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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
3
W L George defends love beyond looks and wealth with a comic science riff about atoms and Darwinian selection. A four year old Mary quips back during a French lesson while Mother Goose and Harper's contribute snippets.
A witty exchange contrasts thin singing with a skeletal articulation and a proverb about a bee and honey, suggesting sharp verbal humor and a moral about prudence. The lines evoke pointed humor and the idea that appearances deceive.
A Los Angeles Times piece extols trails as romance and lifeblood guiding commerce and travel. It likens land routes to arteries through mountains and deserts, carrying mules and travelers toward unknown valleys, and deems each habitat along a trail a historical treasure.
The quartermaster and his assistant dole out daily rations in an Irish regiment. On the verge of distribution the assistant reveals a loaf is short and asks who gets it. The quartermaster responds Keep it yourself. Ex heroes question postwar memory and reform theories.
William A. Radford outlines a well designed farm home featuring a sun parlor, sleeping porch, airy sleeping rooms, and practical kitchen layout. The article argues modern farms are built for health and comfort to keep families on the land.
The text details a house layout with a front entrance into a bath and closet, a spacious living room of 18 by 15 feet 6 inches with a large fireplace, ample window light, and a rear doorway leading to a bright dining room measuring 10 by 22 feet, indicating a comfortable family space.
Reports from Medien Record warn that a severe typhus fever epidemic raging in Poland and Galicia poses an international threat. The body louse is the principal carrier, spreading via clothing and underclothing. prevention relies on immediate disinfection and removal of parasites. Typhus thrives in winter and crowded, poorly ventilated dwellings, with mortality highest among the deprived.
The custom in southern mountain areas holds a funeral sermon every two or three years for all who died in the period. Burials occur at death, but sermons are delayed for large gatherings. Sometimes a man remarries and his second wife attends the new spouse’s funeral sermon. The practice is waning.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble unseen. The ad claims Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root restores kidney health, easing back pain headaches and nervousness. Send ten cents for a sample bottle from Kilmer Co. and buy full sizes at drug stores.
In Tientsin about half a dozen motion picture theaters existed with the leading foreign house showing to a capacity of GOD. Chinese venues ranged from 0 to 2400 seats and offered two daily shows. Films from major American studios played to audiences as star popularity mirrored the United States.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for shaving and bathing claiming double razor efficiency and improved skin health. It asserts no mug, no slimy soap, no germs, no waste, and no irritation even with twice daily shaves, with one soap for all uses.
A Boston Transcript quip notes a minister preached on women’s extravagance while his wife sat with a $75 hit, suggesting the sermon caused a stir. The exchange ends with a skeptical line about the coming man’s prospects unless he acts.
Four-and-a-half-year-old Marshall earns praise for wit at a Christmas dinner listening to adults pose conundrums. The child quips a clever line about a door being a in-a-door bed, eliciting laughter amid playful banter.
Ninety percent of illnesses trace to blood condition and impurities. Poor appetite and fatigue signal need to purify blood. S. S. S. is advertised to build up appetite, vigor, and overall health. Free literature and medical advice offered from Chief Medical Adviser in Atlanta.
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