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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1910
Page
7
A sequence of humorous vignettes on marriage and gender roles follows. A judge jokes about remedies and privileges in domestic life while a diner and waiter exchange quips about reading and taking food. The excerpts reflect light social satire and common expressions from popular magazines.
Laramie mayor James Stirling, longtime resident and Scottish native, recounts an incident from Prince Albert Edward’s era when a feather plucked from a pheasant led to a threat of the other gun barrel. Stirling survived, later emigrating to the United States and serving as city chief.
At a Buckhorn gathering of the Cold Springs Association resolutions urge Washington to keep sheep grazing out of Black Hills and Sundance forests. The group asks officials to uphold Pinchot’s ruling, linking grazing limits to local homes and future prosperity. The sale of Mineral Delight mine in South Pass is set for March 12 in Lander to satisfy a $12,000 claim, with appraised value around $20,000. The mine is among the oldest in the region during the gold rush era.
Grain and feed prices list wheat rye oats and corn with hay costs and feeder stock values. News items cover New Mexico livestock value estimates, Roswell courthouse sale and construction, a convict’s death on a territorial road, and a no-saloons campaign stance by Roswell citizens committee ahead of April elections.
A collage of comic vignettes and advertisements from a bygone issue. It includes a deaf mute portrait titled a striking picture, a playful marriage scene with a two dollar ring, a Brooklyn Sunday school advertising scheme for kids, a landlord joke about pay before leaving, and various remedies and quips for mothers and children. The tone mixes humor with market pitches and social snippets.
A sick man, in a fading voice, asks his wife for the full truth. She reassures him of recovery and confirms the doctor’s assurance. He then asks her to call his partner to explain a disputed mortgage payment and his earlier mental state.
In Crimean Gulch villagers argue over jury bias in a horse thief case. Three Fingered Sam notes the undertaker runs the only business in the county, a factor that could prejudice the jurors despite the aim of fair and square justice.
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