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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
6
Lieut. Commander Cleland Tavia's armor piercing torpedo is described as a revolutionary menace to world navies. The device carries a 200 pound gun-cotton war head that explodes beneath the water line at 40 mph, forcing redesigns in ship construction and armor.
In a sweeping note on industrial history the piece argues women are not yet closing the factory gap with men but are increasingly dominating salesrooms auditing and offices. It cites specific displacement in certain settings as evidence of the evolving industrial character of women.
Cleveland postmaster circulates a primer on proper addressing to schools after noting more than 10 million domestic and 1.5 million foreign letters received last year with issues like missing addresses misdirections and unpaid postage. The primer seeks to educate writers and curb careless errors evident in hotel mail and other categories.
A Chicago public schools official proposes three technical high schools for girls to parallel existing boys schools. The aim is to train girls in domestic work and practical trades such as typewriting stenography dressmaking and millinery, reflecting growing female participation. Evidence from existing programs shows demand for practical training aligns with current needs.
The article portrays the emperor's funeral as a vast spectacle with barbaric splendor numerous animals and enormous crowds likened to a tremendous circus parade. It notes this event as a major public spectacle in the final imperial reactions and hints at lingering uncertainties about the emperor’s legacy.
Governor Brooks signs a pardon for G. O. Renner who is serving twenty years for manslaughter after four years served. Wyoming’s prison population includes 248 inmates with 36 to be released in the first half of the year. Indian progress begins as a serial monthly by Wink River school students. Oil and gas development is delayed by rail-distance but expected to grow as lines expand. Wolf predation harms stock near New Castle, with a $100 reward for the wolf’s scalp and $25 for followers. Sheridan mayor John S. Taylor found dead from heart failure or exposure. Dry farming colonies expand with Cheyenne reporting 1,400 homestead entries in two years. Rail expansion includes Colorado & Southern, Burlington, and Union Pacific trunk lines across the state, plus new irrigation projects near Douglas and La Prele. An accident near Prineville ends with a two year old injured by a boiling-water basin.
Cheyenne dispatch to the Denver Republican details Wyoming’s 1908 gains across farming, sheep and cattle. It notes 600000 dry acres entered, 48000 irrigated acres, 1 million plus acres of new irrigation and a $10588205 construction bill to aid 7000 families by 1909. It lists sheep totals by county and notes cattle, horses and coal mining output plus rising iron ore prospects and Copper Mountain development.
The Wyoming Central Company submits plans for a vast central Wyoming irrigation project with a main canal over 75 miles long and 132 feet wide at the top. Initial investment exceeds 1 million dollars, expected land value increase to over 12 million. Government projects Shoshone and Pathfinder also under way with dams nearing completion and future reclamation of 400 000 acres. Senator Warren received a loving cup from Third Battalion men at Cheyenne.
The article notes marked progress in Wyoming oil and gas fields including Salt Creek near Casper and Crook and Uinta areas with several new wells. It also lists officers elected by the Wyoming State Teachers Association in Laramie on December 1 led by President Dr Charles O Merina and vice president J Pastor Shethdan with secretaries Frances Belon Rawlins Myrtle Rock and others.
Observers describe troops guarding Messina and evacuating inhabitants to prevent epidemic. Rescue teams remove the wounded and dead amid ruins while researchers record tidal changes and a rapid, deadly earthquake—details from Rome via the Associated Press.
The Daily Telegraph correspondent at Reggio reports unbearable life conditions and mass departures by reporters. He describes foraging for bread and lemon rinds, and observes desperate food distribution guarded by troops.
Letters from Mrs. Joseph Hall Chiase and Mrs. A L Wetzel praise Peruna as an effective cough and cold remedy. Testimonies claim improved smelling and hearing, relief from head buzzing, and gratitude to the Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio. Almanac offered free through local druggists.
A colorful sports aside mocks an umpire and pitcher for issuing many bases on balls. The captain chides the scene, warning that this is a ball game not a long walk, highlighting plea for tighter pitching.
Charles E. Wells, West Virginia figure nicknamed the groundhog senator, stayed at a budding village Grand hotel and was awakened by a night clerk at five o clock who mistook his door for another. The startled guest realized the mix up and returned to sleep as the clerk apologized for the error.
A fragment notes eighteenth century visitors could pay a modest fee to view royalty in St James Chapel Royal. By knocking at the side door and slipping a shilling to the verger, a person could attend divine service in the presence of the monarchs and, for another shilling, sit in royal turnout seats beside them.
A Louisville woman recalls her daughter's nine year battle with nervous prostration caused by coffee. She describes confinement, trips requiring cab rides, and extended prostration until doctors advised switching to Postum and Grape Nuts for breakfast, leading to recovery.
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