Basin Republican Postmark Notice
Basin Wyoming newspaper announces second class mail status under federal act and the June 30 1905 post office handling details for Basin.
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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1919
Page
4
Basin Wyoming newspaper announces second class mail status under federal act and the June 30 1905 post office handling details for Basin.
The Official Paper of Big Horn County sets subscription at 2 dollars per year in advance for Basin town residents. The notice confirms the paper as the official publication for local government announcements.
The Post under C Watt Brandon leads in Sheridan and state rankings with a promising new venture. After the bond election, attention shifts to promoting the Victory Loan as the paper seeks to fill a long felt want in Sheridan and vicinity. The line about a garden helper resurfaces amusingly as public discourse continues.
The interview cites the senate's view that the proposed League of Nations should not be accepted by the United States. It urges swift US negotiations with Germany to end the war and then careful consideration of a permanent peace framework with allied nations.
A call favors Col William Hayward of New York as the 1920 Republican standard bearer. The writer cites his war service on the western front, Spanish American War veteran status, Nebraska birth, western upbringing, and legal training. Hayward’s party experience includes secretary of the Republican National Committee in 1908 and broad national connections.
The passage of good road bonds by a large majority in Wyoming is hailed as a win for road users. The funds will reduce farm transport costs, raise auto mileage, cut repair costs, and improve travel comfort. Officials foresee larger future expenditures leading to permanent highways and a state asset.
Years ago Col May announced a Victory celebration for returning soldiers and sought state funds. Now the Sheridan Post plans a daily edition with AP coverage starting soon. Beware of con men selling Liberty Bond stock. consult your banker before trading bonds.
A pretty Easter wedding was held at St Luke's church after services. Dan Berdar of Basin Wyoming and Miss Mildred Pearl Walker of Basin were joined by Rev. Mr. Pritchard who conducted the Easter services. The couple will make their home in Basin.
Property owners considering painting homes and structures should note that tinted paints yield longer lasting results. Permanent colorants ground into a high grade white paint base prevent chalking and checking, defects common with plain white paints.
A wartime pamphlet enumerates twelve excuses for not subscribing to the Victory Liberty Loan and rebuts each with blunt patriotic arguments. It argues that wartime duty, bank liquidity, bond values, sacrifices, emergencies, and postwar responsibility demand support, praising soldiers and warning against selective generosity.
New York authorities reported Cleopatra's Needle showing surface disintegration from climate. A park worker found peeling sandstone and lost hieroglyphs while photos showed missing pieces. London and rival port ponder preservation as a new stone paint formula is developed.
The Obelisk was presented to the City of New York by the Khedive of Egypt and moved there by Lieutenant Commander Gorringe after a three year effort at a cost near 100000. It stands 69 feet 2 inches high with a base of 7 feet 8⅛ inches and weighs 219½ tons. It toured an age of over thirty five centuries and witnessed Pharaohs and empires from ancient Egypt to Roman and Christian eras.
Rousing plea urges citizens to lend to the Victory Liberty Loan and pay their share of war debts. It links sacrifice to national honor, cites employment efforts for veterans, and stresses personal responsibility to support returning soldiers.
Dr. William Kuckro of the Metropolitan Museum of Art discusses a new painting process that stops disintegration of damaged areas. Earlier paraffin coatings had limited success, but the new method restored the damaged parts, giving New York relief.
The article argues paint as the best conservation method for structures and natural resources. It compares oil paint to rubber sheeting, noting paint forms a durable elastic film that protects wood iron and cement while costing less than a penny per square foot and extending surface life by years. Colored paints add two to three years of life.
Soldiers coming home adopt a creed centered on disdain for cowards, financial slackers, and selfishness. They urge ex servicemen to be exemplary in selling Liberty notes to civilians, promoting a disciplined, selfless ethic.
In its first year the Division of Military and Naval Insurance issued over seven and a half million checks. Checks were mailed monthly to every city and town in the United States. Total allotments and allowances paid that year reached 225 million dollars.
Public appeal notes large oversubscriptions across four Liberty Loans with 4, 9, 17 and 21 million over subscribes respectively, urging 25 million Americans to participate and help finish the job for victory.
The United States to present medals to workers who aided the government in financing the war. Medals are crafted from melted cannon captured from Germany by Americans. The Tenth Federal Reserve District will also award medals to loyal newspapers for their front rank in war work.
A wartime morale piece urges citizens to support the Victory Liberty Loan as the price of peace. It argues the war was just and won, and now prosperity through peace justifies lending. It credits heroes for securing wealth and calls on individuals to lend as repayment of an insurance premium.
In France and America, a maxim cautions that those who excuse themselves accuse themselves. The piece urges Americans to suspend excuses during the Victory Liberty Loan, arguing support is essential to secure peace and honor democracy.
The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery reports departing sailors and Marines show a stronger build in civilian life. Of 500 men surveyed, average weight gain is 6.8 pounds since entering the service.
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