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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
2
A garbled column teems with quips on Peary returns, Rockefeller, matrimonial markets, Colombia’s naval moves, boundary disputes, women’s tongues, Morgan’s steamline, college hype, violinists, Tennessee feuds, Corelli, lemon juice cures, whisky, engagements, Jane Addams, horse racing, fines for swearing, Klondike dreams, and a parade of misprints and jokes highlighting a chaotic prewar-era clip.
An exhortative wartime poem urges a soldier to persevere and honor duty. It speaks of front lines, home, and justice as a shield, urging calm courage and steadfast service until the cause is won. The vivid lines evoke sacrifice, endurance, and the weight of responsibility carried by those at the front.
Relics including two locks of hair an autograph letter and a signed portrait of General Ulysses S Grant from 1863 are found in Rochester New York by former city auditor A S Mann They were tucked in a heavy envelope stored for forty years The piece recalls a wartime episode and a young drummer boy Frank Bancroft reflects on a humorous episode involving a stubborn mail notice from a front line chaplain and a sign that reads I Dont Know When the Next Mail Will Come In alongside a crude addition It suggests Bancroft may have influenced the mischief
Washington correspondent recounts a Civil War tale of Bradshaw of the Sixteenth Arkansas. He was reported killed at Pea Ridge, buried, reappeared alive months later, and again identified as dead by Lieut. McKennon who later learned the truth. Bradshaw survived until the war’s end.
The Kennywood monument to General Braddock’s Monongahela crossing has stirred public focus on the Braddock expedition against Fort Duquesne. Historians disagree on the exact battle site but agree the Pennsylvania Railroad cut near the fighting. A tree in Braddock is traditionally believed to mark where Braddock fell as troops fled.
Obscure obituary notes the death of Paul Van Der Voort born 146 in Unio. Enlisted for three months in Sixty-eighth Infantry, claimed service with Company M, Tenth Flinds Cavalry, fought in various corps. Prisoner of war from Andertemyine and southern prisons, released, later held senior roles in Department of Ne taake and Omaha reorganization, died after a long illness, wife and children identified as surviving.
A damaged OCR passage recounts Civil War era maneuvers with scattered proper nouns. It mentions Wilder, Gen. Jodo, and Cavitary units along a river line, describing duties and a tense command scene with fragmented dialogue and battlefield movement.
A reflective vignette on autumn life in a rural setting. The piece contrasts tranquil nature with human fickleness, citing historical figures and local store life. It weaves imagery of leaves, harvest, and the village shop, ending with meditations on kindness and civic duty.
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports a strange case from Kentucky where a petrified egg, laid by a hen, remains oval and solid after weeks. Mr Duncan and local observers watch as experts debate origin, with claims of ancient miniature reproduction and unusual eccentric behavior.
A traveler recalls a sandstorm in Oklahoma where a citizen’s hat was struck by a stray shot. In the chaos a man on a veranda fires at a fence nail, but the owner retrieves the hat and the shooter leaves. The scene highlights a local custom of not chasing culprits, as polite bystanders pick up the fallen item.
An aged fragment recalls an incident involving Craig as a hidden guard beside a president and party. It hints at danger, loyalty, and the secret service role during a tense reception in Vermont with Roosevelt nearby.
A fragmentary OCR note mentions a farmer and a place name AL Marea with unclear context. The readable terms include a reference to a person, a possible place, and a routine phrase. The rest is unintelligible, offering no cohesive event or clear outcome to summarize.
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