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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1920
Page
7
A bank recruit rises from thirty-second assistant cashier to cashier, then vice president and finally president. The ascent, built on limiting external contact, ends with him speaking only through prepared statements, which are long and windy but reveal nothing of substance.
Frederick O Brien notes in Century the Arioi of Tahiti considered rearing a child sinful and killed newborns to prevent overpopulation. The wandering troupe included men and women serving as minstrels, priests and performers. They say Tahiti once held great beauty and advanced arts long ago.
More than 12 000 orchid varieties exist and no single collection is complete. Orchids captivate with color and form, and chemists use them as bases for sedatives. Extracts from a striking variety are cited for treating epilepsy, a severe human ailment.
A fragment quotes an archist fearing civilian casualties if a bomb is planted in a crowded street. The Reds' leader responds that they lack enough sympathizers globally to justify such an act.
A light humor piece built on a pun about feather pillows and being on the down grade. It plays on the double meaning of down as both feathers and a decline.
A child named Bessie loves her absent father whose picture hangs in her nursery. When he returns home after nearly a year away, the mother asks for a hug, but the girl points to the photograph and says she loves her daddy there.
A mounted spectacled bear from Venezuela is exhibited at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The bear does not wear spectacles. its name comes from grayish white eye markings. It is among the rarest bears and is the only species native to South America.
A humorous dialogue unfolds with a husband apologizing for snoring and his wife dryly replying. The pair later quips about an exhibition being a beastly affair, revealing a light domestic tone.
The piece surveys criticism of toothbrush effectiveness and notes alternatives such as finger cleaning with gauze or cloth, toothpicks, and pocket knives. It cites experiments by C M Cobb linking rheumatism to brushing and suggests alcohol sterilization, plus a water jet or gauze finger method as improved cleaning approaches.
The 7 year old Egbert Ingersoll of Los Angeles claims he alone remembers what happened to John Wilkes Booth’s body after Lincoln’s assassination. He says Lieutenant Byron Baker warned to bury the story, and that the others who could tell died before they spoke.
The New York Post recalls the nightly key ceremony at the Tower of London. The yeoman porter and guards open the gates in a centuries old rite. The porter proclaims "King George's keys" and the guard answers "Amen" as drums, fifes, and buglers sound "God Save the King" and the "Last Post."
A war era poem by Cale Young Rice reflecting on why nations go to war and urging war to end war itself. It voices restraint and duty, calling for a sacred wrath against war and a global peace aligned with the soul of the universe.
The article portrays Senator Lodge arguing President Wilson is a dangerous autocrat while contrasting him with an alleged autocrat in the campaign. It notes Lodge's fear of overreach and suggests few others could match Wilson's stature, referencing a returning missionary who cites the slogan America first in Europe.
Dr. Charles McCarthy notes a Wisconsin 12th Infantry colonel describing 746 men lost in his regiment and the deaths of major officers. He urges homeward messages that no man fled or hid, all fighting or fallen with faces to the foe.
Family last heard from him in November 1918 while several soldiers from the United States wartime units were listed missing in action or reported killed in action. Entries include Ernestine McClellan of Mansfield Ohio and Maurice Lepavsky of Chicago Illinois with addresses, and other families seeking updates on Martin Wells Harry Johnson Herman Lutes Arthur Larson Francs McDonald Elmer Larson Catherine McDonald Harry Weller and Frank McCullooch with details of last known whereabouts and official notices.
The Argonaut reports Mrs Sutton advertised for a general housework helper but the respondent, a Black girl, claimed she could not cook or wash and would only perform limited tasks. The exchange ends with the applicant saying she would do what she could. The piece shifts to wartime aviation and Japanese emigration commentary.
A writer contrasts Bruce Marton and a bible as guides to modern business. The piece notes the tension between service and leadership and questions the practicality of devotion in pursuit of profit. It reflects on advertising as a reflection of moral ideals amid material rewards.
An American horticulturalist recounts tales of large brood sizes and incubation in the States and England. A Suffolk tradesman questions and the other responds with a humorous anecdote about hens and eggs. A comic aside follows about ordering plants and a florist sending elephants ears.
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt suggests a woman claimed her husband showed excessive affection by kissing her hundreds of times daily. The piece uses period voice to comment on the neighborly spread of endearing acts.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura products for clear skin. It advises washing with Cuticura soap and warm water, drying thoroughly, dusting on Cuticura talcum, and applying to achieve a pleasant fragrance.
A Birmingham Age-Herald comic exchange discusses fitting in a bathing globe into a serious story as actors imagine a funeral by the sad sea waves on location.
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