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Newspaper

Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1918

Page

6

Wyoming Democrats Press War Unity Over Premature Campaigns

Wyoming Democratic leaders urge party unity to win the war and postpone state committee actions until after primaries. They question Republican early campaigning and contrast it with bipartisan focus on national peril and a victorious peace, while criticizing GOP pressures and political maneuvering.

Wyoming G. OO. P America State Committee National Democratic Committees Republican National Committee St. Louis Wyoming Republican Committee Republican State Committee Congress Federal Reserve Bank System Stades Commission Allan Peopublican Committee Washington Republican Party Democratic Party

United States wartime temperance drive reaches soldiers

The United States committee on war Temperance activities in the army and navy launches a broad educational push for every service member. One million copies of the Fighter manual and a companion booklet Pulled-up Boove are printed, with films, auto displays, charts, posters, and camp programs across cantonments and camps. About $50,000 has been spent to date.

Charles Stelzle France United States Committee On War Temperance Activities Army and Navy America Vance Thompson National Army Fereer National Guard M.C. A Cantonments Haking United Committee

Why Germany Is Like Holland Joke From New York School

A New York public school geography class recounts a grimy handed student asking why Germany is like Holland. The teacher reprimands, the exchange turns to a harsh wartime joke about Hell and damned land. An Italian draftee mocks English and Moglish knowledge, highlighting wartime sentiment and prejudice.

America New York Germany Holland

Indefinite American Attitude Toward the War by Emerson Hough

Emerson Hough argues against retaliatory air raids but insists on opposing Germany’s will to destroy. He warns of threats to American homes and property and calls for mobilizing a half million in the NES to influence peace councils. He maintains the need to fight for national safety and civilization now.

England Germany

We Must Fight Germany or Faces of Destruction

The passage urges immediate war against Germany, insisting self defense justifies destruction and sacrifice. It portrays war as brutal yet necessary, predicting looming conflict and the need for trained soldiers and a capable wartime civilian effort. It warns that peace without fighting will invite disaster and subjugation.

Philip Germany Atlantic

Unyielding Resolve to Finance War Effort

A speaker insists on mobilizing up to tens of millions of troops and spending vast sums to defeat Germany. He argues the cost could reach five to a hundred billion dollars and that the nation must be willing to sacrifice everything, now rather than later. The money, he says, exists in American soil and skies and must be spent if required.

Germany America

Oil companies file incorporation papers with secretary of state

North Shannon Oil Company of Casper capitalization 250000 is listed along with Fort Bridger Oil Company of Evanston capitalization 500000 and the One Hundred Oil Company with a 100000 capitalization and offices in Douglas.

North Shannon Ol Company Casper Fort Bridger Oil Company Evanston One Hundred Oil Company Douglas

Donna Adopts Red-Headed Orphan Boy From Home

Donna Tenney visits an orphanage and selects Bill a bright red headed boy for adoption despite planning for a girl earlier. The sister cautions on formalities, and Donna declares she will make Bill legally hers and leave all in her will. The narrator ponders maternal love in adoption versus birth.

Donna Fie Bill Billie Donna Tenney John Stein City National Billy Baby Bil Margie

Artificial Friend and Peculiar Wig Pedigree

Vance Cooke recalls an artificial companion described as odd yet notable. The creature featured a distinctive wig that caused dandruff, a glass eye with emotion, artificial teeth that worked outside the head, and a set of predigested meals generating income during the night.

Vance Cooke UN O Ichabod Jis Copywright The Newspaper Enterprise Association

Impulsive Brother George Found Dead in His Bed

A former workman met an old colleague and asked about his brother George. The man replied that George was dead, found in his bed. He noted George had always been impulsive, and the report suggested a sudden passing.

George Mistah Brown

Lawyers discuss settlement in old man’s will case

In a Boston Tran script, a conversation between two lawyers centers on a will dispute. One says the result is a hundred fifty thousand dollars, while the other notes the decedent may have left more than that, prompting reflections on the adequacy of the settlement.

Boston Transcript

The Substitute and Other Ditties Cartoon Snippet

Cartoon captions from Cassel's Saturday Journal and Chicago Herald mock a naively misheard scene of tobacco versus cigar and a piano joke. The page also quips about a forged notes case referenced by the San Francisco Chronicle.

Cassel Saturday Journal San Francisco Chronicle

Carpenters' Union Leads Local War Stamp Purchase

The carpenters union heads a list of local labor groups buying war savings stamps. They totaled $250 in stamps with many members of the union contributing. W A James of Cheyenne, secretary of the state federation of labor, represents the U S treasury and is empowered to sell savings stamps.

Carpenters’ Union the Carpenters’ Union W. A. James Cheyenne State Federation of Laho Treasury

Shoes Price Debate Sparks Banter in Town

Abe Martin riffs on high shoe prices while noting Mrs. Tipton Bud's grocery connections. The column humorously questions costs and shop roles, reflecting local daily life with wry wit.

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Spain Perlin Our Sunday Editors of Navy By Emerson Hough American Defense Society Everett True Wwe Companies Incorporated Chicago Herald Abe Martin Copyright National Herview
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