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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1919
Page
4
Mrs W Olden of Mustynville reports a severe cold and dreadful cough in her child two years ago. After trying many medicines, Cham berlain's Cough Remedy relieved the cough immediately and cured the child after one bottle. She endorses it especially for children.
Notes and Queries suggests no single origin for cruelty among boys born in May. John T Page recalls childhood cruelty to animals, yet as an adult feels abhorrence at killing. The Boston Herald recounts rural mischief from a village, noting torment of animals and mischief by boys not limited to those born in May.
National Geographic Magazine notes that while Pizarro and Cortez seized immense Inca gold, the potato transformed global history by spreading from Peru to Europe. Its Peruvian origin was largely forgotten, with the crop becoming known as the Irish potato and fueling demographic and economic changes across continents over the last century.
The report notes Beattle s consumption of about half a ton of oetoons weekly from fish dealers in Puget Sound. It describes how Americans may accept the inhabitant of the deep as tastes spread, with terms like deviliah and devilish used by Growk aherton and Japanese dealers. Chinatown vendors also assign Cantonese readouts when listing the creature on menus.
Leon Caymen told the Aeronautical Society that Germany is testing an improved airplane fuel. The proposed mix adds one percent of fuel and one and a half percent of alcohol, improving ignition and power. The fuel harms metal and shortens engine life but battlefield use remains a factor.
Fragmentary OCR text appears nonsensical with mixed language and incomplete phrases. No coherent person, place, organization, or event can be identified to summarize into a card.
Former Sheriff Merritt launches a whimsical mustache censorship, glaring at street mustaches and directing offenders to barber shops. He coins the nickname Bill, then coaxes reluctant men into shaving as bystanders watch, using a blend of humor and intimidation to enforce the rule.
A Manchester Guardian piece links the Roscommon pig tale to a vast mythic lineage. It traces the pig as fate and the black pig as symbols of darkness across civilizations, from Crete to Eleusinian mysteries and beyond, touching on Osiris and other gods.
A device described in Electrical Experimenter uses a small electric motor and a suction fan with a hollow perforated roller to pluck feathers from a fowl. Feathers are drawn between two rollers and blown to a tank. adjustable rollers accommodate fowls from small birds to turkeys. operation varies with dryness of the plumage.
The Yukon shifts from gold to silver mining as gold’s value declines while silver’s purchasing power rises. Activity centers on two silver prospects along the upper Stewart River and Twelve Mile Creek in the Mayo district, about 100 miles apart. A government geologist party was sent to assess silver mining prospects in the Dawson area.
A fragmented note discusses goats, hounds, and the temporary nature of fruit trees. It hints at long-term declines in apple and pear trees over decades, referencing archives and a riverine location. The text suggests uncertainty about orchard longevity and past events affecting tree stock.
Public notice announces a special water bond election in Jackson Lincoln Wyoming on March 18 1910 to authorize borrowing 17500 and issuing 35 bonds of 500 each for a water works system. Ballots prepared by town clerk. voting hours nine to five. Names of election judges and clerks listed. mayor and town clerk attest. Includes a humorous unrelated Melbourne anecdote at end.
A white bear in the Alps near Ofenburg Switzerland was reported as dangerous. Authorities launched a large hunt but it proved to be a poor Russian deserter in a white coat fleeing inland.
In a wartime search for contraband, Policeman Phillips and colleagues investigated a house near Bensonhuret-Sore. A hidden opening yielded a startling discovery a rat instead of liquor. The incident sparked relief and humor among the squad.
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