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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1903
Page
6
A 79 A. D. reference cites Valentines Day as a chance to appeal for affection. The piece mentions Minther Gray and the use of Gray's Powder, with notes of its use in a New York Children's Home. It contrasts swindlers promoting quick riches with gossip on criminals serving time, reflecting era concerns about honesty and punishment.
The Geodetic survey plans to determine Earth's density via experiments at the Tamarack mine at 4 560 feet depth. The project notes that prior density estimates relied on gravitation formulas, and aims to verify with direct measurements and data from deep underground.
An American inventor creates an envelope that logs any tampering. The device uses a chemical-dampening reaction to reveal the phrase Attempt to open when opened or investigated, deterring further intrusion.
A Heading Pa man praises Grape Nuts, recounting five years of severe bowel trouble cured after about a year of use. He notes dramatic improvement within weeks and credits the food with restoring health, while avoiding medications or operations.
Bishop Montgomery, head of southern California, declines the Manila archbishopric and coadjutor role, preferring to remain in San Francisco where he leads Catholic efforts. He cites his work in California and the League of the Cross Cadets as reasons to stay, asserting his mission remains there. His return from Los Angeles was welcomed, reinforcing his influence in the local church.
The piece notes a shift from black to white jockeys over the past fifty years. It recounts how postwar patronage moved racing northward from the south, with negro riders confined mainly to stablework after earlier dominance in antebellum times. It mentions Sims, Clayton and Perkina as last long‑lasting black stars.
Dr. Abram Kuyper of Holland, a minister as well as a statesman, leads the nation amid parliamentary strife and urban strikes. Now 67, he traces his roots to a Calvinist preacher father and studied at Leyden, entering politics in 1889 with education and faith shaping his career.
Rural households relied on noonmarks as daily time cues, visible at doors or windows and linked to church bells. Folk skills varied, with some women reportedly telling time within minutes by kitchen noon marks, reflecting a communal habit of time reading without clocks.
An unclear excerpt discusses Gulf of Mexico, Vermont figures, and weather patterns with references to a capitol and equator. The garbled text mentions water across land in Tallahassee and rain, prompting questions about action.
Hugh H Hanna of Indianapolis, a leading publisher and organizer of the monetary commission, is designated as the ninth member to work for an international gold standard exchange. He has honorary M A from Marverd, is an honorary member of the New York Chamber of Commerce, and is a wealthy Indianapolis manufacturer born in Lafayette, Indiana, fifty five years ago.
New York society is agitated by the announcement that the Earl of Kintore, King Edward's equerry, will arrive in the United States May 5 for twenty days. His visit is linked to an American racing stable and to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Louis. A dinner at the Union League club will honor him with prominent turf patrons in attendance.
Sir Philip Burne Jones, after a year in the United States, denounced what he calls the yellow art critic. He cited a Philadelphia artist facing a $600 sale for a criticized print, urging that an American gallery would stimulate art here.
Mrs Ida M Fayter, divorced wife of Henry M Flagler the Standard Oil magnate, is reported recovering her real health two years after a law was passed in his favor. The case notes Flagler’s divorce from Ida M Fayter for alleged “incurably jealous” conduct and his remarriage to Miss Mary Lilly Kenan of Wilmington NC. If Fayter fully recovers, Flagler faces a tricky situation as Mrs Flagler remains under medical care costing $1000 monthly for treatment and upkeep.
In New Mowhatla New York, a veteran schoolteacher, Charles Cheha, died after a lingering illness. The article notes family ties and mentions the deceased's service and community involvement. Local readers recall his work at Althor l Mies Navuunsy Curhenan and his impact on students and colleagues.
A Stirling Alberta agent extols Western Canada as a near free homestead opportunity. He cites mild winters, dry air, and abundant crops with oats at 80 bushels per acre near Edmonton and 110 elsewhere. Stock raising, beets, and new sugar factory prospects are highlighted, urging settlers to relocate via Lethbridge Lacombe Wetaskiwin or Edmonton districts for a better life.
A jagged OCR snippet from a 1900 issue includes stray quotes about U S presidents, a dubious patent cure claim, a dementia symptom note, a piano wood claim, and a rural school pupil exchange about an odd word. Names, dates, and places are incomplete and garbled.
The famed Vale football figure W. W. Heffelinger, a Yale guard now in Minneapolis business, is expected to accept the Civil Service Commissioner post offered to him. The tendered position arises from a movement aimed at reform in civil service.
A Liverpool man found a note on an egg from a packer who later wed a Manitoba widow. In 1899 a barrel of apples from New Zealand carried a message from a young fruit packer asking about kin in Kent. A Leeds banker once collected such messages, some recalling Algerian piracy and slavery, even a blood message on canvas and a tattoo stain on cork.
Mrs. Jacob H. Vanderbilt opened a Fifth Avenue smoking parlor for women but faces mounting protests from societies and individuals. She alleges the Vanderbilt family is behind the pressure and says she is being persecuted. The chic shop, designed for society women to rest, drink tea, and enjoy cigars, has been popular since opening.
The British and Foreign Bible Society marks a century of work with large expenditures and immense output. In the first year they spent 9 pounds, last year 241,143 pounds, and since founding 13 million pounds. They issued over 5 million copies last year and 140 million since start. seven thousand volumes leave London daily, with total daily output around 11,000 copies from all depots.
A fragmented report notes a preacher named Thor JW Kienbrell from Madiaun Mo involved in shifting resources and engagements at Porter chinpel. It mentions relations with Midian related offices, a cleric named Motelle and a potential call to move to a new office while detailing unclear actions and personnel.
A Detroit reader credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound with restoring strength after months of weakness and distress. The letter cites improved health in six weeks and endorses the product as a remedy for many women’s troubles, matching other testimonials praising its benefits.
King Edward limited to five cigars by physicians while an inveterate smoker since boyhood. A dining encounter with Lord Derby led to a humorous remark about tobacco use, ending with the prince enjoying a postprandial cigar in a private setting. Government steps and cattle disease notes follow, including a Danish tuberculin finding.
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