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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1915
Page
6
A column of light humor from Arkansas and Georgia notes. A company doctor travels rough roads to a camp home where a wary wife fears for her husband’s honesty and the physician’s visit. Governor Nat B. Harris recalls a hotel room tale about a woman seeking a husband.
State Geologist L W Trumbull reports four gas wells in the Little Buffalo and Oregon basins near Cody Wyoming yield over 65 million cubic feet daily under 1000 psi rock pressure. A 700 mile pipeline could send gas to Denver Cheyenne Billings and Wyoming towns. three companies are drilling with capex from Ohio and Midwest outfits plus French financiers.
A red letter day at Presbyterian Church Suminy as Sebbeth school and church services draw larger attendance. The library basement hosts services and invites friends to attend. A week or ten days of meetings begins next Sabbath with choir practice Friday 7 30 p m and services Sunday at 11 a m and 7 30 p m. Mrs J P Arnott superintendent invites all to join and learn community needs. Pastor A Sue extends welcome.
A muddled reflection contrasts luck and judgment in catering and French cooking. It hints at epicurean fuss and a boastful persona who gripes about being unlucky, with a suggestive remark about a gent who narrates misfortune more than triumph.
A short tribute to the county fair as education and entertainment for farmers, praising mechanical science and invention. It honors inventors of tools and machines, calling them practical heroes whose work advances civilization and multiplies human opportunity.
A statement by Farmer Radford arguing that the home and motherhood are the rightful realm of women and that women should be protected from political duties. He contends social virtue and domestic welfare depend on women, and political life would distract from home duties and duties like mending clothes and baking.
A call for social centers led by cultured, competent leadership to entertain instruct and inspire farm youth. Emphasizes making farm life attractive and school houses as social units with educational focus. Advocates character building, developing minds not memory and notes legumes to prevent soil depletion while boosting production.
Peter Radford argues the Interstate Commerce Commission should raise freight rates carefully to aid rail service while protecting farmers. He urges no burden on homestead farmers and favors shifting rises to goods and wealthier users, noting cotton and agricultural products bear high costs. The piece calls for equitable rate adjustments and emphasizes the farmer’s need for representation at hearings.
The world grows better but people doubt New Year resolutions. The text notes cold weather and a chill world ignore such vows. It hints that bragging about self disciplining is disliked and some men may seek heaven by avoiding quarrels with neighbors.
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