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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1918
Page
13
Captain Ray K. Olde received copies of the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act from Provost Marshal General E. H. Crowder for distribution to local and district boards. The act shields service members from hardship by delaying lawsuits and protecting property while in military service. Courts may stay proceedings, appoint counsel, and investigate merits for cases involving service members.
The text outlines that soldiers and sailors must notify the court and obtain an order before taking possession of property, warns against taking property illicitly, and advises contacting the War Risk Insurance Bureau in Washington to request an application form. If eligible, premiums may be guaranteed during their absence, allowing a year after return to pay and save the policy or fraternal benefit, though not all policies are covered.
Brig. Gen. Frank Waite and Col. J W Cousins Salvation Army leaders from the Intermountain province will arrive today in Denver for a Wyoming campaign to raise twenty thousand dollars. They will speak at the Salvation Army hall at 8 tonight and at 11 am 3 pm and 8 pm tomorrow.
A. A. Magnan, general manager, reports from Lander Wyoming that a washable rig is set up for Fort Washakie Petroleum Co No 1 and Wind River No 3. Boarding house and water lines are in place and spudding in is planned for Monday with first well expected by April 15. Magnan will stay until the well comes in, then return via Cheyenne.
United States government provisions for soldiers sailors and Red Cross nurses will be explained March 25 at the high school auditorium by M. G. Hodnette chairman of the publicity committee of the Rocky Mountain territory. Hodnette will provide authoritative information on every point of the law. The public is invited and relatives of those in service are urged to attend.
Articles of incorporation filed yesterday list United Soldier Petroleum with $50,000 capital and offices in Cheyenne. directors Mort T. Owens K M Allen Elmer F E Merritt. National Land Development with $3,000,000 capital and offices at Laramie Rummel O’Farrell will offer general brokerage in Casper. Ik Mountain Trading and Brennan Amusement also noted with respective capitals and Casper Wik Mountain.
The Wyo ming Stock Growers Association will meet in Kemmerer Wyoming on Thursday April 11 at 10 o clock a m for officer elections and other business. Alice Smith secretary.
Local listings report notaries commissioned in Cheyenne and nearby towns. Updates include military exemptions discussion by the district board on March 26, enlistments in the navy, taxi services, and arrivals from Rawlins Laramie and Casper. Also notes on old papers, bicycles for sale, and service flags at Cheyenne High School.
Mme Manlove, a voice specialist, will arrive in Cheyenne on Saturday and stay several days. A notice will follow with details on where she can be met and how to arrange study sessions.
A vintage ad claims Olive Tablets provide bowel and liver stimulation without calomel. It describes the product as a gentle, soothing formula and warns against a dark brown mouth or bad breath, implying a natural cleansing effect.
Paris dispatch describes wartime Paris and its women. A harsh night scene unfolds as a coughing woman begs a taxi while the Chester authors recount Marie and Therese supporting families, keeping homes neat, with portraits of soldiers above mantels. The piece notes women replacing missing men and dream of stronger support for France.
Changeable weather and wet feet make March a dangerous month for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Mrs W H Thornton of Little Rock Arkansas reports her boy’s severe croup eased after Foley’s Honey and Tar and two doses relieved him.
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