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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1916
Page
7
Personal testimonial from 1914 claims Dr Kilmer Swamp Root cured kidney and bladder trouble after trying many doctors. Notary public confirms oath. Offers sample by sending ten cents to Kilmer Co and notes availability of larger bottles at drugstores.
When a girl smiles at you she may find you funny or be seeking a favor. The note suggests interpreting a smile as a sign of humor preference or a request for help.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for irritated hands. It promises relief after a single night of hot soaks and gentle ointment application, and offers a free sample by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
A multimillionaire warns the artist about the costly portrait. The painter counters that his price is a thousand dollars, but the client laments the time spent posing, stressing the perceived value of the work and the overall expense.
A circus in town featured Bunko Pete attempting to teach an old farmer the three-shell game on a busy corner. A policeman intervened, citing that operating a game of chance on a public street is illegal. Bunko Pete dismissed the concern, saying the farmer lacked any chance.
In a heated exchange cited by the Minneapolis Journal, Red Casey was fined by his manager for talking back to the umpire. Casey argued that he merely called the umpire a thief and a liar and urged him to get his eyes examined, claiming the charge was unjust.
Charles B. Hughes outlined his presidential campaign issues at Carnegie Hall, with Warren Harding presiding. He endorsed woman suffrage, condemned Mexico policy, urged firm defense, national budget reform, labor protection, resource conservation, and an international tribunal for peace.
Two clashes between Villistas and government troops near Fort Hancock Texas and Chihuahua City Mexico left heavy losses for the bandits. Capt. Bautista’s detachment killed Benito Castro and twelve of his men, Bautista wounded. In El Paso American forces with Carrancistas repelled outlaws crossing the Rio Grande. two Americans killed, one wounded, outlaws three killed and two fled into Mexico.
A dynamite blast on the roof of coal miner Steve Antanoche’s one-story dwelling near Hastings wrecked the house and lightly damaged nearby homes while Antanoche his wife and their ten-year-old daughter slept in adjacent rooms. All escaped injury and no motive is given. This follows another recent dynamiting incident striking Superintendent Charles ONeill’s Starkville home on July 20th.
German official statement reports heavy Russian assaults against Gen. von Linsingen repulsed with high losses. Berlin says German forces captured 1,889 Russian troops in the fighting on the eastern front.
In Town Toples, residents debate ceramics as a hobby with one critic calling it foolish while others recall seeing him immersed in his crafts and pursuits repeatedly.
A short quoted line features Uncle Eben noting that a person may think their bossing uplifts humanity while actually trying to boss others. The piece reflects regional speech and a playful observation on ambition versus pride.
A Suburbanite cartoon caption shows Bubbe with fingers bandaged and a quip about strings reminding him of his wife's commissions to bring home tonight, reflecting a humorous domestic scene.
A fragment asserts that no amount of masculine attention is owed to a pretty girl and that a homely girl may receive such attention. The sentence lacks context, attribution, or concrete events, offering only a general opinion on appearance and social behavior.
A New Jersey woman died after fainting during a thunderstorm, the World urged calm for those terrified of lightning. The piece notes lightning kills 243 nationally in 1912, with women more immune, and argues fear is a greater threat than the actual danger.
Interned sailors on Hamburg American Line ships Amerika and Cincinnati tend a vegetable garden while officers and men from North German Lloyd liners Koln Willehad and Widekind care a rose and flower garden. The plots feature corn beans peas beets carrots and lettuce with blooms including roses sunflowers and pansies.
A concise aphorism notes that half the planet ignores the fate of the other half and questions who truly governs private lives. The remark underscores social distance and moral indifference across borders.
The editor of a household publication outlines a plan for a series on managing husbands. He explains that to fund advertising fashionable goods, the magazine must train the husband thoroughly through a sequence of articles.
A pithy line notes men are drawn to fortune, willing to risk stepping into uncertain gains. The saying frames risk taking as a common impulse when wealth appears within reach.
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