Tribune defends $1,000 Honor Roll advertising and patriotic fundraising
The Leader answers a nameless questioner about running the $1,000 Honor Roll for the W. S. S. and Mitto advertising. It notes statewide uptake, with Sheridan county planning to follow, and praises contributors who support patriotic efforts despite criticism. The piece ends with a Persian quote about anger and disgrace.
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Great Task Before Us Promotes Citizenship Training
A wartime call urges national sacrifice and unity to secure democracy for future generations. It stresses strengthening human factors, preparing citizens for great tasks, and expanding federal training for young voters to build capable, ethical leaders and a robust society nationwide.
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Gualy
No Child Labor Policy Clarified by War Board Ruling
The War Policies Board clarifies contracts for government work must enforce child labor laws. Contractors cannot employ minors under 14 or those 14 to 16 beyond eight hours daily or more than six days weekly. The ruling reiterates protection of American children amid wartime programs.
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Morality and Hypocrisy in Pre-Revolution Europe
The author critiques moral double standards among rulers before the French Revolution, citing Voltaire Rousseau and a Saxon king. It notes Rousseau’s theory of natural man contrasted with living amid family burdens he neglected, and a king who died with many heirs and numerous concubines, illustrating widespread moral laxity of the era.
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Frederick the Great and the limits of his empire
The article reviews Frederick the Great as a ruler who prized absolute power and rigid discipline. It notes his disdain for commoners speech and his fanatical army expansion, using flogging as a tool in Prussia and abroad. It argues that his rule created a system where civilians answered to the state and officers to themselves, not justice.
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Uinien
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Prohibition Vote Narrowly Sustained in Senate Debate
The prohibition amendment to the food production act survived by three votes after Sen Penrose and allies pressed to strike it down. Sen Kendrick and Sen Walsh helped keep the amendment alive amid extended floor discussion. The House earlier accepted a provision tying appropriations to a prohibitory proclamation, but the Senate rewrote the measure to direct legislation banning wine whisky and beer after Jan 1 1919.
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