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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1921
Page
12
High school students under Miss Anita Scott will present a short play The Meaning of Thanksgiving Day at city hall this Wednesday at 8 pm. A dance follows until midnight with a box supper auctioned by town ladies. Admission 15 cents children 25 cents adults. Proceeds fund a school library.
Governor Robert D. Carey proclaims November 24, 1921 as Thanksgiving Day urging observance and earnest prayer for peace and prosperity. The proclamation notes national unity, faith, and the president’s call for armament reduction. A weather note adds a snow blanket melting in the lowlands after recent warmth.
A U S Department of Agriculture preliminary test using a single cow fed wet dried apple pomace for 30 days shows no drop in milk flow or butterfat compared with corn silage. The trial used under 400 pounds total pomace, with careful diet balance and transition periods, and results are indicative but not conclusive.
The text reviews dried apple pomace as a cattle feed, noting no adverse effects and comparable nutrition to corn silage when soaked before feeding. It warns against feeding dry and cites risks from large quantities or many seeds, recommending soaked powder forms as a safer alternative.
The text outlines a public health warning urging prevention through destroying infected cattle and thorough disinfection. It notes prior outbreaks in the United States and emphasizes a method to stamp out the disease by isolating and sanitizing affected premises to halt spread. The passage reflects early surveillance and control strategies.
Notice to creditors of Gust Johnson deceased and to Alphonse Larry of Encampment, Wyoming. Admin W M Englehart invites claims within six months or be barred. letters dated June 16, 1921. Also notices for final proof on Desert Land Claim No. 07965 in Section 13 and 24, Township 14N, Range 83W, before U.S. Commissioner James R. Little on December 10, 1921. witnesses listed.
A damaged OCR fragment offers limited market data and vague notes on trading activity. Names, prices, and specific items are unreadable, leaving only a general sense of a reporting period with no clear conclusions.
Handed over by Otter Creek six miles west of town this well watered and grassy section offers rich agricultural potential with timber nearby. Cash or time terms offered. Trade possibilities include livestock farming equipment fence parts hay grain or other goods. Purchasers may pay with labor on the seller's homestead ey actions.
Fragmentary note places a person at a homestead five miles west last week, with sparse context about town events or identities.
Department of the Interior notice from the Cheyenne office states QO Neiswender of Encampment Wyoming filed to prove up a homestead entry made December 17 1917 for parcel 5.44 acres in Section 17 Township 14 North Range West. Public proof is set for December 17 1921 before Judge James R Little at Encampment. Claimant names no witnesses with listed nearby residents.
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