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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1907
Page
7
A jumble of reports covers a broad range of events. Fires, accidents, a bank death, rail strikes, mine fatalities, shipboard evacuations, robberies, and political notes are listed with varying details. Names and places are inconsistent, but the record reflects widespread turmoil and losses during the period.
A nostalgic tale cites Lafcadia Hearn’s sharp jabs at editors and their editorial trims. It recalls an editor claiming to cut a line about winter sneering in the lap of spring to safeguard the paper’s high moral tone for a town full of schoolgirls.
A four year old named John learns the Lord’s Prayer and critiques the minister for not reciting it as he has heard. In a separate anecdote, reporter George Ade recalls dock claims and a misinterpreted timekeeping remark by an injured Irish laborer about being docked for minutes missed. A wealthy man in his village tells how he built success, claiming he has been “holding his own” for years.
A Texas girl describes starting coffee in youth, then quitting coffee and switching to Postum Food Coffee for six months. She reports nervousness fading, clearer complexion, relief from indigestion and headaches, and ability to continue teaching. She notes others tried Postum after learning proper preparation.
A New York West Side household saw an Irish maid respond to a caller by joking with a Brooklyn brogue and offering to “put the tickets in me mouth” as a humorous reply about her mistress being home. The line reflects immigrant stereotypes and class humor of the era.
An Albion Nebraska reader recalls severe scalp sores lasting six months after failed blood remedies and salves. After using Cutiura Remedies, the condition cleared in a week and remained gone for seven years. Also a New York Sun brief reports a waiter gaining a five cent tip from a fresh shift of waiters and interpreting it as good fortune.
An unsigned advertise ment notes J CHEERY & CO Toledo promotes Fr. Cheney as reliable and honorable in business. The ad asserts Cheney can fulfill obligations, backed by Waly BiNeaN & MARTIN Wholevale Drugiste in Toledo. Also contains a Catarrh Cure product pitch and a Q&A joke about bread lines in a big city.
A collage of stray odds includes a courtroom banter about length of remarks, a note on an Ethiopian railway concession, a child’s street watch, and a garbled French telephony line. The excerpts hint at legal nerves, imperial reach, urban curiosities, and unreliable print.
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