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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1920
Page
7
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless remedy for all corn types and calluses. It claims immediate relief from pain and easy lifting of corns with a tiny drop, priced at only a few cents, sold by druggists.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for relieving pinching shoes and bunions. It boasts 1,600,000 pounds used by the Army and Navy during the war and promises quick comfort for tired, swollen feet. The copy ends with a caption about a thin girl admiring shapely ankles.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads with a five minute wash using Cuticura Soap, and daily use to maintain clear skin. It also recommends Cuticura Talcum and notes the sponsor’s claim that a well done job comes from experience.
An old advertisement warns readers to monitor their blood strength and ward off disease. It promotes 8. S. S. as a great vegetable blood medicine said to revitalize blood, restore vigor, and maintain a healthy system. The notice invites readers to visit a drug store and contact the Swift Specific Co. for free medical advice.
A cheeky tale shows Elsie plotting to test Fred's fidelity by asking Maude to coax a kiss during a moonlit beach outing. Maude deflects admitting Fred won her first, revealing unintended romantic entanglements. An odd aside notes census quirks and moral crusades.
Experiments show planes can deliver belated transatlantic mail to ships at sea. A flying boat uses a water resistant mail bag slid from a chute. a grappling line snags the bag as the plane flies overhead and the ship tows it aboard while continuing its voyage.
An electric substitute for scissors uses a comb with a platinum wire along one edge. When drawn through hair the heated wire severs hairs instantly, leaving even lengths and sealing the cut ends as a singeing method would.
A William A Radford plan for a compact brick and stucco home emphasizes economical construction, space use, and comfort. The design features three bedrooms, a central hall, a 24 by 14 living room with a adjoining porch, a large dining room, a breakfast nook, and a full basement with heating and storage. The plan aims to suit city, town, and rural builders, urging careful choice and cost awareness while highlighting dormer windows and efficient layout.
Plans to reduce manual haying labor rely on shifting heavy tasks to horses and using labor saving gear. Specialists urge avoiding two mowers together, adopting side delivery and two horse tedders, and deploying push rakes and overshot stackers to boost daily yields.
A Cambridge museum displays a millennia old mummy found in a cliff dwelling cavern. Experiments in restoring cave mummies shrink to only fourteen pounds before steam hydration and alcohol preservation bring back facial contours and form, though ongoing preservation is required to prevent decay.
A fragmentary clipping notes copper issues and a plan related to Copperas Creek. It mentions a campaign or protest, with terse references to people and actions, but the text is incomplete and unclear about dates or outcomes.
The U S Department of Agriculture reports large decreases in expected acreage for many vegetable seed crops from 1919 to 1920, with reductions strongest in dwarf snap beans and several root and leafy seeds, while sugar beet and garden pea seeds rise. The estimates, based on April reports from commercial seed growers, suggest 1920 production will be about 35 percent lower for some crops and 60 percent lower for others, but overall industry health remains implied as stable near prewar levels.
Observations on acl phosphate benefits for alfalfa fields. Humus decay enhances soil food stores and increases water holding capacity. Advice includes growing melons on hills of rotted material and thinning vines to no more than three per hill to optimize yields.
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