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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
7
An essay contrasts American Christmas ease with European traditions. It notes long planning in Germany Denmark and France, piñata customs in Mexico, and differences in gift giving from nation to nation. It discusses skepticism about the date and the commercial side of gifts.
Emily Boynton a 13 year old from Longmont Colorado climbs Long's Peak 14371 feet with her father and sister. The ascent follows the famous danger rock ledge and is called a notable feat. Emily is described as an avid climber who prefers overalls to skirts and learns geology and geography through mountain expeditions.
Iowa Governor Albert Baird Cummins wins election to succeed the late William B. Allison as U S senator. Born 1850 in Pennsylvania, Cummins has served three Iowa governors and assumes the unexpired term amid Iowa political change. The piece notes his background and historic appointment.
obituary notes the life of Mrs. Stewart who devoted decades to the temperance movement. She organized the freet W C T U in Ohio in 1878, visited England in 1876 to spread the cause, lectured across the southern states after the Civil War, and later aligned with Alexander Dowie in Zion City before settling in Ohio for the final years.
A Chicago News item notes a pupil from Licking named Tommy told his teacher he did not know it was wrong to fight until after he was defeated. The brief anecdote highlights a simple moral taught after a schoolyard altercation.
Readings from a Washington gathering in September and October stress prevention of tuberculosis. Emphasis on disinfection, fresh air, sunlight, and increasing individual resistance through air exchange. Milk and contaminated sputum are key infection routes, while heredity plays a small role and proper disposal of spit is urged.
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