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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1912
Page
10
A wartime poem lamenting faithless deserters and praising fidelity to country. It contrasts night and victory, recalls brave dead, and urges the deserter to pay the utmost farthing while honoring duty and the vow to defend the nation.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce will protest eastern lawmakers efforts to defeat the homestead bill. Directors may call a special meeting, likely to be held Friday. The bill eases entry on government land and shifts title after three years of residence, with a shorter annual residence requirement. The State Leader Want Ads serves as the middleman for placing notices.
An old fashioned advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a mild laxative that cleanses the liver bowels and stomach without gripe or weakness. It warns readers to seek the full name California Fig Syrup Company and to reject substitutes.
A Geological Survey bulletin details the Salt Creek and Lander oil fields in Wyoming. It notes early drilling began 1893, renewed operations later, and that the oil serves as fuel and road oil due to its heavy asphalt base. The notable 1910 well produced unusually large oil in shale under pressure.
An essay argues that Captains of Industry are rising in modern America but few are farmers. It notes Peach King and Cotton King figures as farm leaders and highlights the growing cooperative movement among farmers transforming agricultural enterprise toward democratic, cooperative forms.
The text argues that capable leaders who organize cooperative farming will outshine industrial captains. It traces Denmark’s transformation from a poor, ignorant peasantry to a cooperative model, crediting visionary leadership and public spirit. It suggests similar gains for Minnesota and other states.
Spokane speaker R Isinger tells Hamilton Club that irrigation promotes intensive cultivation, smaller tracts, and dense yet healthy communities. He envisions farm villages with electric light, piped water, good roads, rural mail, phones, autos, trolley lines, and the social benefits of town life without congestion.
The Kansas Agriculturist notes that a farm can support a family yet operate at a continual loss for generations without mortgage. It compares farm accounting to business practice, subtracting depreciation, rent, interest, and owner labor, and questions how many farms truly yield profit when owner and wife labor are valued commercially.
The article explains lime use to disinfect stables but warns against using lime where manure is kept as it decomposes manure and releases ammonia. It recommends acid phosphate, ground rock phosphate and land plaster as absorbents and notes lime’s neutral effect and soil conditioning benefits.
Hamilton Trades and Labor Council and the Independent Labor Party join to ask courts whether manufacturers can blacklist employees who quit. The commission created to study industrial accidents and draft workmen’s compensation in Pennsylvania has begun its work. Port Worth plumbers, Texas, won a 59 cent daily raise this year and face a further 10 cent increase over the next two years, covering all city trades.
The West sees record auto sales fueling road building as Buick leads with Pacifi coast shipments. Hulck's three full automobile trains, largest ever, include a 52-car train from Flint on March 27 bound for Denver then Ogden and the Northwest Pacific Coast.
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