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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1921
Page
4
farmers urged to improve crop quality through seed selection spraying and breeding to win premiums at future fairs. emphasis on uniformity over size, competition as drive for better yields and local prosperity. neighbors may feel rivalrous pride as community aims for higher standards.
Attorney General Daugherty in a recent address argued that constitutional provisions restricting individual liberty are statutory law and must be enforced. He stated that regardless of opinions on these laws, government agencies should prioritize law enforcement over personal liberty concerns.
The state highway between Lovell and the Sheep canyon intersection is now open to automobile traffic with the first cars of the week. Officials say the road, while not yet in top condition, will be rehabilitated over winter and should soon rival the Basin to Greybull stretch.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a London 1787 anonymously authored book on South Sea fashions now in the University museum. Curator H A Hall attributes authorship to Warren Hastings. The volume features tapa cloth illustrations from Captain Cook era textiles, with rare specimens and a curious, strong prose style.
The British in 1749 sent 9776 settlers to Chebucto Bay to found a city named Halifax in honor of Earl of Halifax. It became the capital of Nova Scotia and has remained the oldest political capital under the British in all Canada.
Pens occupy a place as historic relics and collectors seek pieces like Dickens pens and the Paris treaty ink pen. Rivalry among pen makers arises as presidents sign papers and multiple pens are used for signatures and dots.
A quotation from Svetozar Tonjoroff in the Boston Globe reflects on the dog as the original servant devoted to a single master. It argues dogs seek constant companionship, worship, and loyal, selfless devotion as a mark of progress in their bond with humans.
Two young men in Florida discuss a balloon rising in the sky, joking about what keeps it up. The older man offers a humorous line about many and various causes, adding a playful regional angle to the scene.
A New York Evening Post idea contrasts ancient postmasters with modern ones. William Brewster, leader of the Mayflower Pilgrims, served as Scrooby’s postmaster for years, supplying horses to travelers from Scrooby manor on the great North road.
A crowded English railway compartment sparks an exchange over a gold matchbox given by a society to the rudest passenger. The broader note discusses burial customs reversing east west norms for clergy, signaling reverence and hope for a first resurrection with Christ from the East.
The piece says Ca Ira emerged from the French Revolution era around 1789. It credits a Becourt drummer for the Carillon National tune and notes its popularity with Queen Marie Antoinette. Lafayette suggested the words to Ladre, recalling Franklin's remarks about the American Revolution. Five stanzas grew harsher as events unfolded.
The piece recalls quill pen choices from goose to swan and eagle quills. It notes fashion and status influenced pen selection with monarchs like Queen Elisabeth reputedly signing in eagle quills, a detail from writers describing the era.
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