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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1912
Page
18
A vivid, if odd, account details a funeral parade with dancers, live music, carts with matting tops, and mourners receiving refreshments. A Burman master of ceremonies in pink silk leads the events while companions and a "muscular chap" attend the procession, noted for its uninterrupted spectacle.
Sailors visiting the Solomon Islands describe Chief Sonoa of the Kanakas as the laziest and fattest ruler in the area. He weighs about 365 pounds and has many wives. A favorite wife reportedly smokes with him, puffing tobacco into his lungs and nostrils as part of a ritual that ends with deep sleep induced by the strongest tobacco and a leafy additive.
A gossiping landlady rents multiple rooms in a new building and pries for secrets. She starts tenants at high rents then discreetly lowers them, demanding secrecy under threat of reverting to original rates. Rents rise within two weeks as stories spread among residents.
Kent Cooper, a newspaper man, watches a well to do young man and a woman at a Cliling restaurant. The woman, unused to fine dining, orders a cigarless request and tea while the man asks for another item.
A damaged fragment describes a baby slowly learning to move and sit, with phrases hinting at caregiver interaction and parental concern. The text is garbled, making precise details unclear, but references actions, arms, growth, doubt, and observation.
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