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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
4
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as rapid relief for colds. It claims a dose every two hours for three doses clears nasal passageways and stops runny nose, headache, feverishness, and sneezing, with pleasant taste and no quinine, plus mentions Cuticura skincare ads for complexion care.
A fragmentary court report describes an accusation that a defendant used scurrilous language toward a man and struck him with a dangerous missile. The prisoner denies the charge and says he did nothing to harm the other person.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often mistaken for other ailments. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy and sample bottle by mail with ten cents, plus availability at drug stores.
A child named Suttie Bobble plays school with his grandmother. He correctly names a capital letter shown by the teacher, calling it a “siiygshor.” The playful scene shows early learning and family moments.
A fragment urges careful checking of ASTORIA bottles claiming infants and children benefit for over 80 years. The text references a tribute to eloquence from a pulpit and quotes fervent street dialect about church offerings, attributed to Boston Transit.
An ad touts Boschee's Syrup as a remedy for coughs bronchitis and lung trouble noting flu fatalities exceeded wartime deaths last year. The piece mixes product promotion with stray deluded lines about tardiness and misused quotes, reflecting fragmented OCR text.
Farmers and shippers must protect winter potato consignments from frost using heated car bins and false floors. Instructions from Markets Document 17 detail lining a rice of lumber and paper, air channels, and stove placement to ensure warm air reaches the floor. Maine practice shows cars reused with free return of fittings, while railroads may apply a reduced rate for returns nationwide.
A group of Harford county farmers near Baltimore organized a cooperative motor truck route to ship milk and produce. Trucks collect directly from farmers daily saving time by avoiding railroad points and separate pickups. Full details are in Farmers Bulletin No 1082 from the United States Department of Agriculture.
The Stet Peele of a storage place for fruit is absolute cleanliness. Sunshine, fresh air and white wash are important. Shelves should be washed and dried, moisture avoided to prevent mold. Dry a cellar with unslaked lime to absorb moisture, renewing when it crumbles. Growth of mold is slowed by light ventilation and low temperature.
Experimental stations advise new methods to protect crops. Top dressing alfalfa aims to curb winterkilling. Fall plowing and harrowing destroy grasshopper eggs and improve soil organic matter and nutrition.
Text describes the season's fabrics and coats for children and misses, highlighting ante wear wool pile resembling corduroy, and baby Persian lamb like chinchilla. It notes coats for teens and small girls with beaver-trim collars and a Napoleonic style hat, illustrating fashion aims and staying power.
In Gay Celers this year French gowns come in tomato red, victory blue, cerulean and mandarin yellow. Top coats of bright red crepe de chine are capricious yet lovely, toned with gray Angora and heavily trimmed, likely the top note for the country.
A midwinter display shows young girls wearing beaver and velvet hats with ribbons and duvetyn trims. Styles range from beaver fedoras to duvetyn tams with velvet crowns, ribbons, tassels, and velvet buttons enhancing the youthful millinery.
Text discusses fabric woolliness as a main winter characteristic. It notes velvety surfaces remain popular while weave varies for different effects. Mentions velvet alternatives and texture contrasts in cloth, with emphasis on visual and tactile qualities.
In 1879 Hampden issued a challenge appealing to prove Earth’s curvature from Scripture reason or fact. Alfred Russell Wallace demonstrated curvature along the Berford level canal, earning a reward not kept by Wallace, who returned the stake as the case moved to court where Hampden claimed the wager was unlawful.
A National Geographic Society bulletin extols adventurous pursuit of rare treasures. It notes explorers climb high peaks, dive to reefs, and risk disease or conflict to obtain pearls, Edelweiss specimens, and sacred artifacts, fueling geographic and scientific discoveries.
A Boston Post description notes Japanese prisoners wear wicker masks to hide identity and shame before court. Masks are removed in the box as prisoners bow their heads in humility.
An American in Moscow recalls a street scene where a boy cried I am lost and asked for help finding Ivan Tobingky, Moscow champion clothier, who supposedly sold autumn overcoats, neckties, shirts, hats and umbrellas cheaper than anyone else in the city. The anecdote highlights a wartime advertising stunt and the crowd’s quick response.
Scientists report that a holly species Ilex vomiteria yields significant caffeine levels in dried leaves. The find notes caffeins at roughly one to one and a half percent, highlighting a surprising plant source for stimulant compounds.
A Scotland report claiming a parrot developed varying cries was incorrect. The bird was found only to imitate bagpipes as observed by observers and named individuals Pusch and Louiloa.
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