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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1913
Page
2
A collection of humorous vignettes and brief dialogues from a late issue featuring a bragging man denied a misunderstanding with a woman in a crowded subway car, a foreman delivering blunt news about a dying husband, a Baltimore woman judging a chatty suitor, and various quips from Humorous Weekly. The pieces depict social snares, witty retorts, and light domestic scenes from urban life with period tone.
A partial historical price fragment shows barley and poultry costs, with entries like per bushel and cents per item, plus notes about free availability after December 1. The text is garbled but indicates commodity pricing details typical of old market notices.
Democratic leaders hail the Payne Aldrich tariff revision as reform advancing four party aims including reducing living costs and curbing trusts while expanding the income tax. The bill seeks an average ad valorem rate around 27 to 29 percent, with many trust made goods and farm products now taxed less, and child labor provisions removed from market access.
The rates for bleached and dyed colored yarns rise, and cotton yarns and cloth made from yarn show new figures from 78 to 9. Handkerchiefs not hemmed see a deduced rate increase from 90 percent to 96 percent, per the bowls.
Washington reports that 425000 citizens will soon prepare income tax returns under the new law with March 1 due dates for payments covering income from March 1, 1913 to December 31. Exemptions apply to the President and current Supreme Court justices, while most individuals face filing and payment obligations with at-source collection expanding for corporations and employers.
The treasury outlines income tax phases with a normal one percent on income over 4000 and an additional graduated tax up to six percent beyond 600000. Individuals pay extra tax, while corporations withhold the normal tax at the source. Returns are required by March 1, 1914 for earnings from March 1 to year end.
The Winsted Connecticut Dispatch reports a curious tale of taming angle worms. The narrator describes coaxing worms from the earth with a specific knock, whistle, and call to feed them with pump ring, mashed dump, and sauerkraut, noting a cross-eyed biggest worm as a striking detail.
Probate ace peeurs Philip Miller reports cure after using Dede Kidney Pills for five years of heart trouble and bad spells. He weighs about 200 pounds, performs manual labor, and feels well after treatment. He endorses the product and notes offers of household sets and recipes.
In this Breeder's Gazette excerpt a farm boy is praised for self-reliance, regular labor, and a sound body. It argues boys favor farming when fathers make it progressive and profitable, whereas stagnation drives youth away from rural life. The piece emphasizes the farm as the best world and urges improvement to keep young men on the land.
A sufferer details severe eczema with itchy burning blotches and pimples on the arm. After two months of illness medicines failed until Cuticura Soap and Ointment were used, washing with soap then applying the ointment, yielding relief within two weeks.
A prison visitor comments on a convict, noting the inmate resembles a framed portrait, while the prisoner Huffalo Rapress responds with a wry remark. The exchange depicts a somber, tense moment inside the penitentiary.
Liverpeotl Mercury reports Kasily Geen and the Tiases 6 family in a social fashion note. A reference to silhouettes and gowns appears, highlighting local attire amid a dining social.
Dialogue fragments show Mada Him accusing others of mismanaging funds and asserting shortness of cash. The exchange features terse retorts about financial status and prior warnings, reflecting tensions over a bill.
SEY Thaw abe mined 87.
A fragmented OCR fragment mentions a pew camet and a pedestal train with unclear surrounding context. Names, places, and exact actions are not readable, leaving a vague reference to a travel scene or exhibit.
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