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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1906
Page
12
In southern England a youth was caught with two rabbits and a crab after using a crude method. He placed a coat and garments over burrow holes, lit a candle on a crab, and pried a rabbit from a hole, then fled as the animal burst forth. The incident, reported by the Corea Daily News, notes no possession and no clear cause of death.
Postmaster and editor Samuel Moseley of Hyde Park Gazette recalls a printer's devil nicknamed the Duke who hid the coal hod to avoid stumbles. Moseley offered a dime for safety, but the next morning the hod reappeared on the desk with ashes and clinkers on papers and chair.
Dorothy waits by her ailing father after appendectomy as nurses plan a brief visit. The father smiles and recalls her quiet behavior. She asks to see the Lady, seeking a special favor before meeting him.
The readable fragments discuss drowning risks and water dangers in late winter and mention a river, weather, and a named place. Many words are garbled, yielding few clear facts beyond general warnings about water safety and seasonal conditions.
The readable text is garbled with scattered names, phrases, and partial numbers. It appears to be an incomplete minutes fragment mentioning several individuals and potential actions but lacks coherent events or dates to summarize further.
Mrs Drinkwater wife of the gettal colonel spent weeks last summer at the farmhouse of an honest widow. Mrs Brand, who boards summers, visited Boston and saw Julia Marlowe in Romeo and Juliet. Mrs Brand recalls camp meetings as her wildest dissipation and, moved by the play, whispers that the ending might differ if Juliet were pointed to Jesus.
A Connecticut pond tale recounts a lone clergyman who fell through ice and, unable to swim, scratched his final words and a bequest to his wife into the ice with his knife as aid never arrived. The item shifts to a discussion of blackmail origins in Britain and Ireland, tracing terms like mail and blackmail to rent practices and linguistic roots.
A garbled old tale from Wellington News recounts an Irishman in Clay County court where his attorney seeks permission to hire extra counsel. The judge, about to dine, is pressed by the hapless client who quips about preferring to pay for more lawyers than to dine on Bordune bread, reflecting a humorous court scene preserved in faded text.
A fragmentary report describes a dog rover missed by a family after a death in the home. It mentions pets, a household diary, and a mother asking about the dog's fate while neighbors and authorities are referenced in vague terms.
The readable fragments reference Taa Names and Debi CMe with garbled phrases about a white wedge and a fete Bali beered after i falae at With ie Ro Rien Soe eho. Names and places are unclear. event or outcome not determinable from the legible text.
The article notes how eighteenth century Drury Lane pantomimes mocked Harlequin Jack Sheppard a 23 year old criminal hanged for escape from Newgate. It claims audiences flocked to Christmas shows and that boy pickpockets were inspired to thieve by the melodrama and hoped to imitate Sheppard.
Chemists discuss experiments in perfume compounding noting ambergris and civet as bases. They warn a grain too much irritates the wearer and others, and combinations may trigger hysteria in sensitive individuals, arguing against indiscriminate perfume use. The piece notes rising offense in recent years.
Beet roots are described as valuable diuretics. A woman paid a costly fee to a renowned doctor and traveled far to learn to drink beet juice daily. The text advises trimming minimally before boiling to preserve juice and color, noting vinegar intensifies the color but may affect uses.
In Hartford Connecticut a parsonage received circus tickets addressed to Dr Hawkes from P T Barnum in the era of his great moral show. Rev Dr Walker examined the tickets and noted the odd exchange as Barnum and his legacy were recalled.
English writer extols Sir Richard Arkwright for inventions shaping industry. Despite early poverty, his work boosted national wealth and production, altering global trade. Born poor, he rose to wealth before dying at age sixty.
An early eighteenth century report describes a man of fashion spending hours daily in a ritual of self care. It details preparation with his valet, including face painting, perfumed oils, essences, and wine for rejuvenation and energized appearance.
A garbled OCR passage hints at a discussion or event involving Beotshman and Beotshman’s party. Mentions a Yankee presence and a visit to a canteen. Some names and places are unclear, suggesting a local scene with debate or reaction.
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