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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1914
Page
5
The article explains the children’s party game Up Jenkins with leader versus follower play and coin handoffs under a table. It then lists state flowers by name and color, noting nonauthoritative sourcing and inviting reader confirmation.
The text describes bright Argentine color blends for fabrics, noting a yellow enriched with red tones and a pinkish shade akin to Nell rose. It emphasizes bold tones and deepening hues intended to brighten garments and evoke cheerful, vibrant visuals.
Coatees return in bolder forms with shorter fronts and fuller backs and sides. They feature sapphire or emerald fabrics with hand stitched trims, belt-vests and empire shaped blouses. Paired with white serge frocks at southern resorts, plaided and striped versions suit black satin skirts.
Black velvet patches are preferred to older court plasters for their skin flattering look. They come in round, diamond or crescent shapes and, being mucilage backed, cling tightly to the cheek chin or brow. Coquettes wear them with evening frowns and sometimes on shoulders or back to highlight beauty.
Small photograph frames crafted from nickel or brass are mounted on two uprights in a hanging configuration, allowing tilting to any angle for viewing, as seen in the current display.
A fashion note describes wearing an Orient inspired turban. It explains a wide wrap of net held with elegant pins to shape a neat bandeau style. It suggests a crown detail and decorative hairpins in gold or silver to suit the white gauze turban.
Fashion note describes a gown featuring black ornaments and pronounced white tulle at the bodice. The design emphasizes refined texture and vintage style elements suitable for formal wear.
After nearly nine years of digging, New York's Catskill aqueduct is finished, costing 162 million dollars and employing 72 000 workers with over 9 000 injuries or deaths. The project almost doubles the city’s water supply to about 660 million gallons daily and features the huge Ashokan reservoir and a 96 mile gravity powered underground conduit from Ashokan to Scarsdale.
A powerful industrial locomotive uses geboline for motive power and operates on the Iake front in Chicago hauling dirt cars for future improvements. The steel frame encloses 30 inch diameter wheels, four foot eight inch gauge, twelve foot four inch length, height seven feet inch, and a total weight of seven tons. Its short four foot wheel base allows sharp turns, making it suited for both external tracks with heavy grades and tunnel work.
Estimates show rough timber cost about half of dressed lumber. The 3,300 foot extension in British Columbia used 230000 ft board of hewed timber for crib and trestle work, with cedar from the right of way. Trestles supported steep grades and loose earth, including a 59,000 ft trestle costing 975.75 with timber value 1180 and erection 650, total near twice actual spend.
A railroad guard recalls a small incident at a northern station where a party of kingmen tried to book a Midlands town. With tickets scarce the clerk split children's passes to cover the group and explained the situation while noting they had paid full fare. A miner meanwhile reported a carriage full of gamblers with cards and whisky.
Bligtris announces the deployment of its elevtrio locomotives at a key New York terminal. The move aims to modernize rail service and increase capacity in the busy freight hub. Industry sources say the project signals a broader upgrade path for regional transportation infrastructure.
Reports from Tempelhof near Berlin describe an illuminated semaphore signal using a parabolic mirror blade and a reverse indication mirror. A lamp in the focal point lights the blade, with a diffuser and aluminum bronze coating for visibility in ordinary weather and fog.
Health statistics from the U S census bureau show railroad workers have lower mortality from bodily infirmities and certain diseases compared with other jobs, though deaths from accidents remain high. The overall death rate across 27 industries averages 15 per 1000, with rail workers displaying notably favorable figures for tuberculosis pneumonia heart disease and nervous disorders.
Between 1908 and September 1 1913 Russian railroads saw renewed activity. Bonds were issued for 19 new companies and line improvements totaling 48.5 million dollars, an average 73 41007 per year. Government construction expenditures reached 916s 28,700, with 269.5 million allocated for construction.
A 9 foot long streetcar line in Oakland California opens to connect two branches of the city street railroad system and provide close town service.
The Nickel Plate road laid a new record for a single track line by moving 29 cars from Connandaut Ohio to 4 Bourse. The run averaged about one car every 60 minutes, a remarkable pace for a single-track section.
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