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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
16
The United States Food Administration urges continued food saving to meet the pledge and win victory. Officials cite sugar reductions from four to two pounds monthly, stressing careful use and restraint to assure adequate supplies for war and postwar needs.
A New York state conservation commission report notes women may enter fish culture as a full time occupation after the war. Positions at hatcheries require eight hour outdoor work, with winter tasks including eye-picking done seated. Those with education and initiative may advance, and some women may outperform men in certain hatcher duties.
A brief note on using early rounds to gain hands on experience. It emphasizes practical learning through participation in initial phases, outlining how exposure builds skills and familiarity with tasks ahead.
Rome reports an official decree imposing a special tax on all advertisements from now and creating 13 new state monopolies. Finance Minister Glynor Media introduces a bill transferring control of coffee, tea, sugar, petroleum, gasoline, paraffin, alcohol, wood, explosives, electric lights, mercury, and quinine to the state.
A report states Anetro German and Turkish officers are fomenting discord in Libla while demanding strict armistice observance. Six Austrian merchant ships have been sequestrated at Sevonico. The Jugo-Slav committee in Trieste dissolves with general approval. Italian POWs released from Germany are concentrated at Lyons.
A. M. Chasney of Memphis Tennessee is spending a few days in the city.
Sheridan reports a prisoner named Ward escaped from a sheriff while en route from Sherman to Lincoln aboard a passenger car. Ward, wanted for theft of a 264 draft, fled after entering a bar and leaping from a toilet room window as soldiers nearby created noise. A manhunt extended to Lincoln, Omaha, St. Joseph, and Kansas City.
The article outlines a shift in how young men are drawn into military and merchant marine service. It explains deferred classifications, training for naval roles, and the Kehting hosecard era guiding the selective service to align army careers with maritime obligations.
A war camp community director bought a glittering engagement ring after a quarantine call from a private seeking a ring for his sweetheart. The director joked about settings while the officer planned a Berlin trip and color schemes for the ring.
Amateur boxers from across the middle west compete in the Central Association event at the Milwaukee Auditorium. Elimination bouts unfold Friday night with final title fights Saturday, featuring divisions from bantamweight to heavyweight under Milwaukee Athletic Club auspices.
Local notices list various visitors and residents in Cheyenne including Caspar Casper visitors and Denver travelers. Several names appear with hotel stays at the Plains. Goshen hole fund opening mentioned for December 16.
Secretary Wilson's annual report advocates government aided land colonization by returning soldiers and veterans, with farms formed into community units. He credits wartime loyalty to labor and supports continued collective bargaining as a stable path through postwar reconstruction and peacetime challenges.
In the first two weeks of November thirty ships were completed and delivered to the shipping board totaling 132000 deadweight tons. The first week produced twenty vessels at 101000 tons and the second week ten vessels at 51450 tons. Steel ships accounted for 99900 deadweight tons and wood ships for 500 deadweight tons.
The article outlines plans for a Lowell centenary in the coming year. It notes observances in Rowton connected to the poet’s life and Cambridge marking his birth and death. Cambridge houses his preserved home as a public landmark.
A historic guide explains origins of influenza and recaps symptoms risks and remedies. It cites Spain as the recent origin and notes a low fatality rate while urging bed rest, nutrition, and early use of Vicks VapoRub for relief.
A report urges the federal government to acquire agricultural lands for a public domain program aiding returned military members. A board of Agriculture Interior and Labor heads would supervise, with laws to prevent speculation and provide fully equipped farms, roads, schools, and markets under federal oversight.
The column lists notable birthdays including William P. Dillingham a senior U S Senator born in Waterbury Virginia 73 years ago Maria Christing daughter of the Queen of Spain born in Madrid seven years ago Brig Gen William A White former wartime head of military bureaus born 49 years ago and other figures with various captions and locations.
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