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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
13
A brief advertisement claims Freezone can lift off hard or soft corns and calluses from feet with a few drops. The tiny bottle is inexpensive at drug stores and supposedly stops pain instantly, letting the corn or callous be removed painlessly.
The latest data show the United States among four leading countries where males outnumber females. Ratios per thousand vary with United States 1,034 and other nations like England 1,068 Germany 1,026 and France 1,033.
A Belmon t North Carolina reader recounts severe after effects from the flu last October. She found no relief from doctors but credits Milks Emulsion with restoring appetite, gut health, and strength after twelve bottles. The advertisement touts it as a nutritious emulsion that aids digestion, builds flesh, and acts as a remedy with a money back guarantee. It promotes easy spoon consumption and lists Terre Haute Indiana as the maker with nationwide druggist availability.
Estimate shows 100 million wooden boxes needed to pack last year's output of the U.S. canning industries, totaling about 8 billion cans. The figures reflect the scale of can production and packing requirements across major food sectors.
Washington reports new United States government life insurance policies for former and active service members. Reinstatement of lapsed war risk term insurance is allowed before July 1 1920 with two monthly premiums and a health statement. Policy options include lump sum, installments, or life-time installments plus disability benefits, dividends, and cash surrender or loans.
In Falmouth Kentucky a night curfew requires residents to confine dogs after dark. Officials warn dogs found roaming after curfew will be impounded, making the town one of the few enforcing such a rule.
Detroit officials propose using discarded X-ray plates as window panes for municipal structures near Northy tile. Commissioner Henry F. Vaughn says plates cleaned of chemicals will replace glass, saving the city about $40,000.
A humorous line from Pleasure Missed shows Marjorie lamenting a missed breakfast surprise. The text shifts to a product pitch for Red Cross Bag Blue, with a note that snowy linens are a housewife’s pride and the product costs six cents at grocers.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports on a controversial film moment where a star questions a provocative line about intimate violence with his wife, calling the idea daft and prompting a sharp exchange. The dialogue underscores tensions over on screen sexuality and industry norms.
The Louisville Courier-Journal quotes a cautious saying about speed and safety, urging adherence to traffic rules. The exchange contrasts haste with prudence and mirrors an era emphasis on measured action in daily life.
A reflection on how increasing demand for guidance can reduce appreciation for the very help offered. The saying suggests seeking practical, thoughtful input tends to wane as people crave quicker, simpler answers.
An advertisement urges women to buy Diamond Dyes for simple step by step directions. It guarantees perfect results on garments and furnishings across wool silk linen cotton and blends, claiming even beginners can diamond-dye successfully with a druggist color card.
Bob Devericks recalls a tale about buying a second-hand Ford sedan from a family after a milk delivery man needed a car. A woman explains the advertiser is her brother who bought the Ford to use during a National paint job and leaves at five each morning for milk route duty.
In the Southwest elites consider cottonwoods a nuisance due to seasonal cotton litter. The practice is to cut down thousands of these shade trees to reduce debris.
In Andalusia a writer recalls a curious tale about a large family of daughters. A round the table innkeeper explains a past tragedy that left eleven daughters, while a separate child notes a birth mark and jokes about a price tag on his sister.
Mrs Gabblegh begs for an encore as Mrs Noodle and a chorus girl celebrate a successful performance. The dialogue hints at lingering excitement after the pianist finishes.
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