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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
7
A column reflects on how resolutions fail, noting 1909's end and Taft's March 4 presidency. It recounts common vows like drinking, smoking, and swearing off temptations, and cites a tale of a couple at a party where a stacked deck doomed a vow to abstain from alcohol, ending in a coroner's inquest echo.
Public Printer John Leech has sent his resignation to President Roosevelt and requests return to service in the Philippines. Samuel B. Donnelly of Brooklyn, former International Typographical Union president, is named to succeed Leech. Donnelly, born 1866 in Pennsylvania, rose from schoolteacher to printer, led the New York Typographical union, then the ITU, and served on arbitration boards and education panels. Roosevelt believes Donnelly will ease ongoing dissatisfaction with the big printing office and may restore Leech to the Philippines post.
Daniel J. Keefe, named commissioner general of immigration to replace the late Frank P. Sargent, is a Cook County native born on a Chicago area farm. He has long been active in labor, organized Chicago's first longshoremen union, served on the finals state board of arbitration under Gov. Tanner, was sixth vice president of the AFL, and has led the International Longshoremen's Union since its formation while residing in Detroit.
An elderly visitor praises the Java Village exhibit at the fair but jokes his knowledge is rusty and he cannot place MOR. A nearby young man responds with a light exchange about being a little way from Mocha as the crowd observes the scene.
A brief item notes a performance titled Her Good Lessons presented at the Queen's theater in London. The snippet references a London venue and a stage show without further details.
A Scotchman at his dying wife’s bedside pleads to bury her in Craeburn kirkyard but fears the expense. She insists on Craeburn, while he worries about costs and suggests a three month trial in Aberdeen to see if she will endure. The tale ends with a humorous tender exchange from the Philadelphia Ledger.
A six year old child answers a fractions problem with humor, saying that Jane has six eggs and uses half to bake a cake leaving shells. The anecdote captures a classroom moment showing a playful misinterpretation of math.
Old Jacob Grimes teaches a lifelong farming rule to his Chicago nephew blaming thrift for wear. He insists on using up the old gear before touching the new. That stormy night he sends William to fetch the old horse, then questions the plan as the young one is suggested.
A brief comic exchange contrasts vision with sight. Cobb notes two girls across the street, calling the pretty one a vision and the other a sight, delivering a light street humor moment.
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