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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1919
Page
4
The piece argues wage gains lag behind rising prices and urges government action to reduce the cost of essentials. It notes trust-busting limits, highlights the five‑packer food monopoly, and asks who will craft a lasting plan to lower living costs for workers.
A Baltimore American editorial condemns profiteering as the era’s worst crime and questions how to restore normal prices. It calls for safe and sure methods to curb costs amid rising alcohol and diet concerns noted in the period.
Louis Marshall notes that many famous jurists showed precocity, citing Story who became an associate justice at 32 after early notice of his writings, James Kent who read Blackstone at 16 and rose to state supreme court justice, John Marshall appointed at 46, and William Rawle who published a defense of secession in 1825 after revising the Pennsylvania code at 70.
The Valdosta Times reports several disappearing lakes in southern Georgia and nearby Florida. Lake Octahatchee near Belleville Florida dries periodically as underground passages drain the water. fish vanish and later return as the lake refills. Other lakes like Niccosukie Grassy Pond and Hammock Lake show similar behavior, with Lake Francis in Lowndes County also draining through a subterranean hole and later refilling from springs. The cause remains a mystery despite the apparent rainfall-linked recovery.
A Church of England controversy over Catholic practices escalates as the Bishop of Bath and Wells orders Rev Reginald Wynter to halt Catholic benediction and remove holy water fixtures. Wynter and church wardens refuse visitation, delaying action for six months until the church's supreme authority rules.
J B Watts of San Antonio is described as the oldest government scek on the Mexican border. Over a twenty five year span along the Rio Granite he reportedly killed a few bandits and delivered many others to justice.
Mrs Amanda Purt of Rolite 4 Yew Philadelphia reports her little girl suffered a cold that worsened into a severe coughing spell. Foley's Honey and Tar provided relief, soothing the distressing cough and aiding recovery for colds croup and whooping coughs. Sold everywhere.
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