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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
4
The passage discusses how March once marked the start of the year in various cultures before calendar reforms. It notes April as a month of militant events and highlights March occurrences such as the 1917 Russian Revolution and Nicholas II’s abdication on March 16, along with World War I fronts.
A peculiar Samoan seafood rite features sea worms rising in October and November, drawing natives with torches to harvest the wriggling quarry. The worms, prized for taste, are caught during biannual surface events and prepared for a celebratory feast the next day.
A disrupted newspaper feature reports workers at a shipyard voicing concerns about privacy in cramped living quarters. They share how shared spaces erode personal boundaries and stress the need for private rooms and cleaner water. The piece notes public officials and advocates urging safer, private living conditions for labor families.
Report from Warsaw notes 10,000 Ukrainian remnants and 10,000 East Galician troops afflicted by typhus. Poland faces shortages of fumigation gear and disinfectants as Dvinsk and Cracow suffer outbreaks. American typhus control efforts struggle, with several officers dead at Tarnopol. Soviet Russia faces 2,000,000 cases. high death rates worsen amid war fatigue and food shortages. The Polish cabinet considers quarantine and railroad suspension amid the crisis.
The prehistoric people of New Mexico and the Southwest built extensive irrigation structures. Ditches and banks along Pueblo trails show elaborate waterworks from Arizona to Salt River valleys. Grounding suggests methodical rock blasting and clay bank construction to route passages. Institutions note 217 miles of walls and multiple arches carved by ancient builders.
In New York a photo shows Sart, the Virgin of Stamboul said to be Turkey's most beautiful girl and heiress to 100 million dollars. Discovered by Sheik Bey Mohammed, brother of the Hedjaz emir, she traveled with an American officer who fought while Sart washed dishes and sold flowers. Now she is dining at a hotel and will return home, with her parents believed dead from grief. Her fate links to the emir upon return to Turkey.
An advertisement claims that Freezone can lift off hard and soft corns and callouses from feet with just a few drops. It promises painless removal by dissolving the root and leaves the skin unharmed, urging readers to buy the tiny bottle at any drug store.
Fragmentary exchange shows a cautious, collected line of questioning about a pending bill. The dialogue hints at anticipation and skepticism, with a tentative timetable and concern over timing.
An ad promotes Cuticura talcum as part of the Cuticura trio 25¢ each and notes a rare sugar, melesitose, found in honey from Pennsylvania stores where bees starved. The Bureau of Chemistry reports melesitose as extremely scarce but now available in kilograms for scientific use.
Two weeks due to coal rail disruptions could favorably affect the typhus situation, which could not have reached such proportions if travel had been supervised and restricted a month ago.
Falmouth Kentucky reports a flawless dog tax record with 100 percent compliance. Ninety eight delinquent owners faced penalties as authorities warned of hound seizure to enforce payment.
A correspondent recounts brutal control methods in Moscow during the Bolshevik era describing mandarin Chinese soldiers used as tools by officers. Executions are rare but when ordered Chinese execute prisoners by forcing dig their own graves and shooting. The piece notes the Chinese loyalty hinges on command and fear of punishment, plus a restrained but chilling portrayal of the regime’s efficiency.
A fragmented OCR passage discusses a government plan to warn about population decline. It mentions a push for policies to support large families, encourage births, and link parental vote weight to family size, aiming to bolster national strength and wartime readiness.
A report from the bureau of fairilye and domestic commerce outlines a plan to purify oysters from beds along the Venetian coast. Workers will scrub shells and rinse them in water before moving them to Thome for processing. The goal is safer consumption and improved handling of seafood.
Natives of hot climates who spend much time in water seldom use soap except for a shave or shampoo. The Hiquiman is a reckless bather during fishing season, wading to disentangle nets, while his wife and family believe wet-net handling absolves them from further bathing rites.
An OCR fragment notes a humorous line about a surgeon threading a needle and a victim promising not to tell funny stories. The excerpt includes a mock dialogue style and a punchline about stitches, attributed to a Buffalo Express-like source. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks concrete events or identities.
In a fragmentary note a veteran recalls time spent in France and the brig era. The text references an old A. E. B. and a home sector, hinting at wartime duties and camp life without full context.
The quoted exchanges feature observers noting two color‑tinted twins as alike and a jab about a hat distracts a motorist from striking a lady. A proverb about a man’s mint size hints at delaying reconciliation.
A village paper cites a half forgotten caper as a comic tale. A wife wakes John during a burglary suspicion but the intruder escapes after a revolver blast and a smashed window. The thief leaves only sixty cents. The exchange includes quips about a hydrant headed octopus of Wall Street and village humor.
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