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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
2
A fragmentary Casper Press page blends social commentary on women and fixed ideas with notes on advertising, stamps, youth baseball leagues, billiards origin, football rules, and a comet sighting. It references a French writer on nervous diseases, postmaster general stamp ads, boys leagues, and the evolving game plans of smaller colleges. The piece ends noting barred hunting in New England forests and amateur losses.
Minds Insurance department orders all mutual fire insurers in the state to provide for continuity among members. The era’s news also notes butter market manipulation by a Chicago Elgin and Eastern group driving high prices, the Mare Island launch of Pro metheus and its christening by Miss Dollie Evans, and various local and national items on politics sport and industry.
New York citizens push to erect a monster stadium in Central Park at a price of 3 million dollars. Rear Admiral Joseph B Cogian, retired, dies in New Rochelle at sixty four. News from Central America reports a Salvadoran revolution led by Prudencio Alfaro with Abachapan Usutulan and Santana captured. Roosevelt voices support for woman suffrage though not essential. India deaths from wild beasts rise to 1966 in 1907. Russian Duma budget committee approves a 225 million external loan and plans public discussion on the Dill.
In a Democratic caucus on the 5th Inst, Champ Clark of Missouri was named minority leader of the House. Senator elect John Sharp Williams of Mississippi suggested his name. The session also noted vacancies in the U S Naval Academy to be filled by competitive exam.
Denver report details a horrific crime in which Francisco Martinez murdered four Garcia family members, abducted seventeen year old Magele Garcia, tormented her, then killed her before taking his own life. Posse pursuit led to a rocky canyon hideout where Martinez and the girl were found. she was shot and Martinez died by suicide. Funeral services for the first four victims were underway as the grisly discovery occurred.
Statements filed by J A Vigil Democrat chairman and L L Taylor Republican chairman indicate Las Animas county spent 10 754 by Republicans and 3 898 50 by Democrats. The figures cover Colorado and imply different campaign costs for the spring contest.
The Almy coal mines now produce 600 tons daily and may triple soon. J B Oakle, a Last Cabin sheepman, tours the world with family. A H Dahlstrom becomes supervisor of block signals at Colorado division with HQ in Denver. A Wind River coal mine begins surface work near Hudson on leased land held by a trio. A petition seeks a five year patent period for mineral land in Shoshone ceded area. Trans Mississippi Dry Farming Congress meets in Cheyenne. governor presiding at banquet. State Canvassing Board reports Wyoming election results by party and candidate. Albany county marriage links George Eykyn and Alberta Vance Delarlo. Laramie judge sentences murder convict Harry Monroe and others. Cody gains a permanent water supply via a 16 inch line from Shoshone dam. No injunction against reservoir filling. land acquisitions progressing. Evanston dispatch reports Marlasky family deaths by murder and suicide. coroner to forgo inquest. Secretary Wilson of Agriculture will not attend Cheyenne congress but will send delegates. Secretary Root invites foreign reps to join dry farming congress. Cheyenne Industrial Club nears hotel project with strong national proposals. Alleged Kotilla slayers face trial readiness.
United States Senator M C Butler of South Carolina endorses Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble in a Washington letter to Peruna Medicine Co. He says he feels relieved after using it and calls it a wonderful medicine and tonic. The notice promotes Peruna tablets and offers a free Peruna Almanac for 1909 through doctors.
A neighbor’s four sons attend a Sunday service until one boy leaves early with a toothache. In a curt exchange, the mother explains the reason, and the youngest whispers a sardonic remark from his pew. The scene captures a lighthearted moment amid the sermon.
An Atchison couple famed for mutual affection clash on their porch as the wife, exhausted by her husband's sniffling, throws a stool at his head. She insists she is not insane, only worn out by the way he finishes every sentence.
An old lady is accosted by a well dressed stranger on a London street who flatters her memory and claims to be a friend. After light banter the stranger reveals a changed name and quietly steals the old woman's purse during the exchange.
An article argues proper digestion comes from suitable food and warns that heavy greasy meals cause indigestion and loss of appetite. It cites a patient named AN who suffered from indigestion due to rotten food and began to study dietary causes.
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