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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
11
J Keogh of the Salt River Land Company reports Ogden shipments down from last year as cattle and wool prices rise. He notes fewer tons shipped from Kirkland compared with 6000 head previously, citing corn price and disease fears as reasons for reduced sales and cautious buyers.
An article describes Santa Claus visiting Kemmerer for an annual toy show at a store named Intercate. A vast collection of goods fills counters and shelves including mechanical toys, dolls, games, fine china, postcards, pictures, and discounted children's books, creating a grand Christmas display for all ages.
A garbled text references an upcoming sale including warranties mortgages deeds quit claim and power of attorney notices. It also mentions court proceedings and various legal forms in a chaotic, partially readable stream of phrases without coherent details or named entities.
Church and Sunday School set services at Kemmerer Episcopal Church and Nilow Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. and evening service at 7:30 p.m. Pastor W. H. Calfee leads the gatherings. Readable notes mention winter themes and a church choir.
The Montpelier Examiner reports a surge in freight activity with the Short Line ordering 4.5 percent more locomotives for next year, while power shortages curb trips. Separately, Postmaster General Hitchcock approves postal card designs featuring McKinley Lincoln Grant Washington and Martha Washington, with a new reply-card portrait of Washington.
The Camera announces reduced prices for calendar orders for 1910 and 1911. The firm plans a larger display next year with more samples and lower prices than eastern houses, aiming to serve Kemmerer and nearby Wyoming and Idaho towns. January samples expected, with current samples still usable for 1910 orders though delivery by January 1 is not guaranteed.
Fragmentary OCR text indicates a local Wyoming county notice referencing an elder and a water-related plan or action. Core names or dates are unclear, but the snippet preserves a governance or public works angle and a potential community water project.
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