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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1914
Page
3
A general court martial heard testimony from a one eyed soldier in a case where one man was accused of biting off an ear after a fight at a frontier post. The witness admitted the ear might have been torn by stubble before insisting the accused did the biting.
Mr F G Case of Welcome Lake Pa reports kidney and back pain relief after using Dodds Kidney Pills and urges publication for sufferers. Advertisement offers Dodds Kidney Pills at 60c per box from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY and free Household Hints Calmly Recipes and National Anthem music.
Campaign rhetoric in Kentucky features Representative Stanley extolling steel and iron in American industry. He notes steel in everyday objects from cradles to coffins, while a crowd member asks how to worry about steel nails after burial.
An old advertisement promises quick relief for irritated infant skin using Cuticura soap followed by oil care. It invites readers to request a free sample by mailing to Acura Dept X Boston and indicates the product is sold everywhere.
A traveler asks for hotel advice at a train platform. A local replies that two hotels exist and, noting his stay at Hotel Hornswoggle, recommends the other option instead. The exchange appears in the Louisville Courier Journal.
The advertisement promotes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children. It claims a long history of use and asks readers to notice the product’s signature on the label. It cautions that Fletcher’s Castoria is trusted for childhood ailments.
A fragmentary quip contrasts luck with town life and the circus winter quarters. The speaker mocks those who say life isn’t worth living, ending with a dismissive line about the constant complainers and a pun on “feller” and local winters.
A fragment mentions a skeleton key and prompts discussion on access control and security safeguards. No further details on who found it or where.
News from the front describes intense fighting across Flanders and neighboring sectors. French right wing gains ground near Lesmenil and St Die area while advancing in Alsace and Vosges. Artillery dominates actions near Nieuport and Ypres with limited infantry breakthroughs by German forces.
Mrs. Dorothy Slingsby of San Francisco denied in probate court that her son, heir to the Slingsby estate in Yorkshire, had died and that she substituted another infant for him.
Lieutenant General Ferdi Wacaker von Dnankensehall, commander of six German infantry divisions, is reported fallen in battle in Poland. Details remain fragmentary and military authorities have not released official confirmation.
The King of England travels to France and the King of Belgium and President Poincare join their forces. In Poland the front line shifts under German and Russian pressures as leaders observe battles and assess gains and losses. Russian and German flanks face ongoing harassment from Cossacks with no decisive breakthrough reported.
Progressives from thirty four states met in Chicago for a conference of the party's executive committee and voiced continued support for Progressive principles. George W. Perkins of New York released a statement urging ongoing party work and that the national committee fix the time and place for the national convention and arrange business for the presidential campaign two years ahead.
Circuit Judge Gustav Anderson overruled a demurrer by Governor Oswald West and others in a $7,500 damages suit filed by William Wiegiana and HL. A. Stewart of Copperfield. They claim the governor and agents restrained their saloon business by sending military forces to Copperfield last January.
Bernard Dernburg former German secretary of state for the colonies urged speedier peace in a New York Economic Club dinner speech He called the war stupid unnecessary and uncalled for and said he aimed to ease tensions to restore normal relations and business between Germany and the United States Other speakers included Augustus P Gardner and David Starr Jordan.
At Turver hall on the north side a German and Irish meeting urged congress to ban all contraband of war with food staffs exempted. Speakers said continued shipments from the United States to Europe only prolong the war.
President Wilson on Saturday refused to back down on woman suffrage. He sent a letter to Miss Mary M. Childs reiterating his belief that the issue should be decided by the states and not by federal action. The remarks mark another defiant stance in the ongoing suffrage debate.
Captain Benton C. Decker commander of the U. S. Tennessee is shown in full uniform after his launch was fired on by a Turkish fort near Smyrna. The incident underscores naval tensions in the area.
The article extols Kashmir as the brightest jewel of India, praising its snow capped mountains pine clad hills rushing rivers and lucid lakes. It laments increasing tourist influx raising prices and introducing luxury goods that threaten its pristine traditions.
Before Congress of Vienna, Alexander I of Russia and the king of Prussia with a large retinue entered Vienna to shape Europe’s map. The thrones Napoleon toppled would be restored while despots once dismissed would regain scepters. The congress’s weeks were spent in grand festivities funded by Austria notwithstanding the country’s tight finances.
A New York resident petitioning to change his name from Egg cites family jokes as his reason. He and his wife have four children and are nicknamed the half dozen Eggs, claiming the name weighs on him. The exchange notes his prior attempt ended badly.
A quip notes that the best path to easy street is through a soft, comfortable kind of work, suggesting ease comes from choosing gentle tasks rather than hard labor.
A wry maxim notes that wealth opens doors for a man who allows his companion to speak for him and warns against trying to govern a woman unless she is a stenographer.
Maltimore Maryland May 29 1914 My limbs from knee to ankle were covered with eczema for a year It began with water pimples that burned and formed sores and a yellow crust I dreaded night Itching and burning were severe I tried many remedies then Resinol ointment and soap relieved the itching and burning and after a month’s use I was cured Signed T B Lewis 1821 Summit St Resinol soap and resinol ointment sold by all druggists.
A humorous exchange from the Sydney Bulletin features a strongman beggar asking for a trifle, and a minister questioning his ability to beg without getting hurt. The banter highlights social dynamics and attitudes toward begging in a provincial setting.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a suitor proclaims his wish to wed the daughter, while the father probes his means of support with a blunt reply that he has none and seeks marriage as the reason. The dialogue reflects social expectations about financial stability in marriage.
A Cornwall man who pursued an automobile driving course by mail was arrested. Authorities questioned why he could not be left to his fate and proceeded with legal steps in the case.
Stockton, California. F. P. Lamerraus sentenced to over days in county jail and to pay $260 for contempt by Judge W. Norton in the superior court.
One person died and several were injured as a severe windstorm and torrential rain swept Houston Texas on Wednesday. Dozens were displaced from their homes as streets flooded and emergency services responded to the dangerous weather.
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