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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
7
Observers touring the globe would note the vast variety of sea and river craft and the costumes of nations. The article surveys gondolas of Venice, Hawaiian canoes, coromandel catamarans, flying proas of Ladrone Islanders, wherries of England, calques of Turkey, junks of China, and sampans, illustrating how primitive forms evolved into diverse ships across cultures.
A luncheon before Europe travel recalls a troubling apostasy anecdote amid Jewish wealth and Zionist figures. A man recounts a wealthy New York family's baptismal act for a Frat child to ease the boy’s path. Another attendee cites Basle stories from the late era.
A humorous dinner party anecdote centers on Dr. Theodor Herel. A precocious child asks if all people become Jews when they grow old. The father, once Jewish, now Christian, explains that the child’s grandfather was born in Russia and is “an awful Jew,” highlighting family faith shifts.
London reports Queen Alexandra resides in a singular bungalow in Norfolk near Snettisham beach. The structure features a half boat as a Gothic door, bright yellow cast stone walls from local pits, and a two room layout with a queen’s chamber and an attendant’s room. A five foot dado of dark boards and shell-inlaid walls line the queen’s living area.
Population of St. Petersburg tallies 1,464,704, up 230,000 since 1900, with males outnumbering females by 124,000 according to the latest statistica release.
Report notes Sir Thomas Lipton made three attempts to win the America's Cup, a race valued at about 260, with the total cost reaching around 600,000 for yachts and preparations.
The editor praises Gid Hobart as a rising reporter whose two column fire description stunned a visitor. He notes Hobart’s talent may outgrow the town and hints the journalist could be lost to bigger markets, highlighting a famed fire report about a deserted hen-house.
A Virginia mother recalls her infant daughter’s severe eczema from birth to age three, with skin loss and bleeding for six months. After doctors gave up, Cutleura Soap and Cutleura Ointment were used. the child has shown no signs of the ailment since, despite initial misery. James J. Smith, Durmid, Va., Oct. 14 and 22, 1906.
A fragmentary raspy quote discusses Mrs Bucksher willing to do almost anything for appearances, and a contrast about wearing inexpensive hats to ease a husband facing the assessor. It then touts Defiance Starch offering one third more per package for the same price. The text closes with a George Eliot reflection on death and remorse for severity.
Miss Sophia Kittleson of Evanston Illinois writes that a twenty five year catarrh and bad cough improved after taking Peruna. She says her throat soreness vanished and health greatly improved and recommends Peruna to friends. Peruna tablets offer the modern form of the remedy with the same ingredients.
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