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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1916
Page
16
A historical account explains how private rail lines proved costly for Northwest camps and describes the advent of the cross country logging locomotive. This engine, with sledges and caterpillar tread, moved up to 200000 feet of lumber per day, replacing slower horse and ox haulage and freeing crews to focus on guiding trains rather than navigation.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a clam shade item and a person named Feruitaer with four trees or treed items. The text references an email and a town, but specifics are not readable.
The railway outfits a locomotive train with a 10 000 gallon water tank and a duplex 10 inch pump on a flat car. The pump, powered by steam from the locomotive heater, achieves 100 psi at the nozzle and two streams reach about 100 feet. One man runs the pump and two operate the nozzles.
Charles Paulding, solicitor for the New York Central, told the Interstate Commerce Commission that equipping locomotives with electric headlights would cost railroads about 6 million dollars. He warned large roads with dense traffic would see headlights as safety devices only if properly placed. W. B. Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers urged stronger headlights, arguing 1,000,000 candlepower would reveal objects on the track and aid engineers, who he said are not blinded or hindered by signals when positioned correctly.
A late 19th century note describes China’s first locomotive sale for under $100 weighing 22 hundredweight. An early accident halted a line, rails decayed, and the project faded. It contrasts with China now boasting over 6 000 miles of rail and high revenue, with officials predicting rapid future railroad expansion.
In Berne Switzerland powerful electric magnets replace hand coupling to reduce hazards and save labor. A storage battery powers the magnets and switching equipment. Magnets are mounted at rear corners of cars and engage by a throwing switch to connect cars. Each magnet can exert a pull of 1 740 pounds.
The Supreme Court ruled that federal regulatory standards for brakes apply to electric vehicles as well as traditional road transport. The decision, affecting manufacturers and drivers, anchors compliance for interstate travel and safety requirements nationwide.
The readable text shows garbled phrases about a snake and a person named Tam and a car, with references to exhaustion and a glass. No clear event, entities, or dates emerge to form a coherent news item.
The article recalls Madras as a key port and former capital with St Mary's Church the oldest British building in India and notes the Madras museum. It then describes a Nilgiris journey from Madras to Mettupalayam via Erode, detailing rail routes, guards, cliff roads, and views from Lady Cunning’s Seat overlooking the Droog.
A National Geographic bulletin cites an Austrian cruiser sinking several British patrol boats off Otranto. The article traces Otranto’s strategic position linking the Adriatic and Ionian seas to Albania and Malta, and recalls Greco Roman ties and early cable routes servicing Corfu.
J W Griffin in Exchange describes a simple water cooling device from old barrels. A hardwood keg or cask forms the basin, a stone jar fits inside, charcoal packs around the jar, and cement fills the top area to create a level surface. Fill with cool water at dawn for days of chill.
A recipe fragment describes combining one pound prunes one half ounce gelatin two lemons and sugar. Prunes are soaked stone and simmered ten to fifteen minutes then gelatin soaked, mixed with boiling water and lemon juice, poured over a gelatin base and topped with whipped cream.
A recipe fragment lists ingredients to simmer in a pot including Wilk, grated coommut, onions, butter, curry, and ginger. The coconut is ground in a mill and the onions brown with butter and spices before combining with remaining ingredients and cooking until tender.
A garbled note mentions Asparague Beller and vegetable handling. It describes a lift out rack and draining water from the vegetable as a necessary step. The text references a title, a practical device, and a location described as east 3 tu MO penia with a confusing closing phrase.
A damaged recipe fragment describes assembling a berry and lettuce salad with strawberries, blueberries, and ingredients like sugar and mayonnaise. The text shows uncertain wording and formatting, but indicates preparing a bowl with berries at the center and dressing with powdered sugar and mayonnaise.
The report covers a range of regional happenings including party conventions in Wno tet weer, Oregon troop activity and local law enforcement, a lynching in Tonopah, forest fire losses, cattle and land purchases in Stanford and Challis, Idaho, and Utah and Nevada political appointments. It notes a fatality at a Pocatello dairy, pharmacy board appointment, Nevada party leadership changes, and various agricultural and county government actions in Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon.
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