War Gardens urged by President in home front effort
The State Leader promotes war garden work inspired by President Wilson and Interior Secretary Lane urging teachers and children to grow home gardens. The series of gardening lessons will train youths in soil care planting and harvesting to support soldiers and war needs, with expert guidance and illustrations.
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Wilson
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Tt Fr
United States
Eure
France
Home Garden
America
Europe
Cheyenne
Neorest
Eternal Child Problems in a Young Family
A reader discusses a difficult toddler named Toddy who argues with his mother Eliene and claims to be unloved when corrected. The dialogue explores parental strategies, gender expectations, and the narrator’s vow to shape a future child's character with firm, loving guidance.
War time education drives in Wyoming and Cheyenne
The state promotes homefront learning urging every household to begin with the first lesson. The program starts in next Sunday’s State Leader and runs daily through spring into summer. A Coblenz resident notes American bombs on their city and questions assurances of no American forces in Europe.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Aew
Loyalty and the true test of character in adversity
The essay argues loyalty defines true bigness. It contrasts self serving friends who desert during storms with the steadfast ally who stays with the ship in fair weather and in foul. It emphasizes honoring commitments and bearing burdens for others and country.
Postal Service Hikes Sought for All Employees
A recommendation calls for increased pay for all postal service workers. The proposal targets regular employees and aims to boost wages across the department.
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Postal Service
Union
Cownhon
Navy record proves America’s strong wartime fleet
The navy report to Congress confirms strong U S conduct in World War I praising Secretary Daniels and the fleet's readiness. It notes destroyers cruisers and other ships battle the U boat menace with growing strength as American ships aid the Allies. Holland delays talks on shipping issues while Berlin eyes Caillaux.
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Congress
Naval Affairs Committee
Daniels
England
Stindson-aepar
Seven Seas
Josephus Daniels
Holland
America
Germany
Odor of Their Souls A Poem on German War Horrors
An excerpt from Earl Derr Biggers remarks on a French poet Jean Alcard and the German invasion of France. The writer invokes gas as the odor of the Teuton soul and reflects on the Marne turning the tide as shameful acts of barbarity are recounted. The piece laments disbelief in wartime cruelties.
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Berlin
Caillaux
Earl Derr Biggers
Jean Alcard
Speer
Paris
Marne
France
Atlantic
Washington
Translating War Poets Views On German And French Souls
Prof H C Grumbine at Clark University translates war poetry from Germany and France to expose national values. He cites poets Suderman Lissauer Herzog Boutrou Riscard and argues literature reveals a nation’s ideals and core soul during war. The piece notes the translation aims for fairness and ends with a teaser to continue.
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France
H. C. Grumbine
Clark University
Germany
Grumbine
Suderman
Lissauer
Herzog
Boutrel
Riscard
French Academy
Just Thinking by Hudson Hawley in the Daily Mail
A wartime verse reflects a soldier on the fire-step facing a tense night. He catalogs fears and memories from home, asks when the war will end and what life will be like after, while the mist and shelling amplify the haunting thoughts.
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Tonte
Hudson Hawley
London Daily Mail
Zigzagging Footnotes in a Lighter Vein
A quip exchange from a Birmingham Age-Herald item about a pedestrian accident and a chauffeur who explains the pedestrian zigzagged himself. The Casglel’s Saturday Journal adds a wry line: I am in favor of peace at any price.
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Firmingham Age-Herald
Passing the Buck on Classical Education
A dialogue asks if a classical education helps a man and answers that it aids by diverting attention from personal troubles to the affairs of the Greeks and Romans. The exchange appears in the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
High-Powered Speller Draws Visitor Interest
A New York Timed item notes a visitor who proves skilled at spelling short words and even handles words linked to Leer cylinders amid lively chatter about cars. The scene captures public amusement at spelling prowess and automotive chatter around the event.
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Willie
New York
New Phones Installing In Douglas Wyoming
Mountain States Telephone crews work in Douglas to install a new central station. Manager Frank Cowan said material has shipped and the system should be in use about a month after shipment.
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Douglas, Wyo
Ti Mountain States Telephone Company
Central Station
Frank Cowan
Coamiry Relatives Return With Provisions
A fragment recalls kin who stocked a suitcase full of provisions during a visit. The narrator notes how their arrival and the way others viewed those gifts differed from previous encounters.
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Allus
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