War News Roundup From Western Newspaper Union
A weekly condensed report covers Allied and Axis activity. American aviators bomb German lines. casualties include two killed in action, with several wounded. Italian and British actions shift on various fronts including Piave, Monte Tomba, and Jerusalem. Naval losses and submarine warfare cited, plus political notes on peace prospects, embargoes, and wartime mobilization.
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Union News Service
No Man's Land
Plave
Jaletin
Folina
Pershing
War Department
Piave River
Diaz
Germany
Petrograd
Chauncey
Navy Department
Washington
Haig
St. Quentin
River Scarpe
France
Jerusalem
Palestine
Great Britain
United States
Monte Tomba
Monte Montenera
Italy
Contiiues
Italian War Department
Montenera Spur
Wyoming state news roundup from Cheyenne to Casper
Western Newspaper Union reports a busy Wyoming scene December events in Cheyenne Rock Springs and Rock River. Masons meet at Cheyenne and Sweetwater county bridges awarded. Court in Laramie November 26 27. Cattle hogs shipped from Pine Bluffs. Laramie Christian Science Society opens reading room. Bride of eight months Paul Hanson attempted suicide in Cheyenne. G O Latham funeral in Cheyenne. Casper real estate sale 40000 and Pilot Butte field wells 1900 bbls daily. Census settles Casper over 14000. Margaret Wales dies in Glencoe. Barn fire of A L Hale Hale brothers. no insurance. Injured miner Henry Yount. Engineer Lew Henderson dies. McCoy offers 50000 for bull chasing Bryan. Miller Hill oil sands promise Wyoming oil. Robber Lamoreux loses teeth. Jesse Davidson reports American Lake activity 45000 here. Powder River Junction prep for winter. Multiple oil firms drill nearby Medicine Bow. Caspar assault case and anti-German suspicions. Laramie Medicine Bow oil flow near Rock River. Barntfork citizens donate to Red Cross and Liberty bonds. Lillian Stoll praises Casper school health inspections.
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Rock Springs
Great Western
Cowley
Sweetwater County
Mentzer
Cheyenne
Laramie
Pine Bluffa
Christian Science Society
Paul Hanson
G. O. Latham
Long Beach
Cal
Elks
Medicine Bow
Ohio Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Rock River
Barntfork
Wyo
Red Cross
Triangle War Relief Fund
Liberty
Bammiesa
Lillian Stoll
Casper
Proclamation Calls for War Time Thanksgiving in Cheyenne
Governor Frank L. Houx proclaims November 29, 1917 a day of Thanksgiving as America and its allies wage heroic warfare. The executive urges observance to thank Almighty God for prosperity unity and national strength to aid allies and present a united stand for freedom equality and justice worldwide.
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Union News Service
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Frank L. Houx
United States
Memorial temple planned for Buffalo Bill in Wyoming
Wyoming mobilizes a universal drive to honor pioneers of America led by Gov Houx and Sen Kendrick. A statue at Cody and a grand memorial temple on Lookout Mountain near Golden Colo will feature representations from every state and celebrate Wyoming’s early development in a lasting tribute to Buffalo Bill and other frontiersmen.
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Cody
Buffalo Bill
Lookout Mountain
Golden
Colo
Col. Cody
Union
Wyoming
Wyoming Ranchmen Killed by Train Near Douglas
George Cope and John Lesler ranchmen of Converse county were killed by a passenger train on the Northwestern road at Irvine crossing eight miles east of Douglas after driving a team onto the track ahead of the locomotive.
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Wyoming
Douglas
George Cope
John Lesler
Converse County
Irvine Crossing
Honor Roll Gathering Soldiers Names in Wyoming War Record
Adjutant General W. K. Weaver asks Wyoming postmasters to help compile an honor roll of soldiers serving in Europe. The project aims to document enlisted men their addresses and relatives to preserve their records for future generations.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
W. K. Weaver
Stover Faces Murder Charge in Shoshoni Bar Row
In district court Joseph Stover is charged with the murder of Charles Burnett during a drunken altercation in a Shoshoni saloon last June. Also noted, George Flick, 64, a well known Rock Springs rancher and merchant, died after a short illness.
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Stover
Lander
Joseph Stover
Charles Burnett
Burnett
Rock Springs
George Flick
Chinese Like Automobiles Grow in Popularity in China
Chinese like automobiles are rapidly growing popular in China though road limits restrain growth. Wealthy natives own several motors and taxicab business in Shanghai faces car chartering by locals. Chinese have motor driven bus lines and chauffeurs are regarded as cool and steady but mechanics are poor.
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China
Shanghai
Cuticura Soap Ad Promises Clear Skin Daily Use
Soft clean skin endorsement for nightly and morning face washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Advises applying Cuticura Ointment to pimples or dandruff before bathing. Claims Cuticura is best daily toilet prep with free mail sample via book and address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Dept. L
Boston
Not Bread Alone Japanese Press Calls for Shared Duty
A Japanese editorial stresses Japan and America bear growing global responsibility as world activity shifts to the Pacific. It asserts mutual need to exchange products and to agree on high principles, invoking the Bible line about man not living by bread alone and a humorous quote about always seeking a bite of meat.
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Japan
America
Atlantic
Pacific
Darky
Fragmented conversation hints at reform and invention
The lines depict a dialogue where Agnes rejects reforming a husband and Ethel questions harsh measures. A note mentions dry battery electric lamps mounted over a new eye shield to provide nearer light where needed.
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Agnes
Ethel
Our Boys in France and Home Protection
A wartime health note urges readers to keep kidneys healthy and backache away. It cites Dr. Pierce advising drinking plenty of water between meals and taking Anuric to remove uric acid. Diet tips favor milk and vegetables with little meat, plus regular water.
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Pierce
Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Pierce We
Farm Life Reflections on Generosity and Discipline
Aunt Virginia urges planning with caution and urges gentleness toward neighbors. She cautions against cynicism toward newlyweds and against brutal punishment of repeated child misbehavior, advocating restraint and penitence when needed.
The Straight Tip. He Are you sentimental?
A witty exchange between a man and a woman about sentimentality and dining, staged as a Passing Show vignette. The dialogue hints at restaurant atmosphere and social tension in a light theatrical mood.
Easy to Rid Home of Rats and Mice
Brearns Paste offers a simple solution to eliminate rats and mice from homes, stores, or barns with a small box costing only a few cents. The U S government has purchased thousands of pounds for use in cities with rodent problems, and the paste also kills cockroaches and waterbugs.
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Brearns
U. S
Conscientious objector quips spark debate
An Objector quotes a social clash as a young man states he never allows kisses from women, prompting laughter and a remark that he is “one of those conscientious objectors” in a witty exchange.
Speedy claim from training camp joke about potato peeler
A humorous exchange notes a boy at a training camp reporting he is the fastest potato peeler in his company. The brief quip highlights lighthearted military camp banter about skill and speed.
Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Ad Promotes Health Cure
An old advertisement touts Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for women’s ailments. It claims to cure events and weaknesses, urging regular hours, water, sensible food, and a chance to clear the system. It references May-apple juice, aloes, jalep ingredients and Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as products.
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Pierce
Teen Ag
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Billy) McCoy
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