Occupation Tax Ordinance Covers Many Cheyenne Businesses
The Cheyenne city council introduced for first reading a new occupational tax ordinance taxing nearly all trades and occupations with licenses ranging from 5 to 250 dollars. The plan taxes by business type and employment, with specific rates for bakeries, banks, detectives, dressmakers, dentists, and more, plus a 5 percent gross receipts tax for admissions. Payments are due April 1, with noncompliance punishable by fines from 5 to 100 dollars.
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Cheyenne
Gheyenne
World Manners and Customs Across Nations
A survey of cultural quirks and historical anecdotes describes paper reverence in China, cousin marriages in Persia, Turkish sun lore, French oxen songs, Mozarts youth, a camel’s palate, Old Cheese wedding heirs, blue mourning garb, Rosary College plans, Punjab embroidery, Spanish ladies cigarettes, George Sand’s fortunes, Catherine era portraits, Elizabethan dress, and early Farmerette in America.
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Turkey
Syria
Armenia
Chicago
Rosary College
Punjab
Spain
George Sand
Henrietta Wolters
Amsterdam
Peter the Great
City ordinance aims to ease financial issues before passage
The Leader notes the ordinance is published to invite public discussion before its passage. It is not yet estimated how much revenue it will generate, but it is believed to significantly address the city’s financial problem.
Women Harvest Free Wheat Bands During Revolution
During the American Revolution many young women across New York and the Carolinas organized into harvest bands. They traveled from farm to farm reaping wheat and inquired whether the men of each household were serving with the fighting men.
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New York
Carolina
Army opportunities for young men in the modern corps
The article outlines prospects in Cavalry, Field Artillery, Engineers, Coast Artillery, Air Service, Ordnance, Signal Corps, and Medical Departments. It highlights training, study options, and future earning potential within each branch, emphasizing horse handling, engineering trades, aviation experience, radio work, and veterinary care as pathways.
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Corps OF Engineers
Army Engineering
AIR Service
Balloon Corps
Ordnance Dept
Ordnance
Veterinary Corps
Quartermaster Corps
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China
Persia
France
Mozar
Egypt
Switzerland
America
Hillsdale
Hartung Land Company
Carey Ave
Burns, Brinker & Company
Sam Burns
Lawrence Brinker
A. C. Potter Investment Securities
S. W. Cor
17Th
Douglas Streets
Omaha
Bengue
Thos. Leeming & Co
11Th Street
Western Realty & Investment Co
Carey Avenue
Niveth-Roberts Jewelry Co
New Hands
J. C. Macmanus
Optometrist
Cheyenne, Wyo
Nordo
Congress
U.S. Army
Lawrence Street
Denver
Colo
Lincoln Highway
City
United
Panama
Hawaii
Philippines
Alaska
Germany
Siberia
U.S.A
United States
Coast Artillery
C. A.C
Signal Corps
Tank Corps
Worl
Chemical Warfare Service
Motor Transport Corps
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