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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
2
In Crook County Wyoming a mountain editor outlines fire types crown surface and ground fires and the backfire method. He notes the trench barrier method to stop a ground fire and describes backfiring as the only defense against crown fires. German paper shirts and Edison era notions are contrasted with wartime improvised gear.
Since April, subs have received four new devices to boost destruction and hide their position. Pumps allow subs to stay submerged without surfacing, preserving fuel and muffling engine sound. Telescopic periscopes aid concealment. Exhaust is washed to erase wake and new oxygen gas mixes power engines. Enhanced listening gear helps gauge ship size at long range.
A fragment traces French impressions of New York restraint and regulation, noting differences with Marseille. It cites iron casting stress relief methods, a Brighton bookseller claim on envelopes, and a railcar efficiency figure from 1916 with a 1910–1916 comparison, including car counts and mileage estimates.
A 64 year old Los Angeles resident, Le Mehnager, is described as the oldest man in the French army ranks after going to France with the outbreak of war. The piece also sketches unrelated items from Newport Vermont, Delhi trade notes, and various oddities including a ground preparation by Fred Gokey, and scattered historic and industrial references such as Napoleon III era militiamen shaving orders, India’s munitions production, acetone in a tower, and shipping/industrial anecdotes.
R Hubberd of the New York state health department recounts an April incident where a traveler’s child contracted measles after exposure on a train. Quarantines of seven contacts followed, while those already immune were not isolated. The piece warns against travel during illness, notes the danger of close contact, and commends prompt reporting and obedience to orders to contain outbreaks. It also anticipates a harsh measles season with many cases in military camps and civilian life.
The piece discusses physical training in the army from Ian Hay’s First One Hundred Thousand. It notes rookies’ initial stiffness and fatigue giving way to improved endurance, strength, and wind after drills, and argues army life reduces drinking and disease while raising health and moral standards.
A group of men tell tall tales about oversized produce. One brother grows a potato so large a copper boiler is needed to cook it. Another brags of a cabbage spanning a rod of ground. A third claims a marrow big enough for a cradle, and a fourth says two popotmes slept on one bed.
An Atlanta Constitution summary notes measurements of women in France Vingland and America. It declares the lion woman as the tallest, with the American woman next. French women average five feet one inch, American women about two inches taller, and British women half an inch taller than the Americans. Heavier American women average around seventy pounds.
A clipped verse note voices rural wisdom about stubborn progress and patient effort. It references a tortoise figure and local chatter in a dated style, linking a whimsical moral to a fading roadside scene. A Californian invention named Setel is described as an audio tuning aid for orchestra instruments, likened to a tuning fork.
Newport Sept 25 Maj R Perfetti head of the Italian aerobatic Mission proposes giant air cruisers to fly from the United States to Europe. He argues bombing German bases and Uboat ports would end the Uboat threat, calling for $6 million to fund the plan and claiming Italian designs and engines lead the world in performance.
The Louisville Courier Journal argues that 72,914 men offered for officers reserve passed a civilian medical exam with 51,838 deemed physically satisfactory, showing high fitness levels for military service. It contrasts past standards, notes increasing willingness to fight in 1917, and highlights capable young aviators aiding Allied efforts.
The passage discusses medical prescriptions as orders to pharmacists for specified drugs and doses. It highlights risks of misreading due to abbreviations and Latin usage, noting potential harm or death from overdoses and the historic shift away from strict traditional forms. It traces Horus and Jupiter symbols to the recipe origin and stresses the need for clear direction.
The essay outlines a milestone guide for men at 35, listing a wife and children, a stable trade or business, ownership of property, a bank balance, and a well-funded endowment policy. It urges leaving behind experimentation to pursue realized dreams, suggesting a second wind after hard labor and long effort.
The writing reflects on youth as a priceless yet costly commodity, with lines about grit, ambition, and energy. It contrasts youth’s value with the world’s perception of a boy, suggesting youth is time to invest and later to collect, hinting at a final peak yet to be marked.
The piece argues hospitality is not a fine art but should be. It claims one must be born with the gift to delight guests, resisting mere etiquette and studied manners. It notes hosts vary from overbearing to restrained, with some neglecting guests despite efforts to please.
A fragment on the warmth of hosting, arguing that true hospitality comes from atmosphere and cordiality at the table rather than material wealth. It suggests friendship and shared joy are the best form of entertainment.
In Snelling Minnesota instructors emphasize voice quality as critical for officers. Cadets with loud clear commanding voices are favored, while those with high squeaky or weak tones are dismissed, a practice reflected in at least four cadets being excused from further training.
Two English workmen joke about the war as German and Russian prisoners swap places. They predict a long conflict if thousands of prisoners keep moving between Germany and Russia and then both sides fight to regain their homes.
The United States reports a record year in Latin American commerce with Argentina headlining exports, notably wool and beef, as overall Latin American trade nearly doubles from 1916 to the fiscal year. Import growth from Chile, Brazil, and Uruguay also rises, driven by wool demand and beef shipments.
A veteran observer recalls encounters with Lord Robert Cecil at the British Foreign Office and Secretary Lansing in Washington. The piece contrasts Cecil's sly, tea-time diplomacy and Lansing's quiet steadiness, noting how reporters’ questions shaped perceptions of foreign policy and the dignity of the State Department during a strained Allied alliance.
The food board urges Americans to eat less of wheat beef pork sugar and dairy to conserve supplies for allies. With large projected crops including 450 million bushels of corn and 300 million of oats, the plan emphasizes reducing domestic consumption to avert shortages and aid allies.
A reader argues against prenatal influence in stammering, sharing personal history of stammering until age 20 and describing family dynamics. She cites a mother’s severe temper, a father’s failed business, and a sister’s death as shaping factors, while challenging claims that stammering is inherited or purely prenatal. The letter also criticizes idealized motherhood and asserts heredity plus environment both play roles.
Henry Van Drie writes a reflective poem about a fair tree shaded by sun yet growing amid wear in its place. The lines suggest contentment with natural growth and simple, quiet happiness as seasons pass and leaves fall, conveying a serene, rustic mood.
Fragmentary text notes a Peaseley figure, a crowd of mothers, and a concerted action or event. The readable lines imply a gathering or celebration around a young person, with unclear details and multiple garbled phrases.
About 109 American prisoners in Germany include civilians seized from sinking merchant ships. New arrivals include crew members from destroyed vessels. Relief policy favors keeping prisoners fed rather than paroled, with efforts by the American Red Cross and War Committee to aid, transport, and minister to detainees across occupied nations.
A fragmentary OCR text fragment mentions a deal tied to a party or entity, but the readable portion lacks clear names, dates, or concrete facts to identify the event, participants, or location. The item reads as an incomplete notice with uncertain context.
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