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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
13
An advertisement urges drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims internal bathing removes poisons toxins and improves health like washing the skin, and promotes ongoing use for youth and vitality.
In a long-ago San Francisco trial a quake shook chandeliers and ceiling debris, prompting a mass exit. The judge stayed calm and ordered proceedings to continue while the attorney refused further cross examination citing divine wrath.
A schoolmaster urges the idea that every boy has a chance to be president while a bright boy responds that the point is about preparedness. The exchange highlights ambition and civic readiness in a classroom setting.
A father explains to his son that peanut politics means a deceptive street game. The dialogue frames political maneuvering as a simple shell game, using a familiar metaphor to reveal how appearances hide agendas.
A Wisconsin woman credits Grape Nuts with ending a nervous breakdown caused by overwork and illness. After stopping tonics and adopting a diet of Grape Nuts four times daily with cream and milk, plus early bedtimes, she reports sound sleep, weight gain, and improved energy. The ad notes Postum Co as sponsor and uses the tag There’s a Reason.
Regional items report Cheyenne reunion plans for Scottish Rite Masons and Frontier Day festivities, new town hall in Evanston, a Riverton Commercial Club, Basin Creamery expansion, and widespread Masonic attendance in Casper. Also notes rail push in Star Valley, beets and sugar plant efforts, public land restoration, crimes and deaths, railroad labor events, and local civic actions across Wyoming.
An advertisement notes Canada’s embargo on cattle and horse shipments during the U S disease outbreak has ended. It touts land options in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with easy terms, high yields, and no conscription. It cites Sir Robert Borden and provincial premiers denying conscription and warns against false war tax rumors.
A fishhook with prongs along the shank holds live bait with reduced injury risk. The innovative point aims to improve bait retention and angler safety in freshwater and saltwater fishing.
The Bohemian hop yield reached 11,000,000 pounds in 1915, a 60 percent drop from 1914, reflecting a sharp reduction in production.
In Lincoln county complaints arise over the Workmen's Compensation Act with critics noting flaws. A Japanese miner's widow in Japan receives 250 dollars from the fund, some arguing foreign payments fuel military funding. Since enactment, over 10 thousand dollars has been paid to local families after 93 mining accidents, with several cases still unsettled and adding thousands more. The Tait family, after William Tait's December death, received 2000 dollars as the largest beneficiary.
Frontier committee chosen at Industrial Club meeting names Fred Hofman as chairman T Joe Cahill secretary John J McInerney treasurer Fred Hirsig director and Cc A Semrad in charge of Indians music and decorations. The group set July 26 27 28 29 for the upcoming celebration.
Mrs. Viola Geary formerly Viola Vincent, 22, of Provo Utah, was found dead at her West Flat residence in Rock Springs. Death was caused by a ruptured blood vessel in the head. husband returned home to discover her body in a pool of blood after several hours. A doctor arrived but she was deceased.
Basin hosts a large gathering with Governor Kendrick and State Treasurer H. B. Gatea speaking to promote good reads. Attendees include delegates from across the county in the library assembly room.
The summer reunion of Scottish Rite Masons will be in Cheyenne from June 12 to 15. George Fleming Moore of Alabama, sovereign grand commander and noted Mason with an official home in Washington, D C, will attend as a featured guest.
Governor Kendrick issues notarial commissions to Mra Charlotte B. Smith of Pilot J D Paulson of Saratoga A T Chambers of Sheridan Miss M E Shryock of Sundance and Miss Margaret C Rasmusson of Rawlings in Cheyenne and across the state.
Casper resident Jamon Bogey has been seriously wounded while serving with British troops in France. He left Casper at the outbreak of hostilities and joined the Scots Greys, where he was not made a lieutenant.
The Mountain States OW Company drilled a well on the Pulley ranch near the thin place, reaching 173 feet. Estimated production potential is forty barrels per day.
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