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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1913
Page
2
A frustrated father loudly mocks the local newspaper for failing to meet his expectations yet angrily notices when it does not arrive. He mocks weddings social news and columns but insists he would fix it by becoming a reader himself. The notice urges prompt subscription payment to avoid disconnection.
The American Express Company in Omaha announces it becomes the General European Agency for the Union Pacific System effective September 1. The Union Pacific shield will be painted on the windows of its 21 European agencies, with agents given full travel information for US travels. Services include securing steamship, hotel, and railroad accommodations, paying customs, and easing travel from Europe to America for Americans and Europeans alike.
The piece praises multigenerational homes where grandparents offer priceless counsel and memories of past DIY projects. It reflects on the joy of listening and sharing tales, and notes the challenge of keeping elderly relatives comfortable while family journeys and duties continue.
Railroads set a single fare for round trips to the Wyoming State Fair with tickets valid from September 29 to October. Troops from Ft. Robinson under Captain C. G. Symmons, including the band and Machine Gun Platoon of the 12th Cavalry, will march by land and arrive in Douglas before the fair opens.
The slate of Wyoming in Uinta County declares that Patrick J. Quealy as administrator has rendered an account of the estate of Lawrence Quealy deceased and petitions for distribution. A hearing is set for October 6 at 10:00 a.m. in the Evanston courthouse to settle the estate and contest objections by heirs or creditors.
Tom Gaimon reports 212 tons of alfalfa from two crops this year plus 40 acres of grain now stacked. He notes favorable season and predicts the abnep will come off the reserve in prime condition. Tom plans to move his family back to town in early October.
In Scutari a Turkish magistrate issued a Solomon like ruling after a peasant argued his missing cow was among cattle being sent to the frontier. The cow would be milked in the public square and, if it returned to the plaintiff's stable on its own, would belong to him. The cow complied and entered the plaintiff's home.
The article describes caber tossing as a premier athletic test of strength and skill. It outlines the tradition in Henny Scotland and details the method: a tapered tree trunk is raised vertical with the small end down, then thrown so the large end lands first and the small end traces a half circle away from the thrower. The winner is the contestant whose caber lands with the small end farthest from the throw point.
State of Wyoming Uluta County notice of settlement of final account for James Henson estate. Edward J. Smith administrator to appear October 1 at ten o'clock in Evanston court to file exceptions in writing. Dated August 1, 1913. Clerk William H. Bartlett. Attorneys Christmns.
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