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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1915
Page
14
Reports from the era describe the Iberian torpedoed by a German submarine with six crew killed and two dying on a rescue boat while sixty one were saved. Other items note German advances near Riga and Warsaw, with Petrogad reporting troops falling back on the Vistula and heavy fighting across Poland.
Disjointed lines lament a shift in values with references to being good per some, aging as a “has been,” and a notion that cowards mask caution. The text mixes phrases about Blue Cross Blue Shield and a generic critique of conduct.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura for cleansing purifying and soothing hands with free samples by mail. It claims the soap and ointment are superior to all others and promises relief from severe red rough cracked hands after a single night. The ad notes availability everywhere with a bid for postcards to Calicura Dept XY Boston.
A schoolteacher praised patriotism and motives behind territorial service. A pupil, recalling a local sendoff at the railroad station, quipped that locomotives moved the territorials to war, highlighting humorous student insight from a London Tit-Bits note.
About twenty eight miles from Boise City Idaho a massive cave is reported as the largest in the region and possibly in Idaho. It runs nearly a half mile to the lake and could be longer, but the lake prevents exact measurement by land. The government does not know of it and would claim it if informed.
A quip suggests poverty might ease indigestion but warns the remedy could be harsher than the ailment, reflecting a skeptical view of unconventional cures.
Cane is planted by placing a short piece containing two or three rings lengthwise along fur rows or in holes. After trenching the pieces are lightly covered and germ buds shoot from the rings while roots extend into the soil. Wide spacing allows workers to remove dying leaves for faster maturation of the naked cane.
A cartoon caption exchange notes a girl ahead of them slipping on a banana peel. The banter pivots to a pun about her being a lady clipper.
A compact exchange highlights urging practical steps. A light remark about a spoiled joke leads to a concrete purchase as a parable of making progress through decisive action.
The famous pianist Paderewski visits a western town and gives free instruction at Miss Jones's piano lesson during a noon stop. Months later he returns to see the progress and notes the sign now proclaims lessons at one dollar an hour with the pupil of Paderewski.
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