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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1920
Page
5
A columnist argues for resolving labor disputes by arbitration and lawful means. They condemn strikes and force, defend trial by jury, and praise majority rule under a democracy. The piece warns that union leaders threaten national welfare and urges peaceful, lawful settlement.
REED of Missouri and C F Robertson discuss the league of nations, noting its perceived decline in spirit though not in name. The piece cites Taft on Wilson and argues Americans will not consent to military enforcement of world peace, with a Siberian returnee quip and a note on a Kansas City visit.
The article argues against compulsory railroad consolidation and government caps on earnings. It asserts that efficient service requires investment and that government rate controls would deter capital, worsen service, and harm future growth, warning against public and employee representation on boards increasing wage demands and burden on carriers.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes eighteenth century cures using pokeberries for plaster tea from magnolia leaves for sweats bayberry root for toothaches cedar berry to stiffen the spine alder buds or elderberries for purges and herbs like goldenrod burdock and mullein. Sibylla Masters sold Tuscarora rice a corn hominy patent two centuries ago earning a fortune from quack medicine.
The United States now produces about three times as much oleomargarine as four years ago. Per person consumption is under three pounds, while Denmark reports forty six pounds and England around twenty pounds.
President Wilson declared that America’s entry secured victory and expressed pride in the American volunteers who crossed the seas to fight. Field Marshal Haig countered that the British empire won the war, emphasizing allied effort and backing during the conflict.
The article lists vegetables and plants with claimed health benefits. Watercress cleanses blood while lettuce calms nerves and aids insomnia. Tomatoes aid torpid liver but may affect gout. celery and onions are nerve tonics. spinach and beetroot have specific uses. cranberries aid liver. asparagus kidneys. celery sulfur wards rheumatism. honey substitutes cod liver oil. lemon juice soothes sore throat as a gargle. carrots aid gout.
The dialogue sketches casual chats among guests and locals at a hotel and public scenes. Characters discuss bills, a patient, a returning soldier, fashion trends, and political talk, reflecting light social tensions and comic asides.
A witty London Tit-Bita style quip notes a woman claiming five feet four inches while another retorts she is five feet nine. The exchange plays on beauty and posture with ironic humor.
The piece argues against Palmer's plan to breakup large packing houses, warning higher consumer costs and reduced efficiency. It favors large operations for health and economy, noting potential abuses but contending dismemberment may not help producers or consumers. Local notes mention funeral carnations by J R Bonwell and visits by R R Small and Carl Wilson with Jack Friend to Greybull.
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