War Gardens Praised by Wilson in Defense Education Appeal
President Wilson urges Secretary Lane to promote home gardens in schools and involve children in a patriotic effort like building ships. The State Leader announces a series of garden lessons by experts to help families grow food, with clear, illustrated guidance for youngsters assisting parents.
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Wilson
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Tt Fr
United States
Eure
France
Home Garden
America
Europe
Cheyenne
Neorest
Eternal Child Problems and Parental Roles
A dialogue about Toddy, a difficult child, and how Eliene and the narrator navigate his defensive, self-justifying stance. They discuss generational differences in parenting, the risk of bitterness in marriage, and the challenge of shaping a child with empathy and accountability. The piece reflects on maternal patience, masculine expectations, and the writer’s resolve to raise a characterful child.
War effort lessons offered to Wyoming readers
A brief urging Wyoming residents to participate in a wartime education program starting next Sunday in the State Leader. Instructions emphasize beginning with the first lesson and attending daily sessions through spring and summer, framed as a means to aid the war effort.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Aew
Loyalty and the test of true loyalty in adversity
A reflection on character and loyalty comparing fair weather friends to those who stay with a friend or institution through storm and adversity. The piece argues true bigness shows itself in steadfast commitment even when private interests fade and storms threaten.
Postal Service Pay Increase Recommended for All Staff
A proposal urges a wage raise for every postal service employee. The plan faces union and management discussions to secure approval and funding for the measure.
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Postal Service
Union
Cownhon
Navy прогress earns praise and vindication for Daniels
A congressional report on the Navy confirms strong performance in World War I under Secretary Daniels. It lauds American destroyers and cruisers, notes ongoing shipbuilding, and expects reduced U-boat losses as naval power grows. The piece also critiques Holland and German coverage of allied shipping and Caillaux’s potential fate.
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Congress
Naval Affairs Committee
Daniels
England
Stindson-aepar
Seven Seas
Josephus Daniels
Odor of Their Souls A Poem on German War Crimes
Earl Derr Biggers surveys a French poem on German advance and the Marne. The critic adopts the image of “the odor of their souls” to describe German soldiers as they besieged Paris, then faced divine retribution at the Marne. The piece contrasts frontier horror with American reluctance to believe such tales.
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Earl Derr Biggers
Jean Alcard
Speer
Paris
Marne
France
Hell
Heaven
Atlantic
Washington
War Poetry and National Soul Exposed by Grumbine Analysis
Professor H C Grumbine translates war poetry from Germany and France to reveal national ideals and the so called souls behind the war. He cites Sudermann Lissauer Herzog Boutruel and Riscard as representative poets. The study aims for fairness and avoids forcing a point while showing how literature reflects national character.
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France
H. C. Grumbine
Clark University
Germany
Grumbine
Suderman
Lissauer
Herzog
Boutrel
Riscard
French Academy
Thinkin" Ahead in the Fog of War
A poem by Hudson Hawley from the London Daily Mail reflecting a soldier on the fire-step in wartime. He lists fears and memories from debts to home life, asks when the war will end, and ponders what awaits after the conflict. The piece captures anxious anticipation and personal reflection amid battle.
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Tonte
Hudson Hawley
London Daily Mail
Zigzag Roadside Quip Sparked by Courtroom Banter
In a puzzling exchange cited by the Birmingham Age-Herald and Caswell's Saturday Journal a chauffeur defends a zigzag driving choice. The judge questions the rationale while the pedestrian scenario is described as provoking serious injuries.
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Firmingham Age-Herald
Passing the Buck Man and Classics Conversation
A brief Washington Star exchange notes that a classical education helps a man by diverting him from his own troubles to reflections on the Greeks and Romans.
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Washington Star
High Powered Speller Visitor I suppose is that you
A fragmentary note from a New York Times piece references a “high powered speller” and a visitor who can spell short words and words of Leer cylinders, with overheard chatter about automobiles.
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Willie
New York
Mountain States installs new phones in Douglas
Mountain States Telephone company crews work in Douglas to install a new telephone system. Manager Frank Cowan says shipments arrived last week and the central station equipment should be ready for use about a month from the shipment date.
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Douglas, Wyo
Ti Mountain States Telephone Company
Central Station
Frank Cowan
Provisions Bring Caretaker Kin To Quiet Visit
Local family relatives arrive with suitcases of supplies for an unexpected drop in at a residence. The visitors, with a focus on blankets and provisions, are noted for their generous but intrusive gesture.
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Teddy
Ellens
Ty Male
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Americone
Eurrope
the Navy
Holland
Berlin
Caillaux
Ateard
Greely
Jim Riley
Indianapolis
Old Frite
Lusitania
Everett True
U. S
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Nell
Casgell
Saturday Journal
Allus
Scfure
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