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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
4
Basin Republican enters as second class matter June 30 1905 at Basin Wyoming post office under the 1879 act. Subscription two dollars per year in advance official paper of town.
A survey of Hasin Sur schoolchildren shows 33 of the first 100 examined have treatable ailments affecting their ability to study. Physicians and dentists provided free exams. parents showed little follow through for treatment. The report urges the school board and parents to act to ensure all children receive needed medical care.
The article urges calm rather than fear during the flu outbreak. It argues anxiety weakens the body and increases susceptibility to germs while stressing faith, confidence, and proven precautions to avoid exposure and illness. It notes some people dismiss worry by fatalistic attitudes.
The author urges calm health habits to prevent illness and promotes optimism about recovery. It notes the president's departure for France and reflects on the uncertainty of glory and public acclaim. It also mentions lifting a sugar ban and continuing prudent usage.
The George Washington carries President Wilson and a large American delegation toward Brest and Paris. Attentive hosts greet the liner while two thousand veterans and five thousand sailors depart from New York. The peace squadron under Admiral Mayo sails for Brest to join allied ships.
Last week Olin Kinder T W Olney Myron Austin T R Emery Thales Smith Frank Ewen W W Rhea and the Heron brothers left for the South Omaha market with a stock shipment. Six of the party fell ill with the flu and were taken off the train at Alliance where they were hospitalized. Mrs Kinder was told her husband and five others were in hospital but not seriously ill. It was believed W W Rhea and the Heron boys were not ill and continued to Omaha with the stock.
Word came this week that George Crosby of Cowley died in Utah from influenza. He was in that state for business when struck by the illness and was well known across the Basin country. The news will shock hundreds of friends here.
Mrs. H. C. Whitmore hosted a Wednesday dinner for Mrs. Harry Wise, Mrs. R. J. Extra, and Mrs. Harvey Bayless. The gathering highlighted social ties among local families.
Elizabeth Ogg a trained nurse died here on Wednesday from pneumonia aged 45. She leaves a son here and relatives in Oregon. Remains were sent to Portland for interment. Mrs Ogg was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the local chapter escorted the train. Many friends mourn her departure.
The Red Cross has opened a hospital in the Live Wire club room to treat fit cases that cannot be managed at home.
The United States trimmed sugar use by more than half a million tons across July to October 1942, proving a wartime conscience. Normal monthly use was about 400,000 tons. July fell to 260,000, August 324,000, September 279,000, and October 230,000. This restraint bridged to new beet and cane supplies, allowing a potential return to normal consumption while supporting allied Europe through shared limits.
In July 1917 amid a four month wartime effort the United States Food Administrator expressed strong confidence that democracy would defend the nation despite European gloom. He stated that American results across directions showed no need for fear of defeat.
Americans temper sugar rations from four pounds to three then to two pounds as long as needed for loyalty. The article emphasizes quiet sacrifice as a sign of patriotic duty.
The article argues that food sharing helped America's war effort and could foster global goodwill after the conflict. It emphasizes saving and distributing resources to support allies and promote peace.
The Kansas City Star notes with humor that US diplomats at the peace conference will live in Paris in unprecedented splendor. It cites the US leasing the finest hotel for a year at 400000 dollars, establishing a vast Versailles mansion, and refitting an Atlantic liner for mission heads and spouses, amid thrift stamp pleas.
Soldier writer Chester Harris details lifeboat design and life raft construction, noting cylindrical boats with doughnut shaped frames and canvas covers. He explains daily abandon ship drills, life jackets with kapok filling, and crew procedures to reach liferafts during emergencies at sea.
A sailor writes from the ship’s ward-room about meals, water quality, and crowded dining, describes decks, weather, and a sub encounter longing for shore, notes wireless news and U boat activity heading toward France with hopeful port arrival tomorrow.
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