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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1920
Page
4
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In Washington April 26 insurgent Republicans press that soldier bonus must be financed by war profits taxes. They accuse leaders of procrastination and fear voter backlash, threatening caucus action to compel action on bonus legislation despite leadership plans to tax sales to raise revenue.
Spectacular fire aboard the steamer Hallfried at Bush docks Brooklyn described from an airplane shows fireboats and 24 firemen ashore after fumes from chemical hold explosion. Loss runs to several million dollars with eight barges and a pier section destroyed.
The discussion centers on charges of insincerity and duplicity as legislators debate funding a veterans bonus. Critics argue that delays and political maneuvering worsened the issue while defenders claim revenue through taxation of war profits is opposed by the same leaders who oppose the bonus.
Notice urging readers to mail a cutout with a 5 cent stamp to Foley & Co. in Chicago for a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
An old box advertisement for a tonic laxative and germ destroyer claims to relieve headaches by curing colds. Signed by E. W. Grove, the box is labeled 30c and promotes the remedy as fast acting.
City commissioners weighed routine matters while Cheyenne endures deep snow. Local squalls create no blizzard, roads remain impassable for autos, and daylight lengthens. The county court schedules its next monthly session, and social life picks up as weather improves. Wer ner Franson buys Hanna boats to operate on Lake Minnehaha this year. Jury selection begins for the Cardiffo murder case near Laramie as courts resume after a lull.
District meetings of the Wyoming Good Roads Association directors are set for Cheyenne on April 27 Rock Springs on April 28 Casper on April 30 Basin on May 4 and Sheridan on May 3. Officers of county organizations and others interested in Wyoming roads are invited. The Cheyenne session will cover Laramie County.
L. L. Newton, president, announces meetings at Rock Springs Casper and Sheridan to plan further development of the association. The sessions will address county groupings Sweetwater Lincoln Uinta Natrona Converse Fremont Niobrara Sheridan Campbell Johnson Greek Weston and others to place the organization on a working basis for public service. Cody Wyoming April 19 1920.
Lincoln county the second largest in Wyoming could be split into three in the next year if proposed bills pass. Green River valley residents seek a new county from parts of Lincoln and Fremont, while Star Valley aims to carve the northern two-thirds of Lincoln into a separate county.
Advertisement promotes Foley cathartic tablets to relieve sluggish bowels and indigestion. It claims the tablets cleanse the bowels, sweeten the stomach, and invigorate the liver, addressing biliousness gas bloating and headaches with wide retail availability.
Cheyenne housewives face a five pound sugar and five to ten pound potato limit under a new rationing plan. Officials cite upcoming canning season and vegetable shortages as reasons for curtailment to ensure adequate supplies.
Dealers report sugar limits for Cheyenne amid a general shortage. Prices vary by city, with Cheyenne selling at 15 cents a pound while other cities reach 80 and 35 cents. Restaurants and hotels face purchase limits as supplies dwindle.
MMOSE JAW Sask April 26 Employes of the Canadian Pacific freight sheds and roundhouse will oppose 75 cent haircuts and have bought equipment to dispense hair trims at normal charge.
The quote argues that future industry should aim beyond basic goods toward producing happiness character and joy, shaping products as instruments of well being rather than mere wealth. It emphasizes ethical aims and societal impact guiding industrial progress.
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