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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
2
A London Times correspondent explains roulette odds at Monte Carlo. The house relies on the zero and 37 bets, making the casino profitable despite frequent advertised systems and claims of guaranteed wins. He estimates the house wins thousands of units daily across multiple tables as gamblers chase luck.
James W. Barris started as a worker on April 1, 1870 with the California Street Cable Car company in San Francisco. Forty two years later he rose to president and general manager and became chairman of the board. He had six years as superintendent and general manager, becoming the oldest American street railway executive to hold such a post.
A cow owned by Ralph C. tle farmer here gave birth to three husky heifers and a bull, adding to a prior year split of twin calves. The herd strengthens nourishment sources and supports reducing meat, butter, and milk prices worldwide.
The text argues that all ite adjuncts fund and sustain Monte Carlo as a highly ordered and luxurious town. It notes the Societe’s dividends finance upkeep and public costs, implying no system can counter the 87th chance, leaving people to enjoy the effort and self-deception. It closes with a remark on the powerless fat and thin men.
Lawrence Kansas reports a rare bird’s teeth fossil from western Kansas preserved at the University of Kansas Museum by curator H T Martin. The septet tooth specimen dates to the Cretaceous about twenty five million years ago and is the most complete. The Hesperornis marine bird was five feet long with no wings and a short tail. the Kansas fossil offers unique evidence of semi plumaceous feathering valuable to science.
Mysterious canoes appeared in the James Bay region built from unknown material. A large balloon once carried three U S naval aviators. it lay where it descended. Moose Factory officials ordered Indians to leave the balloon undisturbed, but a band of outlaw Indians near Moose Factory found it and used its wreckage to fashion canoes.
An unsigned English Review piece quotes a Rochester Post-Express remark on immutability. It parodies moral relativism with an Eskimo dog versus horse analogy and notes that changing labels cannot alter the underlying principle of right and wrong. morality cannot be stretched to fit shifting terms.
Christian education stands as a major force in China’s regeneration. Christian schools educate about 200000 students across kindergartens to universities, building leaders and virtuous public servants. The YMCA expands supplementary instruction for commerce, while abroad-educated students rise in influence. A China medical board college, once finished, will rival top institutions and set new standards.
Renowned scientist Lord Rayleigh born 1842 had a storied Cambridge career as senior wrangler and Smiths prizeman. He later chaired the aeronautical advisory committee and served as Royal Society president while holdings included Essex lands and London milk shops.
The Minnesota experiment station warns farmers about potato wart, a menacing disease spreading via diseased seed potatoes. Contaminated soil remains infectious for years, so pathologists urge vigilance and reporting of suspicious potatoes to the county agent or the station.
Mrs W B Osborne of 718 Lancaster Ave Lexington Kentucky describes years of nervous weakness dizziness headaches and digestive troubles. After ineffective Cincinnati treatment she tried Tanlac and reports immediate improvement in nervousness dizziness headaches strength appetite and digestion. She endorses Tanlac as the only medicine that helped her and urges others to try it. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists everywhere.
A street peddler in Tit-Bits touts a magnetized keyhole plate for front doors claiming it can attract an ordinary steel key from two feet away. Curious buyers rush the stand and three men are injured in the crowd.
A vintage advert promises removal of freckles and blemishes using Othine double rugeist. Claims quick results with one ounce sufficing for a clear complexion. Urges asking for the double Othine and offers a money back guarantee if it fails.
Dr William Lyon Phelps of Yale spoke at a Philadelphia dinner on popular novelists and audiences. He compared modern storytelling to an old music hall scene where familiar jokes fail because tastes have shifted, highlighting changing humor and audience expectations.
Practical decor advice notes that warm colors like yellow and red can shrink a space. It recommends using grays and violets to create a roomier feel. Also suggests avoiding a machine like, overly procedural work style in furnishing.
The Autobiography cites Andrew Carnegie recalling Matthew Arnold's failed U.S. lectures and learning from Josh Billings on audience reaction. It notes Arnold sought guidance on engagement, then jokes about life’s two things and twins as a punchline. The fragment closes with lines on idleness, agony, and empty check stubs.
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