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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1917
Page
13
A Cleveland era style medical ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild effective laxative for constipation. Mrs Douglas of Mason, MI praises the product after her child Mary Eva was relieved after two weeks of constipation.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin advertised as highly effective and sold in drug stores everywhere for fifty cents a bottle. To avoid imitations buyers are urged to request Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and check for his signature and portrait on the yellow carton. A free trial bottle can be obtained by writing Dr W B Caldwell at 455 Washington St Monticello Illinois.
Park County resident Miss Whipple is named as second enrolling and engrossing clerk of the house of representatives, clarified as Park county not Laramie county. Representative Will H. Thomas of Mountain View Lincoln County is a guest at the Plains during the legislature meeting.
A meeting of English teachers in the departmental grades was held yesterday afternoon in Supt Ira B Fee's office to arrange final examinations for the first semester. Mrs K H Hadsell wife of Representative Hadsell of Carbon county arrived in Cheyenne from Rawlins and is a guest at the Plains. Senator Billy Irvine of Douglas, defeated for re-election by a slim margin, greeted old associates in the new senate chamber yesterday.
Senators O Connor and Patrick J. O Connor of Casper arrive for the fourteenth legislature meeting. Omaha visitors F A Welsh P F Paulson Lander Chamber Sec P C Spencer M N Baldwin stay in Cheyenne a Plains Hotel guest. Liners note touring car price 25 cents in city.
A list of visitors from Denver and Chicago includes Prem Senver Mia Segur H W Radcliff C R Wise G McCoy C L Patterson W E B Patterson W B Parker 2 W Pfeiffer W Rheinheimer A P Tumlick G J Griffin HK J Griffin. Casper visitor A C Campbell Midwest Oil. Upton arrivals F E Burdick W A Harmon. Cheyenne court saw one new case this year a non support action. Deputy Sheriff Frazier transfers Ed Veel to Greeley for trial for shooting his brother in law John Thomas.
Clair Harold Chambers 19 a Wyoming National Guard member stationed on federal duty in Deming New Mexico died of pneumonia January. His body arrives Cheyenne today at noon escorted by Cheyenne cadets and Fort Russell soldiers. He leaves a mother and four younger brothers.
R A Zike recovers horses after a three days bunt. George Hoar builds a barn. A farmers meeting at the Federal church is set for Wednesday. Albert Murdock buys a touring car. Clyde Zike returns from a month with C W Zike in Sydney. P H Loreng ships cattle to Colorado to winter. Mrs Rodgers brother from Bismark ND visits over holidays. George Hoar named Cheyenne vial for Monday. Edward Gardner and wife return from Nebraska. Alvin Rodgers confined with grippe. Co A Boeblen and wife visit Cheyenne parents over holidays.
In the house Representative W W Sproul of Natrona nominates J R Sullivan of Albany county for speaker as a Democratic courtesy. 21 vote for Sullivan while 38 go to Republican candidate W K Jones. F B Lucas acts temporary chairman and H H Schwoob as temporary secretary. Chaplains Brace and Rafter lead prayers in house and senate with J J Shingler named house chaplain.
The Bureau of Navigation reports private American shipyards built 1163 merchant vessels totaling 520,847 gross tons for American owners and 50 vessels totaling 39,392 tons for foreign owners, a combined 1212 vessels and 560,250 gross tons. Steel output reached 152 ships and 414,029 tons, mostly for ocean trade, with foreign-yard data still incomplete. The year shows America maintaining ocean trade more than all nations except Britain, though British yards surged after May 20.
The Toledo Blade summarizes state Workmen's Compensation Department figures showing injury risk by occupation. Office workers carry 11 cents per $100 payroll, newspaper workers 18 cents, window cleaners 4.65 dollars, and professional wreckers 8.25 dollars per $100 in coverage.
The article notes jersey remains popular this winter with silk and wool fabrics produced in two tones. It highlights a bride’s Florida honeymoon costume featuring a lavender two tone skirt gathered to a belt with a frill and a lavender border below the knees.
Harper's Bazar notes versatile one piece dresses in oyster white crepe and various new jersey fabrics suitable for day wear. Frocks feature shoulder drapes, waist ropes, fur capes, and jewel accents as women transition to more sumptuous lace and metallic textiles. Moonlit drape effects and lavender blue tones elevate frocks and whole costumes in current fashion.
Forest notes discuss grazing restrictions on about two million acres to protect elk on national forests. It cites an estimated 40 000 fires in 1912 burning about 5 900 000 acres causing roughly seven million dollars in damage. It mentions revised timber estimates in the United States.
The report notes 2 767 billion board feet total with 1 464 billion board feet in five states. It lists past year work including 237 miles of new road 1 975 miles of trails 2 124 miles of telephone lines 89 miles of dive lines 81 lookout structures 2 bridges 222 miles of fence 545 dwellings barns and other structures 17 corrals and 202 water improvements. Since 1912 classification has eliminated 12 477 781 acres from national forests including about 5 800 000 acres in Alaska’s Chugach National Forest.
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