Wyoming State Fair entries surge in Douglas preparations
Wyoming livestock entries flood in as the state fair opens September 13. Secretary reports overwhelmed by submissions across exhibits while railroads offer reduced fares and special trains from multiple towns. Daily events include auto racing, aerial acts by Hayter Adams, diving stunts, a Girl in Red presentation, and an evening dance at Temple hall with added acts from a traveling motion picture company.
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Dolglas
Wicty
Douglas
Lander
Hie Horn Taein
Scottebbutts
Sherren
Information Bureau
Tvine Harets
Hayter Adama
Fakre Commission
Temple Hall
Commujlesion
Moesine Pletare Company
Caltiorst
Pletares
Weelly
Cnts
Experimenter Burned in Potash Explosion
Aug 3 report from OLLINS notes a potash explosion injuring BR Royer an employee of the sugar factory. He suffered facial and forearm injuries with burns and was treated on site before being removed to his home for relief. A later blast worsened burns to his forearm. chemicals were applied and he was hospitalized for further care.
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Ollins
BR. W. Royer
Danhed & Ewantity
Ehettiteal
Enuvany
Pine Bluffs News Notes Local Activity and Moves
Pine Bluffs items report Ployd Niteh buying a Malin street lot from George Teed and planning a fireproof bakery, with operation expected in about a year. Other notes include car purchases by Walter Muller and James Stratt, trips to Cheyenne and Elk Mountain, a flag now flying at Second and Malin, and various moves and social events around town. The wre is finished. the community hears about school, church, and creamery changes, plus Grandma Murray's declining health.
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Newton
Walter Muller
Cheyenne
Tom Jurvey
Albert Cook
Maxwell
A. St. Whiteman
George Cook
Cook Brothers
Salmon City
John Carson
N A. Filcott
Elk Mountain
Frank Beaver
Southwestern Kansas
Jomee
Genevieve Sinon
Horse Creek
Frank Tate
Woc
Second Wed Malin
Bt. McFarland
WC. T
Oo . Kauffman
Ladies Aid Society
Fteshowe
Kotus
Mwre
John Tyler
Floyd Britvett
Windsor Dairy Company
Peover
C. G. McLagan
Charce
Grandma Murray
Wm (Rigaty
Mere K
Mickey
Ardmore
Okla
Mes
CS. Buriee
Lake Chiy
Lowe
Mere Kabhou Conningham
Frank Bloom
Lowi
Lee Mason
Harry Melvain
Market Street
Mr. McLain
Hartman
Third Street
Fred Welch
Mason
I. R. Anderson
John Quirk
Indian Fighter Back in Casper After 50 Years
A Durhertown train arrival introduces A M MacDuffee of Chloride Arizona the oldest pioneer in Casper’s frontier days. He served at Fort Casper from 1846 to 1847 witnessed Indian wars and recalls riding a cavalry horse with dispatches now travels by Pullman and seeks to revisit old Casper haunts after half a century.
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Caspar
Durhertown
Weet Todas
Casper
A. M. MacDuffee
Chloride
Ariz
Red Cloud
MacDuffee
Arizona
7000 Cars Sent South to Aid in Grain Movement
Washington Aug 31 More than 7000 additional empty cars were ordered into the south and southwest in ten days to protect grain and food movement and shipyards. The Railroads War Board reports 115420 cars distributed since May 1 to meet abnormal freight conditions, with minimal impact on general traffic.
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Washington
Pp. C
South
Southwest
Commission On Car Service
Railroads’ War Board
Erain
Atlantic Coast
Lyman Man Passes Physical Exam for Wyoming National Guard
Murray Noble of Lyman passed the highest physical examination among enlistees in the Wyoming National Guard. The report praises his morals and upbringing on a farm with ample outdoor work, noting his large build and strength. The community and his widowed mother take pride in this achievement.
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Lyman
Atg St
Murray Noble
Wyoming National Guard
Murray
Winter wheat to be tested in Pinedale district
Pinedale Wyoming district will test winter wheat this fall. An order for 1000 pounds of seed has been placed to distribute among fifty ranchers who will conduct the experiment. If the soil proves suitable a flour mill may be built locally.
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Pinedale
Wyo
Wyoming
Beet Sugar for Preserving Cheap for Its Food Value
The article urges women to increase food conservation during the war by preserving food, emphasizing sugar as an essential energy source. It argues beet sugar is cheaper and equally nutritious, benefiting American producers in Colorado Wyoming Nebraska and other beet states while lowering overall sugar prices.
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Colorado
West
America
United States
Wyoming
Nebraska
Sugar Becomes Cheap Food Price Still Low for Canners
The article argues sugar remains affordable for housewives and suggests they should push for low sugar costs in canning. It compares historical sugar prices from 1912 to 1917, showing a small per quart jar increase and highlighting sugar’s role in fruit canning costs. It notes one fifth of a quart jar is sugar and quantifies price per pound and per jar.
Sugar’s energy value and wartime importance cited
The article argues sugar adds about six ounces per jar of fruit and equates its food value to milk or beef. It notes 1,810 calories per pound of sugar versus 375 for potatoes, and explains sugar’s role in sustaining energy for soldiers and as a restorative.
Beet Sugar Prosperity Drives Western Growth and Nations
The article extols beet sugar from the West as a driver of Colorado prosperity through higher investments labor and immigration. It cites Colorado’s 500 million pounds produced last year amounting to 915 billion calories contributing to national energy and economic expansion. It notes England and France relying on beet sugar for jams preserves and confections.
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West
Colorado
France
Jelly Jell and Pectin Use in Food Preservation
The article explains that pectin, found mainly in apples, enables jelly to gel. It notes that adding apple juice to other fruit juices helps with low pectin content. It asserts beet sugar products are as good as cane sugar ones and urges American housewives to use beet sugar this year due to its rising role in global foods.
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Polglas
Pine Bluffs
Ine
Arso
Dildine
Eorld
England
Europe
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