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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
12
Washington figures for armament talks show military outlays at 418 million dollars while civilian spending on luxuries soars. Americans spent 834 million on soda and confections and 959 million on personal adornment items. Tobacco purchases reach 1,151 million and entertainment costs total 897 million.
Fifty Russian war or conflict displaced persons arrive on the steamship Polonia and will be placed by the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. They will be distributed among distant relatives and families willing to adopt.
Federal prohibition agents with local authorities in a ten day drive destroyed 8,000 gallons of whisky 2,000 gallons of moonshine and 1,000 gallons of corn mash. Five stills were seized.
The tug Neptune reports the loss of barges Governor Robey and Carrieys with six men aboard in a storm off Save sink while in tow from Norfolk to Boston. The Neptune arrived at New York and relayed the word to agents here.
John McCormack the singer paid 150000 for Portrait of a Man by Jane Tals. The Hals painting from Count Zamoyski’s collection, Polish minister to France, is en route to America. Americans have already bought paintings abroad totaling millions this year.
Bulletproof armored cars have been turned over to the San Francisco police to aid in fighting automobile bandits. Officials expect to add seven more armored cars and three machine guns to reach a total of ten vehicles for police use.
The Philadelphia based National Council of Women adopted resolutions calling for a cigarette sale ban to women and a higher dress standard. Other measures favored fatherly tone for children born outside marriage and raising the legal age of consent for girls beyond 16, preferably 18.
New York City leads with 927 742 foreign-born white men and 870 140 women aged 21 and over. Chicago and Philadelphia follow with 743 803 and 178 683 naturalized citizens respectively. The report breaks down by boroughs and notes citizens, first papers, and alien status across several cities.
An actuary in Chicago notes the human life span has grown by ten years in fifty years. He suggests extending life to one hundred could be feasible, likening it to Mark Twain’s river analogy about the Mississippi shortening by cutting bends over time.
Druggists report many Americans suffer kidney trouble without knowing it. A Life Insurance official notes many applications are rejected due to unseen kidney disease. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is advertised as a mild healing aid sold in two bottle sizes. Send ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co for a sample and newspaper mention.
The editor notes the new reporter excels at birth notices but needs experience with deaths and funerals. He jokes about sending the staffer to the cemetery to study epitaphs and sharpen tone for obituaries.
A vintage ad urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to cleanse liver and bowels in sick children. It promises quick relief from constipation and colic with a teaspoonful, noting the pleasant taste and urging to buy genuine California Syrup from druggists.
Two professors confront a surprising breakthrough as they discuss a motor car powered by perpetual motion. The exchange hints at a dramatic, perhaps fanciful, scientific milestone and a moral note about kindness.
A Leatherneck cartoon sketches a marine hurrying with a four dollar taxi bill after a date. Two marines exchange quips about the shoes and the costly ride. The punchline shows buying a shoe-horn at a five and ten store for safety.
In a light exchange Senator Sorghum chides an esteemed colleague for questionable phrasing in the Congressional Record. The discussion suggests the speaker should pursue dialogue for musical shows rather than politics.
A brief study captures tight footwear and anxious expressions in a staged portrait. The scene centers on a single subject in a doorway, conveying tension and restraint through posture and facial tension.
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