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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
4
Entry indicates second class matter designation for May at Casper tied to a toffee at Caspar typo and mentions Congress related reference with a 100 pen year line, reflecting archival posting language.
Ed Shaffeer visited Glenrock on business while Uncle Wick Sutphin and wife were in town last Friday shopping. Mrs Jease Davis of Douga came for business one day last week. Dr Smith plans to visit his ailing mother eastward in a day or two. Jim Lams teams hauled grain for the Mercantile Company Monday. Various residents moved homes and undertook local tasks as a lively week passed with shows, farm work, and small incidents including a near fall at Deer Creek bridge and humor from the front hall exchange.
An unnamed narrator and Webster the amateur detective observe a dark complexioned boarder named Galvio. They suspect a stolen box and possible plot, watching him lock his door and meet three silent men. The men discuss a risky plan while the group debates whether to alert authorities.
Fragmented courtroom chatter and community gags mix in a bustling column from Lama Democrat. Quips about testimony timelines and a funeral arrangement clash with jokes about musicians and a baby’s looks.
The Prague consul notes Bohemia lacks sufficient flies to exterminate and prevent their breeding. Buildings are brick, stone, or concrete with granite docks and sidewalks. no wooden structures remain. Decayed plant matter and daily street cleaning cited as factors. no open drama or breeding sites observed.
A Chinese bank note over 600 years old arrived with New York subtreasury officials. Offered for import and exchange by local Chinese importers, it dates to the Minh dynasty during Emperor Tai-Tsee's reign 1248 to 1590. The note's face value is one kwan, a cash string worth under 12 cents today.
A stormy night lodging tale ends with a traveler who could not pay for board leaving his trunk as payment. After days, a discovery voyage reveals the visitor as a showman in hard luck. A Rock Python is sent to a bron 200.
The Postal union at Herne Switzerland publishes figures on post card circulation. Germany leads with about 1.5 million yearly, followed by the United States with 0.4 million and Great Britain with 0.46 million. Other nations listed include Austria 422 million and Russia 200 million with France at 30 million reflecting postage costs.
The report states 4,169 vessels with a net tonnage of 18,024,194 passing Suez in 1911, up from 4,485 vessels and 14,581,098 in 1910. Average net tonnage now about 3,490 tons, with German ships accounting for 194 percent by number and 162 percent by tonnage.
The London law report recounts a record short courtship. On January 17 a proposal was made and the couple went to Doctor's Commons before the House opened to obtain a licence. They took a taxi to Doctor's Commons where a curate was found and by two o'clock they were married.
A garbled 19th century style note shows Mark Twain teased by a loud Barker. The barbering scene hints at a delayed departure and humorous exchange as the crowd reacted to Twain’s retort.
Fragmentary text describes rough activity on Pelham Road and a scene with a character crying Oh Jack. It references boante wild animals, a pursuer, and an unclear mention of a Dr Cand te beartan wretch and a Sanatoriog.
A fragmented notice advertises cottage meals and a nearby laundry and furnished rooms for light housekeeping. It mentions a St Marks Guild meeting and a Pine office location, with details about meals, bread, and general service, plus contact via telephone.
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