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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1909
Page
6
In this week’s roundup the port hosts a harbor festival, a lighthouse open house, and a boat race. local vendors offer crafts and seafood. community groups plan a cleanup and a charity fundraiser at the pier. residents are invited to attend and participate.
The next session of the Dry Farming Congress will be held in Spokane Washington. Other items note a change in leadership and varied western developments including Taft remarks in New Orleans and legal moves in Denver and New Mexico.
John D. Rockefeller announced a donation of $1,000,000 to combat hookworm disease. A Scottish casualty insurer offers flight risk insurance as a new policy. Chile commissions a London syndicate to build the Longitudinal railway section from Copiapó to Iquique at $15,260,000. Union Pacific monthly gross earnings reach $8,100,872, up $655,775 from a year ago. revenue over operating expenses for September rises $286,000 to $4,285,777.
Maj. Andrew B. Rowan of the 16th Infantry, famed for carrying General Miles message to Garcia at the Spanish American War start, will retire in December after over thirty years of service.
A Kansas farmer sells three old walnut stumps valued at up to 300 dollars to a mill near Sheffield for veneer. Cruisers hunt Missouri and Kansas timber for prized burl and bird eye grain. The article notes veneer demand, mahogany rise, and future walnut scarcity as forests deplete.
The article extols Quaker Scotch Oats as the best value for laborers and brains workers, claiming it nourishes and energizes without high cost. Yale professor Fisher’s 1908 study is cited, plus notes on packaging and a digression about courtesy and fairness in business.
A century era report credits Mr. Kelsey of the School of Experimental Farming in Cincinnati with claims that daily cow baths and thrice daily tooth brushing improve milk quantity and quality. The ascribed theory links dental care to dairy output, noting extensive Jersey holdings valued at £16,000.
A 14 year old girl, Long-Panter Mary, sobs as three boys ask her to the dance. She tells the first yes and the last no, citing a haunted house rental and a ghostly reputation as factors in a surprising decision. A gardener defends a horticulture focus over croquet.
A reader testimonial advocates replacing coffee with Postum to cure indigestion and sleeplessness. The speaker credits Postum with immediate improvement and long term health, noting easier preparation and reliability versus coffee.
In Denver at the People's Tabernacle Booker T Washington addressed a mixed crowd of black and white attendees, praising the Negro race. He urged Northern Blacks to aid the South by improving self-reliance, diversifying work, saving money, and raising their local standing as citizens.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Miss Ethel Roosevelt and Miss Carew Mrs Roosevelt's sister arrived in Rome on Sunday for a visit.
President Taft in Jackson argues young men should stay on farms citing independence and American ideals. He warns urban life offers less certainty and emphasizes farming as essential to national greatness in his Monday address at the state fair.
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