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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1918
Page
5
Published weekly ad rates for notices and legal ads in Kemmerer include subscription at 2.00 yearly, display by month or inch weekly. second class matter at post office. Reading notices 10 cents per line. legal notices 8 cents per line for first insertion and 6 cents per line for subsequent insertions. cards of thanks and resolutions 1.00 per line.
The text lauds the Central powers defeat and Germany’s armistice, crediting the Allies led by American forces. It praises President Wilson and the United States for backing freedom, democracy, and the fight to make the world safe for liberty. It emphasizes American resolve and the ongoing duty to lead civilization forward.
The piece notes that over twenty-two million Americans bought Liberty Bonds in four drives and warns buyers to refuse offers to swap bonds for unreliable stock in wild cat ventures. It urges keeping government bonds as the best investment and warns against scams that prey on patriotism.
Among six states voting on wet and dry, five chose dry including Wyoming. Twenty nine other states are dry with Missouri River to Pacific Ocean coverage. Wyoming cast the largest dry vote percentage, more than two to one. Our state will be bone dry January 1, 1920, under the constitutional amendment. Prohibition likely nationwide after three fourths of state legislatures ratify.
A 1918 exhortation notes postwar duties to demobilized soldiers. It warns of new burdens as millions return from France and urges society to provide entertainment and support until each man is home and settled.
Sheriff Ben Bell has been home several days with a bad cold diagnosed as pneumonia by Drs. Madison and Marquis. He was reported this morning to be resting easier than yesterday and is not regarded as seriously ill.
An advertisement notes indigestion as a cause of insomnia and restlessness. It advises taking one Chamberlain's Tablet after supper to improve rest and sleep, claiming the small cost of a quarter.
A daughter named Miss Christmas was born yesterday at four o'clock to Mr and Mrs HR Cherotnias. Both mother and child are doing well. The notice urges Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup and stresses following directions for use to manage attacks.
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