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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1917
Page
4
Col. Robert Winder, clerk to the Bolton Borough magistrates for fifty years, has just resigned at eighty one after a long career marked by friendly dealings with prisoners. He recalls telling an Irish boy facing a charge that he should plead guilty, remarking I would if I had another bath.
Research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy shows household dust mainly derives from fabrics and clothing fibers along with sand and plaster. Hair, paper fibers, carbon from coal smoke, and bacteria from coughing and sneezing are present, with dust under beds forming from worn clothing and blankets.
A late medical note advises cautious choice of cough medicine for children and credits Chamberlain’s Cough Hemmer for mothers owing to its non narcotic formula and child friendly taste. It claims effectiveness against coughs colds and croup and notes wide availability.
The Youngstown Telegram recalls a suburban hill where both children and adults join in coasting. A notable couple stands out as lively seniors, the man with bright eyes and white hair and his wife full of vivacity. They ride to the bottom, sharing laughter as the wife playfully says they must go home because the curfew has blown.
Local notes report migratory birds returning to familiar dooryard martin boxes and a suspected county official, James Budgets, traveling from Ashton to Victor. The piece also mentions a train sighting, gloves sales at 92.00, and staff changes at the Jackson Courier office. Easter services were canceled at St John’s due to Rev Balcom’s illness, now improved, with various residents traveling or visiting nearby areas.
The earth features a layered atmosphere with a lower nitrogen-rich zone extending to about forty five miles and an upper region of lighter composition named geocoroniasm. Alfred Wegener explains color changes in meteors as they travel through hydrogen and nitrogen layers, showing stages of yellow white green and deep red with green from hydrogen incandescence and red from nitrogen.
The article explains caliber as gun bore diameter measured across, and how length relates to caliber by stating examples like a 40 caliber navy gun at 40 times its bore, and a 25 caliber quick firing gun. It notes small arms use hundredths of an inch for bore diameter, such as a 22 caliber revolver.
A man learned of his uncle's death and hired an attorney to secure his inheritance. The attorney presented an account listing expenses like notary fees court costs and travel. The nephew questioned the charges asking if the uncle or his own died, revealing the tension over who owed the fees.
The text contrasts Japanese notions of beauty with ancient Greek proportions, noting a strict standard of the female form. It claims consumption is rare in Japan and that winter coughs are uncommon, while women are educated to believe life requires ample fresh air as a form of internal cleansing beyond usual bathing.
A reflection on childish habits with examples of a girl dogeared a library book page and a boy leaving a borrowed bicycle in the damp. It emphasizes care for others possessions versus one’s own and urges carefulness in how people treat other people’s belongings.
A garbled excerpt shows a man recounting a morning in an office where urgent commands rang out and an item on the desk triggered pay and reminders. The speaker recalls indorsing something for a man and paying themselves, with a framed message hung on the wall as a personal reminder.
A garbled text snippet appears to reference spoken lines or dialect clues with phrases like he be tan and at di he may. No coherent event, person, or place is clearly identifiable for a proper news summary.
Listing by Walter Dallab of Jackson Wyong offers a mixed sale of farm equipment and livestock items. Items include a geode, crib, stove, dining chair hardwood, cooking utensils, hay horses with weights, wagons, camp gear, tents, traps, and a 32 Baltimore rear sight.
Department of the Interior notices Joha Karna of Jackson Wyoming filed homestead entry 02740 on May 25 1911. Five year final proof to establish title before Otho E Williams US Commissioner Jackson Wyoming on May 7 1917. Witnesses named include Clarent Van Vieth Peter H Karns Hay A Tucker Roy Lamb Nesner Raginter from Jackson Cheney Wyoming.
Department of the Interior notice from Bramton Wyoming dated March 31 1917 states Lewis Rynon of Jackson Wyoming who filed Desert Land Entry Berial No 02770 and seeks to prove up and establish claim to lands described in Section Township 41 North Range 16 West Sixth Principal Meridian. It notes that before Otho B Williams U S Commissioner at Jackson on May 31 1917 the claimant will present witnesses Lee L Lucas John G Rynon Clare B Van Vieck Joseph Dayo and others.
Africa covers a quarter of the globe and holds vast land and resources. The article notes population spread, language diversity, cocoa exports, coal and iron resources, river navigation, water power, railway expansion, colonial reach, and missionary presence across the continent.
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