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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1920
Page
2
Iowa State Board of Health bulletin urges precautions against influenza through crowd avoidance, coughing and sneeze etiquette, hygiene, ventilation, and food, with steps for personal care and use of medical remedies. It cites Guilford H. Sumner and dates January 25, 1920, Des Moines.
A Kansas City Star discussion uses mousetraps to illustrate how supply and demand set prices. When 2,000 families want 1,000 traps, prices rise, reducing demand and boosting production until a market equilibrium forms. Price fixing is shown as a poor substitute for the community’s judgment and the free market as the best regulator.
National Geographic Society Bulletin notes Irkutsk as a remote exiled political center facing war pressures. The city, with about a million people, sits near Lake Baikal and on the Angara river, offering limited land and water routes to the wider theater of conflict.
Government control wrap disrupted by wartime rates and a $44 million surplus lacking for dividends. The long term outlook shows earnings rising by about four million, with the company exiting control as rates gain approval and service quality remains under scrutiny.
The Detroit News sketches a drift of rumors and unease as speculation rumbles through a coastal town. References to enigmatic figures and fading landmarks hint at a developing mystery framed by a tense community atmosphere.
Shareholders in England ratified an agreement transferring ownership and operation of Grand Trunk lines in Canada and the United States to the Canadian government. The national system will replace multiple private operators with a unified government control. Arbitration will set the price for common stock, with preferred stock paid and coordination of state owned lines to cut duplication. the enlarged network, chiefly 1600 miles in Michigan Illinois and Maine, should be under one control by early spring.
A traveler recounts a telephone conversation in Japan where the caller and operator discuss the line's status in formal, archaic phrasing. The dialogue includes lines about numbers and a request to restore service, reflecting a humorous or stilted exchange.
A fragment from Cartoons Magazine shows playful dialogue with a character named WiftyHuh and a couple discussing anniversary memories. The exchange hints at a strained moment as tears surface and a hurt tone emerges.
A fragmented dialogue shows a case of romantic pursuit and legal talk. The speaker asks for permission to delay and mentions a lawyer in a tense tone, hinting at a dramatic scene and a looming decision. The garbled OCR preserves intent and character dynamics.
Sir Johnston and Lady Forbes Robertson return to the United States for a mix of business and pleasure. Sir Johnston is a noted actor, art critic and journalist, while Lady Forbes Robertson, formerly of Oakland California before her 1900 marriage, accompanies him on this visit.
The Far Eastern Bulletin notes sweeping shifts in China and Shanghai, with modernization reshaping transport, construction, retail, and foreign business. It highlights growing Chinese openness to foreigners, abolition of extra territoriality, and rising Chinese trade, banks, and education abroad, amid a Shanghai with about 630,000 Chinese and 30,000 foreigners including Americans.
A San Francisco Chronicle note tells of a ship crew about to sail striking due to missing feather pillows. The owner hurriedly fixed beds with non feather alternatives, while his wife helped boost pillow production. The piece argues better sailor quarters improve life at sea and attract reliable workers.
The American Museum of Natural History displays a mounted pteranodon skeleton, claimed to be the only one in an American museum. Curator Hands T. Martin of Katsuri University led the discovery, noting the creature as a giant winged reptile from the age of reptiles.
A fragment notes a pterodactyle that ranged to distant shores for a purpose. Details remain unclear on intent or outcome.
A humorous quip reflects public mood as a columnist mocks political or social caution about plans of a man to build. The joke notes the stretched face and chin when faced with potential risk or failure.
A damaged fragment from Bebra in tear ha en mentions a party where Mise Sere did not enjoy herself. It notes an unknown guest and a woman with growing children repeatedly referencing Viethre and Mike Sereleat as if they were a couple.
The article explains cravat as a term for Jugo Slavs and that it is a corruption of Croat. It discusses historical usage in French military fashion and notes comments by Representative Gullivan to Congress about commissioned messenger boys and security. It also mentions projected five year financial recovery for Prange, potential tax hikes, and vigil restrictions on luxury deportations to address deprivation.
Mrs Hoovevelt leads an association to oppose bringing home bodies of American soldiers who fell in France and Planders. The plea from Mr Hoayevelt and his wife requests the body be laid to rest where it fell, in Lincoln and in the soil of glory.
A fragmentary note discusses pennies minted, circulated, melted, or discarded. It mentions large numbers produced and several mysteries about the fate of coins. The text references Fort Fortune and various unnamed places and authorities without clear dates or outcomes.
A correspondent’s letter analyzes U S banking credit for South American and Orient trade, noting banks' reluctance to support sight drafts, low exchange benefits foreign producers, and the need to contract credit to curb speculative excesses. It cautions against relying on stock-market gains and stresses restoring reserves to stabilize exports.
National Geographic Society bulletin explains the Salton Sea shrinkage tied to ancient delta growth by the Lower Colorado River. The river built a delta across the gulf, cut off the head of the gulf, and desert climate left an inland low moat near 800 feet below sea level with continuous sediment deposition.
The article notes Europe slowly reviving after the war and predicts growing demand for American goods. It suggests Europe seeks direct sales to buyers, aided by credits, boosting bankers’ and traders’ profits while highlighting risks to stalled treaties and broader world trade.
A historical note discusses everlasting youth myths tied to leap years and a baby born on the last day of February at sea. It explains how the extra calendar day is adjusted along the 11th meridian between Japan and California, affecting future leap year birthdays for those born on February 29.
Disjointed OCR text mentions Woodpeckers and a confusing proposal, with garbled phrases about breach of pramlee and hereditary claims. The readable fragments suggest a fragmented public notice or column note with unclear context and names.
Rural Weekly notes the United States uses millions of bushels of low grade potatoes for starch and flour, with potato starch facing foreign competition and corn starch. Prewar German and Dutch imports were close to domestic output, but wartime dehydration boosted army supply and industry growth. In 1918, sixteen factories dehydrated potatoes producing 10 million pounds.
The Springfel Republican argues now is ideal to plan labor distribution during slack periods as unemployment is low. It proposes reorganizing the federal employment service into a district system with a federal director in each district working with state and city agencies. Local units would meet most needs while surplus or deficit moves through a central office in Washington. The plan aims to ease seasonal labor challenges.
A fragmented Louisville Courier Journal snippet hints at a playful exchange about a love letter or confession. The excerpt mentions a teller and a line about a bookkeeper and a confitied guah, suggesting a humorous or satirical mood in a domestic or social scene.
A quirky transcript fragment shows confusion over keys and suits with playful exchanges. The dialogue hints at wardrobe mishaps and missing items in a light humorous tone.
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