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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1914
Page
12
Passages reveal a shift from judging a man by schooling and manners to valuing effort and character. A narrator praises hard work and decency, urging civic ambition while contrasting earlier snobbery with empathy and restraint. The dialogue shows domestic tension and a divorce rumor context.
A humor filled fragment preserves dialogue on marriage finances and a beggar’s quip about civilization. The exchange includes a wife who would not pursue alimony unless needed to quit work and a beggar’s note on rebuilding in business, plus a reflection on actors who vanish from sight after years on stage.
In a London publication Archibald Marshell extols Oberammergau as a courteous peaceful village with 1650 residents. Narrow winding streets display carvings and frescoes while residents greet visitors with Grass Gott. The piece notes long hair among men and a 1870 war interruption of the Passion Play, with many participants not returning.
The Britten Steamer Lord Antrim reported a field ice stretch over 200 miles long east of Newfoundland. The ship, halted at Halifax for bunkers on its Narvik to Philadelphia voyage, faced gales and strong ice that forced it to alter course south and east and skirt the ice for nearly two days.
A fragmented dialogue recalls earning money with a line about a kind word and mentions caution about age and danger. The text contrasts practical risk with moral exhortation, citing a wary view of danger and self restraint.
A prized exhibit known as the thousand dollar ear, displayed at the National Corp exposition in Dallas, was stolen from a hotel lobby desk. J J Purkong, president of the Minnesota state fair, reported the loss and police are investigating. James J Hill was awarded a war prize of 1000 dollars. details unclear.
Dexter Brow n survives a brutal assault in a big city street thanks to a passerby. He is later saved from poverty by a mission leader who inspires a reunion with his estranged son John Browss family, and a repentant father joins their charitable work.
An unnamed tramp leads banker Mr. Bross through a city lodging house district and squalid drinking dens. The tramp probes for a connection to someone the banker may be seeking, while the banker wrestles with memories of his lost son and past refusals to let him wed Millie Dale.
A Transcript piece notes old practice of naming locomotives and fire apparatus such as De Witt Clinton and Hero 6. Portland moves to number the wharves with pier designations to prevent confusion for outsiders, with the Portland Express arguing the plan improves shore line clarity and eliminates local nicknames.
A garbled street phrenologist proclaims to read bumps of honesty from heads. The fragment hints at a mock consultation or local street performance, with unclear names or places but a clear focus on assessing honesty through cranial bumps.
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