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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1916
Page
2
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe gentle laxative for children and adults. It promises quick relief from constipation with ten spoonfuls causing waste to pass, and notes a 60 cent bottle has full directions printed on the label.
An older physician rebukes a younger one for misreading symptoms in a patient named Mr. Gumpurse. The diagnosis hinges on wealth indicators in the home—white marble stairs, gold furniture, fine silver—revealing congestion of the bank account rather than illness. The cure is to relieve that financial congestion.
Mrs Hemmandhaw and Mr Hemmandhaw discuss buying furniture as a shopping hat and a floor found paper reveal a running tally of items the baby has dropped this week. The judge-like narrator notes the humorous domestic scene.
A pair of quotes debate the wartime per capita cost. One suggests uncertainty about the figure without clarity on its scope of use, highlighting ambiguity in calculating individual expenditures amid conflict.
A reader testifies that coffee harmed her mother with heart trouble and stomach issues. After switching to Postum Cereal, the family noticed improved health and fewer headaches. The ad promotes Postum and Instant Postum as convenient beverages prepared by mixing with water, cream, and sugar.
A wide ranging digest notes Ralph Gruman of Portland losing to Frankie Callahan in Salt Lake after eight rounds with a broken jaw. Ruby Bohn of North Oden Utah suffers severe burns from boiling water. miner Frederick Ijolin of Park City Utah feared to lose an eye. Denver reports a spike in arrests after statewide Prohibition began. Austrian miners die in a Colorado snowslide near Ophir mine. A Seattle detective, Peter Paterson, believed murdered by bank gang survivors. Huerta dies in El Paso after political turmoil in Mexico. Several violent criminal cases and accidents across the nation are summarized with numerous named places and people.
Salt Lake City hosts the 52nd annual National Woolgrowers association gathering with 1000 plus attendees including jeepmen, governors, wool buyers, and livestock officials. Frank J. Hagenbarth outlines industry prosperity, warns of downturns, and urges better methods and preparations for the coming market shift. Debate covers homesteading policy, bank lending readiness, and plans for a September Salt Lake sale and show alongside the convention.
A fragment ad promotes drinking hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to flush the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims quicker color improvement and relief from biliousness constipation stomach trouble and rheumatism with daily use. The ad promises visible improvements in appearance and health and ends with a stray puzzle line about a bulldog.
The text appears as a garbled note mentioning Swamp-Hoot treatment, a start of care, and a request to test George Wend for ten cents to be paid. It reads as an unclear historical snippet with no clear event, date, or proper names usable for a full card.
In the Bugsome golf note the caddie blamed for a rough round, with a miscue at the seventh leading to four extra strokes as play moved over an emthill.
Mr Dubwatte notes the student at college has not yet begun serious study. A cautious Mr Dubwake replies that the boy has written he must balance social duties with academics, suggesting it is early for baseball and study.
An unclear OCR passage references a mountain journey and related names. The text is garbled with missing letters and stray words, but suggests someone speaking about going to the mountains and possibly a year or time frame. No coherent details or events emerge.
A Paris diary recounts a London special constable who punished light offenders in strict wartime rules. He touted a contrivance to dim lights and noted commissions of 6 pounds per shade, while a British veteran laments his wife’s change after nine months apart, describing her fashion and demeanor with humor.
A young girl newly arrived from the country begins work as a maid for an English mistress. They were preparing for night when she shared a tale with Bridget about their morning routine, mentioning a candied stick and a mishap with grease on the carpet.
In a chaotic skit the scene shows a judge and passengers aboard a car. A small bay is described as lifting a basket of laundry. The wording reflects satirical newspaper humor from Puck with garbled dialogue and odd exclamations.
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