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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
5
A collage of quick vignettes from a bazaar era. A naïve young man refuses sweets and tobacco while bargaining, a diplomat complains of theft and regains a watch, Lincoln’s street chat reveals a simple exchange, and a New England cook is praised by her mistress as the aquarium scene unfolds.
Philadelphia man Merithew, 8 retired hardware merchant from Wilkes-Barre, is found dead in a lodging house after leaving four notes to his wife and son. He had recently returned from California and sought treatment at the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane. The letters reveal his struggle with letters and growing numbness as he faced ending his life.
A reflective monologue expresses love for a partner and a dearly missed world. The speaker laments leaving responsibilities and home, wishing to stay but feels compelled to depart.
Fragmentary text notes a Vancouver BC merchant named Ching Chung Kee described as the Canadian agent in a deal. The source mentions hidden shipments in sacks and references to routes and vague operations. No clear dates or full names are confirmed.
A garbled report recalls a barn fire near Detroit involving Clarence and Harold, with a dog at the scene. The account mentions a drawn out sequence of actions and a drying gram, ending with the barn burning.
A practical guide on how air flow in a refrigerator maintains cooling. It explains why the bottom is usually the coldest spot, how warm air rises, and the need for proper passages to ensure continuous circulation and efficient ice melting.
A readable old guidance piece covers food handling for better results. It advises avoiding tin copper or iron in food, using soda in water for greens, salting meat half cooked, keeping roasts tightly covered to steam cook, soaking shank bones for richer gravies, soaking dried haricot and beans without salt until near done, and cooling and properly preparing whipping cream with correct butterfat content and chilling steps.
Instructions describe trimming beef tea meat removing fat and dross, placing morsels in eight portions with enough water to cover. Add hand cut vegetables, simmer until tender, then strain. Return meat and simmer to form a jelly suitable for invalids. Vegetables to use are illustrated as rest.
A fractured note discusses painting ordinary sewer pots and veneers with oil to enhance appearances amid a theme of inexpensive decor alternatives and home improvement efforts.
A brief note warns care with the oven door to avoid gas stove sweating. Readers are urged to close the door properly after use to prevent heat loss and protect metal parts.
A bound man in an abandoned zinc mine near Indianapolis owes his life to two prospectors Noy Caldwell and Gam Hue 108 who found him before a dynamite fuse could destroy him. The assailants lured in a stranger claiming mining land interest and used a fuse attached to the victim’s feet. The rescuers found the men wandering as the fuse was accidentally cut.
In New York at 60 West Eighth Street George Feldhausen, once linked to the General Slocum disaster, is found dead by suicide in his shop. He reportedly used the anniversary of his family's loss to end his life, ending years of grief after his wife and children perished in the 1904 steamer fire. Feldhausen had run a German tavern with bowling alleys in the village.
Fragmentary New York text describes a boy near Third Street and Brooklyna hospital. The account mentions a restrained attempt, a physician, and a sailor's heart, with partial lines about Levine and DoweLing and an ambulance or hospital scene. The readable pieces imply a tragic or injury event involving a teen.
A northern traveler in North Carolina encounters a rural scene at a mountain dairy. The woman refuses refreshment arguing Tom went to town to fetch cornmeal and milk was unavailable as the cow was taken to town. The traveler offers to milk the cow but is declined.
A householder questions a man about his rising price and living costs. The speaker explains the early summer was cool with weak demand, forcing higher prices to make a living. The line ends with a proverb about a man not obeying his wife.
A summer girl questions her father about a theory that freckles come from excess iron in the blood. The father dismisses it while suggesting a local man with brass in his system and freckles is being discussed, hinting at rumor and skepticism.
Public notices of wartime rhetoric mix with an ad for Cuticura wartime skin remedies. The text features dubious health claims and a fragmented dialogue about invention and necessity alongside a stray gossip plot about Mrs Hilleday and Jonesy.
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