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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1905
Page
6
A jumble of overheard lines and banter touches on politics and marriage, with composite quips about presidents, shop talk, and social behavior. It records fleeting exchanges like a theater of voices, including a remark about a future president and casual household observations.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a garbled exchange involving characters Meligewr and Leuth. The dialogue touches on love and marriage, with mentions of attire and hints at wealth. The passage lacks coherent plot, setting, and clear identifications to form a solid news item.
In a Reader Magazine piece Cabot Lodge recalls a time when Harvard and other colleges taught Greek and Roman history more than American history. He notes students often learned little about the United States beyond the Revolution and European ties, reflecting a past attitude in higher education.
Twenty years of kidney trouble left cobbler Tenry Soule emaciated with backache gravel and diabetes claims Donns Kidney Pills cured him eight years ago. He dropped from 168 to 100 pounds, endured headaches and urinary disorders, and regained health. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo advertises them at 60 cents a box.
In Monticelio Minnesota on August 7 Mr J W Moore recounts doctors declaring Brights Disease fatal within a year. He says swollen feet legs and full collapse followed before a traveling salesman credited Dodd's Kidney Pills. He began taking them and claims full recovery and ongoing health, expressing gratitude and loyalty to the remedy.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a life that felt long and tiresome with dull sights and worn routines. The speaker reflects on vanished humor and old days, noting a close personal loss and a sense of time gone by.
An OCR style advertisement urges readers to “Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease Apowder” claiming it soothes feet and cures swelling heat and sweating. It lists adult druggists and shoe stores, 26 cents, sample offered free, with a garbled address in Olmsted and Albany New York.
The piece argues that fortunes amassed by governors in Morocco come from prerogatives of office and should revert to the people, not the crown. It notes confiscation follows fallen regimes, with governors and their families losing status and wealth, often ending in destitution.
A moonlight rainbow appeared on the night of June 19 in Georgia after a heavy rainstorm. The bow showed visible red and blue hues at the ends while the rest appeared as a light streak. Conditions were near ideal with the moon near full and moonrise aligning with the cloud screen. The phenomenon persisted for about twenty minutes and remained discernible as the sky cleared. Poulan correspondence.
Arabia, famed for heat and harsh climate, also sees a northern winter with cold rains and occasional frosts. The season contrasts with the region's reputation for extreme heat. Local observers note cooler temperatures and damp conditions affecting daily life and activities.
The piece recounts historic inns such as the Ostrich at Colnbrook Middlesex and the Seven Stars in Manchester noting long continuous operation since medieval times. It mentions a staircase clock predating Dr Johnson and references the era of Magnae carta and Crecy. An aside includes Piso's Cure advertisement and a reader's biblical inquiry about Isaiah.
An advertisement from New York promotes Australian-Leap by The Mother Gray Co. It claims to cure female weaknesses and urinary troubles. The product is offered at 80 cents and samples are mailed free to LeRoy, N Y, with distribution through druggists or by mail.
A 18th century scam shows a young woman simulating death to defraud life insurers. An uncle, posing financial need, insured her life under secrecy, staged convulsions and a public viewing, then collected after months. The ruse fooled multiple companies and netted a fortune before escape.
Modern Hercules Lewis de Bonflers, nicknamed the Robust, lived in 1534 and was famed for extraordinary strength. Reports claim his firm stance could not be moved, his teeth could bend a horseshoe, and he could lift an ox by the tail. He allegedly bore a horde on his shoulders on more than one occasion.
A familiar city figure in Angora, In Asia Minor, wears a yoke carrying a furnace and a coffee urn with cups. The broken statue marks Angora once linked to Constantinople by rail, a historic town once thriving in Julius Caesar’s era.
A Midwestern mother in Ohio shares a photo of her two year old son Bruce who eats only GrapeNuts with milk or cream and refuses turkey on Thanksgiving. She notes his complexion is beautiful and praises the Postum Company of Battle Creek Michigan as a sponsor, urging continued support for their wholesome food.
