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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1905
Page
7
A customs officer recalls an old scene with Hamed Mingo, an ex-soldier and former office boy, who disrupted a dance by shining a clock at guests, signaling 2:80. The trick caused guests to depart. The note also mentions a cough remedy, a dimple debate, and an advertisement for Cuticura skin soap and ointment. A moral on resolutions closes.
The plan outlines a barn sized 8 by 56 feet with 6 foot high walls to shelter twenty cattle and two horses. It details wall construction with 17 inch foundation fulcrums and brickwork requiring 27 cords of stone 27 yards of sand and 160 bushels of lime. A concrete basement floor needs 34 barrels of Portland cement and gravel for a solid foundation. Wide passages aid cleaning and allow horse and cart access.
Instructions describe building a concrete wall around a spring with a three foot excavation, frost protection, and wall thickness six inches at top fourteen inches at bottom. Use six parts gravel to one part Portland cement, and pour water after twenty four hours or keep out longer. Portland cement sets underwater once forms are removed.
A London court witness notes chandeliers have returned to fashion and that a chandelier once valued at 18.60 now fetches 200 to 260, reflecting rising prices in the market.
A Philadelphia woman praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound after a yearlong battle with female illness. The ad touts confidential advice from a seasoned female expert, claiming over one hundred thousand annual cases and twenty years of service. It urges readers to write Lynn Massachusetts for free, personal guidance.
In a playful page of old quips a poem lampoons brands Schilling’s Best and Genus Hobo while a shopper protests returns. A sermon anecdote from Dr Henry H Rasmus at First Methodist in Catford England notes opposition to dimmed lights so congregants’ faces are visible during preaching.
The accompanying plan shows a 40x00 foot stable divided to house ten horses with one loft and two ox stalls. Wide passages behind the stalls allow wheeled cleaning carts to pass through doors, with high ends for space.
The note provides practical guidance on building dimensions for stalls and posts, plus instructions for mixing cement with lime mortar and using it promptly. It covers ratio guidance, cellar drainage setup, and vermin prevention with a screen over drain mouths, noting fall helps maintain drainage before freezing.
Fragmentary OCR notes claim a tea vendor offers refunds if customers are unsatisfied. The text also mentions a Lor one Koontedge Took and a Senilting Company in vague terms. The passage ends with a cynical remark about people being satisfied with their own lot if not for others.
During a church bell ringing at Shorewell Isle of Wight a man named Kiddott became entangled by a rope loop around his neck. He was rescued before a coroner was summoned, with onlookers noting the perilous moment as the mechanism halted. Nearby discourse mentions ongoing construction and varied fortunes for those building castles in the air.
The article suggests raising water from a lake to supply a ranch and using wind power as the most economical option if conditions allow. Install the windmill near the lake, not more than 15 to 20 feet above lake level, and lay a large pipe at least 1.5 inches (likely 1.25 to 1.5 inches) with a sloped, straight run avoiding sharp turns for efficiency.
Guidance on treating floors with various woods. For birh or maple use equal parts boiled Huseed oil and voal oil every quarter with a brush, then wipe. For oak fill grain with hardwood filler and wax with old English floor wax.
The method to remove lime white wash involves dampening the walls and then scraping it off.
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