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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1917
Page
5
A humorous expressed debate on women fishing and the dynamics of boat outings. The narrator jokes about women avoiding hooks and wriggling bait while men wrestle a heavy bass, sharing a playful exchange about the enjoyability of the trip and a promise to return.
A teacher uses a dark tale to teach compassion for animals. A farmer milks a cow when a calf injures him with its tail. He cuts the calf’s ear with a knife. She asks which Bible verse applies. Students recall “Blessed are the merciful” and a misquoted line about union.
A Bogton Transcript quote discusses a father and son exchange on joining the infantry, noting a boy’s eagerness to enlist despite his youth. A remark about girls promising or threatening in marriage follows, reflecting light local chatter.
A long list of varied events is summarized including railroad labor settlements at Denver a Seattle strike proposal to resume work under arbitration a murder verdict in New York and a death in Pueblo as well as international tensions with talks on war funding rail and shipping matters civil unrest and notable deaths all reflecting the era’s sweeping upheavals.
Hoover lauds voluntary household and national effort as crucial to wartime success. He cites millions joining food administration, rising home gardens, and waste reduction driven by public will rather than law. He credits Allied victory to resource mobilization and collective resolve.
President Wilson in a July 29 letter through Secretary Houston urges American women to store and conserve perishable fruit and vegetables to ease transportation pressure and hasten victory. Each preserved item adds to victory efforts and supports military needs by freeing transport for essential goods.
Washington reports say the war department can place an army of about one million men in Europe within a year. Transports, equipment, munitions, and supplies are pledged to meet the emergency. Secretaries Baker and Daniels conveyed the assurances to correspondents.
A vessel named The Meanahip Lquiboote reportedly sank near Ft. Lawrence in Halifax during a storm. The DMG Coke grama crew were said to be aboard with unknown fate. Local officials reported no survivors at press time.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Liberty Bread and a Washington style form. The text is garbled, with stray phrases about advertising and names like MRAb Tee Har, leaving the overall event or action indiscernible in this readable portion.
The text shows garbled OCR with stray phrases about a student explaining something and various disjoint fragments. Names, dates, and places are unreadable, yielding no coherent event or outcome to report.
A prospective groom visits a marriage broker to meet a future bride. In a parlor the broker points to a borrowed silver set, claiming it proves wealth. The groom suspects deception, asking if items were borrowed. The broker dismisses the concern, praising the illusion.
A 1916 testimonial ad from Dr J A Coppedge of Laureed Texas endorses Swamp Root as a remedy for kidneys liver and bladder. The message urges readers to send ten cents for a sample and a booklet, promising proof of results and offering bottles through Kilmer Co and local stores.
An old man greets a woman on the street with a patronising line about money and status while the scene notes a Spartan kid with a fox under a jacket. The moment highlights pride and social dynamics in a fleeting, vivid image from a Washington Star excerpt.
The readable fragments mention names and phrases linked to local figures and a gate sign. Content appears garbled with unclear context and potential quotes about medical cures and a "rat man" reference. No coherent events, dates, or locations emerge from the readable material.
A garbled OCR fragment with phrases and misspellings. It contains scattered names and places, but readable facts are minimal. No clear event, date, or identifiable organizations emerge to form a coherent news item.
An unreadable OCR fragment from a local page presents garbled words and names making it impossible to identify a clear event. The readable bits mention a person or group and a possible context but no concrete actions or dates can be confirmed.
A scanned bulletin urges thorough house pest management detailing how mice roaches and ants damage food and property. It advises trapping eradicating pests storing potatoes onions root crops and cereals properly and keeping perishables cool dry and protected from exposure to heat light and moisture to prevent spoilage.
The South expands shipyards as wooden hull demand rises. About 10 vessels are under construction across the South Atlantic and Gulf states, with a steady increase expected. Builders favor local timber from Louisiana and nearby pine and cypress resources to supply the hulls.
Fragmented text describes a Saint linked felt invention and a militant bishop of Rome during a wartime event. It mentions levitation from a fortress, a tepid reaction, and references to violence, pressure, and a debatable tempers. The garbled passage appears to echo religious and political tensions without a clear reporter’s account.
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