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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1917
Page
20
Large numbers of men were polishing firearms for the hunting morning. Harsell Here Frank Hadeel arrived as a Cheyenne visitor from Rawlings yesterday.
Henry M Hyde warns Chicago Tribune readers that freight car shortages across the United States threaten war-time logistics. Illinois Central and Burlington report thousands of cars missing or diverted. Government demands for military and industrial use will priority rail movement, requiring faster loading and unloading to avoid crisis.
War era railroading focuses on maximizing carload shipments. Shippers should load freight cars to full capacity and buyers must increase bulk orders, as rail cars are scarce. Experts say if cars ran full, railroad freight capacity would nearly double, easing wartime supply pressures.
Grusoe of Platte River, also known as a young man once found on an island near the electric light plant, is reported missing again. He had traveled from Huntley to Billings and was later found wandering in a demented condition before returning home. Physicians diagnose a worsening mental breakdown with likely limited time to live.
Efforts by the Toral sheriff's office recovered the car stolen from Fort KE Reynolds county agricultural agent. The vehicle was found in Ault Colorado about thirty miles south of Cheyenne. This marks the second Cheyenne theft located by the sheriff's office, and the car was taken from the Congregational church during services.
Cheyenne is set for a bitter spell with temperatures dropping to five to ten degrees above zero before dawn. The city saw 25 below recently, the coldest reading this year, as a cold wave is expected to push frost across fields and harvests overnight.
An advertisement claims Q ban hair tonic and related products deliver a uniform dark shade for gray hairs. It promises a harmless, long lasting result sold by A Ey Roedel and at drug stores, noting the products include tonic shampoo depilators and soap mix.
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