Sigmund Freud identified a conflict men have in seeing women as child bearers or sexual objects, and his conflicting views of women were in the news for the third week of October.

100 years ago

The Tribune had its journalistic faults, such as unabashed political leanings, but the Oct. 21, 1908, Natrona County Tribune also typeset a quaint front-page article that indulged pressman's pride in how ballots needed to be perfectly printed and distributed.

There were four political parties represented on the 1908 general election ballot (political parties weren't capitalized in the Tribune), "republican," "democratic," "socialist," and "independent."

Life for life: Tom Lindsey, alias Slim Jordan, was convicted in a Douglas courtroom of second-degree murder for the death of Ray Parnell.

The degree of conviction was a disappointment to the murmurous gallery of spectators who packed the courtroom throughout the duration of the trial. The citizenry wanted a first-degree murder conviction so Lindsey could be executed.

Jurors said they couldn't take that step because there were no witnesses and prosecutors were forced to rely on too much circumstantial evidence. Second-degree murder meant Lindsey would get life in prison.

One noticeable exception to the vengeful townsfolk was Lindsey's wife, who kept an anxiety-filled vigil in the courtroom, "with their child," which isn't enough information to determine if Lindsey's wife was pregnant or had their child sitting next her.

Edwardian hottie: In 1908 women's fashions had them covered, generally, high collars up to their jawlines and skirts past their ankles, so on an inside, preprinted page, the Tribune included an article headlined, "Parisian Tea Gown."

The article was a thin excuse to print an illustration of a beautiful young woman in a flowing gown, a gown with a sweetheart neckline exposing her neck and upper chest.

Very risque for the times, the tea gown also showed the woman's forearms and emphasized her hips by gathering around her waist.

Sister politician: The October 1908 Tribune published profiles of exclusively Republican candidates and the Oct. 21 edition featured Allie West-Dickinson, candidate for superintendent of schools.

The photo of West-Dickinson showed a pretty, middle-aged woman, buttoned up to her jawline.

75 years ago

The quintessential photo of Adolph Hitler, his vehement fist cocked beside his head and his mouth forming defiant speech, appeared in a montage of European leaders on the front page of the Oct. 18, 1933, Casper Tribune-Herald.

Germany quit a disarmament conference and renounced its membership in the League of Nations. An anonymous-source booklet defending Hitler's Germany appeared in Geneva.

Into legend: The Oct. 20, 1933, Tribune-Herald published an article marking the passing of Boney Earnest. The photo to accompany the article was of Earnest with his wife at his side on occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary, two years before his death.

Earnest looked stately and dignified in his anniversary photo, and Mrs. Earnest looked happy.

Starlet blonde: On page four, the movies page, of the Oct. 20 Tribune-Herald, Mae West said, "Come up and see me." West was cupping her hands under breasts in the movie advertisement.

50 years ago

Vice President Richard Nixon visited Casper, and the Oct. 18, 1958, Casper Morning Star dedicated the front page and a full interior page to the campaign stop. In all the photos that show Nixon, his wife Pat Nixon is close at hand.

Creepy close call: The Oct. 21, 1958, Morning Star printed a photo of 11-year-old Frieda Ogle, who was rescued from 33-year-old Baptist preacher George Rollins. Rollins enticed the girl to elope with him.

Frieda was returned to her home in Happy Hollow, Tenn.

25 years ago

Casper was playing host to a human sexuality conference and the speaker covered in the Oct. 20, 1983, Casper Star-Tribune was Maggie Kuhn, founder of the Grey Panthers movement.

By logical stretch of her comments, Kuhn connected the lack of sexual attractiveness to the reason the elderly were ignored by younger people.

Melodrama: The pose could not have any more stereotypical in the promotional photo of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "Ruddigore" to be performed by the Casper Comic Opera Co.

Wearing top hat and villainous beard, Joe Windoffer as Sir Despard held the delicate hand of Mad Margaret, played by Brenda Simpson, who gazed adoringly while holding a flower in her teeth.

"A Look Back in Time" is made possible with the help of Western History Archivist Kevin S. Anderson at the Casper College Western History Center, which is open to the public.