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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1908
Page
5
A piecemeal dialogue among tradespeople and figures like a beggar undertaker riding school teache r draggist author man on the dump bandsman parson butcher and tailor. Each character comments on business conditions with blunt, often differing views reflecting a town in small talk.
Twenty four paper firms of the Paper Combine, members of Manila and Fiber association, pleaded guilty in United States circuit court to an illegal restraint of trade. Judge Hough imposed fines of 2000 dollars each, noting the Sherman act violation but citing extenuating circumstances. The action was brought through the American Newspaper Publishers Association after a federal grand jury investigated for two months and returned indictments against Parks and 25 companies.
A clipped humorous note describes a fashion trend mockingly. It mentions loud rustle from silk skirts and a proposed alternative strip of sand paper at each ankle to imitate the sound. The piece parodies social anxieties about dress and propriety in a quirky, period voice.
James Gillies an employee of the Public Service Powerhouse New York was nearly electrocuted when his hand touched a live wire. The 1 000 volt shock hurled him from a platform to a cement floor ten feet below and left him with a severe scalp wound and burns. He was taken unconscious to a hospital and survived the incident.
A quirky note on divorced couples toasting the decree and a humorous Delineator column about grandfathers. The piece touches on social amusement, a judge cited in a toast, and playful tips on keeping babies entertained and within household budgets, all in a dated, tongue in cheek tone.
All work in proportion with no guesswork. You are told exactly what is needed and charged fairly. Watch cleaned with guaranteed workmanship. Service offered for mail orders with day-of receipt completion.
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