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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1912
Page
5
A mixed item showing local business mentions and public notices. Entries include dental, plumbing, laundry and shoe ads, a street vendor show sale, rent notice, and election day church dinner. The snippet also lists residents and travelers with brief movements and births in Casper.
Local notes report visits and moves among townspeople including Schulte Bros Confectionery offering Fresh Fruit of Every Kind in Season. Residents plan homes, new construction rumors, and social events while others travel and recover from injuries.
In a chat with his mother a dancer explains the practice of marking partners on programs to identify girls at dances. The mother recalls examples like pink, red, and black bands and notes the pink dress as Miss Brown, while other descriptions help identify partners without asking for names. The exchange also mentions a wrestling match report from Council Bluffs with Keegan and Vernun, and a side bet challenge tied to weight.
A Philadelphia reporter recalls Clark Russell, noting his rheumatism and long divorce from spending money. The talk covers publishers exaggerating earnings to lure writers and a comparison to Bethel preachers describing hell to sailors.
WITH THE CHURCHES see Methodist Church. Mike EVA OL HOCH, DILAOO its, Sunday school at 10am. Morning Service at Li o clock. Evening Service at 7.00. Junior League at 44. Epworth League at tad. Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening or on Sunday morning servicws at IT a. jo. The pastor will preach a& Dhwekee serving german and adainsiver whe Sacrament. In the e enhig at Tao tue pamor will preach on Character wu Crmud.
The church invites parishioners to morning worship at 10 o'clock and evening praise with sermon. Midweek prayer is Wednesday or Relay evening at 7. The notice extends a welcome and mentions a place for worshipers.
The notice lists church events at SM Mark's Church including Sunday school and morning prayers. Also advertised is a modern bungalow for rent at 400 Beaks Center with details and contact by A. W. Wekhay.
A Kentucky senator, traveling through hilly countryside for leisure and political aims, stops at a farmhouse. He asks for a drink, is directed toward a neighboring place, and learns the well on the farm yields water, not ale, despite expectations.
Ranchers from the Coachella Valley visiting Los Angeles report quail so thick in route to the valley that wire fences and wardens struggle to deter the birds. A covey is described as containing up to five thousand birds, scattering into other sections as efforts continue. A Los Angeles cor respondent notes the birds are extremely wary.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled lines about a farmer and light, with unclear dialogue and odd phrases. Names, places, or concrete events are unreadable, leaving a largely indecipherable item with no clear reportable facts.
A jumble of rental and help wanted notices appearing in a classified section. Items include a small new house for rent near an Episcopal rectory, furnished rooms for rent, maid for general housekeeping, cook required, and bargain listings priced for cheap lodgings and services. Multiple garbled phrases and misspellings indicate OCR errors across entries.
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