The Two Crowne anti-liquor tract discussed
A reader critiques a prohibition tract The Two Crowne which ridicules the liquor trade and praises abstinence while blaming criminals and poor upbringing on social ills. The piece references Adolphus Busch and claims saloons do not cause poverty or crime, urging readers to see broader social factors. The notice also promotes engraved cards and brand books via The Camera.
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Adolphus Busch
Taft
Roosevelt
Jaapa
Anserte
Domentic
Artoon
Turkey
Europe
Brewer
The Chinese Wall and the Nine Gates of Peking
The piece describes the Great Wall surrounding Peking with the front gate Chien men leading to the forbidden city. It notes congestion from diverse traffic and the political urge to relieve it by opening two new gates, referencing historical changes under the republic and past looting after gate openings.
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Peking
Forbidden City
Old Manchime
Yuan Shikai
Chien-men
Lincoln County Officers and meeting schedule Kemmerer WY
Lincoln County officers are listed to include commission chair Smoot and members Owell Harrison Reynolds Embree and others. Commissioners meet at the court house in Kemmerer on the first Tuesday of each month and remain in session until work is completed. all bills against the county must be presented before month end.
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Kemmerer
Chas Ai Hereat Smoot
Ston
T. D. Owell
Harold R. Harrison Ben Rell
Carl Cook
Ed Hansen Gee
W. Tanner
Bert J. Carollettormey
Reynolds Wipt
Maggie F. Nicholson Toroner
R. H. Embree
J. R. McMinn
Onth
Town Officers Council Meets In Town Hall On First Monday
Town officers schedule a monthly meeting in Town Hall on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. The notice calls residents to attend and participate in local governance and public affairs.
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Town Hall
Kemmerer Churches Handay
fragments describe a church event or service in Kemmerer with names and times unclear. mentions Shen and Calvetioy in garbled form. readers advised to consult the original notice for date and venue details.
Foreign language newspapers and the spread of romanized scripts
The piece surveys multilingual presses in India and abroad, noting scripts from Burmese to Urdu, and how some papers use Romanized alphabets for non Latin languages. It describes wordwide circulation practices, linguistic variety, and differences in European versus colonial era newspaper layouts and advertising.
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Jain Medicine Co
Towa
Ceylon
India
Je Chamberlain Medicine Company
Oudh Akhbar
Lucknow
Chamberlain
Hhe
Mwheutta
South Africa
Local Kemmerer Merchant Promotes In-Community Ads
A fragmented local notice promotes a Kemmerer merchant claiming he can meet or beat out-of-town competitors in advertising. The piece urges residents to support local business and consider purchasing ads locally rather than from distant firms.
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Kemmerer
Polite Telephone Misadventure in New York
A man recounts a rude scramble through New York telephone listings to locate a long‑lost friend now married, only to be met with a string of dismissive rejections. He notes the irony of manners as he worries whether the next caller will be kinder.
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New York
Mankleigh
Elx Blankberghs
Mrs. Blankleigh
Change Names of Streets and Water Power Waste
The article notes French efforts to rename streets after 1870 events and details a Paris decree changing royal terms to national. It argues water power wastes coal equivalent to 20 million tons yearly due to undeveloped horsepower, urging harnessing rivers for electricity and noting long transmission lines.
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Liege
Sedan
Napoleon Lis
National Assembly
Paris
Unharnessed horse at snowy railroad station sighted
A blurred account describes a horse left unharnessed standing in the snow near a railroad station. An hour later the animal remained in place as a witness reported the scene from a window.
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Reese
Painful Wruth Mrs Portly cat speech at wintert mine
A fragmentary Punch-like cartoon caption shows Mrs Portly lamenting a costly speech with a cat paying the bill as the speaker recalls a mountain vacation. The bits imply a humorous quarrel over weight and expenses in a winter setting.
Cadson Case Clouded by Nonsensical Transcript
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss Cadson and a travel or fare case. Phrases mention a person named Cadson and a claim about inability to operate a family photograph. The readable text is sparse and unresolved, offering no clear facts or outcomes.
The Hour of Dawn and Call for Action
The piece laments decades of complacency as nations gain military power while the United States hoards wealth. It warns of looming war and urges immediate defensive measures, urging government action as dawn approaches.
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Mr. Pant Dispatch
Board of Live Stock Commissioners
Cheyenne
Wyo
Lava Hot Springs
Idano
J. V. Kisel
Idaho
Lincoln County Officers
Hach
Gnervicen
At & Glarance
Oidet
Cadson
Kemmerer, Wyo
Ideal Beach Amusement Co., Inc
Garden City, Utah
Bear Lake
Montpelier
Evanston
Ogden
Salt Lake City
J. E. Irvine
Pereona
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