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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1918
Page
15
A garbled OCR passage mentions a porterhouse steak with mushrooms and toast, then shifts to a claim that rheumatism causes more pain than any disease. It references old Washington Star wording and hints at Chamberlain's remedies, though text is incomplete and unclear.
State club leader Ivan J Hobson announces a three day summer school at Afton for boys and girls joining war effort programs. Leaders from Lincoln and Wyota counties will attend as the movement expands with pig poultry and garden projects, canning and meat prep.
The railroad wage board awards a large pay rise across classifications. Monthly rates rise from 60 to 75 dollars for the largest group, with many categories seeing boosts to 100 to 174 dollars per month. Clerks, section men, and unskilled workers all gain, while some hourly and mileage-based earners receive substantial increases. The commission's report covers 1916 to 1917 and outlines the affected job classes and average monthly wages.
The Four Minute Men of Kemmerer organize to deliver four minute patriotic speeches at public gatherings. Wyoming hosts over 4000 local chairmen and about 25000 active speakers, with more than 50000 speeches in one week. Attorney J A Christmas named chairman as the campaign begins nationwide.
Parties from Green River Rock Springs Live Stock Co learn their dog in our care must call and pay the feed bill within 20 days or the animal will be sold to cover charges. KEMMPRER LIVERY CO.
A Cobb county farmer near Smyrna recounts a decades long stomach ailment and repeated failures with medicines and diets until he used a tonic advertised by Tennessee sources. He says the product acted like magic, restoring appetite and energy, and urges others to try it. The testimonial ends with a note about local availability and a drugstore listing.
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