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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1922
Page
5
Postmaster General proclaims May 1 as Postal Improvement Week to rally 326000 postal workers and business groups for better mail service. Citizens urged to address letters clearly with full state names, include return addresses, and report service complaints to the postmaster for investigation.
The Post Office Department promotes Postal Improvement Week beginning May 16, 1922. Postmasters and employees are urged to use the program to improve handling and relations.
The Dead Letter Office notes mail delays occur when numbers and streets are missing. It recalls Ben Franklin era practice of guessing a recipient like Ezekiel Smithers at Atlantic Coast and urges modern senders to include street numbers for quicker delivery.
The note insists mail recipients spell out state names in full to prevent confusion between Trinidad California and Trinidad Colorado, emphasizing precise addressing for accurate delivery. It urges careful use of complete state names in all street addresses.
President Harding in his first message to Congress frames government work as the biggest business. Postmasters are urged to see themselves as managers of local branches of this vast enterprise, emphasizing efficiency and broad responsibility.
A short notice urges rural communities to tidy their post boxes and surroundings during Postal Improvement Week May 1 4. It calls on postmasters farmers and carriers to present neat entrances hoping visitors like Mr. Stranger will return with benefits.
A historical quote from Postmaster General Hubert Work extols the postal service as a human unity effort. He emphasizes duties as neighborly obligations rather than mere tasks for an employer, framing service as a communal responsibility.
Ingenious Europeans adapt military gear after the armistice turning bayonets into a wood splitting device. The setup uses the standard bayonet scabbard and knife with mounting brackets on a wall, with notches in the scabbard front to grip wood lengths while the bayonet splits.
A large bull moose was found dead along Brandy Brook six miles from St. John while a hunter searched for rabbits. The animal appeared stuck in ice up to its belly after likely being wounded during a thaw, attempting to cross the brook at a deep spot known as Soldier Hole.
The article compares telephone use in 1920, noting the United States averaged 172 calls per person. Denmark leads Europe with 120 talks per person, followed by Germany 58, Switzerland 30, Great Britain 19, France 18, and Belgium 10. It highlights private ownership in Denmark versus government operation elsewhere.
A Detroit News note recalls a chauffeur splashing through water near a hospital on Jefferson Avenue. A nurse in white was splashed as the limousine passed, the uniform stained and the driver ordering cleaning with the bill billed to the owner.
A hunter using a gloved tamedma killed a large wolf after grappling it and striking its head on an iron a rating. The incident, described as a brave rescue, earned the hunter a $7.00 bounty.
In 1919 a western state required public utilities to conduct physical inventories and valuations, doubling workload and costing 10 000 to 20 000 dollars per utility. Chambers of commerce now seek another costly inventory, with similar bookkeeping expenses, driving up rates and burdening consumers.
Open-faced watch missing in Big Horn County area between the bank and Basin one mile west. Return to the office for reward.
The legal department notes 140 million dollars swindled from Americans last year by bogus securities. Attorney General Daugherty says cases would take a million years to hear, while a million new investor lawsuits would be filed annually. A banker is urged as the conservative watchdog against such financial burglaries.
An agitator for county agents argues that free taxpayer veterinary care for a sick cow mirrors calls for a free family doctor and other free county services. He claims socialism weakens self reliance and makes government serve favored classes bearing living costs.
Buffalo Wyoming April 22 Frank I Lucas announces he will run in the August Republican primaries for Wyoming Secretary of State. He vows full-time dedication to the office and aims for efficient economical administration. Lucas, editor of the Buffalo Bulletin for 23 years, has eight years in the state legislature and is endorsed by Johnson County voters.
Marshall Reynolds announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination to represent Wyoming in the U S House. He seeks Republican voter support at the upcoming primary election.
Mrs. Jas. O'Neill advertises opening dining room and parlors on May 1 with board by day week or month. Two rooms for rent for gentlemen preferred. Call Saturday morning for Sunday dinner at 86R.
The M. E. Church invites the public to Sunday worship at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. with special music at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. An Epworth League gathering is at 6 30 p.m. A Teacher Training Class is scheduled Tuesday afternoon.Bowdwin Bowling, Minister.
Morning services at 11 o clock in the Episcopal Church with Bible School at 10. The sermon titled The Lord Helps Them that Help Whom will be preached. Community C B Service in the Baptist Church at 730 led by Miss Mary Phillips. Everyone welcome. Basin Republican for job printing.
Chas. Webster and R. L. Preator of the upper Greybull were in town yesterday regarding the reservoir proposition.
Incorporation of De mand1 & Refining Co filed April 24 1922 in Wyoming Secretary of State. Capital stock one million dollars, five directors J B E Doman William Kellar James Teets D L Swisher H C Schaffer. Principal offices Basin Big Horn County Wyoming. J R Bonwell agent in charge.
The new British India customs tariff raises duties across many goods from 2 to 30 percent. Analysts note India’s low wages amplify protection effects and affect U S exports already totaling 100 million in 1920 and 67 million in 1921. India has not adopted a rival tariff bill, but effectively moves ahead.
The piece denounces socialist ideas arguing they demand higher government scope and more officials plus state control of markets. It claims socialists advocate many new public offices and government marketing of farm products with price fixing and guaranteed prosperity funded publicly. It warns that producers and citizens would be protected from market volatility and failures at public expense.
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