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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
12
A reader from Summit New Jersey reports relief from digestive issues stomach pain insomnia backache and hot flashes after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She warns others not to publish the letter while praising the product as helpful for menopausal symptoms.
A newspaper summary notes that burglars often gain far less than the stolen value. Across 468 cases in the kingdom the thieves netted about 75 per person, while the true plunder was many times higher. All cited offenders ended up jailed.
In a schoolyard exchange, a nine year old girl boastfully claims Ike has a title and everything at their home bears Collett place while another child counters with Collect please implying a similar status. The dialog satirizes pretentious airs among youngsters as they compare family prestige.
In a New York Evening Post snippet, a guest recalls a banquet where one attendee admits cheating due to climate discomfort, contrasting a California native with a man from Florida.
Shake Allen's Foot Balm into shoes to reduce corns callouses and sore feet. The antiseptic powder supposedly stops friction, saves shoe wear and expense, and makes walking comfortable. Also suggests using the product in a foot bath.
The notice touts Bayer tablets as genuine aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed for over twenty years. It advertises unbroken Bayer packages with directions for headache toothache and other pains, notes 12 tablet tins and larger packages, and cites the Monocetic ester of salicylic acid as the composition.
Bill Anklins quotes a worker named Enery who laments a harsh foreman. Enery describes the foreman as mean and cruel, citing an example of removing wheelbarrel legs so workers cannot sit down or rest. The exchange lampoons workplace abuse with a humorous tone.
John endured a long day of play and told his mother his knee ached. She dismissed it as growing pain and expected relief by morning. He then questioned whether one leg would stay shorter than the other, signaling concern beyond a simple ache.
A compact excerpt blends nocturnal musings with brief wry observations. It contrasts silent vigils and voices of the night with a question about infant colic, followed by a blunt note on spending and frugality.
Former Mexican ambassador Igancio Bonillas warned of an imminent split within Obregonistas describing a regime composed of divergent elements unlikely to endure. He noted civilian rule desired by the public and cited the Elimination of General Pablo Gonzales as a sign of mounting dissent amid ongoing unrest and a fragile reconstruction.
United States will observer unofficially at Brussels financial congress under the league of nations on July 23. Three non government representatives will be chosen to observe and report on economic conditions and reconstruction suggestions.
Governor James M Cox of Ohio replying to a Richmond P Hobson telegram from Alabama Antisaloon League leader seeking a firm statement against any congressional move to alter the Volstead Act to allow higher alcohol content. Cox said he would answer in due time.
Chicago judge Kenesaw M. Landis denounces President Wilson for commuting James Dorsey’s sentence from eight years to four. Dorsey, reputed millionaire cattleman of Gilbert, Delaware, drew sharp rebuke from the bench in a statement to the bar on July 8.
The Georgia senate approved a resolution to submit to voters on September 8 a proposal to move the state capital from Atlanta to Macon. The measure now goes to the house for action. Forest fires rage in California with thirty blazes in national forests but only two pose a threat, as U S district forest official W T Hammatt reports.
The state health officer announces eight bubonic plague cases in Texas with three fatalities to date. Beaumont reports the deaths as of July 8. Austin is noted in the outbreak context. Public health officials monitor contacts and issue warnings.
Washington reports under royal command Major General Gorgas will receive a major general’s funeral in the British army. The State Department was advised by Aulias Leader Devise at London. President Wilson accepted an invitation to convene a league assembly meeting in early November, announced in the House of Commons by Cecil B. Harmsworth.
Charles Fairchild of New York leads a suit in the District of Columbia Supreme Court seeking to enjoin Bainbridge Colby from issuing a proclamation that the suffrage amendment is ratified. The case argues the West Virginia ratification was fraudulently obtained and Tennessee’s action may be unlawful, triggering a sharp new challenge amid suffrage opposition.
Democratic and Republican national conventions refused to endorse a soldier cash bonus. The American Legion lobby failed to sway either party as both platforms omitted any reference to a cash bonus, effectively burying the issue.
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California declared in San Francisco that Republican support for a candidate who stands four-square on the platform is essential to safeguard and preserve Americanism, urging voters to back Harding.
Louis D. Brandeis, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, was elected president of the international Zionist conference convening July 7. It marks the first Zionist gathering in seven years, aimed at formulating a political program to be urged for Palestine.
Governor James M. Cox of Ohio calls on the Louisiana legislature to ratify the woman suffrage amendment at once. He argues it is the duty of the body to act without delay.
Reports from Eagle Pass Texas say twelve bridges were burned in Mexico south of Montclova sparking rumors of a new revolution in the southern republic Adolfo Gonzales is named as head of the movement.
Copenhagen reports little change after Danish folketing elections. Conservatives sit on eighty-two seats, up from eighty-one, while the opposition holds fifty-eight seats.
The White House announces President Wilson plans to stay in Washington through the summer. He will not spend time away from the capital as he finds the weather there uncomfortable and unsuitable for travel.
North Carolina Governor Bickett has ordered a special legislative session for August 10 to consider ratification of the suffrage amendment. The move aims to secure state approval for the nationwide voting rights measure.
Turkish nationalists have defied the British along the Dardanelles Bosphorus and Sea of Marmara. British ships bombarded nationalist positions while Greeks advance west of Baloukessar drives Turks from the Baloukessar region and seizes Cha feck. Refugees flood Constantinople as Greek troops push toward Adramit and disrupt Turkish rail links.
Governor James M. Cox spoke to several thousand old friends and neighbors in Middleton on Tuesday night. He arrived with Mrs. Cox and party from Chicago to a standing ovation as he mounted a platform in the public square for his first campaign effort in the town.
Howard Williams, national vice chairman of the forty eight committee, announced on July 6 that third party advocates see victory at the Democratic convention and plan a Chicago gathering July 10 to 14 to organize a new party and nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates.
In Spartansburg South Carolina a pistol duel left William P. Cooper a blacksmith dead and Oscar Godfrey a horn trader dying. Both men fired until their weapons were empty and Godfrey was seen still snapping his empty pistol at Cooper’s body as police arrived.
El Paso dispatch reports Francisco Villa has signed an armistice and will cease attacks on trains garrisons and towns. He agrees to surrender under conditions to be approved by Provisional President De La Huerta.
Reports from New York claim American and British tobacco interests and European bankers are negotiating to buy the French government's tobacco monopoly for 400 million dollars. Yellow fever updates from Washington note improvement while progress and quarantine measures continue in San Salvador per official dispatches from the Salvadorean government.
The brief items report Walter Ulrich killed in Cheyenne when crushed between freight cars. Grasshopper plague fighting used poison in Lander region. 315000 ties from Wyoming Tie and Timber Co. head to Riverton via Dubois rail line. Mrs Eugene Wilson of Lusk named home representative for Cathedral Home for Children in Laramie. Lieutenant G A Stanton, who lost his mind in France, found near Midwe refinery and sent to Casper hospital. Flood rescues near Hudson as wagon and horses swept away. Two men fined for firing in Kemmerer area. Dabney Scales, Confederate naval officer, dies in Sheridan hospital. Coal mine fatalities at Diamondville. Union Pacific adds siding in Laramie and two miles for Pacific fruit express. Basin free camp grounds expanded to accommodate 100 more cars. John Hernandez dies after self-inflicted gunshot at Thermopolis ranch. A 100 million fund proposed to aid western wool-growers, Chicago to finance wool clip. Leroy Moore accidentally shot at Joln Bare fancy near Lusk. Basin chosen for Wyoming cavalry encampment with seven troops and 800 men September 1.
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