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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
2
Congress committees prepare broad legislation to open 200 million acres of arid western lands for settlement through government loans and irrigation. The program cites Salt River valley growth near Phoenix, rising populations, new towns, schools, churches, and banks, with projected long term repayment from district bonds.
Grenada Mississippi county tax supervisors cut W. W. Whitaker's mule assessment from 50 to 20 dollars after he criticized the high value. Whitaker offered to sell the animal for 20 dollars and quipped the mule’s wickedness outshines the devil, while noting its laziness keeps grasshoppers industrious.
A historical reflection on the power of the country editor from colonial days to the Jacksonian era. It credits editors with directing public opinion, guiding politics, and linking communities to the wider world. Horace Greeley is cited as a prime example of editorial influence and Americanism. It concludes that the local editor inspires more than the schoolteacher, shaping community values.
An article explains that a cat's pupil typically appears as a narrow oval or line and widens to an oval in semi dark. It notes that cats, tigers, and other felines share this trait though the normal pupil is circular, with light altering shapes.
The Anglican church fund plans a grand Gothic cathedral in Wellington New Zealand as a memorial of the great war. Architect Frank Peck will design a 20 year project on the St Mark's site beginning with a war memorial chapel and two smaller chapels for Maori and South African wars. War trophies from Foch Haig and Pershing are promised, with Currie possibly asked for a Canadian trophy.
Observers note a statue near the London County Hall showing a left handed archer drawn with forefinger only and kneeling to shoot. An architect says sculpture defies rational science and aims for beauty, not practical aim, with the bow string absent and impossible hit.
The American consul in Prague reported to Secretary Hoo that Czechoslovakians exported 60,000 muskrats last year. Muskrats, once curiosities, have become a thriving industry with steady profits and growing demand from London and other buyers.
The Railway Age estimates capital tied up in automobiling at over 6.0 billion dollars. It arrives at this by itemizing depreciation on 7,623,551 cars at 20 percent, an average $1,200 cost, plus interest on invested funds, gasoline, licenses, insurance, garages, labor for repairs, and service costs. Expenditures for highway construction and maintenance, and auto accidents are not included.
Comic exchange set in a terse dialect about powder and noses. A brief joke contrasts a beauty parlor saleslady knowing powders with a customer who powders her nose, followed by a cue to sing a quoted tune.
A sharp exchange notes a wealthy farmer upgrading his land into a comfortable yet city-like setup. The quip suggests increased ease of living coupled with unfamiliar inconveniences. The speaker asserts experience teaches, though it comes at a high tuition.
In Scipio society a young girl named Helen devises a scheme to coax her sister Louise home by inventing a supposed new baby. Helen’s mother scolds the ploy yet the plan moves forward as she contemplates calling the sister with a false tale about a baby doll.
A terse remark links warehouse floor failure to access prices. The speaker suggests that wholesale storage failures are the sole path to lowering high food costs. The exchange implies a causal view of supply and pricing.
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