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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
13
Architect William A. Radford explains how careful planning trims interior waste space to cut building costs. He describes a compact stucco home for a family of four or five with a central hall, two bedrooms, and ample storage, noting current prices have hit a floor and estimates come from local builders.
The article describes a house layout with straight walls for lower costs and a porch corner entry. It notes a 86 by 2 foot building with four rooms on the first floor and two bedrooms on the second, plus a 14 by 16 living room and a 10 by 18 dining room, kitchen, and storage nooks. Deer and acorn feeding mention fall hunting and poultry plans, plus daily pigeon arrivals from the Columbia River islands.
In Washington’s oak openings along the Columbia River wild pigeons feed on acorns left from last year. Birds grow large on the nut diet and some are killed for the pot with average favor to grouse. Wild and domestic hogs made little impact on the acorns, suggesting an abundant crop this summer.
In Indiana a minister’s wife prepared for surgery as her family showed care all day. Late that evening the seven year old twins Flora and Floyd argued, prompting a lecture on worrying mom. Floyd’s remark about a potential new wife quoted from a neighborhood debate.
Senator Sorghum dismisses any chance the theory of relativity will be a campaign topic. He says he has not studied it and does not expect it to arise in political discourse.
The recent census reports fourteen Japanese cities with populations exceeding 100000. Tokyo, the capital, leads with about 2,178,162 residents followed by other major urban centers.
An article describes Bulgarian rural customs considered essential for welfare. It lists beliefs such as fumigating flour, spilling water at the spring, tearing bread ends before sale, not giving children spoons, banning baths for under se ven, and a dog sleeping on the roof disturb ing the dead.
Elinor Glyn discusses a long Spain visit noting a high infant death rate. She claims large Spanish families are prolific but many babies die young due to maternal hygiene ignorance. A grim joke about a doctor misstates infant feeding as a supposedly better diet.
Epaminonda Bertucci of Rome announces a small scale test of a double landing airplane that rises without a long takeoff and can travel over 500 miles per hour or crawl at a few miles per hour. He claims the craft is armed with a machine gun and designed for aerial pursuit.
A Jackson News note jokes about catching ants and giving them an alcohol bath to stop pantry pests. The quip highlights the stubborn red ants and mock remedy in a light local tone.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a mangled scene with references to a coal man and winter fuel. The readable parts mention a character complaining about a wilted collar and a struggle between despair and quitting. No clear event or names emerge.
London Answers notes that the £1,000,000 settlement satisfies both sides' lawyers with no mention of additional gains for others. An advertisement promotes Cutiura Soap promising double razor efficiency and skin health for shaving bathing and shampooing.
A young man contemplates his fortune after a woman declares she loves him and will share his fate. He feels overwhelmed by happiness and vows to provide for her welfare, while she teases him about a supposed screw loose.
In Constantinople a large gathering marked the opening of a new YWCA service center in Stamboul with speeches in English and Turkish. The attractive house and garden suit the center and a second recreation site, a garden on the Marmora Sea, has been provided for Constantinople girls.
Robert wonders how to tell if green garden shoots are weeds. The rule is simple: pull them out and if they regrow they are weeds. This terse gardening tip reflects the paper’s practical tone.
A farmer and neighbor discuss Josh, back from his travels with the marines. The boy appears mild yet shows new habits: going to movies, smoking, drinking lemon soda, and collecting pictures of film actresses as he tests his wild oats.
The oval room buzzes as a beautiful woman shoots a married man not her husband. The city editor orders all her photographs from babyhood to yesterday, plans exclusive publication of her diary, and enlists a motion picture friend seeking new star potential.
A playful exchange describes an imaginary spheroid as a rooster laying an egg, illustrating a paradoxical riddle rather than a geometric object.
Two strangers share a humorous exchange aboard a suburban train. One boasts of starting city skyscraper elevators that rise on his signal, while the other, posing as an undertaker, claims he can send things down with equal certainty.
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