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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
2
Washington reports on piracy waves tied to ship groundings and vanishings. The National Geographic bulletin traces ancient and medieval bases from the Greek Archipelago to Barbary coasts, Barbarossa, Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, and the enduring lure of the sea for outlaws.
London Morning Post notes the Royal Academy exhibition at Burlington House lacks the former Somerset House charm for pickpockets. After the academy vacated, a wooden dado was removed revealing a narrow gap packed with numerous purses, antique and modern, illustrating successful pocketpicking and disposal of stolen items.
In Martinez California a two pound cockatoo defeated an eight pound rooster after a five minute fight at the home of merchant B. F. Rhine. The birds had clashed for weeks and the cockatoo gripped the rooster’s windpipe with its beak for the final kill.
Rome reports Epaminonda Bertucci of Rome has announced a monoplane capable of 800 mph and landing without a long field. The craft, designed for aerial pursuit, would be armed with a machine gun. Bertucci says small-scale trials indicate potential success and notes operation can vary from high speed to very slow flight.
Mexico City’s population has surged over 100 percent in the past decade to about 1,000,000, driven by revolts and heavy influx. Housing is strained and suitable dwellings are scarce as conditions deteriorate.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa reports broad public backing for a constitutional amendment granting the president authority to veto riders in appropriation bills and to cut out single appropriations without killing entire supply measures. He aims to introduce the amendment after finalizing wording and expects ratification by two thirds of state legislatures.
Negotiations between government officials and railway executives continue over the railroads estimates of government indebtedness and claims against the government. Officials project the net amount due to railroads around 575 to 600 million, with about 883 million for the government control period and 229 million for the guaranty period. Secretary Mellon hinted that roughly 500 million could be paid in six months if funding and settlements proceed.
Miss Eisie Hill of the National Women’s party says government departments are using questionnaires to identify married women and have begun dropping married employees from payrolls. Air service inquiries ask if living with husband and other marital details, plus whether family members are government workers and earnings. Civil service exams continue for similar positions, implying married women face hardship while single women with independent resources are less affected. Women see motive as targeting marriage and a woman’s right to work.
Postmaster General Hays urges revamping the postal savings system to move funds from hoards into circulation. He calls for higher interest, deposits under one year, removal of age limits, and savings branches in 50,000 post offices. He says private banks benefit as funds are redeposited with them by the government. Bankers support the plan.
Hopkins Minnesota woman recounts relief from hot flashes and other symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She endorses the product and invites others to write Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for health advice, noting letters are read by a woman and kept confidential.
In Ora's first year at school Maurice, two years younger, adores his brother Bigon and imitates his startling learning. When an aunt asks Maurice to recite the alphabet he cannot yet say the letters himself, declaring that Bigon can say them, and then Maurice astonishingly pronounces the A to Z exactly as Bigon does.
Drugstore readers are urged to try Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root a noted kidney liver and bladder medicine praised by druggists for years It is described as a strengthening physician prescribed remedy that supports natural organ function and is available at druggists or via a sample request to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with a note of the citing newspaper.
San Francisco docks can hold 250 vessels at once, based on current facilities. A number of workers, inspired by Darwinian theory, are reportedly transforming themselves back into monkeys.
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