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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1918
Page
15
A wartime appeal stresses that the United States must honor the August 1918 food pledge by conserving all food supplies. It cites sugar as an example and urges Americans to plan for victory, with precise rationing and waste reduction to meet a 1744 million ton target and sustain resources through war or peace.
New York December 3 1918 The announcement that Jim Rice former rowing coach at Columbia University is considering a Pacific coast college position opens a field of possibilities. Rices standing as a premier instructor prompts multiple eastern and western colleges to pursue him. If he accepts a Pacific offer it could spur a rowing boom with shorter regattas rivaling football and track in scope.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue says the Red Cross must maintain full effort as peace arrives. He notes continued care for sailors and veterans, relief in Europe, and public support for keeping health and comfort services active until every service member returns home.
German birth figures compiled by British authorities show live births falling from 1 829 000 in 1913 to 1 103 000 in 1916 a 40 percent decline. England and Wales see a 10 percent drop. The note mentions government schemes to cut infant mortality including maternity grants welfare centers for women and children and food programs for expectant mothers.
A Victorian style column decries female overwork and lists Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long trusted remedy for female ailments. The ad blends health advice with a domestic tone urging women to seek relief through the tonic. The notice ends with a legal call to Green River Water Works stockholders for a Dec 4 2018 meeting in Cheyenne Wyoming to elect trustees.
Notice to stockholders of Union Pacific Water Company calls a meeting at the company office in Cheyenne Wyoming on Wednesday December 4 at 10 o'clock a m. The gathering aims to transact corporate business with the secretary overseeing the session.
Destitute refugees arriving in Jerusalem from Salt region are aided by the American Red Cross. About 6000 people are provided with baths, clean clothes, and sanitary quarters. Workers organize refugee communities, offer work in Red Cross rooms, and establish school classes for children. The relief effort aims to improve health and dignity as the refugees adapt.
Fragmentary OCR lists Hilliard i Ridget y William with Kioke Co W Burdick 3 R Carpenter Richardson Brow, unclear roles or connections to events.
An economic model village for aircraft workers, backed by the air ministry, is planned near Edgeware Road in Hendon. It features 250 houses for 258 families plus a doctor’s house, an inn, six shops, and green space centered on a treelined nucleus.
A new French law tightens unemployment assistance rules. Local funds may grant subsidies only in communes with 15000 residents or more and require workers to have recent prior wage employment. Benefits are decided by a commission with equal representation from employers and workers.
Corporal Fred Trezise of the 313th field artillery recounts gains in understanding the boys working reserve. He notes American labor unity, aiding grain harvests in England and France, with soldiers on the line and women in industry. He recalls shoring up food and war material production to sustain Allied efforts.
Notice of a special meeting of stockholders of Comstock Copper Mining on December 20, 1918 for extending the Iviso bond terms for three more years on the Comstock mine to William Ferguson Edwin Le Ferguson Bocrotars.
The Canadian Parliament passes an act authorizing the minister of labor to aid and coordinate employment offices across provinces. A central clearing system will exchange labor information, with provincial funds matching up to half of local expenditures. Offices must aim to fill vacancies for all trades and both genders and submit reports for inspection.
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