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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1921
Page
2
The fragment lists publication details for the Casper Daily Tribune in Wyoming including office addresses, telephone numbers, Associated Press membership, and advertising representatives. It notes post office classification as second class, with writer credits and the editor, business manager, and contact points.
Rates list one year two three and six month terms for carrier and mail subscriptions. No mail subscriptions for three months. All must be prepaid and delivery not insured if arrears. The paper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press.
A letter to the Manufacturers Record rebuts claims Americans prefer pleasure over serious matters. The writer argues business leaders attend chambers of commerce events and city clubs, showing keen interest in public issues. He says golf and sports do not preclude consideration of public affairs and suggests a break to think again.
The Minneapolis Journal extols winter gems as the season’s diadem. It notes travelers seek rock layers for rubies and sapphires or dig for gleaming crystals in snow covered fields as states turn crystal white waiting for spring’s return.
The article compares snowflakes to gems formed in nature's lab, describing their varied crystal forms as prisms, pyramids, hexagons, rosettes, and lace. It notes over two thousand identified patterns, each containing a jewel within a jewel, and reveals a sixfold law governing snowflake shapes.
The New York Herald notes Vassar records show freshmen in 1884 90 averaged 5'3" and 118 lbs with a 26.5 inch waist. Modern freshmen are taller by three inches, heavier by about 6.5 pounds, and waists about 0.625 inch larger, reflecting athletic influence and fashion changes since the eighties.
Officials of the newly incorporated Wyoming Refining company announce progress on pipeline and refinery construction. They plan one battery of crude stills at first, with expansion as needed, and have secured a 400 acre tract east of Casper with a potential 60 000 barrel daily capacity. The site borders the Platte river and is accessible to the Burlington and Northwestern railroads and the Yellowstone highway.
Reduced excursion fares in effect for the holiday season to all points where the one way fare is 25 dollars or less. One half fare for round trips with minimum 2.50. Tickets on sale December 22 to 24. Final return limit January 4, 1922. Inquiries to ticket agents.
A fragmentary verse note from December 12 1021 by F Richard Shipp speaks of guarding duties within a fortress like Old Castlemansive. It describes a company of guards in uniform with high powered guns patrolling dim corridors day and night, claiming ten years of delay and no consequence of time.
W L McDonald and A O Olson announce the formation of the Strand Theater company through the former Pavillon theater partners. They plan a modern uptown theater to showcase musical comedy motion pictures dramatic stock and road shows. Officers: W J McDonald president Robert A Byrnes vice president A Olson secretary treasurer. Stock is being offered to the public and early subscriptions meet expectations.
House warming Wednesday December 14 in the evening at Christian church corner Grant and Lind. Oyster soup served from 6 to 7 p. m. Everyone invited to enjoy a good bowl made by an experienced cook.
Hot Springs county commissioners awarded a 270 foot steel bridge contract over the Big Horn river at Thermopolis Wyoming. Monarch Engineering of Denver won the bid for 15750 dollars with 8000 funded by subscriptions and the rest to be county financed.
We repair shoes as they should be repaired. The Progressive Shoe Shop, Fifth Street at Center. 12-13-16.
A local arts group announces a festive Christmas ballet with a bright stage setting. Performances feature choreographer Elise Carter and dancer Noah Reed in a program of seasonal pieces. Tickets go on sale next week through the city cultural center.
Readable fragments hint at a claim that morning signals prosperity in the year ahead. The text suggests cautious language about smouldering adversity and future economic mood, with no clear events or names to anchor specifics.
The piece suggests Tumulty’s serial biography contains many mistakes and that corrections by prominent men may follow before book publication. It notes that Wilson’s former secretary was wise to publish first in serial form to allow revisions.
The text suggests Japan would relinquish Shantung if Britain withdraws from Wei-Hai-wei. It argues the concession seems fair and would resolve a Pacific sore spot by both nations returning land to original owners.
The United States states it will take the lead in dismantling battleships as a gesture of good faith. It warns that any nation refusing to cooperate near half way will be held responsible by its own citizens for failing to cut the military burden.
France argues 90 000 tons of submarines proposed by Secretary Hughes is insufficient and the French senate backs more. Britain opposes new submarine builds by any nation. A compromise is seen as possible, favoring a limited non seagoing defensive submarine program like restricted seaplane carriers.
An adjourned session in Welch West Virginia began from Monday for the trial of C B Lively George Buster Pence and William Balters indicted over the August 1 1929 killings on the Matewan courthouse steps that left Sid Mattie Ed Chambers dead. Lively had posed as a storekeeper in Matewan where seven private detectives and Mayor Testerman and two others were killed. Hatfield chief of police and several others were tried and acquitted of one detective murder.
A miscellaneous boassar organized by the Moya Neighbors will be held on December 16 at the Casper Steam Bakery. It offers a chance to do Christmas shopping and support local activities.
The fishing boat Mabel of American registry, held in Mexican detention at Ensenada for a week, arrived in San Phoro with all crew after paying a protested fine to the Mexican government for alleged fishing without proper licenses in Mexican waters.
Mrs. Robert Tae Bullard wife of General Bullard commander of the second corps area died at Governor's Island after a long illness.
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