A French Orphan Adoption Surprise for Soldiers
A returning overseas veteran recalls his company adopting a French child. They all pictured a young girl or boy with a cozy home, but the government photograph showed a woman about forty years old.
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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1919
Page
2
A returning overseas veteran recalls his company adopting a French child. They all pictured a young girl or boy with a cozy home, but the government photograph showed a woman about forty years old.
An old advertisement touts Swamp-Root as the leading remedy for kidney ailments, urging immediate start and offering sample bottles from Dr. Kilmer & Co. The piece also notes a high altitude daylight raid photograph by Gen. Sir Hugh Trenchard to be shown at a Victory matinee at the Coliseum.
An advertisement touts Boschee’s Syrup as a remedy to quiet coughs ease sore throats reduce bronchial irritation and aid sleep. It claims fifty two years in use in America and usefulness for lung trouble asthma croup bronchitis and general health.
A brief exchange reveals tension as lawyers react to the case. One quips that lawyers lie low, while the other expresses surprise, noting expectations of lies on both sides. The dialogue suggests courtroom or negotiation dynamics without specifics.
A household note mentions Albert being shown a new dining room set bought by Me Brown for his wife. The item would match their wallpaper, illustrating domestic chatter about matching decor.
An advertisement highlights Cuticura Comforts for irritated baby skin and describes a hot bath, Cuticura Soap, and Cuticura Ointment. It also extols Cuticura Talcum powder and Toilet Trio as indispensable beauty aids for daily care.
A mixed digest reports armed posses near Pueblo Colorado seeking two convicts who robbed and killed, and transportation thiefs Parks and Hunter. Workers wage equality push and theater refunds debate. U.S. citizenship rulings for immigrants who renounced declarations. war economy issues, stockpiled dreadnoughts, and a fatal theater fire rescue. Also notes on Bolshevik resistance, recruiting drives, weather storms, and global conflicts with various officials and trials.
In Dresden on Saturday Herr Neuring, Saxony war minister, was dragged from the war ministry by a crowd, maltreated, and hurled into the Elbe. Troops refused to fire. the minister drowned after being shot as he swam toward the riverbank. The unrest followed his order that wounded receive only peacetime pay.
Secretary Glass announced the Victory loan terms on April 14. The issue totals 4.5 billion dollars with 4 percent interest on partially tax exempt notes, convertible into 3 percent notes that are wholly tax exempt. Maturity is four years with possible three year extension and conversion back to four percent notes. The issue size fell short of expectations, analysts having anticipated about 6 billion.
Mrs Phoebe Apperson Hearst mother of William Randolph Hearst died at 4 30 Sunday afternoon at her home Hacienda del Poco de Vernonia Plencanton Missouri born December 8 1842 in Missouri she married George Hearst at 19 who became a western mining financier and later a United States senator
The K T Luckenbach Turrialba and Bisco ships arrived Sunday from France with 2500 officers and men and 88 army purses. A Mile Alexandria Boyer of Marseilles was named bride elect of Michael Bluck of Muncie. A Lake Geneva shore site near Mount Blane was chosen for the League of Nations capital.
Unclear rumors suggest Saxony may announce a new soviet government with Kieceny as lead. Independents push a bold move while authorities in Germiny react. Monger larality described as acute amid the political shuffle.
Chicago head of five pickle firms pledge no wage cuts for a year after peace. Anarchists Victora in Crimea and Landon report Soviet forces capture Bhifurupel, with considerable booty. Civ War threats in Bavaria. three rival governments arise as communists depose the revolutionary republic.
The text praises British women for conserving resources to aid munitions, noting continued service through skills like reconstruction, building, cabinetmaking, and home gardening. It mentions utilizing fertilizers for land enrichment and lists various domestic tasks as part of the war effort.
Concrete reinforced concrete poles are used for a 22 000 volt power line at Brentwood California spanning miles long. The tapered poles are 41 feet long and 17 inches square at the bottom with a larger top section. Spans vary from 200 to 390 feet and each pole carries about 2 800 horsepower capacity.
Readable fragments show two young women discussing personal limits and family tensions in New York. One says times have changed and she won’t slave in an office for meager pay, while the other notes conflicts at home after a missed job.
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