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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1921
Page
7
Lincoln Neb Governor McKelvie writes to Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board declaring the Federal Reserve System in Nebraska is not functioning properly. He urges closer cooperation among agencies handling reserve funds and says existing hampering influences must be remedied before the system helps agricultural borrowers.
Chicago report says more than 1000 manufacturers from 18 states adopted resolutions at a national conference urging an adequate protective tariff. They state unemployment would persist until Congress completes tariff legislation and more work returns to factories.
Commander in Chief W A Ketcham of the Grand Army of the Republic denounced Bolshevism I W W ism anarchism and Ku Klux Klans urging members to stand firm against these evils and defend the nation’s free government at the fifty fifth annual encampment in Indianapolis.
Philadelphia reports Mrs Emma C Bergdoll mother of draft evader Grover Bergdoll suffers a legal setback in a suit to recover $1,000,000 seized by the alien property custodian. Federal Judge Dickinson orders her to explain on Oct 11 why she should not render an accounting of all property she holds for Grover or his account. Thomas Miller, alien property custodian, charges she has ignored requests for an accounting.
The Esperanto international language was brought before the League of Nations assembly in a resolution introduced by thirteen delegates urging consideration. The League of Nations news bureau said it believes the resolution will be adopted.
Two Benson Acres youths James Wilson 15 and George Schwatbold 13 were nabbed after a three night police stakeout with shotguns. They allegedly planned a burial under a tree and demanded 20 with notes signed in blackhand style. Wilson reportedly confessed to the scheme to fund a wireless outfit. In Washington two American miners R C Smith and B E Kissingbury were killed by a Mexican near Dolores Mexico. The State Department was informed and a Chihuahua governor dispatches police to pursue.
Chicago reports Glenview police have logged fingerprints of every man in the village in a manhunt for Pred Christensen's killer. Slayers prints are key evidence as Town Marshal Brneat Schultz suspects a local resident. several suspects are under surveillance.
A compact clipping presents an old advertisement for California Fig Syrup claiming its healthful bowel effects in children. It sits beside several brief items, including a joke about Rep Cooper and a quip on smiling, reflecting light newspaper content.
The fragment recalls William Marion Reedy tuna fishing off the Pacific Coast aboard a motor launch. He hooks a large tuna after a long fight, the line breaks disastrously at the gaff, leaving a silent moment between boatman and fisherman. The piece shifts to an advertisement pitch for Edgeworth tobacco, urging readers to try Plug Slice and Rubbed varieties with mail-order offers from Larus & Brother Company of Richmond Virginia.
William A. Radford extols the modern combination horse and dairy barn as a model of efficiency. The 124 by 88 foot structure includes concrete floors, vented stalls, overhead feed carriers, silos, and lightning protection, designed to reduce drudgery and boost milk production while tempting youth to stay on the farm.
Mrs A overhears a heated misinterpretation about phrases like a trained deer an trained car and train dear. Mr B and Mrs C debate meanings until the speaker explains she was away overnight asking if it rained here, ending the joke with lighthearted laughter.
The text discusses a Latin phrase about adding insult to injury and cites a classical fable of a bald man and a fly from Phaedrus and Aesop. The fly’s taunt turns on the paradox of seeking revenge for a minor touch while compound harm befalls the aggressor.
Vermont and Illinois testimonials praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female trouble avoiding surgery. Letters from Burlington and Chicago describe relief after doctors urged operations. The ad pitches the product as a preventative and lifesaver, offering a free private text book upon request.
The 1920 census of agriculture shows American farmers own 2,146,512 automobiles, more than two per thousand farms, signaling a rapid move from horse drawn mobility to motorized life. The report also notes trucks tractors phones and urban conveniences spreading to rural areas, with camping rising in popularity nationwide. A New York Sun note cites two Adirondacks camp road signs, one warning girls camps and the other boys camps, reflecting changing leisure styles.
The old English farthing, first minted in silver under King John, includes a rare Irish version bearing the reign date 1210. The coin is valuable due to its rarity and historical significance.
Cincinnati has spent 3 million dollars on a city hospital described as a place where it is a pleasure to be sick. The piece also promotes a pleasant and inexpensive summer vacation suggesting a trip to Cincinnati and a fall US Boston Transit event.
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