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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1910
Page
3
An old family friend recalls Jay Gould's rare temper flare over alleged disloyalty to a partner. Gould drafted a bitter article to ruin the man, intending to publish in his New York paper, but friends deterred him noting long term social and financial risks.
A portrait of E H Harriman contrasts his imperious, reserved side with his close aides Kruttschnitt and others. An anecdotal account recalls a long New York meeting marked by social chat and hidden business, plus Harriman’s firm insistence on leadership and timing.
The article recalls David Davis, Supreme Court justice and Illinois senator, famed for presiding over Lincoln’s circuit cases. It recounts Davis’s 1850s promissory note case revealing forged or altered documents, which led him to adopt a strict, edge-to-edge handwriting practice to prevent interlineations. It notes his later career and his cautionary advice for businessmen.
A distorted quotation from Loulevilia Ceurion Joureal appears to describe a White House call about a person or matter labeled peeinen. The garbled text suggests confusion or transcription errors surrounding a political interaction.
Denver markets list beef steers by feeding type with prices and ranges for grain hay and pulp fed beef, along with cow and heifer prices, veal counts, feeders and stockers. Grain and hay prices per hundred pounds and per ton are provided for several regions. Secretary Durbin and state live stock staff are busy registering brands under a new system, with about 10,000 brands filed. A related report from the Santa Fe New Mexican notes coordinated shootings traced to a single saloon, and mentions a cattleman’s killing in Corona and a separate case in Roswell with company officials named.
Secretary Wilson tells the district House committee that trusts and dealers in every city capture 60 to 76 percent profit after meat passes through multiple hands. He cites Shreveport Mobile New York and Philadelphia margins, notes farmers gain no more for steer income than twelve years ago, and promises a forthcoming indictment of those responsible for rising prices. He urges action to reveal truth and reform American farming labor and costs.
President Taft spoke at Dartmouth College to alumni and the new president Ernest Fox Nichols praising the value of small colleges. He highlighted Joseph Cannon's tribute to Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson noting the contrast of lacking a college education yet delivering eloquent praise.
Elgin Illinois saw extra fancy creamery butter drop to 30 cents per pound on the Elgin Board of Trade Monday. The cut from 38 cents followed a period of unusual market tension as reports suggested some localities had begun a butter boycott.
Mrs. Maria Goorts of Orlanta Oklahoma reports dramatic health gains after using the remedy in her home. She says she weighed 100 pounds when sick and now weighs 140, credits Dr Hartman’s advice and books, and credits the medicine with restoring health and enabling her to do housework again. Her husband son and daughter also found relief from asthma earache and catarrh.
A historical collage discusses Quaker Oats exports to Great Britain and Europe, praising oatmeal’s popularity and American manufacturing, interwoven with tafts remarks on discontent and a child’s humorous take that God’s house is having a party. The piece blends editorial notes, a Taft quote, and a charming mother daughter encounter.
A Topeka woman recounts six years of insomnia and nervous distress linked to coffee. After quitting coffee and starting Postum as a hot drink, she reports rapid improvement in sleep, digestion, and overall well being within weeks.
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