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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1917
Page
2
In a recent letter Mrs. Isley of Litchfield Illinois reports using Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach disorders and as a laxative with quick and sure relief. She states the tablets will help those troubled with indigestion or constipation.
Notice of incorporation states Kemmerer Brokerage Company formed in Cheyenne on December 7, 1917. It will engage in stock and bond trading, brokerage services, and company promotion, with $10,000 capital, 100 shares at $100 each, for 50 years. Principal office Kemmerer Lincoln County Wyoming with seven initial directors: William Monay Thomas Sneddon C Watt Brandon P W Comer Glaf Jefson J M Turner R A Hocker. Agent in charge Watt Brandon. D12-26
Notice is given to all creditors and interested parties in the estate of John P. Korpnick deceased. Frank Pfieffer as administrator has presented for settlement the final account and petition for distribution. Objections must be filed within thirty days after last publication, with the next court hearing set for January 8, 1918 in Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming.
An extract shows a testimonial style note by Mrs Eud ward Hagnett of Frankfort N urging a remedy for croup. It claims quick relief without opium and asserts suitability for children and adults. Also mentions Kemmerer Camera subscription at $2 per year.
Upper Green River notes list residents and visitors including John Angus back from the railroad with beef shipments. Several families plan winter trips to Nebraska, Kansas, and Canada while others return from Omaha and Denver with cattle. A dance was sparsely attended due to scarlet fever.
The article reports enthusiasm for Red Cross seals and thrift as Treasury Secretary hints loans should come from savings rather than existing wealth. Vanderlip urges no government labor or supply competition and champions war savings certificates as a means to enrich the poor and fund war aims.
Wm. Danvers of Fontenelle reports a Federal survey man is in his area about alleged poisoning plans. He claims his flocks have not produced sheep for months and attributes the issue to government influence and ongoing scientific measures.
At the Montpelier Afton Highway meeting on December 11, district forest service engineer J Martin outlined plans for a government backed road between Montpelier and Afton. He said a preliminary survey would cost about 4000 dollars with Bear Lake county covering half, and the overall highway cost was estimated near 90000 dollars.
Two yearling Hereford heifers on Leonard Buck’s Kemmerer Wyoming ranch may be claimed by their owners. Identify and pay four dollars plus accumulated expenses to date. One carries a brand on the left hip and right ear, the other has a left hip brand with no markings on the right ear.
The Birth of a Nation screens at New Kemmerer theater starting Monday January 14 with matinee and night shows featuring Miss Elsie Stoneman and Lillian Gish. The Civil War reconstruction epic spans eight months of staging with Elsie’s evolving role and the sisters co starring under D W Griffith. Additional camps include Mo Hall Cumberland Frontier Hall Try Hall Diamondville Sublet Hall with one night show at 8 p m.
The piece describes a total solar eclipse on June 8 with the Union Pacific as the dominant path across Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. It warns of turning on headlights nationwide to illuminate the darkness and jokes about a rail monopoly guiding spectators to mountains and canyons. The tone mixes science, humor, and regional imagery.
Worth thinking about when we remember years. Herbert A Howe of Denver University polished a telescope and sent letters across the country with the legend Denver Welcomes You in large type. Observatories like Yerkes in Wisconsin and others plan to attend or reveal anticipated details as delegations prepare to visit Green River Wyoming to view the cliffs and set up instruments.
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