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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1908
Page
14
Louis Jones of the Grand opera house and his brother share a somber mood in a barber shop. They muse on weather and times while a silent crowd waits. The colored man credits a philosopher with the line if ain’t got nothin now s time. The note ends with a quip about Socrates and Xantippe.
Advertisement touts a wheat and barley food processed to sugar form for easier digestion. It cites Dr. Geo W Carey on potassium phosphate as brain and nerve remedy, claiming it boosts nerve energy and mental function and should be stocked as a natural remedy.
A distressed writer describes intense cravings for grape note cereal with milk to sustain herself and her ten month old baby, amid mentions of raw nerves and failing appetite. The passage blends personal hunger with chaotic recollections of meals and household needs.
A garbled text fragment presents nonsensical lines and unclear subjects. It lacks identifiable people, places, or events to form a coherent newspaper item.
An excerpt honors Abraham Lincoln, praising his strength, rhetoric, and leadership. The poem-like verse describes Lincoln as a great, benevolent leader who bore the burden of government with humor and resolve, appealing to the human heart.
An 1864 account recalls President Lincoln walking among soldiers near Fort Stevens as Gen Early attacked Washington. Col Roome, adjutant general to Maj Gen Upton, witnessed a bullet grazing the president, though Lincoln faced no serious harm while within the fortified area. The incident underscores the era's peril and Lincoln's vigilance.
Fragmentary travelogue of St. Valentine customs across Europe. Describes English rural rites such as sweeping the girls, dusty brides, and hollowed windows, plus Lorraine and Norfolk traditions. Mentions German and French practices including wedding cake, hay thrashings, and the morning gift customs with village superstitions.
A fragmentary line hints Linguin delivering a remark about compressing long ideas into short words. The muddled text suggests the speaker’s focus on brevity and wit, with references to wax and a form of speech. The source is unclear and partial.
A 1909 congressional bill proposes 1 175 000 for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition in Seattle with no US loan, details government and state representations, and notes Washington Oregon California Pennsylvania Nebraska Missouri Utah plus other states expected to join. It highlights public support, grounds progress, and visitor projections for the event.
A fragment describes a method for treating wounds by cleaning the wound and applying hot tallow or lard. The text suggests this single treatment is often cures the wound but notes it causes pain.
Fragmentary OCR shows a speech like line about fear of a heavier burden and a struggle to fund the Union cause with cotton bales. The text hints at a climate or era where resource limits challenge a group named Billyilie and a plan to bypass a barrier to reach a goal.
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