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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1920
Page
6
Farm Bureau gathering near Basin featured silage trials on Welch and Taggart farms with sheep approving sunflowers as feed. Experts Shepherdson and Parsons discussed silo types while Basin merchants funded a potato show prize. Local students, a new principal appointment, and the approaching first baseball practice also filled community reports.
L Basin schools tested grades 4 through 8 in Monroe arithmetic this week. A field meet for seventh and eighth grades is set at the fair grounds Friday afternoon April 9 at 2 30, free to the public. The big high school meet is planned for May 7 across Basin. Basin business men continue to support school activities.
Thirty Basin farmers gathered Monday night at the Big Horn County Farm Bureau office for a smoker led by Chas Renner. Speakers included Ben Hensel on the farm bureau’s development, E T Meredith on national agricultural needs, Guy Hobgood on extension work, and C N Shephardson on silos and silage with Prof. T S Parsons adding notes on forage crops.
The article argues the peace treaty defeat clarifies internationalism as the GOP’s strongest issue. Democrats face a weak campaign, while Republicans press a wave of patriotism that could remove Wilson supporters and restore unimpaired Americanism.
The piece discusses a sugar shortage amid public debate over whether candy makers siphon vast sugar supplies. It questions facts and evidence and warns against hasty conclusions about manufacturers and national sugar consumption.
The article notes sugar as the chief raw material but lists other inputs like chocolate molasses fruits nuts and corn syrup. It argues candy remains high in value and a dietary source of carbohydrates. It cites increased household use as a cause of sugar shortage and states the candy industry employs 300 000 people despite being taxed as a luxury.
The piece argues that railroad executives now control transportation after government retreat, with vast losses and years needed for reorganization. It notes renewed public confidence, faster schedules, and revived service spirit as industry works to restore normal operations.
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