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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1918
Page
12
The piece argues Germans in the U S should be treated cautiously as potential spies and urges loyalty. It condemns German language teaching in schools during war, warns about propaganda in textbooks, but defends limited study for broader understanding of enemy culture.
The Cheyenne State Leader announces a shift to afternoon publication with new staff and coverage. It touts United Press features and dispatches from war fronts with reporters Ferguson Wood Simms Shapes Turner and Keen, promising a stronger, more appealing paper for Cheyenne and Wyoming readers.
agitation against teaching German in American schools grows in many states as wartime sentiment rises. A Literary Digest poll indicates limited nationwide demand to discontinue German language classes, with activity concentrated in select cities and towns.
The article describes Rev. Billy Sunday traveling to Chicago for a symbolic clash with the devil. Crowds greet him with mounted police and choir, as locals prepare for the red letter day in midwest history with debates on alcohol legality.
Emeliness Whitcombe reports a February conference of U.S. food administration home economics directors from Wyoming and elsewhere. The talk cites German cruelty and urges Americans to reduce intake to aid war aims and feed allies, outlining shortages and the need for substitutions to sustain troops and allied nations.
A wartime exhortation urges drastic food saving and sacrifice across classes. It argues the wealthy must curb meat consumption to feed industrial workers and war effort, cites Germany as example, and promotes home production of potatoes and self sufficiency to ease transport shortages and sustain health for victory.
A dated wartime column mix of verse and anecdotes references General Joffre Hindenburg and cheerfully skewers news rumour with playful tangents. It blends patriotic lines with a long digressive note about war time sentiment and a local Cheyenne weather quip.
Annie and Tim discuss an ordinance the city council may pass as Harry Symone warns against the plan. Tim defends his stance despite a noted past while Annie reveals how a tabloid might use the issue to pry. A deputy commissioner seeks guidance as tensions rise over street safety and enforcement.
Telegram reports in Laramie County that meatless Tuesdays are suspended for thirty days due to shipping constraints and a shift of meat to nonexport shipments. State administrator Theodore Diers notes no official reason but implies the ban targets meat on the barn list as ships are redirected to other cargo.
Abe Martin column discusses a new palace reform rumor with local implications and public curiosity. The piece notes unclear sources and names, reflecting a satirical tone typical of the era and inviting reader speculation about upcoming political moves.
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