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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1919
Page
5
An old promotional piece urges readers to use Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellet as a remedy for constipation. It references Mayapple and Jalep root and claims the pills are available in most drug stores for convenience and health.
The report notes Honduras receiving 5,000,000 banana bunches from Costa Rica and 6,000,000 bunches from another source. Additional fruit imports come from Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Micarauga, British Honduras, Santo Domingo, and Brasil.
In Henry County Indiana a group of boys formed a sheep club funded by local stockmen and a bank. Each boy bought a pure bred ewe, notes secured the price, and investments paid about 200 percent. Last year 8000 members across 257 clubs reared 8005 lambs and sold 2006 pounds of wool. Total year end flock value reached $101,178.40 with costs $37,082.42 and reported profits $4,004.58.
Officials publish revived covenant details of the League of Nations. It outlines membership rules, council voting, and arms reductions while stressing mandates for former German colonies and Ottoman territories in the civilizational interest. Students join defense forces urging German universities to support militarization.
A fragmented report discusses livestock practices including wolf-feeder effects on pork output, need for shelter due to lack of trees, and late pasture strategies. It mentions temporary enclosures, clover feeding, debarving huts, and keeping pigs and lambs free from pests. It also suggests some farmers raise calves for higher prices and notes tobacco dust as possible feed components.
In Constantinople the brutal Turk was publicly executed in the presence of the military governor as part of Armenian massacre investigations. Washington award ceremonies honor World War I officers, with General Pershing presenting Distinguished Service Medals for meritorious maritime and divine service.
Reports recount heroism in the Yukon influenza crisis as Indian runners with dog teams dispatched from Dawson to Fort McPherson and back. The 1000 mile round trip, crossing the Rocky mountains in midwinter, delivered supplies and aid to remote communities with limited medicine and nutrition.
Eileen returns home from school with Edith and Ethel when a large dog approaches. The girls feel a scare but Eileen calms them and tells the dog they won’t hurt it. The dog suddenly jumps at Eileen, who later relays the incident to her mother with a humorous remark.
Stormington Barnes voices a preference for longer engagements in big cities, arguing audiences stay through performances while in one-night stints many attendees return to hotels. He contrasts theater air time with hotel habits, noting audience loyalty differs by venue.
A short dialogue fragment features Tommy asking Bil what a vacuum is. Bil answers with a playful definition and mischief about giving to receive. Other voices riff on advice and belief, creating a comic, archaic vibe.
A damaged ad-style piece warns of kidney and bladder trouble and touts Gold D at Haarlem capsules as a cure. It claims rapid relief, refunds, and multiple box sizes, urging immediate purchase despite vague benefits and dubious scientific backing.
A segmented quip page mocks film and social norms with quick punchlines. It touches on a director quitting the business over scandalous seanymph stories, a patient paying dear for medicine, and a college coach returning to routine hack work. It also notes a child’s first taste of independence with early experiences and the era’s gendered jokes.
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