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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
2
An article discusses how eyes suffer from intense artificial lighting and low daylight levels in rooms with small windows and heavy frames. It notes that even modest sunlit brightness in Queen Anne rooms is limited and questions ultraviolet rays as the sole cause of eye strain.
San Francisco observer Joseph K. Duffy notes Cartagena Colombia has seen only two fires in 70 years. One was an accident in youth memory. the other, about a dozen years ago, suspected arson. Stone houses mostly survived, burning only interiors, with locals attributing the calm to San Pedro Claver’s influence.
Ellen Day, once an infant prodigy who impressed Liszt Mendelssohn Chopin and Queen Victoria, serves as organist at Christchurch Westminster for 27 years, after 18 years at a neighboring church. She never married and was praised by Mendelssohn who wished to take her to Leipzig, an offer she declined.
A fragment discusses Dutch railway time 20 minutes fast in The Hague and contrasts it with American timekeeping. It then depicts a child in a buggy with a possum and a Teddy bear, followed by a note on Mrs. Julian Heath urging a federal home care bureau at a New York meeting.
Jamaican lawmakers narrowly defeated a woman suffrage bill as women vow to persist in the fight for voting rights. The article notes Jamaica joins a broader movement in the British West Indies and highlights global momentum led by German influence.
A disdainful column argues mothers weaken daughters by neglecting household skills. It urges daily domestic training, rejects idle living, and warns marriage can fail without practical bakeology and mend-ology. It calls for women to be stewards of home life and rulers of the roast.
An analysis estimates Wall Street as a district heavily funded by speculative ventures. It details city tax assessments between 200 and 300 million dollars, conservatively valuing real selling worth higher, with one third of capitalization tied to speculative enterprises. It cites a U S total fixed capital around 250 million across exchanges offices memberships and fixtures.
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opened officially at noon with Taft pressing the gold key to start the ceremonies. A 40,000-strong crowd cheered the president amid parades, naval officers, and jubilant rejoicing for Japanese visitors.
A Mount Holyoke president argues working women may be steadier providers and more practical wives than sheltered college girls, noting marriage as a principal goal for women who work. She concedes not all men seek sensible spouses and that frivolous traits can also please some husbands.
Government officials and newspapers praise Rear Admiral Tsigh and the Japanese training squadron at Tacoma after their successful voyage. Reports from Tacoma and other Pacific cities show broad public admiration, seen as proof of growing goodwill between Japan and America.
Governor Bhafroth appoints Jones of Paradox water commissioner for District 1. Bishop elect Brewster will be consecrated in Salt Lake City on June 17. Santa Fe to build La Junta division HQ and a $25,000 freight depot. Grand Junction votes approve a $42,000 high school bond, with under 100 ballots. Denver debates vehicle tax for street funding. Justice Spencer fined for out of season offense. Taft wife banquet planned in Denver during August congress. Teller to speak at Colorado University June 9 on citizenship. Westminster Denver appoints officers. Colorado College address by Dr. James B. Gregg. Bryan to lecture in Denver June 26 for church building fund. Boulder district 3 shows 2,861 school-age, $75,000 annual school spend. Civil War veteran Dunn in Greeley. his 87-year-old mother recalls events. Shafroth rejects $500 reward for murder of Collier. Weld County seed potato yield and value estimated. Canon City water works bridges completed in Royal Gorge. H R Jackson to lecture on Vermont battleship travel in Denver. McCrae pleads guilty in Grand Junction court. others await trial. District 6 census notes.
A reader testimonial from Adrian Georgia describes severe weakness and illness followed by relief after using Vege-tone. The letter urges avoiding risky surgery and claims the remedy helps displacements ulceration fibroid tumors irregular periods backache indigestion and nervous symptoms.
A playful scene centers on a careless moment as a villain drops a lit cigarette into the snow nearly starting a fire at the theater. A young girl speaks of microbes in kisses while the fountain splashes and a youth murmurs about lonely microbes.
Fragmentary text mentions a stage fright incident at the Fuller, contrasts with a driving force to perform. It includes stray phrases about physicians, druggists, and a round sum price. The tone resembles a late 19th or early 20th century pulp snippet with scattered questions about a person named Smith and a Dew apartment house.
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