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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
11
The Alpine danger climbs as avalanches and falls claim lives across Alpine resorts. The article notes repeated fatalities in Chamonn and surrounding areas, with peaks like the Matterhorn close to the highest death rates. It cites inadequate gear, reckless wandering off paths, and avalanches as primary causes.
Nathan Strauss, long-time distributor of pasteurized milk to New York City’s poor, announces a larger laboratory next year to meet rising charity demand. The free milk benefits those unable to pay, with a nominal charge for others. Dr J Cor Mabey credits the program with a lower death rate among children under five in Manhattan.
A wealthy man's death reveals his frugal widow who maintains mourning without extravagance. Her careful saving habits persist in loss, as fashion dictates mourning but not costly display. The tale ends with a moral about prudent, lasting frugality.
Fragmented quotes about American military uniforms and national pride. References Gen Autre French minister of war Capt Dooley Mott and General Hirugere. Mentions trench officers and Andrei's adaptation amid war context.
A garbled excerpt describes an event with an absent participant and a comment that the competition will proceed for the absent person. The readable parts reference an appeal and a commissioner figure, but specifics are not discernible.
Wealthy Glen Cove resident James B. Craft was fatally harmed and his body severely harmed at the Empire Garden Cafe on West Twenty ninth Street near Broadway. Police allege waiter Thomas Tobin roped, dragged, and fatally hacked Craft for robbery, with a basement body and a later burned head found in a furnace. Arrestees include Tobin Kelley and McAnerney, with conflicting statements about the killing.
Mr. R P Zurn of St Louis touts J J Hagerman’s New Mexico apple orchard near Roswell. It spans 640 acres with 68 000 trees, irrigated and bearing heavy fruit. Hagerman declined a potential one dollar per tree sale, expecting over 100 000 dollars from the crop. past year per-tree gains reached 64 dollars.
President Roosevelt selects Charlemagne Tower to replace Andrew D. White as ambassador to Germany. Notifications confirm White's recall letters issued by the State Department. White likely misses the emperor’s farewell audience around his birthday. his minimal will depart Nov. 5 for England, with letters of recall due mid November.
Salvation Army troops warmly welcome General William Hooth founder of the Minary reception upon his arrival, with enthusiastic crowd reception and the leader’s brief address.
Salvation Army leader General Booth arrives by steamship in New York. His arrival is marked by a parade of boats led by his daughter Consul Amma Booth-Tucker and twelve steamers sailing to meet him. More than 1,200 Salvationists are aboard as the ship is welcomed ashore and Booth is escorted to a gathering with Salvation Army members in New York.
The item spoofs a stage sketch where a maid of the gilded set is praised yet deemed unsuitable by suitors. An arranger commends her and a flustered Cholly concedes she is bright but not popular with young men. A comic courtship ends with a tongue in cheek consent joke.
A statesman laments severing ties with a powerful ally who aids opponents. A rival journalist prints a colleague’s humorous story as original, provoking betrayal claims. A churchyard sexton shows a tombstone, joking about Tamman Ooper and his eleven wolves as an odd hobby, delivering a punny punchline to a curious visitor.
A dialogue exchanges a playful wager about marriage. One partner reveals fear of rejection, while the other urges curiosity to test the suspicion. The exchange hints at romantic tension and the prospect of commitment between two people.
A quirky exchange centers on borrowing a lawn mower between Mr Mann and Mrs Mann. He plans to take it tomorrow on his day off while she objects, arguing the lawn needs no trim and threatening to lock it away. The dialogue hints at morning disruption and a tense domestic moment.
A surveyor marks a promising sawmill site saying the county line runs through its middle. The pioneer jokes that he will keep the land on one side, lest a man be "sawed in two" and require two coroners.
A brief humorous vignette shows a young mother asking the photographer for a photo of her little boy. The photographer quotes three dollars, then offers a cheaper dozen. The mother quickly agrees, realizing she cannot wait. Published in Lippincott's.
A woman recalls an engagement demand by her suitor who threatened self harm and harming others. She explains she consented out of fear, noting his dangerous temperament and cross eyed gaze as reasons for compliance. The dialogue exposes coercive pressure in a troubled courtship.
Rear Admiral George Wallace Melville, a distinguished civil and mechanical engineer, is seriously ill with a severe malarial affection in Philadelphia. An officer of the navy, he waited in famed expeditions to distant regions, a native of New York.
In 1580 farm products in the south were valued around 200 million dollars less than manufactured goods. by 1900 manufactured products exceeded farm outputs by over 100 million. Across the period, population growth and urbanization rose by about 29 percent.
Jack expresses melancholy after Misa Jones rejects him and Tom urges him to brace up while noting pity for the “poor gtr.”
A fragment captures a wary remark about letting a boy run errands and fears of speed on a hill. Scattered dialect hints at practical concerns and a playful, mistyped exchange about handling tasks and routes with care.
A fragmentary report shows a group attempting to steer coverage by coordinating statements. It hints at planned push to influence readers while noting four arrests tied to the effort. The text preserves names and locale in unclear context.
A fragmentary quotation features Mr Rene praising a brother's luck and wealth while noting he is industrious and unafraid of work. The dialogue references potatoes and a boast about being born into certain duties, all conveyed in a rural dialect.
A scoundrel sends a letter naming Teep le and Clow as targets. the author remains unsigned, but the handwriting may identify a familiar sender. The dispute hints at personal grievance and potential social consequences within the circle.
Dialogue fragment describes a confrontation where Ban gerly is praised for timing. The speaker notes Ban gerly holds a goat, and while limited in feet, remains active with arms. He reportedly throws a paper weight ink and three volumes of Macauley before escape.
A playful dialogue where a character objects to entering the watch while a bathing suit faux pas is mocked. Misa Pert responds that others also joke about such outfits, highlighting light humor about appearance and social norms.
A weary man complains to the proprietor about a baby crying through the night in the next room. The proprietor suggests the baby’s parents are in the same room and have not calmed the child, prompting the dispute.
A comic exchange unfolds as a judge questions a complainant about a wife who allegedly threw a brick at her husband. The man admits the act could have caused his black eye, turning on the idea of personal grievance versus public concern.
In a playful exchange Mr Polk jokes about a reputation as a late caller. Miss Patience replies she dislikes late tenants and prefers early arrivals, sparking a lighthearted contrast between the two characters as night deepens.
A city jail concert features the Little Mission band performing for inmates. A girl in a blue waist compliments the singer while an organist, quoted as Bing Sing, notes the singer’s magnificent voice and suggests she ought to have such acclaim outside the jail.
The readable dialogue portrays a lively crowd with banter about friendship money and ballroom plans, plus a comic misunderstanding at a wedding and a bustling shop scene. Names like Tonguewed and Mrs Pussy appear in garbled exchanges, reflecting the OCR’s decay.
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