The news on this day, Lincoln's Birthday and a holiday, was a bit ominous. And knowing the future to come, it proved a scary look into something that was coming.
But also in an insight as to views of the time.
The Casper paper reported that Japan was about to go to war with China. . . which in fact it was, although not for a bit over a decade from the date of the paper. That things were brewing, however, was pretty obvious.
And the Germans were already discontent with the Versailles Treaty they hadn't even signed yet.
Stores in Casper were taking half a day off in honor of the late President Lincoln.
All the Wyoming papers were reporting that the amount of alcohol that could legally be in a beverage was now down to 1%. Down from 2%. Just yesterday, if you keep track of things here, you would have seen that certain religious leaders were unhappy with the 2% figure. Perhaps their voice had been heard.
A voice that wanted to be heard, as you can read in the papers above, is Frank Houx's, who was insistent that had done nothing improper regarding land rights acquisitions.
And notable cities in the former Russian Empire were changing hands as the fortunes of the Reds seemed to be reversing on the battlefield.
And France and Britain wished to remain friends with the United States going forward, they both had declared.
And the clothing shortage made both the front news, and the cartoons.
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