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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
11
A Southern Oklahoma cotton season ends with large colored community camp meetings. A minister exhorts heavenly joys as a brother shouts about wanting to be a June bug. A sister quips about a woodpecker catching him on the way.
An advertisement promises freckles can be removed with Othine double strength. Apply nightly and morning, one ounce often enough to clear skin, with a money back guarantee if it fails. The copy ends with a fashion quip about outdated clothes.
An aged testimonial style ad urges readers to purify blood for health and vitality. It promotes S. S. S. as a vegetable medicine and advises visiting a drug store or writing to the Medical Director, Swift Pacific Co., in Atlanta for free medical notices.
A Williamsburg Bridge approach beggar sits in a wheelchair with a teenage helper barking for coins in Yiddish style appeals. Bystanders contribute, while reports note the tactic as a modernized scam in city life. A separate legal note records a wife seeking divorce due to incompatibility, stating simply her wish to separate because he does not.
A humorous note on Adam and the Adam s apple explaining why the throat protuberance is named after the biblical figure. It links human ancestry to the notion of Adam s bite and the lingering burden of original humanity. The piece ends by mentioning a personal tie to the Chicago Journal as part of the ancestry gag.
The American Legion Weekly recalls a bold request for strong cigars as a character quip. A note on electric fog sirens claims inventors say they can be heard fourteen miles away, underscoring wartime or industrial era ambiance and public alarm culture.
A fashion feature surveys early spring hats flaunting lacquered fabrics, cellophane braids, raffia, spun glass, and vibrant decorations. Egyptian, Chinese, and Spanish influences shape brims while hats showcase flowers, fruits, and unusual materials like hair cloth and velvet.
The article notes plaid effects used beyond full dresses including ineligs and Rita Mings items, signaling a versatile fashion approach. Strong entities include Plaid Effects, Ineligs, Rita Mings, and garment styling trends across multiple articles.
A veteran is offered a chance to learn solid business skills from Tom, with the caveat that advancement starts at the bottom. The emphasis is on practical training over immediate status, contrasting with continuing in law enforcement.
A druggist touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a trusted kidney liver and bladder remedy claiming broad success based on sworn statements from customers. The ad notes sample bottles by parcel post and lists Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton NY with bottles sold at drug stores.
In the Cyclone Belt the difficulty of finding a house extends beyond the East. A Kansas native recounts an encounter with a stranger house hunting, joking that the wind might have blown the search this far, illustrating widespread housing challenges amid seasonal gales.
Open nostrils and end congestion with Ely's Cream Balm. A small bottle relieves stuffed nasal passages, soothes inflamed mucous membranes, and helps breathing. Instant relief for head colds and catarrh with fragrant antiseptic action, Ady.
Inference questions what Flubdub rambles about as the fullness of magazine contests is noted. The dialogue reveals he won a prize, signaling recognition.
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional condition and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy that works through the blood to mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 guarantee to cure any case the product does not cure and lists F. P. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio as the source with testimonials.
British East Africa announces a market search for American trade well drilling equipment. The move signals expansion plans and aims to source reliable gear from U S manufacturers, with potential implications for regional development and energy projects.
Delegation of stockmen reports to the minister of public lands detailing losses of 60,000 sheep in New South Wales within months. They seek government action including a dogproof fence to isolate a district of about 40 000 square miles to curb depredations by packs of wild dogs.
Consumer health ad promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross stamp claiming safe use for colds headaches toothache and neuralgic pains. It notes small tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages, cites 18 years of physician usage, and ends with a humorous quote about fools and admirers.
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