The Deserter by Lucian B Watkins
A literary verse piece mourns desertion and the call to duty. It contrasts cowardice with steadfast honor and vows to pay the utmost farthing, invoking soldiers, memory, and national glory to frame a moral reckoning.
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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1912
Page
2
Denver Chamber Plans Vigorous Protest On Homestead Bill
The Denver Chamber of Commerce aims to oppose eastern congressmen and senators seen as seeking to kill the homestead bill. Directors may call a special meeting to discuss the issue, with a likely Friday session. The bill would ease locating on government land and shorten required residence to three years for title, with a reduced annual residence requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Chamber of Commerce
Ada
Syrup of Figs Promises Quick Relief for Digestive Woes
An old promotional claim touts Syrup of Figs as a gentle cleanse for liver and bowels and a remedy for indigestion. It pledges no griping, notes figs and senna as ingredients, and warns buyers to demand the California Fig Syrup label and avoid substitutes.
Salt Creek Oil Fields Show Noted Prospects in Wyoming
The Salt Creek and Lander fields in Wyoming are outlined in Geological Survey Bulletin No. 462. Early drilling began in 1893 but saw competition. recent operations resumed on a larger scale. The oil serves multiple uses including fuel and road oil, with a notable 1910 well yielding large oil under shale pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lander
Salt Creek
Wyoming
United States
Aodee Survey
Bonneville
Texas
California
Little Popo Agie
Geological Survey
Washington, D. C
Co operation and the rise of farmer leaders in industry
In a provincial essay, C. BR. Barns discusses Captains of Industry and notes the scarcity of farmers among them. He highlights rising cooperation among farmers and its use across production and transport, suggesting a shift toward peaceful progress and broader democratic equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BR. Barns
Missouri
Captains of Co operation as leaders of social progress
The text argues that capable, cooperative leadership in agriculture can surpass individualistic ownership. It cites Denmark’s 30 year co operative revolution since 1882, praising public spirit and organized effort as keys to universal prosperity, applicable to Minnesota Texas California and Maine today. It contrasts cooperative captains with industrial captains and links cooperation to American democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
England
Europe
Minnesota
Texas
California
Maine
Union
America
Irrigation Means A Modern Farm Village Says Spokane Speaker
R Isinger of Spokane told the Hamilton Club in Chicago that irrigation implies intensive cultivation and smaller tracts. He argued it creates densely populated yet organized rural districts resembling city suburbs without congestion or underfed living. He described electricity water pipes roads rural mail, phones, automobiles, trolley lines and social health of country life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Club
Chicago
R. Isinger
Spokane
Wash
Farming profits differ from other businesses says Kansas Agriculturalist
The Kansas Agriculturalist argues farming may provide a living for a family while running a continual loss, potentially for generations, without mortgaging the farm. It notes farmers often omit the value of their own labor and a spouse's labor when calculating profits and questions how many farms truly show net gains after depreciation rent interest and other costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Agriculturalist
Lime in the Stable and Soil Improvement
The article explains lime usage to disinfect stables and destroy organic matter but warns against applying lime where manure is stored. It notes lime decomposes manure releasing ammonia, and recommends acid phosphate, ground rock phosphate, and land plaster as absorbents. Lime also neutralizes soil acidity and improves texture, with air stacked lime as a less caustic option.
Labor groups seek court ruling on blacklisting workers
Hamiltons Trades and Labor Council and the Independent Labor Party will ask courts whether manufacturers may blacklist employees who quit. A Pennsylvania workers compensation bill study is underway, and Port Worth plumbers in Tennessee secured 59 cents per day raise with a planned 10 cent increase over two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Canada
Trades and Labor Council
Independent Labor Party
Port Worth
Record Auto Shipments Highlight West Road Boom
The article notes record automobile sales in the West as major factor in road improvement. Buick ships more cars to the Pacific Coast than any prior year. Hulck company moves three full automotive trains, the largest shipment by any firm, with the final train of fifty-two cars leaving Flint on March 27 and due in Denver by April 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buick Automobile Company
Pacific Coast
Wstern
Hulck Company
Flint
Denver
Pacific
Ogden
Markimay Lines
Northwest
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