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Newspaper
Encampment Echo
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
10
Fashion notes from Paris highlight Directoire inspired coats and wraps for autumn. Designers blend orient and occident themes with high Directoire collars, cutaway fronts, and cape backs, while ribbons and plaited trim energize ensembles for wealthy new-class wearers.
Tips on making bright clear jelly with less sugar and alternative sweeteners. Instructions cover fruit preparation, cooking times, juice to sugar ratios, salt addition for non acidic fruits, and methods for testing doneness and preserving color and texture. Includes guidance on using honey maple syrup corn sugar molasses and other syrups as sugar substitutes.
Instructions describe cleaning a basin or tub by dampening it, adding conrée salt, then scrubbing firmly with a cloth dipped in turpentine to remove grime. The method emphasizes using salt as an abrasive and turpentine for cleaning power.
Public Health Service advises proper footwear and foot care for walkers. Discusses shoe fit, heel height, long toes, drying feet, hosiery, and alternating socks. treatment for blisters and tender spots plus methods to toughen feet with tannic acid or medicated solutions.
The article critiques common cleaning methods and endorses scrubbing with soap and water, damp wiping, and airing. It notes vacuum cleaners are useful but not affordable for everyone. Damp rags, turpentine or kerosene for certain surfaces, sun and airing for disinfection, and sun-drying fabrics are advised along with paint and whitewash for wear areas. Clean-up and palatop are promoted as a slogan.
The U S Department of Agriculture warns against using any preserving powder or canning compound sold for canning foods. Boric and salicylic acids bought from druggists may be misused, risking serious digestive and health effects. Fruits and vegetables can be safely preserved by heating with proper processing.
A brief household tip advises not to wash aluminum pots pans or view all items in water containing sul soda. It suggests drying clothes quickly by hanging them indoors and using the electric fan during rain.
Freddy enjoys three days with grandpa and a stash of treats until illness follows. The doctor prescribes rest and medicine, and Grandpa visits the sick boy with a hopeful smile. Freddy admits the indulgence was worth the price despite feeling pale and weak.
A quarrel unfolds as a wife complains Ike dislikes her family. The husband pleads patience, saying he is a sensitive man, and notes the bleak, resigned look his wife’s relatives cast when they see him. The exchange hints at strain over acceptance and family bonds.
At dinner the talk turns to women gaining the vote this fall. Sis asks the age required, Bud replies thirty, and Sis points out Aunt who has been twenty eight for six years, noting many women may lose their votes if the rule is as Bud states.
A cartoon dialogue shows a profiteering head accountant noting surplus growth while the employer says his wife’s upcoming grocery bills will drain the hoard, returning finances to “respectable proportions.”
A cryptic exchange in the Houston Post ponders a portable house and defines it humorously as any house carried away by a cyclone. The item riffs on weather folklore and rural life in a light, witty exchange.
Laughing at others rarely ends well as different men behind backs mirror the ridicule. A wry quip from the Cincinnati Enquirer notes the cyclical nature of derision and social humor.
A parish clerk and the minister clashed over a long sermon. After a short invitation to stay, the prelate preached for an hour and a quar ter, prompting the clerk to declare Psalm 119 from end to end and threaten to sing all night.
A brief exchange discusses a candidate described as a climber in politics. The dialogue notes that even with slates created, people continued to multiply, reflecting on political ambition and persistence.
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