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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1915
Page
2
The town halted a planned smoker as scarlet fever spread and a diphtheria outbreak grew with three deaths looming. Most citizens supported the precaution to prevent further illness, while a few criticized the decision as overcautious. Organizers redirected to Oakley where a new smoker was held and enjoyed.
Whit a Blyth Pargo Hrakius company store manager at Kemmerer leaves Wednesday for San Call to recover his strength after a recent operation. He was formerly employed in the city and is well known here.
At the Catholic rectory last Sunday Rev. T D Lynth officiated the marriage of William Dulin and Gertrude Corwin both of Kemmerer. The groom works as a night man in the O R 3 1 yards. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Steve Wade. They will reside in Kemmerer.
A reader shares relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and back pain. The testimonial describes overwork causing pain, rapid improvement within days, and renewed health, urging others to request Ioanes Kidney Pills at local outlets.
Cheyenne Wyoming February 16 With over days left in the session the legislature is rushing toward adjournment. Debates center on public utilities regulation and pensions for widows with children, while bills for school taxes and agricultural development move through both houses.
The article discusses Archbishop Benson reevaluating his father’s faith towards Catholicism while entertaining traditional haunted house imagery. It contrasts his views with Hyslop Lodge Bergeon and argues ghosts may arise from emotion or astral concepts rather than scientific proof, favoring comforting explanations over highbrow theories.
Edgar Beecher Bronson argues Western life was as romantic in practice as fiction suggests. He cites as evidence a Cheyenne coach incident where a drunken Eastern man harassed a schoolteacher until a cowpuncher intervened with a gun. Bronson, a former ranch hand of 14 years, notes women represented by mothers and sisters in Western life.
The article records the opening of a bridge across the Monongahela at Smithfield Street with a gatekeeper elected and a toll rate fixed. Foot passengers pay two cents, four wheel vehicles and horses two and a half cents, two-horse vehicles twenty-five cents, one horse vehicles twenty cents, horse and rider six cents, horse alone six cents, cattle three cents, and sheep two cents. A 1910 legislature bill planned bridges over the Monongahela and Allegheny. wartime disruption paused work until 1816. Governor held 1,400 shares of stock in each bridge. construction began June 1815 and the bridge cost $110,000.
Local report notes the Pet Ma al ve oe with reference to Sing Chung in Kemmerer, highlighting elusive suspect status and ongoing investigation by authorities.
Local residents report a missing dog found along Route 10 near the river ferry. The black homebound animal was cared for by a passerby until reunification with its owner. The incident prompted a brief roadside alert from community volunteers.
Vacant lands in Lincoln County are described with details on potential leasing and management. The notice outlines property status and forthcoming actions by county officials regarding use and regulation of the parcels.
Quarantine provisions outline penalties for violations and details on isolation when facing smallpox cholera typhoid fever scarlet fever diphtheria or contagious diseases. It describes enforcement power by the state and county health officers and rules on lifting quarantine and burial procedures.
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