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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
4
A periodical meeting in St. Louis discussed findings showing married men spend more time in saloons than single men. The report notes about twice as many married men visit saloons, asks if home life or personal faults drive this, and questions what correct conclusions to draw from the data.
A London Globe account describes a seemingly quiet night on the Western Front erupting into heavy bombardment and a crater raid. It notes machine gun fire, German artillery, a Mills bomb, and a wounded soldier who earned a military medal during the lip assault.
Lord Northcliffe, hailed as the man of the hour, rejects a cabinet berth near Premier Lloyd George. He says he prefers Printing House Square and Carnegie House where his Times and Daily Mail influence the political shift.
The Wyoming Tribune letter writer Frank Kelley condemns land sale and lease rules, alleging favoritism to big corporations. He argues dry farmers and homesteaders have equal access to land via state channels and calls for factual study, revision, and less prejudice in policy discourse.
The federal council of the Churches of Christ in America appoints a temperance commission to study and promote sobriety and moral reform among congregations and communities. The action reflects a coordinated effort across church bodies to address social issues linked to alcohol.
A Gare Indiana newspaper campaign against vice provokes a dawn raid by the mayor and two policemen on the paper’s office. The editor and three reporters were found playing poker for a small pot. the business manager posted bail. Reform at home is urged.
The World reports the colonel remains loyal despite opposition from standpartiers who would harm him for deserting the progressive cause. He is praised for self denial in abandoning allies and rebuking Republican opponents, seen as a significant act in his career.
The Minneapolis Journal notes a new trend as many men reaching adulthood in the last decade lack basic horse harnessing and buggy handling skills. The piece highlights gaps in mounting, attaching, starting, stopping, and driving a horse, underscoring a practical deficit in self-sufficiency for rural travel.
A humorous tale from the Chicago Herald about an old Scotch professor urging students to use observation. He demonstrates by mouthing a finger after dipping it in a foul smelling chemical pot, revealing the finger he used earlier in his own mouth.
The report outlines three tracts in Ontario between 6 900 and 5 000 square miles never explored by whites. East of Reindeer Lake and Kasan River is a 73 000 square mile region awaiting mapping. Total uncharted area estimated at 991 000 square miles, excluding smaller unexplored zones. Holdings contracts exist with the State Leader for shears or cook books.
In a New York World clipping a reader asks where to buy a cowl for a healthy rattlesnake. He explains a cousin in Florida sent a pet alligator and he wishes to reciprocate.
An exchange notes a jest about an invitation and cold remedies. The speaker laments Prussian policing and imprisonment of editors, arguing German efficiency masks coercive politics and a heavy cost from autocracy versus democracy.
The piece argues that Allied and Central powers show vast population and sea power differences, exploring whether democracy costs more yet could rival centralized absolutism. It cautions against drawing broad conclusions from Germany's strength, noting diverse governance in Russia and France while praising deliberate Prussian state-building under leaders like William I and Bismarck.
A reflection on aging and social change describing how women around fifty have moved from domestic roles to active, colorful, engaged lives. It contrasts past habits with today’s independent, educated, socially aware middle-aged women who pursue culture, family, and public life.
Rear Admiral Kathy von Hofe, in the Vossrache Zeitung, cites British naval high command changes as signaling a shift in methods. He argues Britain plans to destroy the German navy at the peace conference, press for arming merchant ships, and provoke neutral fleets, while Germany prepares for offensive, aggressive submarine and naval actions.
The fragment notes a shift in stance by its main adversary and contemplates unknown risks for neutral parties, suggesting uncertainty about future dynamics and potential implications.
The Billings Gazette notes Montana's half billion assessed value and Wyoming's 227,619,310 dollar total, up seventeen million from last year. The pair's combined worth nears three quarters of a billion, with vast livestock, minerals, and agriculture signaling further growth ahead.
Saloniki reports three weekly sabbath observances due to time zones. Allies gave no decisive action yet but split schedules follow Vienna Constantinople and local Turkish times. Moslem Friday Jena Saturday Christian Sunday mark religious observances amid shifting clock rules.
Tickets for University of Michigan Glee Club concert at A. B. E. Roedel's and Vaughans on December 26th. Ell-150f. enjoy a festive performance with the university chorus.
The note mentions holding contracts tied to books and the possibility of sameness by calling. It reads as a fragment implying shared terms or obligations across multiple agreements, but lacks concrete details, dates, or named entities to specify a clear incident or outcome.
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