A fragmented clipping mentions tea costing about three-tenths of a cent and references an ape related to Breslin geological gardens being operated on for extraction. It also contains garbled phrases about ice tea, an ape wearing spectacles, and unrelated terms.
Commercial enterprises seek to divert Niagara Falls water to power factories, potentially wiping out access to nearly five hundred thousand horsepower. The piece notes calcium carbide production and acetylene lighting as a growing business role, with acetylene generators installed widely from farms to villas and city streets.
Abraham Lincoln confronts a person sent by a senator, noting his mistaken belief they were a gentleman after an oath. He tells them to leave and bids them good day, illustrating his firm stance in the exchange.
A German chemist uses tannic acid to remove poisonous nicotine from tobacco. A remark about visiting the UNAM Indan removal in eastern Etta notes a August 28 opening for settlement. Bent Bestoaia freboc' s Address is given in Denver. The piece also mentions the English term city emerging after the Reformation from Tondon hirgh.
The text notes strong demand for domestic workers in Chicago with more calls than supply. Swedish and Norwegian girls remain highly sought for general housework, as managers of several employment bureaus report steady inquiries and inability to fill all requests.
A fragmented note claims most drink inferior tea and urges better options. The terse statement hints at consumer dissatisfaction and a push toward higher quality beverages in the community.
A Boston Herald account recalls Daniel Webster in his earlier years when a tutor pressed a bill for meat. Webster, often tardy paying small charges, told the tutor to sue him if needed but refused to let him starve, recalling his firm stance on debt and dignity.
Fragmentary note repeats guidance about brewing tea and package instructions. Mentions a man loving a woman due to misunderstanding and a woman finding her own path. Content is garbled and reads as incomplete lines with no clear news event or entities.
A man named Jack Moore, former 16th Lancers, living in Brockhurst near Portsmouth, regained the power of speech after a bicycle accident. He had been mute since recovering from enteric fever in the South African War era, and after four failed operations, his speech returned spontaneously amid the accident’s excitement.
A Hamburg school teacher treated her pupils to four dinners in a restaurant and later found she had forgotten her purse. As a result she and the children were locked up in the nearest prison.
A young Hamburg woman wore a hat with a brilliantly placed live bird drawing crowds in a streetcar. Critics denounced cruelty, noting the plumage looked unnatural. At home the intelligent fowl escaped the hat and roamed the furniture, while the girl, who had trained it to respond to her whistle, planned to wear the hat again with each outfit.
A mother in Camden New Jersey describes a baby covered with sores and scales at four months. After using Cutiura Soap and Ointment the child’s sores healed quickly, sleep returned, and within a month no sores remained. The testimony claims dramatic improvement and seeks others to try the remedy.
A partridge and her ten chicks attract many visitors along a road in Otis Maine where the brood roams freely. The mother and brood are described as unbothered by onlookers, with a baby partridge expected to return when its name is announced.
A Ballina farmer in New South Wales trained a black cat to retrieve. The feline enjoyed diving for fish and recently hauled a two pound mullet from the sea. Its career ended when the cat was swallowed by a shark.
An OCR fragment advertises Schilling's Best products and a moneyback offer, mentions A Schilling & Company and bus Sota, cites daily diet slogans and an invitation for travel information, and notes Santa Fe trade mark as a sign of safety with contact in Salt Lake City Utah.
A fragment notes three beliefs about singeing hair: that cutting hair drains juices, that singeing blackens cut ends, and that singeing prevents splinting. The text questions hair’s real utility, labeling it nonexistent.
Fragmented note references Schilling's Best and generic products like tea and baking powder. The readable text suggests a joke or editorial about philosophy and consumer goods, but no clear event, person, place, or date is identifiable for a concrete summary.
A cryptic market note discusses consumer choices and value, mentioning buying limits and the idea that selling everything would not pay. It references generic trading and profit notions without clear events or identifiable entities.
Ralph D. Paine notes that the first Turner societies began in Philadelphia and Cincinnati in 1848, soon followed by the New York Turnverein. He explains these groups merged into a national Turner network as the movement spread.
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