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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1920
Page
8
A new Cheyenne ordinance introduces annual license taxes for many trades and occupations. Taxes vary from 5 cents per theater admission to 250 dollars for large electrical plants, with multiple taxes possible for some businesses. Licenses are due April 1, nontransferable, and penalties range from five to one hundred dollars per offense.
The passage surveys varied practices from around the world, noting sacrilegious acts with printed paper in China, waste disposal corners, and merit in saving sacred characters. It references Mozart early prodigy, a camel in Egypt inhaling smoke, and women’s attire and crafts across Turkey, Armenia, France, and Punjab, ending with Farmerettes in early American history.
The Leader notes the ordinance is published to allow public discussion prior to its passage. It has not been estimated what revenue it will produce, but officials feel it will go a long way toward solving the city's financial problem.
During the American Revolution, many young women in New York and Carolina banded together to harvest wheat. They traveled from farm to farm asking if the men of the household were abroad with the fighting. Their work kept food supplies flowing for the war effort.
A historical overview of military branches highlighting cavalry thrill and horse training, field artillery dash, engineers’ engineering and trades training, coast artillery life and career prep, air service edge in aviation, ordnance department academic and business training, signal corps radio and telegraph work, medical department hospital experience and veterinary care.
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