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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1919
Page
12
The Salvation Army fund drive in this city appeals to all as the organization’s wartime record and home reactivation work set a high standard. A challenge to Cheyenne to respond emphasizes the city’s civic investment in the home building fund and its local benefits.
The piece cites R Hilderbrand in a National Geographic bulletin arguing baseball surpasses Olympic and Pythian contests in appeal. It notes Greek prizes were lavish and public, while modern players seek rewards. yet baseball thrives as a national pastime with broad participation and spectator engagement.
A fragmentary aphorism notes that a virtuous man endures beyond danger whether alive or dead. It recalls historical proverbs about dwarfs reaching old ages and giants dying earlier, implying wisdom on fate and longevity from ancient voices.
A wartime era pamphlet argues Bolshevism represents a mental inversion and class strife. It claims democracy guarantees right to work and fair exchange while warning that Soviet control would erase individual rights and replace free labor with rigid class dictates.
A department of labor view notes twelve million American women in gainful jobs, reflecting wartime expansion of opportunities. The shift supports independence, with fewer bearing burdens of male relatives, and signals lasting changes in gender roles.
Mrs Mamie Hefferon formerly county school superintendent has been hired as supervisor for district No 2 in Laramie county known as Underwood district. She will serve all 30 schools, distribute materials and assist teachers, not teaching, amid a district with 144.6 average daily attendance. J C Underwood, long time clerk and district leader, drove the initiative and the district is notable for bills and prewar paper supplies at stable prices.
The government will open 5500 acres in Park county Wyoming under the Shoshone project for settlement. Openings set for October 9 with 79 irrigated farm units of 50 to 80 acres each. Land near Denver and Garland priced at 90 dollars per acre with initial payments and staged costs. Applications taken October 4 to 9 at Reclamation Ferries Powell Wyoming offices.
A 6 am to 6 pm weather bulletin records temperatures from 65 to 68 degrees with a mean of 66 degrees for the date. Wet bulb readings range from .54 to .61, wind from NW to NE, clear to partly cloudy skies, and a high of 78 and a low of 54. Total precipitation listed as 7.94 inches for the year with 9 inches of rain since January 1.
Muddy washouts fifteen miles north of Yenne hinder travel while several routes show mixed conditions. Denver to Cheyenne remains good with recent grading north of Chugwater and along the Lincoln, Bushnell to Pine Bluffs, Granite Ganon to Ozone and Laramie to Rawlins are dry and rough. Near Green River to Ogden conditions are mostly good with a few broken culverts.
The Senate approved the house bill conferring permanent rank of general on General Pershing in recognition of his service abroad. The measure passed without debate or a recorded vote and goes to President Wilson.
Paris dispatch reports the peace treaty offered to Bulgaria includes an article obliging Bulgaria to accept future decisions by the powers on Thrace and the Aegean Sea. The notice notes the commitment as part of the settlement terms with France and the Allied powers.
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