marshal Davidson, Undersheriff Training, and others. It was intimated that all civilian officer and pensioner passes on railroads might be recalled by order of director general William McAdoo, though scope was unclear.
At the annual meeting in Laramie Wyoming the Gem City Grocery board plans a twofold expansion adding a forty eight foot salesroom by tearing down an adjacent storeroom and remodeling the front. Lewis Tyvold was re elected president with J M Christensen Sam Klingen and E H Rawson continuing in officer roles. Frank Coolican remains on the board. Stockholders attended and praised yearly business.
In Greeley Colorado February 15 members of the draft board and the sheriff’s office search for “the meanest man in Weld county” after a thief slips into the draft examination room and steals $40 from John Calhoun during his physical. Calhoun, a Greeley youth employed on the J O Farrell ranch west of town, had placed his money in his trouser pocket while the trousers rested on a cot in the jurors dormitory. The robber escaped without identification.
George Tracy of Boulder, father of John Tracy of Fort Collins, was seriously hurt Monday evening when a gasoline speeder on the Great Western railroad derailed at Officer junction. His right foot and ankle were crushed, and he was taken to Loveland hospital for extended treatment.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a doctor advising a patient to take something every morning and includes jumbled phrases about a little girl and Hoy. The text is heavily garbled with nonsensical words and missing context, making it difficult to identify a coherent news item or event.
F ML Edwards for 17 years treated women with olive oil to create olive colored tablets named Dr Olive Tablets. Marketed as liver and bowel aids. claims to purify the system and improve complexion with pale faces dull tongues headaches. Sold by druggists 10c and 25c per box.
Casper Wyoming February 15 The city gains a commercial aeroplane agency as Clarence Shockley of Shockley Service Sales secures the Curtis line for Wyoming and the northwest He saw Curtis plants in Buffalo New York where gigantic 160 by 25 foot planes under construction could carry twenty passengers Each plane uses 840 horsepower Liberty motors and four biplanes were ordered priced 8000 to 15000 each Production at Curtis plants runs over 100 aircraft weekly to meet wartime demands Shockley an experienced aviator studied under Christopherson
Sheridan Wyoming February 15 John Bury Jr a tripper at the Monarch mine was accidentally run over by a coal car and died from his injuries after being taken to the hospital His left arm was shattered and he suffered other bruises The funeral will be at the Carneyville church tomorrow at three in the afternoon.
In Paris a new French society Idee Francaise a l Etranger organizes volunteer interpreters guides and a free instruction plan to teach French to American soldiers. One founder is Madame Polncare wife of the French president.
An old fashioned mustard plaster is replaced by Musterole a white ointment spreading by hand to reach a sore spot. It penetrates loosens congestion and draws out pain with gentle tingle. It is described as helpful for sore throat cignet bronchitis and similar symptoms.
Laramie Wyoming February 16 railroad worker John Hefferon, an engineer on the Union Pacific, patented a baffle door to regulate air in the firebox raising combustion efficiency. UP adopts the device on Mikado engines, saving coal, reducing smoke, extending boiler life, and enabling larger nozzles. Local capital contemplates manufacturing the doors in Laramie.
A lone wolf named Peg Leg roams an 87000 acre New Mexico ranch, evading capture for years. Government experts say the aged animal is nearly uncatchable. locals report heavy livestock losses and peg leg’s distinctive feeding mark on carcasses.
In Laramie Wyoming on February 15 saloonkeeper John Sievers reported a new bogus check from Mullikin and Keefe. The $10 note bore the name Pete Kettlesen, forged to resemble Pete Keletesen. Keefe is suspected as the artist. Mullikin was arrested yesterday and Keefe was last heard from in Cheyenne as police pursue both men.
Ott Gramm manager of Foxpark Timber reports labor shortages block loading planned yesterday. Crews unavailable. loading now set for tomorrow. Expected haul this season includes 75 000 to 100 000 trees and mine props, with treatment at the site before distribution to local mines.
San Francisco report on Jury Commissioner Mulvey noting women show more originality in excuses to avoid jury duty. Some have ignored summons and others plan to accept a second summons. officials say dismissals may lead to inclusion in the jury box. A few cited caregiving duties and lack of spousal consent as reasons.
The University of Wyoming, Colorado Agricultural College at Ft Callings, and Colorado Teachers' College at Greeley begin three winter debates. Fort Collins and Greeley teams meet in Laramie on Friday evening to argue both sides of War and Disarmament as a Condition of World Peace.
A letter from C. P. Reynolds of Elmira New York describes severe backache and illness. He began taking Foley Kidney Pills after reading about them and soon was able to rise from bed. The advertisement claims the pills strengthen kidneys and bladder and are recommended for backache rheumatic pains sore muscles and stiff joints.
Cure eczema blotches ringworm rashes with Gemol obtained at oy drug store for 35c or 81.00 for extra large bottle. This soothing liquid cleanses and heals skin rapidly without greasiness. Easy to apply and inexpensive, it offers instant relief from itching and distress. The E. W. Rose Co. Cleveland.
The Laramie Typographical Union No. 775 held its first annual hall at Woodman hall drawing a large crowd. A seven piece Woodmen orchestra provided music and dancing lasted past midnight as cathedral bells rang. Proceeds support local printers who joined the war front and aid Halifax fire relief via the Allied Trades Council.
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