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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1919
Page
7
A July 2019 note in the South African Journal of Industries reports cane replaced by cotton in Zululand attracting attention from sugar industry figures. Planters call cotton more promising and easier to manage, noting a six month cycle and lower costs than cane involving wagons tracks and vehicles.
For years druggists have watched the remarkable record of Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root the kidney liver and bladder remedy. It is a physician's prescription strengthening medicine that helps the kidneys, liver and bladder do the work nature intended. Swamp Root has stood the test of years and is sold by all druggists on its merit. Get Swamp-Root and start treatment at once. Send ten cents for a sample bottle if you wish to test this preparation. Mention this paper.
A historical note explains that a rattlesnake’s rattles are formed by many small tail bones loosely connected, producing a chinking sound when moved.
A Russian scientist using a delicate selfmade apparatus shows that light waves can exert measurable mechanical pressure, demonstrating a new physical effect and advancing understanding of light-matter interaction.
An old advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure to reach the blood and mucous surfaces to treat catarrhal deafness. It claims the Eustachian tube can be inflamed, risking permanent hearing loss if untreated, and offers a one hundred dollar reward for any case not helped. Circulars are free from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
The dialogue presents a witty exchange about a man who has just joined a gathering. The speaker notes he is a free thinker and the other asks whether he is a bachelor or a widower, highlighting social curiosity and humorous tone in a brief, period-voice vignette.
An old advertisement claims Pape's Cold Compound relieves a severe cold quickly after the first dose. It promises instant relief from nasal congestion headaches feverishness sneezing and stuffed head and suggests doses every two hours until three are taken.
A witty line contrasts the chorus of butchers and bakers with feeders for the star. It declares that one who labels himself an idiot invites doubt on his truthfulness and notes the folly of attempting to appear clever.
Otto Praeger announces new air mail safety gear including radio direction indicators a field marking device and a nonmagnetic compass to guide planes in fog and bad weather. Eight planes carry mail daily in the United States versus 54 in Britain, with improved systems aided by the bureau of standards and the army signal corps and navy radio section.
Cambridge Harvard College conservatory Acting Director S T Bailey says a biweekly photographic survey charts new stars in the Milky Way. Since the project began, eighteen new stars have been found, with a detailed magnitude study underway in collaboration with Prof Kapteyn of Groningen.
New York City Justice Rohitzek dismissed a damages suit over baby finger prints on apartment wallpaper. He called the prints a finer mural than masterworks and envisioned a world where infant imprints touch hearts more than famous paintings.
In Paterson New Jersey a jury dismissed a suit by Dantel Balsinger seeking $5 000 claiming a farm digging deed. The plaintiff alleged loaned funds on a note and the pastor Frederick Loehra denied wrongdoing saying a dream led to the digging spree on Balsinger’s Oakland New Jersey farm.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a cheap tonic to transform dull hair into abundant soft glossy hair. It promises massed hair with added life color and brightness, removal of dust and oil, refreshed scalp, dandruff control, and hair growth with daily use.
A Yonkers newspaper quote depicts a business man and friend in a banter about waiting in a restaurant. The friend notes the waiter brushes dust from his custard pie with her apron, illustrating careful service and a humorous daily ritual.
Advertising copy touts Red Cross Bag Blue as a stain free bluing agent that leaves clothes looking clean and white. It claims to avoid ugly streaks and is advertised as carried by all grocers.
A year long systematic campaign of tuberculosis education in France, backed by the Rockefeller Foundation, featured three traveling exhibits and lecturer groups across ten departments. In 141 locations, exhibits were presented, and over 2,000,000 pieces of printed material were distributed nationwide. The French public health writing and art are praised as a new standard for popular health education.
A national treasury official helping Liberty Loan drives and his servant George encountered King Albert I of Belgium in Keck Creek Park, Washington. The king shook hands with George, who later quipped that the monarch was the first king he had seen outside a deck.
A playful banter contrasts land, love, and cards as one speaker mocks holding lands while the other values trumps. The remark on love warns that when passion strikes the fall can ruin a pocketbook.
Neighbor Walden Cole reports relief from kidney distress after using Dr Pierce Anuric Tablets. He describes prior symptoms including frequent distress, brown urine sediment, and nightly discomfort, followed by improvement with two tablets daily and eventual normal urine. He says he found the treatment effective and would help others.
Mrs. Geo Maul of Kansas City Kansas praises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a spring tonic and strength builder for her delicate son. The ad, dated 1919, touts free giveaway and claims of universal remedy with vivid claims about Texas oil fields.
A historical reflection on the global loss and hoarding of gold through shipwrecks fires and burying practices. It notes London enduring thousands of fires yearly and cites India China and Africa as major destinations for hidden gold, with money paid to Kaffir miners fueling ongoing leakage.
A dinner party scene shows a teacher named T declining extra food, citing a desire to shed what he has. Laughter erupts as he recognizes the tactless remark about an embarrassing moment in a coworker’s exchange. The anecdote contrasts men's fear of unpaid bills with women’s eagerness to reveal secrets.
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