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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1914
Page
18
The piece argues for strict personal and organizational thrift in daily office use of paper and supplies. It cites a eastern railroad estimate that eliminating waste could save 30 000 annually across 3 000 offices, with each office contributing about 15. It links careful spending to increased earnings and urges valuing desk equipment, pens, pencils, and typewriter ribbons to curb lavishness and protect prosperity.
Popular Mechanics notes China built railroads with varied gauges, ignoring a unified system. Most lines use 4 feet 8 1/2 inches, but several major routes employ meter gauges or narrower. Uniform gauge will require vast expenditure.
The article describes a flexible portable track laid on the ground with built in curves and securing ends. It notes a new adjustable section that can be set to fit uneven ground and quickly prepared for use, highlighting rapid deployment and adaptability for temporary or improvised racing layouts.
The readable portion hints at a track event with mentions of 6000L and a rival Roger. The text is garbled, but suggests competition details and a single athlete named Roger with unclear context. No clear outcome, location, or date is recoverable from the legible fragments.
A writer in the American Machinist argues English motive power railroads pay higher chief salaries and rely on committees, while U S lines struggle with personnel. Apprenticeship shows value when given backing, but management must recruit train and retain capable young workers to lift the industry from personnel difficulties.
A mountain railroad line installs thermometers at intervals along its routes. They record changes in temperature in wooden boxes to protect against drafts and rejections, noting how heat or cold affects locomotive performance and train loading and unloading.
The four track Owynn's falls viaduct near Baltimore was built in halves to avoid stream interruptions. The new concrete structure spans 640 feet with 114 foot main arches, allowing trains to run on one half while the other is completed, then demolish the old bridge.
A train from Euston to Carlisle, the Flying Scoteman, struck by broken glass and debris near Leighton Cheshire. The driver was struck while a lookout window shattered, an owl found at the driver’s feet. London Tutttlte reports the incident with details unclear due to damaged text.
A fragmented quote outlines a plan requiring about 700 million dollars to replace wooden cars with steel and an additional 2 million for signaling. The speaker notes the task is a large financial undertaking for railroads, with emphasis on bridge work and improved rationing.
A sunburnt traveler praises Acoma in New Mexico as the most picturesque and remote spot in the United States. The article describes the mesa village, its cliffside homes, two main trails, water from communal basins, smoking customs, irrigation, daily criers, and the nearby Enchanted Mesa legend with a tale of a vanished town and spirits.
A garbled police report references a burglar in a residence and a captain’s uneven actions as officers split tasks. The fragment hints at surveillance and social duties interfering with investigation.
England pushes automatic telephone service development with Bosluid advancing ahead of United Gates. Car fee expansion targets along with 5082 contracts for new exchanges recently awarded.
The Washington Star recounts the evolution of mirrors and looking glasses from sixteenth century fashions to modern reproductions. It explains girandoles with circular convex mirrors, their ornate frames often topped by an eagle, and notes how such pieces alter appearance, sometimes humorously exaggerating fat or thin reflections. The piece surveys surviving types like pier, mantel, and small glasses in varied woods and finishes.
A novel three inch broad ribbon bow forms four seven inch loops drawn from a centered knot. Loops extend to the brim sides front and back, standing on edge for a perky effect. Useful to refresh faded straw hats by concealing crowns with new velvet and long ribbon loops.
Lace gaiters headline a fashion wrinkle in topwear for fine shoes. The ox white baby fried mesh overlay features applied white medallions, creating a delicate decorative effect.
The fragment describes a side view of a gown or gaiter with large white pearl buttons and Wettonheles embroidery on the face. It notes the item appears fragile yet substantial, easy to clean, but dreary and best suited for theater or restaurant costumes.
New color trends arrive with silvergreen and coq de roche, praised for velvet and milk cashmere, brooches, and silks. Beotch tartan and black and white unions dominate, used in gowns, panniers, fringes, and dramatic trains with draped folds.
Instructions for sewing little girls dresses describe reinforcing the center back seam with a straight piece of material to prevent the skirt from hanging lower at the back. The article notes using white belvage or firm fabric for this adjustment.
A late 19th to early 20th century fashion overview describes skirts with wide tops, slashed backs, and wired taffeta folds creating bell shapes. It notes envelope-like draperies fading, revived century-old black taffeta details, and varied moire and striped fabrics for summer wear. Embroidered batiste, filet lace, and colored ruching provide up-to-date touches with slim belts and delicate trims.
A fragmented fashion notice sketches summer attire and accessories. It mentions a tailored coat front, a plain top with a collar, and a velvet derby, aiming for a masculine look, with vague references to footwear and walking comfort.
Between the magazine leaves the writer notes a tidier, more portable setup. A bea ino sultrase eed ty very coerenient wires removed to the dresser drawer aids order. Small articles are kept together, preserving access and neatness.
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