Mail Your Packages Early This Christmas
The note asks readers to mail gifts by December 15 to avoid rail congestion. It promotes choosing practical gifts from an unexcelled line now to ensure timely delivery.
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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
7
The note asks readers to mail gifts by December 15 to avoid rail congestion. It promotes choosing practical gifts from an unexcelled line now to ensure timely delivery.
A list of ladies department items with prices including georgette crepe de chine waists from 4 to 7.50 and wool and silk skirts from 7 to 15. other items include crepe de chine lace broadcloth fabrics slippers gloves and ribbons with varied prices.
The notice lists suspenders boxes Mackinaws for boys and men leather lined coats flannel shirts caps gloves mittens tea sets baskets and gifts for men and boys. It invites customers to let them measure for a suit or overcoat and features shoes groceries and assorted prices from 30c to $18.00.
Annual gatherings of the Wyoming State Teachers Association and the State Association of County Superintendents met in Buffalo from November 28 to December 1. Prominent speakers included Dean F J Kelley and Dr R H Sylvester. Supt Joseph E Burch of Kemmerer was elected president and Lander chosen as next meeting site.
The last car of rig irons arrived last week and was hauled to the well site in school section 16 of Neitherdome. Mr. Payne and Dr. W. O. Gray, secretary, arranged with National Supply for two carloads of casing for the Nelberdome well. O. W. King of Thermopolis is to join the site next week to rush the 82 foot California rig. The Worland area shows activity as oil prospects heat up.
The community reports a successful Thanksgiving with gatherings in Otto and Cowley. The Red Cross dance raised $105.50 and Basin chapter branches forwarded $261.50 to Mountain Division. many locals visited, hosted, or hosted relatives, and a baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Anderson on December 4.
A collage of 1918 era quotes notes changing views on industry, travel, and social roles. Headlines mention Ford stopping pleasure cars, postal rate hikes to curb mail threats, Pershing in France, women’s wartime training, and Russia’s upheaval, reflecting press tone and public mood.
A New York Morning Telegraph quip notes the persistent pattern of headlines following major fires priced at two million dollars. A Philadelphia Inquirer inquiry asks if Col. House would seek the 1920 presidential nomination, and predicts likely opposition to a three term precedent.
The poem notes Donald Vincent Early at Mare Island training, son of D. V. Early of Manderson, responding to the colors many months ago. It reflects on comrades, courage, and the call of service with a bittersweet farewell to fallen peers. A brief ad for a barber shop window follows.
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