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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
5
Avoid its dangerous stage. Catarrh can progress from nasal congestion to lung involvement and consumption. Local sprays and jellies fail. S. S. 8. 8. is claimed to address the source by removing germs from the blood. Get a bottle from your druggist and seek free medical advice from Medical Doctor, 14 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to use to color worn garments and draperies with rich, fadeless shades. It promises guaranteed results, claims a pharmacist can provide a color card, and links dyeing to refined wear and perfume, with Cuticura products suggested for skin care.
A couple dances as the orchestra plays Kiss Me Again. She compliments the performance calling it a poem and notes the feet are mixed up, while he urges her to continue with whispered prompts.
Detail reports Private Napoleon Booker Washington Simpson received leave to visit a wounded buddy in a nearby field hospital. He was stopped by an army nurse who asked about a dark complected man named Johnson and noted Johnson was convalescing. Simpson waited until Johnson’s convalescence.
A postcard from a library informs a borrower that the title The Girl He Left Behind Him is available, triggering domestic suspicion when the wife misreads the note. The tale, cited from Pearson's Weekly, hinges on a misinterpreted reservation notice and a misunderstanding over a loaned novel.
An elderly lady questions an ex artilleryman about the war’s horrors. The veteran recalls spotting a German machine gun nest and firing a shell that hit the middle of the ferries. The shell was a dud and did not kill the gunners. The piece ends with a traditional caution about sweetness fading after marriage.
Washington reports railroad executives urging Congress to provide $500 million to buy freight cars and locomotives as a midwest shortage worsens. Samuel Rea of Pennsylvania roads supports government security in equipment trusts. E N Brown cites 226000 freight cars, 3190 locomotives and 6000 passenger cars as needs, with costs near $616 million. Western lines require $352.9 million more to reach 6 percent return, prompting a 24 percent rate increase west of the Mississippi.
Idaho Senator Borah introduces a resolution urging the senate elections committee to investigate all presidential campaign expenditures. The inquiry would cover both parties and include the use of patronage as a means of influence.
New Jersey Governor Edwards announced on May 6 his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president. His friend Walker W. Vick is named as filing the formal declaration of his bid.
The Prussian assembly shows no inclination to reopen the financial arrangements with the Hohenzollern family. Former emperor William is likely to pursue action in the courts.
Atlantic City reports that peak prices for footwear have been reached. The Tanners' Council of the United States executive committee says any price reductions would take three to four months to reach consumers after the annual meeting.
Walter Andrew Watson pleaded guilty in superior court on May 6 to a county grand jury indictment charging him with first degree murder in the killing of Nina Lee Deloney.
Mamuel W. McCall former governor of Massachusetts is nominated by President Wilson to join the tariff commission replacing Senator Burton of Ohio who declined the post.
Final estimates from the Copenhagen Society for the study of the consequences of the war put total World War casualties at 36,880,000. The figure reflects a comprehensive tally of deaths and related losses across participating nations and colonies.
Telegraph reports confirm Polish Ukrainian forces attacking Kiev have virtually destroyed two Bolshevik armies. Patches from the frontline indicate heavy Bolshevik losses as the offensive advances.
The Boston Transcript quotes Sir Oliver Lodge noting that dying is like discarding an old suit, a thought some find as hard as death itself. It also mentions police curiosity about a man, suggesting nervousness and public scrutiny in the era.
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