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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1902
Page
7
A fragmentary editor’s note spans urged medical claims and literary debate. It references Gray's Sweet Powders for Children and a range of contemporary figures and works, including Cecil Rhodes, Croker, and Helen J. Wallace, highlighting public intrigue over biographies and notable scholarships in Melbourne, with observant notes on medical remedies and publishing trends.
The population of Paris has risen by over 160 000 in the last five years with most arrondissements showing gains. The eighteenth leads with an increase of 22 455 while central areas decline, the Halles district down 3 000 and the second arrondissement down 3 682.
A New York Tribune story describes a fashionable Episcopal clergyman at a summer resort who, lacking proper vestments, borrows his wife's black petticoat to appear in public. The makeshift provokes amused attention as a green Irish hotel maid loudly confirms the ruse.
Paris police report a fringe profession where men with strong wrists crack whips to scare birds, aiding hunters or farmers. Whip crackers are said to frighten wildlife and even drive diseased cattle into traffic, a method used during hunting seasons and for cattle disposal.
A playful scene unfolds as a charming woman blushes while a suitor boasts of many marriage offers. He feigns ignorance about the men involved, then probes how they woo her, prompting a brisk retort about how to prepare to win other women.
A garbled, OCR like fragment references Napoleon era fortunes and heirs, mentioning Heinrich or Helene, relate to estates and a death, with scattered numbers and names. The text is incomplete and non coherent, offering no clear event or date.
Miss Violet Dousman suspected metal after lightning strikes in a stormy area led to the discovery of a heavy gold vein on a Mire N S Devonian era farm. The vein was traced across miles, with quarries supplying rock for years and locals noting early quichiening quarts work nearby.
In a town visit Uncle and Aunt Melcher examine a new clock offered by Enid the dealer. The clock features a bird that emerges at each hour and sings cuckoo three times. The couple debates its practicality as the wife doubts its fit for busy mornings while the husband expresses enthusiasm. The tale appears in a prose snippet from Youth's Companion.
A Brooklyn woman testifies to relief from long illness after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She credits a physician's misdiagnosis for prior suffering and urges others to seek the remedy. The letter, from Mrs Pauline Judson of 47 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn, advocates the product and its mail order offer.
Population of the world exceeds 1.5 billion with regional shares: Europe about 872.9 million, Asia 880.6 million, Africa 170.1 million, America 122.7 million, Polynesia 6 million, polar regions 82 thousand. average density near 28.89 per square mile. Wisconsin seedsman Henry A. Salzer donates final thousand dollars to clear La Crosse M C A debt.
A Chicago Chronicle report notes a Missouri editor attributed a church event remark to the master of ceremonies announcing Miss Bates would sing a line about an angelic ascent, with accompaniment by the minister, at a recent town entertainment.
The Philadelphia Record tours Beatern Penitentiary showing inmates craft works. A lambrequin fringed with knots, supposedly made from old prison trousers, hangs on a mantel. A gilt bracket holds a stuffed rat from newspaper and rag stuffing. A will is decorated with reeds and 200 birds drawn in color. Numerous checkerboards and carved chessmen display delicate inlay and craftsmanship rivaling Oriental artisans.
Dr Burton newly consecrated Bishop of Clifton is an avid cyclist. After Cardinal Vaughan signaled his papal selection to Clifton he discussed the matter with the cardinal who said cycling about Bristol’s streets would be undignified but riding the Clifton downs was acceptable.
A remarkable, picturesque replica of the Rhine’s ruin at Rüdesheim rises among German winemakers. The faithful reproduction provides windows and balconies with sweeping views of the Rhine and the exposition, attracting visitors and showcasing local craft.
Australia expands dairy trade with Victoria leading exports to Great Britain. From 1889 to 1900 Victoria shipped 17,000 tons of butter worth about 8 million dollars. The 1889 and 1900 butter exports reached 369 and 768 tons respectively. Over the past decade the export volume remained high.
Congressman T Y Fitzpatrick of Kentucky reports from Washington that Peruna relieved his catarrh and serves as a natural nerve tonic. The ad touts Peruna as effective for all catarrh stages, promises prompt results, and invites readers to write Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio for free advice.
Waterford takes up a campaign to replace Ireland’s sole toll bridge over the River Suir with a free crossing after 108 years of agitation. The proposed construction aims to end tolls and ease local travel.
Allen S Olmsted of LeHoy N provides a powder that helps fit tight or new shoes, eases swollen hot feet, sweating, ingrowing nails, corns and bunions, with a free trial package by mail and availability at druggists and shoe stores. Also notes atmospheric surface pressure at 32,400 pounds and barometer fluctuations around 2,500 pounds.
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