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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
7
An advertisement from Kansas City Kansas promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a trusted remedy for constipation and self poisoning symptoms. The testimonial by Mary E Bradley claims long time family use and ease of administration for children and adults.
In a light skit of romance rumors Annie-So Jack is said to be engaged while Mabel is named as the bride-to-be and Fanny is noted as the tried-to-be, reflecting gossip among local residents.
A period ad claims Ely's Cream Balm clears nasal passages from cold or catarrh, soothing swollen mucous membranes for instant relief. It urges purchasing a small bottle from a druggist and applying to the nostrils to restore free breathing. The ad ends with a light joke about a pastor wanting a pet, suggesting a shepherd dog.
YOUNGSTERS! When your child is bilious constipated sick or full of cold the little tongue coated breath bad and stomach sour get a box of Cascarets and straighten the little one right up. Children gladly take this harmless candy cathartic and it cleanses the liver and bowels without griping. Cascarets contain no calomel or dangerous drugs and can be depended upon to move sour bile gases and indigestible waste out of the bowels. Best family cathartic because it never cramps sickens or causes inconvenience. Live lobsters were the first merchandise carried by the new air service between Paris and Brussels.
A dialogue about preserving the home orchard emphasizes its health and pleasure value. Read by a middle aged man and his friend, a USDA bulletin titled Growing Fruit for Home Use outlines orchard planning, site choice, stock handling, pruning, pest control, fruit varieties, and the differing aims of home versus commercial growers. The bulletin promotes home growing for fresh, tree ripe fruit and urges readers to request Farmers Bulletin 1001.
The Bureau of Markets of the U S Department of Agriculture notes rising interest in uniform grades for fruits and vegetables across the nation. It cites wartime potato grades that remain in use and ongoing investigations into tomatoes cabbage and other crops with recommendations possible for next season.
A collection of rustic lines about manure management winter employment and saving production. References to fhelds Donk leaves pigment and a note on Cowpers as a legume suited to thin soils. Ends with a claim that saving matters more than producing and a nod to farm crops and prices.
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell describes a low cost home heating device using a wool filled wooden box with a zinc tank that stores hot water heated by a lamp. A pair of pipes circulates water to a hood over the lamp flame, creating a self warming bath supply. The system, placed in the Nova Scotia attic, keeps water warm for use each morning.
A Chicago Journal retelling of Barbara Frietchie, a gray haired woman who stands against Stonewall Jackson’s advance at Frederick Maryland in 1863. She raises a flag from her attic window while rifles fire, declaring spare her country’s flag. Jackson orders to shoot but honors her resolve.
Wise Russian William Fox records an incident at Vladivostok where the Knights of Columbus club installs steam heat. A Russian soldier misreads the new radiator as an American talking machine and mistakes the first tune for the national anthem. Yankee soldiers then show him the furnace stoking rite.
A novel strike unfolds in Victoria as parents refuse shoes for children over high prices. Boys and girls walk barefoot to school while boot sellers humorously send their own children barefoot. No school rule enforces footwear, yet the movement continues with lively public reception.
Peru faces alarm over continued Chinese influx as the And Asiate league campaigns for stricter homegrown laws. Critics say Chinese merchants flood oval businesses with low prices, driving local firms from competition amid rising tensions and reported disturbances.
A garbled cry from a police officer disrupts a Croming event as witnesses report a raucous scene. The transcript page captures a heated exchange with a taunting remark about desert and a hydrot related reference, leaving readers puzzled by the police response.
An advertisement touts Bayer as the world famous Aspirin, claiming safety proven by millions. It instructs buyers to look for the Bayer Cross on packages and pills, notes handy twelve-tablet tins cost a few cents, and mentions larger Salleplic acid packages from druggists.
In No Great Hurry, Winkleby gazes at the newborn triplets with fatherly pride. He softly asks his wife if it would be wiser to build their family on the installment plan, a tentative, faltering suggestion amid Stray Stories.
Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble without knowing it. Kidney disease can trigger back pain headaches and low energy and affect mood. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claims to restore kidney health and help these conditions. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and buy larger sizes at drug stores.
A quip from the Boston Transcript humorously remarks on a man wearing both a light suit and a very heavy one to average out his attire. The exchange pokes fun at clever reasoning over fashion choices and utility.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura for sore hands showing a routine with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. It advises washing with hot suds, drying, rubbing in the ointment, and removing excess with tissue, claiming many toilet uses.
A witty remark questions a wealthy publisher’s choice of best seller, suggesting it is the work he stocked up before a drought. The quip implies foresight or savvy selection tied to scarcity.
A Dallas News item notes that taking a dose of Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for three doses eases severe colds and grippe misery. It claims rapid relief from congested nostrils headaches fever sneezing and nasal discharge and highlights low cost and pleasant taste.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip features a fair shopper and an impudent clerk in playful dialogue about romantic song titles. The clerk’s blunt refusal to a risqué request highlights humorous street conversation.
A home hair remedy combines Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and water to darken gray hair. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade, at low cost. Practically no scalp cooling, no stickiness, and no rub-off. available from druggists or mix at home.
A witty exchange quoted from the Boston Transcript features a suitor asking why the beloved is sad and declaring his sincere confession, while she notes the ring is not yet on her finger. The brief dialogue captures playful romance and expectations of engagement.
A dated medical advertisement warns that catarrh can lead to consumption and sprays inhalers and local applications offer only temporary relief. It touts a “logical treatment” as a direct cure and invites readers to write for free medical advice to a Medical Director in Atlanta, Georgia.
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