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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
7
Practical guidance for feeding pigs horses and cattle stresses balanced rations and gradual diet changes. Also covers coop ventilation, gasoline power on farms, orchard care, winter shelter for roughing horses, and proper care of young colts and fruit trees.
The article profiles Philander Chase Knox, slated as secretary of state, highlighting his sociability and polite demeanor. It recounts anecdotes from his Washington years as attorney general, including cigar sharing, candid talks, and stories about his horses Highball and Siphon, plus remarks on his home and Mrs. Knox’s standing in official society.
Washington plans a grand procession for Taft with state brigades from every union state. Officials expect 10 000 more regular troops than Roosevelt’s 1909 parade, forming a large camp of guardsmen. Some Roosevelt units will not attend. Flying Ninth and rough riders are not included. Cavalry regiments with Cuban and Philippine service will participate.
A special commission must decide which figure is the father of the American navy as statues of John Paul Jones and John Barry face off in Washington. Congress funded $50,000 for each statue but no settlement has been reached on placement or who merits the title. Plans include future memorials to Von Steuben Pulaski Kosciuszko and others with John Witherspoon and Longfellow coming next spring.
Wealthy Des Moines resident Samuel Saucerman unveils The Trimmer Band a program for boys aged nine to sixteen. Each member deposits 60 cents and receives one penny daily for three years plus a final dollar, while saving nickels and dimes for college or an honest start in life. The plan aims to teach economy finance and moral living with organized clubs and monthly meetings. The fund of $6,000 in his name accumulates interest as demonstration of commitment.
Prof Rudolph Bucken of the University of Jena received the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was listed on the program of the International Congress of Religious Liberalism in Boston, but could not attend in person. his paper was presented.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Eleanor Relyea and a White House board role. Details are unclear but appear to reference a social secretary position and appointments surrounding the White House staff. No complete event or date is discernible.
A door is opened to a charity request for a Home for Needy Children ending when the homeowner declares the children are hers. The Denver and Los Angeles papers poke at social topics with lines about a black man in a drawing contest and a white man as a money getter under Rockefeller. A school line mocks poetry as a chestnut tree lesson pales next to a poem. A woman reflects on love and certainty in a brief quip.
A brief exchange about chicken upkeep in winter versus summer. Egbert notes higher costs in cold months while Yonkera comments on lack of growth in the yard. The dialogue reflects a lighthearted street conversation among local residents.
The National Stock Show and Hares Fair in Denver runs January 18 to 28 at the new National Amphitheater with 6000 seats. Evening exhibitions in the arena promise novelty. Colorado & Southern offers a one fare round trip on select trains January 17 18 30 and 7set, final limit January 25.
The Yonkers Statesman quotes a farmer explaining a scarcity of ogee to a city official. The farmer says automobiles are killing off all the chickens, illustrating a rural misunderstanding of market pressures.
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