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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1918
Page
5
Mrs. B H Payne of Sapphire Street testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieve disordered kidneys and backache. She buys them at City Drug Store and claims they cure attacks promptly. Price 60 cents, available at all dealers.
Local residents and visitors fill Kemmerer and Diamondville with business trips and social calls. Highlights include Rochevier’s shoe sale, transfers and arrivals from ranches, quarantine notices for influenza, and updates on municipal services and War Savings pledges urging Wyoming residents to redeem their commitments.
Large herds of elk move down from the mountains into the Jackson Hole valley driven by heavy snows. With little snow on the ground the animals feed until winter closures when they will be cared for at the elk farm. The herd is reported in excellent condition and expected to fare well through the season.
About sixty influenza cases reported in Jackson Hole with no deaths. One doctor, Dr. C. W. Huff, treated all patients tirelessly and the situation is described as never dangerous. All patients improved or convalescing. winter brides funding and unsettled payments noted amid chaotic details.
George Watts bought 160 head of cattle from Sam Royle on Monday, about half being thoroughbreds. Delivered to the Rocking Chair ranch, they will soon move to Watts's Hermafork property where he already runs about a hundred cattle and sheep.
Two mine runaways occurred in Glencoe on Saturday. No injuries were reported though authorities noted considerable property damage.
Mary Kochevar received word from her brother John Kochevar that he has been granted a furlough and will be home for Christmas. He is currently in New York.
A new Post Office Department ruling requires return addresses on letters sent to soldiers in France. Vernon Johnston of Nashville Tennessee arrived in Kemmerer Sunday noon as a minotype operator for the Camera office. Johnston, a young man who has tried multiple times to join the army but was rejected for physical reasons.
Mrs Penman did not appear for the custody hearing of the 2 year old child of Mr and Mrs Geo Paris as she voluntarily relinquished her claim. Mr Penman had adopted the child with the mother's consent but the father objected and moved to regain custody.
Mrs L A Drink of City Missouri reports improvement after using Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach trouble. Ad copy states the remedy helped her over time and endorses its effectiveness.
Government advocates full duty for meat producers and higher hog output to sevenfold prewar pork exports. Increased production and conservation aim to meet world fat shortages, with beef likely scarce in Europe due to refrigerated ship capacity. Reports show rising cattle and hog numbers while sheep decrease, and hog product output to rise significantly in 1918 to support Hoover’s food program.
JW Matthews rode from Slate Creek ranch to Kemmerer yesterday afternoon when a four horse team frightened near Willow Gap and Kemmerer, stopping after a dash of several hundred yards. He returned to the ranch and then proceeded to Kemmerer, noting that typhoid cases were rising in St Anthony and Victor with about 160 infections and several deaths reported in both towns.
The Inter Allied food council quotes America's promise to send whatever is necessary. The American food army proved reliable, boosting farm output, increasing pork supplies, and aiding food conservation. Exports rose and total shipments doubled as wartime needs grew.
The speaker argues that drastic force is unnecessary to maintain economic distribution and calls for greater use of subsidies by the majority of Americans. He expresses faith in the intelligence of the average American businessman and anticipates his aid in remedying wartime evils.
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