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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
2
Fairy Ybab asks why the Horse Chestnut tree is named so and whether horses eat its nuts. The tree explains the horseshoe like leaf marks and confirms its nuts are bitter and not eaten by horses. Fairy Ybab compliments the spring dress of the tree as blossoms arrive.
A teacher asks a Winnipeg train puzzle about two trains starting at different times and speeds. Willie Green confidently answers a likely meeting point despite the class’s confusion.
A reports in the London Daily Mail describe Africa's drum signaling as a swift, nationwide system rivaling telegraphs. Official drums relay messages over long distances via a coded rhythm, serving church bells and newspapers, with messages traveling thousands of miles by relay.
An English doctor notes that small newborns can become robust healthy individuals. Examples include a Barrow-in-Furness girl born 18 years ago who now weighs 150 pounds and Leonard Merrick who rose from 15 ounces at birth to over 180 pounds. Small infants can thrive if they survive infancy.
In New York Gilbert K Chesterton derides the surge of free verse writers calling them petty and unrhythmic. A Greenwich Village poet quips about D Annunzio capitulating while remarking on the crowded poetry market.
The Russian ballet in Paris features a striking new hairstyle. Dancers wear short hair saturated with oil to resemble a skullcap, with eyebrows drawn in a long ring from root to temple, giving a Polish doll look.
In a practical exchange Mr Britk asks if Maria will bake at home despite her talk of heavy subjects. His weary reply questions whether she will return to making bread, highlighting domestic duties versus intellectual pursuits.
Paris fashion notes point to embroidery as the fresh expressive touch in gowns. Designers favor distributed large motifs, enamel embellishments, printed fabrics, beads, and wooden beads with bold color contrasts, while maintaining refined trimming that enhances, not conceals, the garment.
T J Parker of Gately's Clothing Store in Seattle credits Tanlac with a remarkable recovery after months of sickness. He describes severe stomach gas, bloating, dizziness, and fatigue before trying Tanlac, then reports restored appetite, weight gain, renewed strength, and improved health. He urges others to consider the medicine, noting store colleagues saw his improvement. Tanlac is advertised as available from leading druggists.
An old schoolmate, once top in class but messy, reveals she is married and a proud mother of six. I express disbelief at the workload, she laughs, and invites me to visit, promising a house as expected. The moment passes with mortified embarrassment and light humor.
A humorous exchange playfully imagines a baby as a cartoonist model. The speaker twists the setup to hint at a grand, rotund voice and a boastful vibe, delivering a lighthearted punch about fame, fortune, and cartooning talent.
An advertisement notes that a lady’s refined charm comes from fragrance and clear skin. It suggests a routine of Cuticura Soap with hot water to cleanse pores followed by Cuticura Talcum powder for a clear sweet skin.
A dialogic moment recalls a student asking how a love letter influenced a teacher. She answers with a general percentage of thirty, framing the extent of impact in numerical terms. The exchange highlights a discreet, calculating response to romantic overtures.
A brief exchange recalls a fall from a branch with the question Do you hurt yourself much when the branch broke and the reply No not until I reached the ground.
You may lack health despite no disease and must be sturdy, alert, and full of energy. The text urges that lack of vitality comes from weak blood and promotes 8 8 8 as a remedy, soliciting readers to obtain it from a druggist and to write for medical advice to a Chief Medical Advisor in Atlanta, Georgia.
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