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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1917
Page
14
Phosphate mining is set to grow as a major industry in Lincoln County with A. Hubbell actively developing phosphate holdings fourteen miles north of Kemmerer, signaling future expansion and economic impact.
Rebecca lodge members honor Mrs Ed Hansen with a surprise party last Saturday. She plans to leave Kemmerer for Geneva to join her husband. Guests enjoyed music and luncheon and will miss her many Kemmerer friends. Other notes include local residents traveling, hunting plans, lost or stray livestock, and church service updates.
A Princeton Alumni article recounts a Belgian village visit where German troops and a camera staged a bread distribution scene. Critics note later that aid origins and funding are omitted, exposing manipulation of public opinion through film. Local observers say such staged bread scenes recur across Belgium.
An article describes a protective wallet chain attached to a coat pocket, with a spring drum reeling the chain back. A pickpocket would trigger the chain tug when attempting theft, deterring robbery. Also notes Japan rising medicinal herb production amid medicine price hikes and import reliance.
A London Chronicle note recalls dogs used to draw carts in England and France, both for work and leisure. It cites nineteenth century working men and “the fancy” taking Sunday trips, with mongrel dogs thriving on bread soaked in beer during twenty mile excursions.
The Kemmerer column lists upcoming social events and gatherings. Visitors include McGinnis Pat Healy Tolin Levey Lawrence Miller AF McCraig James Witherspoon Jack Waltera F E Curtis and others making business trips to Salt Lake City Granger and Granger Springs. A new Overland roadster and Studebaker roadster are mentioned with local purchases. A baby girl arrived for the Schwalbe family and Mrs Nelbel visited Kemmerer. Various residents plan travels, repairs and home purchases in the week ahead.
Local families and guests embark on travels to Salt Lake City Evanston Green River Diamondville and Laramie with visits to relatives and friends. Repeated motor trips highlight summer plans and university attendance while roads suffer after a rain storm.
The discussion frames Laurel as a potential national emblem for England and contrasts it with the United States lack of an official flower. It highlights mountain laurel as a distinctive, hardy bloom with wide distribution, praised by artist Henry Turner Batley as embodying ideal symbolism for a national flower.
Thining All work guaranteed. Moating. Phone.
A piano recital directed by Lizzie Dell drew about sixty parents and friends last night at Mrs. Louis Jones’s home. Performances included Miss Bell opening march and a slate of solos and dances by students such as Vina Smith, Telores Bell, Janhel Scofield, Thelma Little, and Theresa Mack, among others. Steve Miller, brother of Mrs. John McNamara, reported his July 23 voyage to France. he is a noted engineer in the reserve.
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