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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1919
Page
5
An incomplete report describes a person experiencing severe pain including headaches and eye or mouth discomfort. The text is garbled, making full meaning unclear, but indicates significant distress and physical symptoms.
A Philadelphia mother, forgetful yet clever, ensures her son Tom takes medicine on time by telling him the dosing hours and then convincing him to skip the doses a half hour before each due time. Her husband asks if she stuck to the schedule, and she boasts that she did not miss a time. The tale highlights patient management through misdirection.
A young man recalls a tearful painting as a heavy subject is discussed. A damsel jokes she does not recall the subject, but mentions she once sat under a heavy picture whose cord broke and fell on her head.
The Green Hand asks the Boss what is wrong as he appears soaked and disoriented after an earthquake or tornado-like event. The Boss explains he was trimming mule foreman’s hind feet when a collapse threw him through the barn door into a travel spit, remarking on strange weather.
Bayer insists on genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in Bayer packaging with clear directions for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The product, a monoacetyl ester of salicylic acid, has been prescribed by physicians for nineteen years and comes in handy tins of 12 tablets at a few cents. Also notes a cigarette paper ban blocking mail transmission to Greece and Greek territories.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle overnight laxative to cleanse the liver and bowels. It claims quick relief from biliousness headaches constipation and bad breath without the harsh effects of salts oil calomel or strong pills.
A humor piece from Lindies' Home Journal recounts an elevator boy in a New York office who resents answering questions from residents, culminating in a quip about the bother of answering questions itself. A second vignette features a wife planning to quiz Shakespeare in heaven.
In a brief, witty exchange, the clockmakers are described as sycophantic toward the timekeepers. A companion quips that the subject must be a timeserver, highlighting the humor around punctual service and loyalty to the clockwise world.
Attorney General Palmer announces the government will marshal every resource, including police and troops if needed, to prevent a national disaster as miners refuse to end a 500,000 worker strike. Price controls will be reinforced to protect the public and deter profiteering while criminal penalties apply to those who cut production. Garfield, recalled fuel administrator, will push price policy, not allocation or zoning. The plan upholds workers' rights to strike while enforcing the law.
The International Labor Conference formally opened on October 20 with Secretary of Labor Wilson presiding. Congress had barred appointing governmental delegates, but the United States will be represented through Wilson who will continue as conference president.
President Wilson's condition has improved sufficiently that until a clear setback occurs no bulletins will be issued from the White House. Physicians say he is out of danger and progressing in recuperation. In Mexico, Germans in a new colony form a committee with the German consul general in Mexico City to aid emigration.
Six known dead and fifty to sixty injured in a Southern Pacific line crash near Acton California on Wednesday. Two others believed dead and one man gravely injured. A second item notes Dan O Leary farewell in Chicago as he plans a two year journey to visit governors of the forty eight states.
In Boston a tale about President Lowell and a business man underscores campaign aims for Harvard's endowment. Lowell recalls a girl at the butcher’s counter asking for a limousine while her mother wants 10 cents worth of liver, illustrating differing desires.
A farmer guarding a roadside watermelon patch gained temporary immunity by placing a conspicuous sign. It declares that six melons are filled with strychnine and only the farmer knows which ones, aiming to deter passing motorists from theft.
Advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for severe colds and stuffed noses. It claims relief within two to three doses, stops runny nose and headaches, costs only a few cents, and contains no quinine.
The phrase carpet-bagger was first used for political adventurers in America. It labeled itinerant operators who pander to prejudices to gain office, named for having only enough property to fill a carpet bag.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for clear skin with steps to apply Onnot ment then wash with Cuticura Soap and soft dry powder for fragrance. A separate quip mocks the cost of politeness as a joke about saying please to telephone operators.
A dialog shows a host questioning why he was placed between two women who nearly wore him out with talk. The host reveals the reason was overheard boast of liking tongue sandwiches, hinting at a practical joke or social maneuver.
A humorous exchange shows a couple debating hiring a small pet monkey for the home. Harold exclaims with surprise as a sudden proposal unfolds.
A terse exchange reveals scarcity of soft drinks with the remark “Tave you no soft drinks In this house?” and the reply “Nothing but iron water” highlighting shortages or stubborn humor.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co declares under oath in Toledo that the senior partner will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary A. W. Gleason witnessed the sworn statement on December 6. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is described as acting through the blood to mucous surfaces. F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo advertise the remedy with a sales motto about profit and success.
The notice warns that infant mortality is high in civilized countries with up to a quarter dying before age one and over a third before age five. It claims Castoria, free of opiates when bearing Charles H. Fletcher’s signature, can save infants and condemns narcotic preparations for children.
Foreign country stamps honor living American and allied leaders without U S portraits. Uruguay prepares peace stamp set bearing portraits of President Wilson and other world rulers, praised by philatelists.
A brief dialogue shows a critic praising an actor for authenticity, arguing he performs as himself rather than as a counterfeit. The exchange highlights tension between genuine portrayal and public perception of talent.
An old health advert warns kidneys as the body’s blood filters and links kidney disease to fatigue sleeplessness and a range of pains. It promotes GOLD MEDAL brand kidney oil capsules claiming rapid relief and long term protection with a money back guarantee.
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