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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1902
Page
7
Fashion notes describe fur jackets in multiple styles including blue broadtail and white fur trims, paired with lace. Evening gowns feature black net over white tafetta, Irish crochet lace, and appliques. a dinner gown uses cor bra called cor calli silk with velvet ribbon and rhinestone buckles.
Jewelry trends show rings with turquoise and white enamel fastenings on whitening gloves, pearls also used. Vehicle hues of red and black dominate spring gowns, with openface coats and long black velvet sacks. Brown tulle with chenille dots pairs with mink or sable fur trims on toques and wraps.
The 1904 importations at Wrench Ha Serle display underwear famed for delicate embroidery and lace. Garments feature hand embroidery, velvet appliques, and pearl or gem trim on bodices and sleeves, with high-quality materials and costly construction praised by observers.
A Chicago resident, Gen Andrew B Spurling, lieutenant colonel of the Second Maine Cavalry, earned a Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry in action on March 23 1865 while leading a brigade toward Evergreen Alabama. His exploits include bold reconnaissance, capturing Confederate scouts, and a daring night raid that disrupted railroads and seized supplies. Spurling’s career spanned inspector general duty, bold reconnaissance, and frontier raids, earning praise from peers and veterans alike.
The Dover fox farm in Dover, Maine, owned by Elijah Norton, is described as Piscataquis county’s best paying farm. It houses 40 to 50 silver gray and Alaska blue foxes in fenced, separate inclosures, with no escapes since its founding three years ago. Foxes are fed scraps. the silver gray fur fetches up to $2900, prized for European royal robes, while Alaska blue fox fur runs $80 to $50.
The piece discusses Christmas mince pie popularity spreading from New England to other regions and among immigrant communities. It notes that the pie is increasingly common in diverse areas, with Italian immigrant families adopting it through their American-born children, reflecting a broader cultural diffusion.
A fragment from the New York Press recalls brief witty toasts at festive gatherings. Gen Washington's quips stand out, from “Woman: the frailest work” to a toast at Yorktown after-dinner with Cornwallis.
The article recalls strict colonial tobacco bans where use was branded as sinful and degrading. Planting was limited to medicine and private use by elders, with no public smoking even at home before strangers. Public spots, Sabbath proximity, and medical certificates governed who could smoke.
Bralne Vengemire describes a horse at W Barnard in Asbury Park enacting revenge after being kicked. The animal slipped its halter, approached the kicker’s stall, and delivered a coin as payback, then wounded the other horse with a shoe and nails in its hindquarters, according to bystander accounts.
A fragmentary report notes Buckingham Palace houses about 20 clocks. The text claims some are antique, dating to Louis XVI era, and stresses the importance of keeping them running. It mentions various clockworks and their maintenance challenges.
A fragmented OCR piece notes world Muslim population near 250.4 million and Christian numbers around 447 million, highlighting rising devotion to Muhammad and Islam. It mentions modern religious shifts amid British influence and sectarian tensions.
A Missouri notice notes Uncle Jimmy Bimp was a mighty good man and laments not printing his obituary sooner due to crowding. the obituary appears among other notices and reflects the local paper’s archival handling of obituaries.
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