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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
13
Mother Black Bear dozes in a cave and imagines the forthcoming cubs. She contemplates teaching the little bears to sniff, climb, and forage, while dreaming of honey, berries, corn, and nuts. She foresees a proud brood growing strong and wary, yet gentle toward humans.
In a short dialogue a child repeats a phrase apology and says he is just learning. An older speaker admonishes the child about swearing while the boy replies that he is just learning, underscoring a parental or instructional moment.
A father quizzes his wife and son on Julius Caesar. The son asks if Caesar was Nero’s relative. the father debunks the idea, mocks Caesar as a fighter, calls him woman crazy, and recounts a joke about Brutus and the ides of March ending in Caesar’s death.
The copper trade during wartime spiked prices as Japan bought Chinese cash for copper shells. The Chinese cash, small and widely circulated, yielded high profits. Manchuria Daily News noted 25,000 tons bought in one year, with a profit of 2,167,000 yen.
Professor Louis Kretlow of Chicago notes the shimmy and many modern dances trace back to 1588 works by Thoinot Arbeau. He recalls Arbeau calling the shimmy The Death Dance and cites his own birth in 1845 coaching dances when Milwaukee was a trading post. He describes era reel and jig styles with fine partner contact and period fashion like pantalettes and hoopskirts.
A humorous wartime reminiscence from March 1010 in London. The narrator recalls a morning in Trafalgar Square when a colleague taps him to note missing leather leggings revealing white socks and underwear, prompting a rapid return to his lodging.
A witty exchange notes the young heiress pursues domestic science. The pun highlights that despite wealth she still must learn breadmaking, with the line that she kneads to be proficient. The exchange captures social expectations and humor in a titled era.
Fragmentary clipping notes a cryptic discussion about a daughter and ET-related woes. A remark mentions tongue tied speech in childhood. The source lacks clear names or dates but preserves a dialogic tone from the Baltimore American.
Public reports from druggists show kidney trouble is widespread and often unnoticed. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is promoted as a mild healing remedy. An insurer's physician notes many applications are rejected due to kidney disease, prompting readers to request a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. for testing.
A Kan sas City Star quip shows a farmer from Jimpson Jimerson asked about regional farmer views on the proletariat. He replies that those who took it admit conditions are no better for the rheuming than a huckeye in a britches pocket.
The advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in a Bayer package with directions for Headache, Colds, Neuralgia, and other pains. It states Bayer is the genuine aspirin prescribed for nineteen years and notes a tin of 12 tablets costing a few cents as a trademark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
A witty exchange shows a woman chiding Billy Sands for slang. The father objects to phoniness as the man struggles to understand her, and she ends with a clipped remark about giving him the ravz-dhuzz.
An advertisement extols Culicura talcum as exquisitely scented for face skin baby and dusting use. It endorses the Culicura Trio Soup Ointment and Talcum and notes 25 cents each available everywhere.
A brief Washington Star remark notes women find husbands attractive in knickerbockers, framing golf as a social spectacle rather than sport. The quip reflects domestic attitudes and fashion in leisure contexts.
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, and stimulates bile flow. It claims worldwide use for indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and constipation, urging readers to buy from druggists and dealers.
Fragmentary transcription notes a casual exchange about compliments and disbelief, mentioning an awkward cousin and uncertain terms. No clear event or named organizations are identifiable.
An old advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine treats acute catarrh by boosting waters and cleansing the blood to resist colds. It claims internal action through the bloodstream on mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward if it fails to cure catarrh, with KF Cheney & Co. of Toledo listed as sellers.
The exchange notes how customs have transformed from displaying art treasures to sharing cellar stock with male companions. The dialogue contrasts past genteel display upstairs with present pragmatic stocking of goods downstairs.
The fragment shows garbled OCR of a speech line about ability to express self in different ways and difficulty waking in a metaphorical sense. Names, dates, or places are not readable, leaving only unclear phrases. No concrete event or person can be identified.
The Chicago Federation of Labor adopts two protest resolutions over federal raids on radicals. Officials allege raids target labor, seize union records, and compare actions to czarist methods. DOJ notes 224 deportations out of 400 arrested. broader city and international commentary follows.
Dorpat reports Admiral Kolchak head of the Otisk government says he will cede part of Siberia to Japan unless the allies send more aid to the White armies to save Siberia. The note underscores Allied hesitation in the Siberian conflict.
Victor L Berger elected representative from Wisconsin's ninth district told about 1000 Socialists that he would carry the Socialist party to Congress or prison. The audence cheered as he predicted success after insisting he would win despite long legal battles and prior attempts.
An advertisement claims pimples and other skin issues signal sluggish blood and promotes a vegetable compound labeled S. S. S. as a safe mineral free remedy. It urges readers to obtain a bottle from a drug store and offers free medical advice from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
A neighborhood tale from Fiddle Creek recalls a surprise visit that turned into a scuffle as Jord Prodd and his wife were restrained by a skillet blow while children snacked on popcorn. The incident blends bragging kin, comic bravado, and local gossip from Straddle Ridge.
A Crimson undergraduate with cheers from the stands survives the game and catches a forward pass to score the winning touchdown in the second quarter. Amid the uproar a Sophomore asks what all the excitement is about as the crowd roars. The waterboy's sponge revives him after the wild finish.
A local elder recalls a Chiggerville citizen who made it to the big city papers only to be jailed. The old resident notes the man is in the penitentiary for a long sentence and asks what kept him away, while pondering the weight of steel, stone, and mortar.
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