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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
5
Fragmentary text describes meter service issues and refunds in a Utah Salt Lake City area. Mentions Denver and principal cities, special rate exemptions, and requests for customer action. Contains many garbled phrases and disconnected items that hamper precise details.
Fragmentary essay discusses Asia Minor and Anatolia as vague geographic terms, noting Levanter lore and honesty myths. It cites William James on resolve and includes garbled anecdotes about a northern town, a weathered inn, and a bracing climb down a staircase involving an icicle.
A garbled exchange centers on a child chasing a parent and a mention of rape and coercion. The overheard talk includes uncertain speaker attributions and unclear actions. The fragmented text hints at guidance figures and social roles without clear narrative or outcome.
El Paso dispatch reproduces El Nacional claiming General Benjamin Hill has ordered patrols to break up gatherings of striking workers from the electric light and street railway companies. The account says shootings occurred, Carranza denounced the strike as unpatriotic, and socialist funds were blamed for unrest while food scarcity and unemployment are noted as factors. Reports also claim an alleged execution in Chihuahua City, though unconfirmed.
El Paso reports from Mexico City describe near anarchy due to food shortages. Rioters seized power plants cutting lights and streetcar service for over a week. Refugees say peons north of the capital suffer hunger with bread scraps begged at Zaentécas stations.
Washington reports that the Senate Democrats spent hours in caucus urging leaders to advance a 200 million revenue bill as session appropriations near completion. The week saw passage of a 50 million ship purchase bill and expected House action on sea property related to halt’s Dillon dollar.
A fragmentary report notes a National Woman's Party campaign in the twelve suffrage states and a plan to mobilize 4,004,000 women voters. It also mentions an incident in Courtland where Job Briggs killed two men after drawing his gun, and a Mexican telegraph strike by five hundred de facto government operators in Nuevo Leon, with threats of reprisals for noncompliance.
Plans describe dipping cattle using a dipping solution with brushing or immersion. Few animals can be handled with scraping brush or sponge to evenly apply dip. The second method uses vats to immerse animals in the dipping solution.
The article explains dipping cattle using a cage vat or a swimming vat to immerse animals in a coal tar solution. It notes coal tar dips are milky emulsions with strong odor, containing products from coal distillation that kill parasites and serve as disinfectants in hospitals, barns, poultry yards, and bog houses.
The sheep industry nationwide shows health and growth as farms aren’t crowded and there is ample sheep supply. Owners report clear profits in sheep raising and wool production, with mutton demand leading and large fleeces valued highly amid favorable market conditions.
Fragmentary OCR from a historical page shows a sketch of a watering trough beside a barn. Names and places appear garbled as Alamads Cal and Popular Rechallion Meganar, with notes about hinges and a section being cut back.
A fragmentary piece recalls how bicycles, once common with families, vanished as cars grew cheaper and now clutter Florida scenes. The lines describe crowds at Palm Beach with bikes for hire and pedestrians mingling with motorists, quoting a Saturday Evening Post passage about the bicycle resurgence in Florida.
Fragmentary OCR text questions how many miles gasoline or fuel would go in 1915 and 1016. It notes a reasoning trend and defines a genius as a man who can do almost anything but make living.
The brief reads as fragmented OCR with unclear facts. No coherent events, persons, or organizations are identifiable to form a factual summary.
Police report a thief looted a shop in the early hours. A witness alerted officers who chased the suspect through back streets and captured them nearby. Investigations ongoing with charges expected.
The Chicago coroner reports a high rate of home accidents, mostly due to carelessness, with causes including burns, poisoning, suffocation, and falls from stoves and hazardous products. About 8 accident cases were documented last year, highlighting dangers in the home environment. In another item, a trust fund for Amherst College emerges from the will of Sarah Gray Crane, directing support via Doctor Edward A. Crane for his widow and related beneficiaries.
A garbled report describes a disorderly fest where ground detectors show trouble and investigators remove covers from domes and from a beverage area. Cockroach-like debris falls on a camel caretaker while probing the palate, with mentions of Urcky eolem owas and uneasy world tension.
Reported sighting of a flag in cloud formations over Potteville Pennsylvania sparks speculation of looming war as courthouse officials maintain a vigilant flag on the courthouse staff amid tense times.
An old advertisement offers Cuticura Ointment for pimples with a five minute application followed by a hot bath. A free sample via mail is promised, addressed to Cuticura Dept. Ly Boston, with a crude note about safety and politics interwoven in the text.
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