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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
7
An advertising block promotes Cascarets as a ten cent remedy for cleansing the liver stomach and bowels claiming night work without gagging and a morning boost. A brief comic exchange about church attendance then follows and a Red Cross Blue laundry ad ends the snippet.
A motorist touring Ireland meets a local with a donkey and cart. He jokes about the difference between their turnouts. Pat replies that the donkey is in the shafts in the van while the other is seated in the cart.
Birdlife rises as war halts hunting in France and Belgium. T. Gilbert Pearson, secretary of the Audubon societies, cites official bans and reduced trapping, noting France sold native game under wartime restrictions and Belgium's peace-time trapping declined.
A prominent Georgia physician shares his personal trial with Grape-Nuts, claiming it rebuilt his strength and restored nerve and brain function after a severe decline. He says two months in the mountains failed to help, but ten days on Grape-Nuts when regular foods faltered produced marked improvement, allowing him to return to work.
John Hay's wartime diary recounts President Lincoln and entourage touring Gettysburg on May 19, joining Seward, Nicolay, Forney and others. The day included serenades, whisky at Forney's room, and the Lincoln consecration speech at the cemetery with the familiar Gettysburg lines about a nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to equality.
The Lincoln HB building on Tenth Street Washington, where Lincoln died, is now owned by the government. It houses a vast relic collection assembled by H. Oldroyd since 1860, including chair, death mask, Ford’s Theatre bill, Booth’s spur, Lincoln furniture, autographs, the Lincoln cradle, and the family Bible among thousands of newspapers, pictures, books, and documents.
A French mother loses all three sons in war while a Massachusetts mother loses four in Civil War. Lincoln’s letter to the first and its fame elsewhere honor maternal sacrifice and the debt nations owe to such mothers.
The quote links Lincoln’s pledge to the Declaration of Independence with a universal protection under the flag. It notes Lincoln’s choice of war to save the Union and reestablish it as indivisible, framed by President McKinley’s remarks.
A Cobbett quotation warns that striving for a peak in one bold leap brings widespread misery. The line frames ambitious effort as a cause of social harm and reflects on the costs of overreaching.
Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago promotes Murine as a remedy for eye care. The ad claims the product aids all eyes and offers a bending eye book on request.
A fragment quotes a debate on what makes an ideal citizen, contrasting a commuter’s stubborn insistence on shoveling snow from the sidewalk within his property line and a broader question of civic responsibility. The cryptic exchange highlights notions of personal limits and public-minded conduct.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to soothe red rough irritated hands with a hot soaks and a nightly application, promising a quick cure. It offers free samples by mail via Cuticura Dept L Boston and notes products sold everywhere. A stray line about speeding men serves as a separate, unrelated caution.
Lawyers are abundant, yet few criminals obtain a chance to plead guilty. The article notes a mismatch between available counsel and opportunities for guilty pleas, with systemic barriers and procedural delays limiting outcomes.
A historical ad fragment describes mixing water hay rum barbo compound glycerine and a small amount of glycerine to tint hair gray gradually. It claims low cost and uses for thinning or falling hair with a shiny, non greasy finish. The note ends with a social plea to be kind to beggars.
Preparedness advice urges use of Brom Quinine as a tonic to help the body resist grip and influenza. The note claims Brom Quinine strengthens the system when taken with other ingredients and references a product named Grove.
Historical note traces uric acid discovery by Scheele and its link to gout rheumatism and bladder issues. It advertises Dr Pierce’s Anuric as a remedy to expel uric acid, with pamphlets or trial tablets available from the Invalids Hotel Buffalo NY and in stores, touting Pierce’s reputation and other products.
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