Wyoming State News Highlights and Local Events
Wyoming state items report Lyman merchants forming a Chamber of Commerce and Fremont county expansion at Riverton. Cheyenne hosts the Bar Association banquet, Cody death resolutions pass in Legislature, and a Measles outbreak view. Measles quarantines persist as a gas explosion near Lovell injures two. Sheridan aims to be flyless. Thermopolia woolgrowers meet. Casper to be first-class city.
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Union News Service
Lyman Merchants
Chamber of Commerce
Douvglas
Fremont County
Riverton
Wyoming Bar Association
Cheyenne
George R. Branghurst
Lovell
Wilson
Roundup
Mont
Casper
Wm. F. Cody
Clair Harold Chambers
Deming
N. M
Cowley
Douglas
Snyder
Thermopolia
Wyoming
Kemmerer
James Bularis
Dennis Pullos
Sublet
Carroll H. Parmalee
Fourth District
J. W. Burgess
Sheridan
Besse
Prohibition Vote Moves Forward in 1918 Wyoming
Governor Kendrick signed the Gardner bill creating a 1918 constitutional amendment for prohibition. The ceremony in the executive offices was witnessed by Women’s Christian Temperance Union members and Anti Saloon League officials, with many legislators present. Senate committees and leadership were announced, listing chairs and members across numerous topics from Judiciary to Public Utilities.
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Union
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Senate
Gardner
John B. Kendrick
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Anti-Saloon League
Mystery surrounds double death in Minnesota family case
Judge W L Walls reports Col Cody estate will leave about 65 000 after settlement while noting a 140 000 to 200 000 loss in the past two years. In Lander a mystery shrouds Charles Miller 25 who killed his wife 19 and then shot himself over his wife visiting her Minnesota mother.
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Lander
Minnesota
Charles Miller
Lillian Miller
Erect Statue for Buffalo Bill at Cody Wyoming
A movement to honor Col. William F. Cody by placing a life size bronze statue on the main corner of Cody, Wyoming. Plans call for a model after his painting on a white horse Charley, to stand at Sheridan Avenue and Second Street in front of the Irma hotel, with an estimated cost of 25 000 dollars.
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Charley
Sheridan Avenue
Second Street
Irma Hotel
Col. Cody
Irma
Col, Cody
Death Toll Rises From Prussian Plant Blast
London reports between fifty and sixty dead from Friday night explosion at a Prussian works. In ten hospitals twenty one deaths and 112 patients treated. 265 with lighter injuries. Fire caused by the blast destroyed the plant and damaged nearby mills. Woolwich Arsenal employs about 67,000 workers. surrounding factories add 30,000. Separate note: ten killed and twenty injured in a munition lab explosion at Spandau, Prussia. Denver stock show opens its eleventh year with high praise from judges and experts.
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London
Lloyd's Weekly
Press Association
Woolwich Arsena
Thames
Arsenal
Spandau
Prussia
Berlin
Reuters
Amsterdam
Recruits South In Mexico City Constitutional Army Drive
An energetic recruiting campaign for the constitutionalist army has been launched in Mexico City, aimed at boosting enlistments and morale amid ongoing hostilities in the region.
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Mexico
Mexico City
German raider sunk near Para by British cruiser
A generally accepted report from Para says the German commerce raider Vinela, active in the south Atlantic and off the Brazilian coast, has been sunk by the British cruiser Glasgow about 130 miles off Para. The raider had captured twenty four allied ships and sunk twelve during its ocean operations.
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Pernambuco
South Atlantic
Glasgow
Para
Althe
Germans Capture Nanest on Sereth in Romania
German troops reportedly take the town of Nanest on the Sereth in Romania, according to an official announcement. The brief notice confirms the capture during ongoing hostilities with Axis forces advancing in the region.
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Berlian
Nanest
Rumania
Sereth
Kidney medicine trusted by druggists nationwide
Druggists in every state rely on this kidney medicine. Kilmer’s Swamp Root is advertised as highly curative, with Hoyt & Powelson and Rayo A Ny speaking of its merit. Stores claim high sales and customer praise, with dates in 1916.
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Hoyt & Powelson
J. Ki. Powelson
Dr. Kilmer
Est
Terre Oale
Promising Swamp Root Sample Offer and Profit Note
Prove What Swamp-Root will do for you by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co for a sample size bottle and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. Mention this paper. Regular bottles cost fifty cents to one dollar at all drug stores. Also notes on land profits and farming discipline.
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Bend
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
United States
Pimply skin solution with Cuticura products
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment and Soap for quick pimples removal. It promises five minute cleansing, morning and night use, and offers a free sample by mail with a postcard to Boston. Also includes a humor snippet about a telephone operator delaying a caller.
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Dept. L
Boston
California Syrup of Figs Promised as Safe Laxative
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting laxative for children and adults. It claims to clear and soothe a sick child’s stomach by gently cleaning the bowels, preventing griping, with a 60 cent bottle sold in stores and directions on the label.
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California
Make Each Day Profitable in Kingsley’s Wisdom
A compact reflection on Charles Kingsley urging daily effort to improve at least one person’s life. It emphasizes deciding to live by a humane ideal, then taking one day at a time with thoughtfulness, helpfulness, and stronger bonds with loved ones.
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Charles Kingsley
Anon
Quick family ties prompt new baby joke
A mother tells her daughter Marjorie that auntie has a new baby, making mamma the aunt, papa the uncle, and Marjorie the cousin. Marjorie asks how fast the arrangement happened, amused by the swift family link. Source: New York American.
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Marjorie
Mamma
New York American
Surrendering the Habit in a Witty House Exchange
A humorous exchange unfolds over smoking as a husband admits quitting while conceding victory to his wife. The joke pivots on wordplay about surrender and the household debate.
Freezone claims pain free corn removal by fingers
A Cincinnati authority touts Freezone as a quick painless remedy for all types of corns and calluses. Applying a few drops dries instantly, does not irritate surrounding skin, and can be purchased cheaply at drug stores or via wholesalers.
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Cincinnati
Monrovia's Decay Mirrors Unfulfilled Liberian Dream
A 19th century reflection on Monrovia describes the city as pitiful and shiftless, where a former enslaved man fails his chance in Liberia amid jungle dangers and lawless interior tribes. Despite shabbiness, hibiscus and oleanders bloom, symbolizing a shattered ideal.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Globe-trotter’s scheme sparks detective chase abroad
It is considered quite commonplace nowadays to go around the world. A globe-trotter aims to attract attention by traveling widely so that many detectives follow his movements, whether at home or abroad.
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