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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1913
Page
19
A humorous 19th century party game explains a fortune telling setup using a mystery book and cards with eight lines per heading. Guests answer questions about beloved status, first meeting place, and marriage plans, then identify a partner’s initial by burning letters in a pumpkin with a hot poker.
A simple routine suggests thorough nightly cleansing with soap and spray then cold rinse, followed by a brief morning splash. Cold or tepid water feels pleasant, though hot baths require physician advice due to fatigue and potential cold sensitivity.
A description of decorative hair ornaments featuring a gold tissue band, strings of gold beads, enamel buckles, and a peacock colored feather fixed at the front with an enamel and gold ornament. The piece notes these ornaments are gorgeous and reflect Oriental influence while complementing dress trends.
When many children share fabrics economy favors dyeing. Faded muslin can regain life with color, light evening frocks gain deeper shades, and extra material can be dyed for patches or alterations. Matching dyed fabrics is hard, white ribbons or flowers take a shrimp ink tint by water with red ink, and simple blueing yields pale blue results.
Draped skirts grow common then shift as Paris dressmakers urge clients toward straight lines. The trend hints at fewer draped ensembles and a possible renewed preference for simple silhouettes in fashion.
An article detail describes a black and white striped wool fabric wedding gown frock with a taffeta waistcoat like bolero and rolled taffeta collar. It notes sleeve length to the elbow and velvet ribbing accents. It discusses interior decor ideas for the bride’s bedroom and embroidery trends for hangings and canopies.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Phaile and Bases Plait with reference to sewing mele and BMirte Devoming Whoter. Wastes described as more pape ilar than ever, details unclear and context unspecified.
A half readable item describes stockings with phrases about growth, materials like Whit, Divek cord, and exterior stitching. The fragment mentions a brilliant blue color and a toileting reference, but lacks clear context or complete actions.
A newly designed locomotive, placed in service with a railroad serving Kansas City terminals, features pivoting tracks to adapt to sharp curves as tight as 100 feet radius. It lifts 60 tons and negotiates 7 percent grades with a three cylinder engine configuration and unique center-weighted boiler offset.
Commentary praises foreign practice of equipping trains with emergency tools including saws axes fire extinguishers and medical supplies. Cites Prussia France Germany and Victoria Australia as examples and notes improvements after the Als disaster and a Melbourne excursion crash.
London Tit-Bita notes ongoing fireproofing in Swindon coach construction with galvanized steel base, expanded metal bed, and a one inch fireproof flooring. Coats are also sheathed with galvanized steel sheets at sides and ends for extra protection.
The New York public service commission report for the second district shows locomotives owned by railroads operating in New York state rose 4.6 percent from 1907 to 1913. Average tractive effort grew 1.1 percent to 30 200 pounds in 1912, with analyses attributing engine failures to 12.5 percent bearing issues, 16 percent team, 19.9 percent steam leaks or 19.5 percent misc machinery faults, and 33.1 percent other causes, noting no boiler explosions in five years despite 6 000 locomotives in use statewide.
On January 1 1912 rail lines reported 78 106 miles of Hue and blocking systems with 20 345 miles under automatic blocks and 6 2 617 miles under manual blocking. By January 1 1914 the totals show 22 246 miles automatic and 65 719 miles manual with small post year adjustments.
A novel signaling eyetem is being tested on Geran railroads. Mirrors about a certain feet long are fed 08 AD axle, revolved by electricity, and used daytime with sunlight. At night they are illuminated by electricity and reversible at different distances, weather permitting.
Dickens endured a fatal railway wreck at Staplehurnt England on June 9 1885 when the carriage hung over the bridge. He helped carry wounded and rescued the manuscript of Our Mutual Friend before escaping. The trauma haunted him, causing paroxysms of fear in travel and ending with his death on the accident’s anniversary.
From Tripoli a report notes a preserved grove named Cader Grove, protected by a stout wall with eighty foot trees and trunks up to forty feet in girth. It laments past conservation lapses when thousands of workers felled giants under rough oversight.
The article recalls Milton's cottage near a village street with its plain window views of hedgerows and a cherry orchard. It notes the room where he wrote and the nearby houses including Shakespeare’s publisher, now a butcher shop, and a curiosity shop. A vivid image imagines the blind poet wandering to the orchard.
Braving darkness and a trestle railway line on Mount Washington, Beatrice Recknadel of New York and W. Q. Boatad completed an unprecedented ascent. They faced lantern‑carrying men attempting to deter them, reaching the summit around dawn after a four and a half hour five mile ascent. Mrs. Hanford's husband later accompanied them down.
Faint garbled text presents quotes attributed to Mario Korbel discussing Bohemian sculpture and a line about girls and pigments. The passage appears fragmented with numerous misspellings and unclear context, limiting definite interpretation of facts or events.
An excerpt from a Dewelt Michigan publication features an advertisement by Mrs James G. Lecuru promoting a medicine named Oetore. It claims the remedy relieves female ailments and assures women they will not regret taking it. The fragment presents a period style sales pitch typical of early 20th century drug ads.
A fragmented passage recalls a revolutionary figure boasting of captures and cruelties while denying excessive brutality. The text includes a stray ad for a medical cure and a note about a motor delivery business possibly displacing the postman, reflecting mixed content in an OCR newspaper excerpt.
The humor column quotes Puck noting a critic’s view that Hin is not a brilliant conversationalist. He admits the man speaks on any subject only when he knows something about it, underscoring the irony of broad but shallow dialogue in social chatter.
An advertisement touts a Castoria product for infants and children claiming it bears a signature and is recommended for various child ailments. The readable fragment suggests a marketing pitch emphasizing gentle relief and trusted branding for young patients.
Unclear OCR fragment shows a local issue involving jealousy and pot taxes in Essen. Readable terms include controversy over taxation and regional tension. No clear dates or named organizations are identifiable from the fragment.
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