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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1918
Page
7
A reader testimonial promotes Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and bronchial troubles describing it as acting like a charm. The note mentions an allergy to opiates and includes names Mia Margaret Smale Bishop Calit. and praises the product as a grand remedy.
Canin and Holliday proprietors offer a full range of coal products with delivery and orders available by phone.
Local notices cover fishing reports poor due to high water, a big labor federation meeting planned for July 8, and a government request to curb pigeon shooting. Also listed are real estate ads, livestock sales, new residents, a marriage license, and various storefront notices and events at Sands Hays Drug Co and the Presbyterian church.
Grover Frank Johnson of Grover, Cole, reported in Cheyenne that the derrick for the Dow ranch oil well half a mile south of Grover is on the ground and drilling would start next week. This wartime item notes the progression of local energy efforts amid economics.
Verbal personals report visits in Cheyenne. Mire Harry Hoveten of Laramite visits with Mrs Ott here. A Meontoies-wae from Robert stops for shopping. Nick Love arrives from Wheatland for Sunday tilt. Noskae family of Woacott in town. Sankt of Rock Springs visits on business. Mrs W Prontion and husband noted.
Out of town residents flocked through Cheyenne on Saturday with reports on crops and local business. Names include Mrs Prentice of Torrington, Richard Brown deputy assessor of Divide district, F C Pinher and family from Milo, P L Crowder of Laramie, J M Withwash of Mebert, B B Hart of Weld County, J Beal of Carpenter, Simon Webster of Chugwater, Babe Carter, George Thompson, Paul Nelson, and Mr and Mrs C R Fuller visiting from Sidney Nebraska.
Detroit June 27 Lord Northcliffe Brilleh ener and journalist issue a Fourth of July message to American boys urging preparedness for possible continued war. He notes the lesson of preparedness and says boys should do their part now by thrift, helping families, and supporting Liberty bonds. He envisions a lasting bond between American and British boys against tyranny.
Paris reports the finance department discusses a tobacco ration under a state corollary. A six cent empke is deemed a necessity and a seven cent cigar a luxury, with rationing limited to cheaper tobaccos and cigars while luxury brands are spared. The secretary proposes women receive ration cards. wartime notes hint at munitions workers.
Special correspondence notes Lord Byron's critique of Austrian rule in Italian provinces. It traces Vienna's post Napoleonic partition, Venice’s decline from 137,240 in 1797 to 114,000 in 1884, gondolier counts dropping from 4000 to 900, and rising charitable aid needs amid oppression.
Sheridan Wyoming June 22 Joe Varacilli was sentenced to 25 to 30 years in Rawlins penitentiary after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the killing of Frank Lombardo a miner in Carneyville mines. The motive over a woman remains unclear and details were not disclosed in court.
A clash escalated quickly leaving Lombardo dead on the scene. Varacln required a physician to treat wounds suffered in the fight as authorities began investigations into the incident.
Rawlins Wyoming June 22 W W Daley of this city has been appointed a member of the committee for the Western military department of the national war work council by W Perkins president of the national organization He plans to attend a conference of all department committeemen in San Francisco June 26 and will leave next week for that meeting The appeal No amount is too small Thrift cards and War Savings Stamps are urged.
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