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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1919
Page
2
A critique arguing that socialist and paternalist policies by Pinchot and La Follette blocked western and Alaskan resource development for ten years. It claims government stewardship would stifle growth, while eastern industry gained and western resources remained idle. Congress is urged to act to unleash industrial expansion.
Vice President Atterbury predicts the postwar world is financially shattered except America which remains unimpaired. He says immediate action is needed with world financial credit and industrial revival to prevent destruction and restore business, urging minimal restrictions to spur employment.
A Chicago drug store scene shows a crippled Argonne hero denied a bunion pad with only a 25 cent price. He must pay two more cents to meet a luxury war tax on corn pads for crippled soldiers while customers jeer. The piece cites the war tax as a burden on children and shoppers during wartime finance.
Sugar manufacturers push to contract large beet acreages and hire workers at good wages to boost production as a remedy against radical influence. They aim for widespread employment and higher output, expecting overall prosperity even with rising production costs. J. F. Weldeman, injured in a dynamite blast at Mecklem Gulch, travels to Denver for eye specialists.
The speech to Congress is condemned for secrecy and deception as President Wilson claims to inform the senate yet reveals nothing about the conference or treaty terms. Critics accuse him of underestimating the American public’s memory and demand disclosure of the European conference outcomes.
In a special Mexican congress session to address oil, critics allege the move aims to hinder oil interests. Major U S producers and refiners hold Mexican properties through private leases and purchases rather than government land. The broader oil supply crisis underscores the stakes as Mexican policy lingers unresolved.
The text notes banks have shifted from mere coupon clipping to acting as community service and industry facilitators. It highlights leaders moving between packing, Swift & Co. interests, and First National, signaling a trend toward integrated manufacturing and financial centers.
A sugar trader argues the world faces shortages of about 3,000,000 tons yearly as Europe underproduces and U S canning season strains supplies. Prohibition boosts sweet cravings and wartime shifts in diet elevate per capita consumption, with Western beet growers poised for growth as Elliott Shaw returns to Greybull.
William D. Stephens, California’s Republican governor, praises women’s war work and sacrifices for voting rights and urges ratification of the federal suffrage amendment in California. He notes four women in the state legislature and expects unanimous ratification. A medical ad promotes Chamberlain’s Tablets for bilious attacks and constipation with a testimonial from Willis Browning.
Evening meetings and affilitated lodge sessions listed for Basin area groups including Basin Lodge No 29 K of P and Temple Lodge No 20 A F and A M as well as Eastern Star Basin Lodge No 35 O O F Encampment No 16 I O O F Eliza Rebekah Lodge No 26 and Basin Camp No 6586 W W A with interval weeks and days noted.
An urgent summer reminder to keep Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea medicine on hand as it is claimed to have no superior use for colic and diarrhea during hot weather. The ad urges immediate purchase claiming high value and necessity before summer ends.
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