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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1920
Page
12
The United States Department of Agriculture explains curing and smoking legs and shoulders of farm killed lamb or mutton to provide variety at low cost. Brine and dry cures are detailed with ratios, curing times, and smoking at 125 degrees, plus storage guidance and safety tips.
Guidance on fuel efficient cooking across vegetables and meats. Suggests oven baking for long slow items like beans and cereals in double boilers. Advises using simmering burners, double broilers, steamers, and small-volume appliances to conserve gas or oil.
A cheap and tasty caramel flavoring is recommended by the U S department of agriculture kitchen for budget cooks. Heat one cup of sugar in an iron pan until browned, stir constantly, then add one fourth cup hot water after removing from heat and cook to a thick syrup. Bottle for future use.
A fragmented domestic advice snippet discusses quick kitchen tips. It warns against leaving silver unwashed overnight and suggests washing promptly. It mentions ingredients like corn tomatoes peppers vanilla beans and sugar and adds a tip to salt milk to extend freshness.
A drugstore advertisement promises rapid hair transformation using a small bottle of Danderine. By applying with a cloth strand by strand, hair becomes softer shinier fuller instantly and promises to remove dust oil and dandruff while encouraging growth and vitality.
A Birmingham Age-Herald snippet shows a playful exchange with a patron asking how long to wait for hot cakes and Beatrice the waitress advising him to stand on both feet and rest his jaw to be ready when they arrive.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children promising gentle relief for stomach liver and bowels. It stresses checking for the California name on the bottle and recommends mothers give the product with no fear, noting a fruity taste.
A terse remark from an editor warns that the rise in prices will persist while the public tolerates the current cost of living and market pressures. The statement reflects concern over economic conditions and public reaction to price increases.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a premier cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims rapid gentle relief and invites readers to obtain a sample by mailing ten cents to Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York using this paper.
In a terse exchange a clerk notes a sharp dispute over pin money with a remark about barkers and exceptions. The brief dialogue reveals tensions over a small cash allotment and the lingering memory of a stray claim.
Five room bungalow type design priced for average families. Describes a 40 by 26 foot one story frame house with brick foundation, full basement, and a comfortable layout including living dining kitchen two bedrooms and a bath. Features porch terrace brick columns gables and shingled walls.
The article recalls Bayard Taylor’s fever dream in Goettingen from seventy three years ago. A physician summoned by an innkeeper refused a fee and explained travelers paid what they chose, noting that no regular charge existed. Wilhelm adds that twenty groschen were typical offset in such cases.
James Cunningham and Bruin raced for a honey tree in Johnsonburg. Bruin won the race and Cunningham gathered honey before Bruin’s party returned. Cunningham slept, woke to a bear snort, and found his honey missing the next day, ending the pursuit with General Bruin triumphant.
In the Birmingham Age Herald account a Goadspur boy is said to have been decorated in France and a maiden escorted home as his wife after Jack Gadspur insists on bringing her back. The piece frames the event as a family tale tied to wartime service and romance.
Letters from Mrs Sarah Coleman and Mrs Jennie Hardson praise Dr Pierce products for restoring health after severe bronchitis and weakness. Coleman credits Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery with rejuvenation and sleep after a long illness. Hardson says the Golden Medical Discovery built strength when run down and nervous. A Yale Record joke follows.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for shaving bathing and shampooing claiming double razor efficiency and skin health. It emphasizes no irritation even with twice daily shaves and mocks grumbling as unproductive.
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