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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1920
Page
11
An advertisement urges skin sufferers to seek true relief from eczema and related eruptions by cleansing the blood of germs. It promotes a "blood remedy" claimed to reach the source of the disorder, contrasting surface treatments with systemic cure offered by Swift Laboratory in Atlanta.
A Wall Street bank promoted a cautious employee from cashier to vice president and then president to silence him. The man spoke less freely after his elevation, communicating only through prepared statements that were long and vague, revealing nothing of concern.
A prominent educator calls public schools democratic, recounting a banquet anecdote. A veteran prison warden's daughter argues with a schoolmate, leading to a dispute about whose father has the longer prison sentence and who is “better.”
A terse exchange between a wife and husband hides a humorous clash over snoring. The wife dryly notes the habit, and the husband acknowledges it with a self deprecating remark, framing love as stronger than hate and an onion’s bite.
Advert shows Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness roughness or itching with a procedure to bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water Rinse dry and dust with Cuticura Talcum for fragrance 25c each in the ad
Frederick O'Brien argues in Century that the Ariel of Tahiti killed their newborns to curb overpopulation. He notes religious excuses by leaders mask a natural cause and describes the Ariel as wandering performers and priests. The text claims Tahiti once showed high arts and civilization before colonization.
Dialect dialogue shows Sarah admitting literacy limits. Mistress-Why comments on reading, noting Sarah can read single letters but struggles when letters form words. The scene highlights social tensions in communication and education.
A woman details widespread failures in canned fruits and vegetables this year. She notes jars explode and sizzle, costing logs of money, time, and effort, despite following trusted methods and procedures. The article cites a general problem with rubber seals and storage practices.
A caller discusses rising canned goods costs and home canning with Mrs Jesup. They focus on ring quality, noting cheap rings degrade and cause spoilage. A visitor explains USDA tested methods, including a practical ring stretch test to judge ring integrity.
The document describes a tensile strength test using a pall filled with about 17 pounds of water, a wire through a spool, and a ring around the handle of a spoon or broom. It notes to lift gently to ensure the ring does not break and to test rings before proceeding, acknowledging possible other causes.
Instructions from the United States Department of Agriculture describe making and bottling grape juice for long shelf life. Use clean ripe grapes, crush or press, filter through flannel, and heat to 180 degrees before sealing with new, pre-soaked corks. For a simple method add water and sugar, heat to near boiling, bottle, and process in a water bath. Unopened juice lasts indefinitely if kept sealed.
Household experts advise using oxalic acid solution buttermilk or warmed vinegar to dissolve tarnish on copper brass and bronze. Apply rottenstone with oil or dry whiting for final polish then remove all cleaning agents to prevent rapid re tarnish.
Practical hints cover keeping bacon crisp by pouring off fat, using sugar with meals, removing ammonia stains from linen, choosing quick-cooking apples for fritters, and pre removing valuable buttons before laundry.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quotation shows a movie producer dismissing a serious story as excessive jolo while a writer urges focus on marketable bathing girls. The dialogue hints at industry tensions over tone and audience appeal in sensational filmmaking.
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by acting through the blood and mucous surfaces. It promises constitutionally targeted treatment and free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo. A following joke concerns a deaf man seeking a police court for a hearing.
A florist scolded a customer after he ordered plants to send to a friend far away. The punch line notes the customer compared to elephants in a joke about social classes, highlighting the gap between the deserving poor and the undeserving poor.
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