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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1912
Page
5
Readable fragments describe wild fashion ideas shown by prominent shops with a sea green satin slip tunic and a lamp shade fringe. A long straight panel dress features a narrow panel at the back, provoking amusement among onlookers at a public showing.
The article discusses gown styles with white dresses and wired hems, hooplike decking, and decorative ribbons. It notes affordable fabrics can imitate grand costumes and highlights simple house gowns in cashmere with minimal trimming, praising frugal French fashion for inspiration.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a Vitte coin band and a handkerchief with Irish edge work. Mentions carry for church or streetcar fare, a square of lings, and crochet around No. 106 cotton with narrow edging. Details are incoherent and partially garbled.
Rewriming feature notes rich dark blue velvet ribbons used on smart lace gowns and brocaded bodices. Ribbons drape lace at bodice, create panels from the waist to the back, and are fastened with buckles over velvet overskirts.
A damaged text suggests using guttermilk and old fashioned butter for facial tanning. It mentions washing with a water-like solution and drying, plus lemon juice and cucumber juice as tools to combat tan or skin darkness.
OCR reads a garbled notice describing pale rose pink felt and black velvet fabrics for a theater costume. It mentions a bag under toque and rose yeire fabric along with a scene cue about a cow character, indicating a playful or stage wardrobe listing with uncertain spellings.
Elisur Sage recalls inheriting 56000 from Russell Sage and keeping most of it in Indiana land. He explains saying new wealth led to requests and pressure, but he kept cautious spending and invested in two Indiana farms and one Ohio farm. He notes happiness faded after the legacy arrived.
A naturalist observes a tile dunnin nest in Shberta. The partridge feigns injury by limping and pretending to be dying to lure the intruder away, leaving her brood hidden while the bird distracts the pursuer. The tame display ends when the bird darts into the undergrowth, deceiving the observer.
The principal of a Cleveland, Ohio school notes marked improvement among children under observation, suggesting a link between dental health and overall well being. He reports that students with poor teeth show less progress and recommends health programs to strengthen dental care.
The piece critiques coverage and tastes of a visitor crew, noting remarks on American girls as fairest and commenting on topics addressed including love health and wealth. It emphasizes the need to cover women and social subjects alongside famous visitors and organized wealth.
Miss Kidder and Mr. Swiftly swap tales after an annual alumni banquet. She teases him for misplacing the keyhole, but he corrects the punchline, admitting he could not find the house, not the door. The exchange plays on misdirection and social humor.
In a cafe crowding reception, the traveling maestro says he enjoyed the tour of America magnificently. He notes unusual attention and that he appeared in court in every city visited, before continuing on his journey with a borrowed fire from an old acquaintance.
A fragment shows a character reacting to being accused of taking a bird. He admits uncertainty about his own status and fears a later bluster or explanation, while he contemplates the accusation and his mood shifts to a sense of guilt.
A coal man quarrels with a buyer over a ton of coal priced around six dollars. The customer had pre tested the odor, found it unpleasant, and questioned the cost of coal delivered from a historic site once near a glue factory.
A humorous exchange unfolds as the bookkeeper teases the stenographer about her daily lunch of pickles and pie. The stenographer defends her eating habit claiming pie disagrees with her, insisting she sticks to pickles alone.
Mr. Meddergrass ruminates on Julius Caesar and other Romans, claiming they overwhelmed the weekly papers by some mysterious tum, insisting his aim was only to secure a few raisin. The passage reads as archaic satire with muddled wording and playful prose.
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