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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1918
Page
31
A Kemmerer patriotic message urges continued Liberty Bond purchases amid the 100 Per Cent American Club effort. It extols thrift and finance discipline, citing a printer who built wealth through frugality and hard work, while urging readers to invest steadily and avoid suspensions in bond buying.
J A Berry U S Explosives Inspector Basin Wyoming urges enforcement of a new act requiring licenses for all who manufacture sell buy or use explosives or their ingredients. He lists Lincoln county licensees Harold Fairman Carl Cook George Blain and asks readers to report any loyalty concerns confidentially to help publicize licensed individuals.
State School Lands yield nearly half a million dollars, about $11.85 per pupil for Wyoming's 44,740 school children. Sheridan County receives the largest apportionment, with Lincoln and Laramie counties following, as per a report from State Superintendent Adith Clarke and State Treasurer Th. Gates detailing county-by-county allocations.
Uncle Sam already buys vast rubber and now aviation accelerates demand. Since Glenn Curtiss first adopted pneumatic tires, aircraft tires evolved from bicycle tires toward light weight, strong, shock absorbing builds. Automakers and B F Goodrich anticipate continued production as airplanes become major carriers.
President WilKon Das leads workers for the Third Liberty Loan backed by the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Previous drives raised subscriptions over $100,000. scouts’ effort is praised for practical aid and education, shaping patriotic citizenship and future good Americans who will defend democracy.
The state food administrator Pheasor Miers of Wyoming announces a prohibition on sugar bowls in hotels, restaurants, and eating houses. Enforcement will be strict through local police, with sugar limits of three pounds per month per ninety meals. After April 11 a penalty of removal applies to violators.
Columbus Gibson aged 46 collapsed entering the Combination restaurant and died minutes later from pleurisy. He had been ill about a week under a private physician. Coroner Fitzpatrick took charge. body moved to morgue. Funeral held Friday with burial in the local cemetery. Born in Maryland, he came West years ago. survived by several brothers and a father Samuel Gilwan of Kemmerer and sister Mrs. Robert Lawrence of Sheridan.
In a blunt wartime quiz, a reader is urged to prefer a 9100 Liberty Bond over a $100 bill. The piece claims bonds bear interest, escape state and local taxes, and are insured, while currency is taxable. It frames the bond as a safer heirloom despite tax nuances.
Movie theater slides in Nebraska and Wyoming display Third Liberty Loan slogans urging audiences to buy bonds. Phrases warn that German indemnities are never returned and promise repayment with interest, appealing to patriotic duty to support the war effort.
An elderly advertiser touts Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for biliousness and indigestion. The testimonial promises improved appetite and relief from dullness, urging readers to try the product and observe quick benefits. The note is written in a personal tone with persuasive, period advertising style.
In April Uncle Sam starts another loan urging every citizen to buy Liberty Bonds. The piece urges cheerful participation to defeat the Teuton threat and support democracy, women, and children, highlighting war bonds as a civic duty with promised earnings.
The piece urges residents, farmers, and stockmen in Wyoming to support oil industry expansion arguing it spurs population, raises assessed property values by millions, and lowers property taxes as oil fields open. It warns against burdensome regulations and calls for supportive measures to accelerate wealth and tax relief statewide.
Anson migpy, secretary of the Wyoming state fair at Douglas, informs William Irvine, director of War Savings Certificates, that the Wyoming state fair commission voted to pay premiums for the 1918 total premium in War Stamps. The action directs the secretary to notify the National War Savings Committee and publish the premium list in the official book.
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