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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1921
Page
12
Chicago police receive instruction in a new tear gas bomb developed by Prof. W Lee Lewis of Northwestern University. The device, basketball sized, is designed to disperse mobs and drive fugitives from barricaded residences into the open.
Gen Armando Vittorio Diaz commander in chief of Italian forces arrives in San Francisco for a three day visit. Crowds line streets to witness arrival as officers and men of the Libia join local authorities in welcoming Diaz in San Francisco bay.
Reuters reports during disturbances in Bombay linked to the Prince of Wales visit, 36 people were killed and 160 injured, with two Europeans among the fatalities. The correspondent says the situation is returning to normal.
A hardware ad touts copper tubing by the foot from Welton Hardware Co in Denver. Separate text reports Magistrate Mortimer Brown advising wives to photograph intoxicated husbands to deter abuse, urging reform through a stark image.
Feature on a two story house 38 by 86 feet 6 inches combining old and new style elements. Describes floor plan with large bright rooms, kitchen layout, pantry access, maid’s room, multiple storage spaces and four bedrooms including a 16 by 17 master, plus generous closets and casement windows.
During the great days of the Roman state consuls and high magistrates were publicly attended by actors who cleared the way and enforced respect for authority. They arrested and punished criminals as the fasces symbolized their office with a bound bundle of rods around an axe handle.
A charming blend of old and new features a frame home with a brown thatched roof and white trim. It includes a reception hall with wall seat, a spacious living room with open fireplace, four casement windows, dual French doors to the dining room, and a sun parlor near the kitchen for light meals and easy service. The scene also notes Fascisti in Italy, wearing insignia and opposing anarchists and bolsheviks.
A visiting American in China gifted a viceroy with a fine bull pup. The viceroy replied that his household did not eat that dog but that it was served at breakfast to his suke with unqualified praise, as recounted by the Philadelphia Ledger.
A ship at sea received a wireless distress call from the Wekiga bound for Bremen 500 miles away. Cap tain William Blind of the America reported crew cramps and fever and the doctor ordered opium tablets via wireless, helping the afflicted aboard the Wekiga recover.
A narrator recalls a desert journey in Colima and Sonora where hunger drives a man to barter for food with his glass eye. A Mexican woman and children witness the feast as a rooster is cooked for the saintly guest. The tale ends with a farewell across the Wasza.
Bill Moore stacks a thin pine pile near the road as Mr. Rust, timber owner, drives by and quips about the log heap. The exchange hints at escalating lumber prices and regional tensions over timber control.
A gritty line from Cactus Joe mocks outsiders, claiming the rugged town deters lawbreakers. He says the advantage of a tough settlement is making any intruder feel like an amateur before he gets far. The scene hints at local bravado and wary frontier justice.
An on stage caption promotes Cuticura Toilet Trio products with lines about a girl promising not to wear tights for a bare knee chorus. It touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as a daily regimen to clear complexion, keep scalp clean, and hands soft and white.
A light exchange shows women’s humor as men attempt to outdo them with playful banter. The dialogue contrasts women’s reputed seriousness with men’s humorous efforts to “under study” their reactions.
A dialogue contrasts eight hours a day with a man’s need to work sixteen hours for gas, repairs, and daily survival. Mr. Craig airs a view that a laborer must extend work hours beyond eight to manage rising costs and duties.
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