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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1916
Page
10
This old promotional piece urges using California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and even adults. It claims a quick inside cleansing, warns against counterfeit syrups, and promotes a 50 cent bottle with directions printed on the label.
Captain Bernier of the Canadian government reports a four thousand mile Arctic voyage placing many new islands bays and promontories on the map. He charted over 600000 square miles and notes his aim to reach the North Pole. A separate anecdote describes a crowded car incident with a fainting woman and a cynical remark.
An Illinois woman reports coffee cessation boosted mental work capacity and endurance through Postum. She details kidney and bowel improvements, steadier nerves, and renewed energy enabling her to resume hard mental tasks. Postum Co. promotes two forms with similar cost per cup. There’s a reason, grocers say.
Wireless dispatches from the front report Pancho Villa trapped by rapid American advances near the Babricora lake region and Namiquipa with Carranza forces blocking exits toward Sonora. The chase follows a 110 mile march in 42 hours into Mexico, whetting lines of communication questions and railroad access.
London dispatch says Verdun fighting eases as Russians launch a major offensive on the eastern front. Reports detail German air raids on England coastal towns, French air actions, the sinking of a French destroyer by a submarine, and an Austrian hospital ship torpedoing amid Entente naval activity. Russian losses near Lake Narocz cited as high as 0,270 dead, with German counterattacks near Vaux Damloup repulsed.
Secretary Lansing states the planned operations will be confined to the announced object and will not intrude on Mexican sovereignty or lead to intervention. The U S concedes reciprocal border pursuit privileges with Mexico to suppress outlaw bands and protect border residents.
In Washington March 14 Senators Chamberlain and Bora urged speeding urgent preparedness bills as grave risks from sending U S troops into Mexico to pursue Villa rise. They called to suspend other work for prompt action while Vardaman and Simmons warned the U S is not helpless in any Mexico related crisis. House leaders Clark and Kitchin briefed on Wilson's push to accelerate the legislative program for action by June.
A fragmentary dialogue references attire shaping character with a woman in white clinging to ingenue roles. Queen Elizabeth’s ruff is cited as evidence of attire affecting reputation. A judge discusses a divorce ruling granting shared child custody and a generous man seeking more time with the child.
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