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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
7
Designer William A. Radford promotes a colonial style home suited to small lots, detailing features like three bedrooms, a bathroom, a pipeless furnace, and a full basement. He urges early planning due to material shortages and rising costs, arguing home ownership provides independence and lasting value.
Describes a 36 by 28 foot colonial residence with seven rooms on two floors. Highlights include a wide front porch with colonial columns a second floor dormer balcony bay dining room and a cheery living room with a corner fireplace. Floor plan details note room sizes and light from four kitchen windows. Bankers back financing for home builders.
A narrator recalls meeting Bill Porter later known as O Henry. Porter, then unknown, gave his watch as security for two weeks of board. Porter once spent two weeks in jail with only a dictionary to read, a tale he described as interesting yet horribly disconnected.
A quaint historical account recalls a so called whale cure for rheumatism once tried at an Australian seaside resort. Patients would enter holes dug in a landed whale as a form of treatment, with duration depending on illness, aimed at easing rheumatism and providing distraction from pain.
The Lady coldly recalls meeting a man in a railway carriage while he read a paper. He apologizes addressing her as Marie and asks if they have met before. The exchange implies prior tension and recognition in a domestic or social scene.
An advertisement promotes Jad Salts as a safe way to keep kidneys clean and active. It advises drinking plenty of water and taking four ounces of Jad Salts in water before breakfast to prevent kidney and bladder issues, claiming it neutralizes urine acids and relieves backache.
In Arctic Advantage a local man jokes that an Eskimo will remain in his home for months. Mr Growcher quips the landlord cannot travel to serve a rent-increase notice due to the extreme cold.
A historic note touts Boschee's Syrup as a remedy for coughs bronchitis colds and throat irritation. It claims to aid lung troubles by easing nightly coughing and morning expectoration and notes its long standing American manufacturing and wide domestic use.
A burglar client, acquitted after defense, vents frustration that his freedom ruined his reputation. He claims the lawyer failed to secure future work as his former associates doubt him. London Answers reports the disgruntled client complains about lost income and trust.
Public notice urges caregivers to examine every bottle of Castoria ensuring the familiar signature. It highlights the remedy’s long use for infants and children, now promoted as a trusted product for family care for over 30 years.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript features Mrs Young claiming her husband calls her his right hand while her mother hopes he does not act as if his right hand never knows what his left hand does.
Diamond Dyes guarantees a rich fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. The packaging includes directions to diamond dye over any color. Compare with the Diamond Dye Color Card for material matching.
A brief exchange contrasts starlight and moonshine as symbolic values. The speakers debate significance, noting moonshine as more substantial in a rural or poetic setting.
An old advertisement promises instant relief from head colds and nasal congestion by applying a fragrant antiseptic cream into the nostrils. It claims the balm clears passages, stops sneezing and headaches, and promotes easy breathing, with a testimonial style from a reader.
A fashion write up contrasts Tailleur Classique and Tailleur Flou in Paris. It cites a Paquin design in rust-red velours de soie with kolinsky fur and tortoise shell accents. The piece notes ongoing preference for skirts that are wider at the hem though not universally dramatic.
The description notes a youthful ensemble with a plain coat sleeve, torn back cuffs, tan doeskin buttoning on the waistcoat, and a long donat shaped to the figure laced at the back. Mink bordered high collar, skin leather embroideries, rich tan shades and gray tones dominate. Black velour de laine tailleur is in demand for a severe look.
Last summer designs from Tiedfern feature narrow, clingy silhouettes. The Tailleur Classique uses tan whipcord with a tan doeskin waistcoat embroidered in dull blue silk, bordered with mink. The short skirt falls around the legs, while the knee length Louis XV style coat flares above the hips.
Brief on coats with knee lengths and raglan sleeves. Describes taf fete dresses, France bloused coats, and fury trimmed trains. Notes velveteen corduroy robes and negligees, net blouses with lace or plaited ruffles. Spring summer corsets trend toward longer skirts and plain slip over crepe de chine blouses.
Cotton crepe will be popular for wash dresses for little girls with an appealing range of colors. The collection includes straight chemise type frocks and smock frocks with skirt and slip-over smock. White pique collars and cuffs on gingham dresses will be smart and detachable.
An essay argues that dressing well boosts confidence and respect, shaping others' perceptions of prosperity and opportunity. It links outward appearance to success, urging thrift in personal energy and effort while promoting broader efforts for thrift and social advancement.
Craft notes describe paper dollies that imitate linen and heavy ribbed incoopaper. They lack cut-out designs yet feature raised borders suggesting delicate embroidery. Available in various sizes and shapes, suited for quick luncheons and decorative use.
Palm Beach styles showcased ginghams in a morning wear look. A medium blue and white check dress featured back buttons, pearl closures, a back-tie apron, sheer lawn cuffs, hemstitched blue thread, a round front collar with two back points, and front pockets trimmed in white. Accessories included a blue straw hat with a wide brim and a crown bouquet of yellow and old rose wool flowers.
A Michigan man reports ten years of indigestion cured after using Milks Emulsion, noting rapid improvement from bed to daily activity, better appetite, and no further pills. The ad promotes Milks Emulsion as a palatable, solid emulsion aiding digestion, appetite, and general strength, with a money back guarantee and six-bottle offer.
An eagle-eyed reader reports a bizarre scene in France days before social centers flourished. A private is seen with a large healthy coleopteran on his blouse. the guard demands action and the bug is tucked away. The tone mocks prudish concern and wartime censorship.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remover, claiming it quickly stops pain when applied and eases removal of hard and soft corns and toe calluses. It emphasizes a tiny bottle costs little and is sold at drug stores, calling Freezone a Cincinnati genius’s sensational discovery.
Dialogue between two victims about a motor vehicle collision. One states the owner did not run away, implying innocence. The other confirms the owner is under the car, noting the collision’s fatal or injurious nature as discussed in London Answers.
Cuticura Soap daily and Ointment as needed make the complexion clear scalp clean and hands soft and white. Add Cuticura Talecum for the full Cuticura Toilet Trio. Ad. Nothing to Prevent. Candle Did the robbers escape Gable Oh yes easily officers trailed them with bloodhounds.
An advertisement asserts thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often misattributed. It links back pain, headaches, and nervousness to kidney issues and promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy. It offers sample by sending ten cents and asks buyers to mention the paper.
A terse exchange mocks the idea of labor victory noting that management capital shaped the outcome. The remark hints a broader debate on defeat and power in economic struggles. No specific persons or events are named in the readable text.
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