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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
36
A police report discusses the word lurid used for a red glow from a night fire. Dictionaries differ, with Oxford noting a red glare amid darkness, while others define lurid as pale or ghastly. The piece credits press usage for popular shift in meaning.
A Columbia student in New York was fined ten dollars for standing still under an open umbrella while stars shone overhead. The magistrate warned a future offense could lead to workhouse. the piece criticizes public policy and fraternal conduct. The Providence Journal notes how New York invites self ridicule and questions the authority of fraternities to govern individual behavior.
A reader complains that modern cooks rely on exact measurements while old time cooks “by guess” produced memorable dishes. The diverging methods spark nostalgia for tastier, bolder flavors and critique today’s machine made cuisine. A wife adds a note about a new guess-based cook in her household. Brine Baths for Horses in Droitwich offer hot salt cures for racehorses and lame horses, using strong brine twice-normal seawater to treat strains and rheumatic pains with bandages applied after soaking.
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