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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
12
Advert shows Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. Claims it is a gentle healing vegetable compound with quick, mild effects. Urges testing with ten cents and to mention the paper when writing to Dr. Kilmer in Binghamton New York. Sold at drug stores in two sizes.
A Canadian soldier in a letter recalls a Marne lull prank with a helmet on a rifle aimed to lure a German sniper. The same trooper goes over the top and falls mortally wounded minutes later. The column also includes a sharp remark on taste and a quip about poems and fools.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels spoke at the Iroquois Club in Chicago after visiting Great Lakes Naval Training Station. He praised Captain Moffet’s leadership, praised the station’s expansion to 17,000 men, and urged national unity, war finance through bonds, and continued congressional support for pensions and wartime legislation.
Leonard Wood ascends from captain to major general in five months during the Spanish American War. He served as McKinley’s physician, led the Rough Riders with Theodore Roosevelt as lieutenant colonel, and earned the Medal of Honor in 1898 for medical corps actions against Apache forces. He later governed Cuba from 1899 to 1902.
Mrs. Newsmaid rushes to the dining room where Sarah Ann sits amid ruined best china. Sarah Ann explains she spilled the meal save for the dinner things, noting it is good she hadn’t washed them yet.
A vintage advertisement promotes Cuticura for soothing irritated baby skin with a bath followed by ointment. A free sample offer via mail prompts readers to request by postcard from Cuticura Dept. L Boston. The fragment also includes a Western tale line about Broncho Bob and a quiet Crimson Gulch after liquor restrictions.
Col. Charles M K Saltzman born October 18 1871 in Iowa rose through the ranks from the Fifth Cavalry to the Signal Corps. He served with General Merriam in Colorado and was an honor graduate of the Signal School in 1906. He fought with the Rough Riders at Guasamis June 24 1898 and later served in the Philippines with General Wood. He attended the international radio conference in London 1912 and commanded the Signal Office in the Panama Canal Zone in 1915.
A classic 19th century testimonial advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy. It claims to treat catarrh by purifying the blood and mucous surfaces, promising strength and health and a guarantee of cure or refund.
A reflective column notes perseverance and polite resilience in aging and public life with phrases about never giving up and deferring apologies for courtesy.
Thomas D. Neelands outlines Major Bishop from Owen Sound Ontario as Canada’s top air fighter who after serving on the French battlefront earned 47 enemy planes and two balloons downed, the Victoria Cross War Cross Distinguished Service Order twice and a major’s rank before becoming Royal Flying Corps aerial gunnery chief instructor. The Canadian club banquet in New York hosted the hero on his journey to Canada.
A Albany Oregon minister found gold coins inside a gift apple from his church. The coins cover his travel and family expenses to Ohio to visit his mother and congregation. Insurance in Australia reports bonuses and concessions due to low expenses, with reserves growing.
A brisk exchange prompts a reflection on ambition and time as Mrs Snaggs jokes that her husband spends his days chasing status. The line reveals social pressure to outpace neighbors and the universal pull to elevate one’s standing.
An advertisement promotes Anu-ric from Dr. Pierce at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo. It claims uric acid buildup causes gout and rheumatism, touts Anu-ric double strength as eliminating uric acid, offers a 10 cent trial package, and notes free water testing. It also assails meat eaters as big lime-salt depositors.
A neighbor discovers Fatwaste leaving a baker with a mountain of bread and learns he plans to stockpile it for a “tring day” after a new rule bans selling bread. The odd tale follows Fatwaste’s whispered confession as the scene unfolds.
Freely given assistance targets nervous or delicate women with Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Tablet or liquid forms claim relief from female complaints irregularities weakness and exhaustion of the system. Also promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for constipation with a simple dosage of one laxative or two or three as cathartic.
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