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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1918
Page
16
Advertisement lists new potatoes four pounds at ten cents, new beets four pounds, new carrots four pounds, new turnips four pounds, Bermuda onions three pounds, new wax onions three pounds, each with a twenty five cent price point. The line offers bargain produce for readers shopping at the market.
In Kemmerer Wyoming on May 24 Dan Harrity encountered a wandering man who, in a peculiar scene near the post office, solicited alms from citizens. After a back and forth, the stranger paid his bill with a ten dollar note, escorted by a local officer to the station for departure.
The article surveys ancient Cretan fresco shows women pinching waists wearing ornate coiffures and high heels, notes early Chinese women soldiers and Taoing rebellion combatants, cites 1850s Nanking army of 500000 women, with miscellaneous economic figures, and mentions a Nevada desert speedway and a Satsuma camphor plantation with 2000 trees yielding 197800 pounds.
In Kemmerer Wyoming on May 24 Albert Heitz lost control driving past a hotel corner as her car bounced a child from the back seat. She caught the youngster by the leg with quick instinct then steered into the Downey building, preventing further harm. No injuries were reported to any occupants.
London reports a government backed revival in agriculture with trials of sunflowers for oil and poultry feed, and sugar beet sowing to boost stock food. Farmers in affected areas urged to grow linseed after cereal failures, while potato planting expands despite bad spring weather.
Mrs. Jane Sparks of Dingle Idaho became great grandmother to three girls in one hour on April 30 a remarkable event likely without precedent The trio were born to Jess Gilkeson Cokeville Macy Sparks and Jap Weavers families all in Cokeville and Dingle Mrs Sparks now aged 83 reads and works without glasses and cherishes her record of April 30
Dublin reports the stand off over A J Balfour's refusal to grant passports without full papers. Newspapers condemn martial law and government secrecy, while unions say the lord mayor uses the move to dodge travel and mock public opinion abroad.
Last Wednesday evening Sunrise staged a large Red Cross parade in Platte County Wyoming led by the national colors and a Sunrise Military band in uniform. Floats portraying Red Cross work featured titles such as At a Base Hospital in France and Graven in France while fraternal groups joined in. Mr. Ridgely of Cheyenne spoke on Red Cross needs and Sunrise businesses declared a half holiday. Sunrise had raised nearly 2000 dollars for the Red Cross fund.
Fragment from a diary or letter describing a bereaved mother reflecting on the death of her partner Dick and the birth of a baby. She recalls the nurse taking the baby, the burial ceremony, and the emotional struggle with memory, support from Mother Trent, and visitors in a hospital setting. The tone is intimate and confessional.
A narrative fragment recalls a premature birth and a mother’s recovery with a nurse’s care as Annie consoles and reveals infant names. The text moves to social notices about a May 27 Coliseum ball to benefit the Red Crow fund and other quips from various papers.
Wartime appeal urges households to cut wheat use by half, limiting individuals to one and a half pounds weekly. Families should substitute potatoes rice and hominy, with oatmeal or cornmeal breakfast options to offset bread shortages and support the Allied war effort.
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