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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1922
Page
3
A child recalls his teacher explaining his role as a bookbinder and jokes that this explains why he seems to know everything. The remark reflects a light humorous moment from a Sunday school setting involving Deberts, a teacher, and a boy named Robert.
A reflection on a boy deemed of little promise who avoided work and joy, with friends predicting riches that would never come. He pursued useless paths, and in that choice lay his change.
A eureka style tip explains shaping an egg by soaking in a strong acid solution to soften it. The egg can be pressed into any shape and will harden again when placed in hot water. The note comes from Tit-Bita.
British poet and dramatist Jennas Wallie 1702 to 1851 received a title for insight into human nature shown in plays staged by Kean Remble and Mrs Siddons. Notable works include The Family Legend De Montfort and Baal.
A bookstore window card announces Dickens works available today as part of a citywide reading event. Lectures by Dante are also listed, with Immortals and a number noting six for event timing.
A garbled passage quotes Uncle Bien discussing crowding and respectability with unclear context. The readable portion hints at social behavior or etiquette but fails to establish a coherent event, date, or location. The fragment leaves key names and actions ambiguous.
A garbled passage describes Lastalen and nearby regions with scattered names and places. The text mentions Lastalen and Laat city, Whleh, Boal, and Lie Anghellasem in a fragmented muntage about a journey or event in a fictional setting.
Lorillard Spencer of New York representing Layton Acka urged a full investigation into how relief funds collected by radical groups are diverted into propaganda. He cited the Sacco-Vanzetti case to show propaganda machinery expanding and warned of new fundraising groups claiming Russian relief. Speakers stressed relief in Russia distributed by the American Relief Administration.
Misa Colette Bartholemy, executive secretary of the Oregon Auxiliary, earns praise for expert administration. Her capable leadership advances entertainments, hospital visits, dances, and barn events while driving progress across departments.
A Chicago man with a wide smile tells Mr Jones he seeks his daughter's hand. The elder host asks the suitor to close his mouth to verify identity, then pauses to assess the unexpectedly comic entrance.
A Washington butcher tells a housewife he has solved a moral dilemma by a grim joke about killing chickens. The anecdote highlights a starkly humorous exchange as he explains he no longer feels conscience about the acts. The remark underscores the wartime era humor in American Legion Weekly.
A woman in an Ohio hotel asked for water at the lobby desk. She took two glasses, then returned for more. After multiple visits the clerk doubted the story and the guest revealed she planned to dive into her room meaning a ruse for trouble.
A garbled wartime note extols patience earnest effort and intelligent study as keys to progress. It urges readers to focus their letters and actions on clear aims and careful planning to advance in wartime endeavors.
The Britten Legion, formed from three veteran groups, secures a promise from the English government that in public works 6 percent of jobs will go to ex service men. With King George's approval, consuls and employers showing preference for ex servicemen receive a special seal and their names inscribed on the King's Hall. Sponsored by Field Marshal Haig, the Legion, started in July 1919 with 1,900 posts, aims to uplift the empire and send unemployed ex service men to Canada and Australia where they will be welcomed.
Opdycke, a two war veteran and American Legion leader, urges moving veterans bureau work to the second district in New York New Jersey and Connecticut. He seeks government supervised school programs to prevent veteran exploitation through contract schools.
Marjorie Rambeau, famed for roles as Victory in Eyes of Youth and Daddy’s Gone Houptin, was chosen to portray Victory at the American Legion victory ball at the Waldorf Astoria New York. Attendees noted her sea of youth shone brightest among social and stage stars at the pageant event.
A fragmented report highlights the American Legion’s Woman's Auxiliary presenting a fully equipped rest room to St. Charles Minnesota and a lyceum course for Christopher City. It mentions planned memorials, a new Army cap, and a survey from a state hospital unit, with various names and details only partly readable.
This week surveys 1021 financial figures and land deals across Kalifornia and Montana. It notes grazing limits in Tahoe forest, Pipestone Pass work opening, irrigation plans in Glacier county Montana, a new Lake Ve gan New resort near Cut Bank, and a university course on vegetable packaging. It mentions unemployment insurance debate, farm crop value declines, New York police gear spending, and national policy discussions on tariffs and armament limits. The report adds notes on Shantung talks, Knickerbocker theater collapse critique, and evolving housing issues in Durham England, plus international tensions in Ireland France and Finland.
A LA reader recalls reading a little book in Guthrie Oklahoma that led to Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She praises its effect on long standing pains and monthly doctor visits and says she has persuaded many women to try it.
A fragment from a Boston Transcript item hints at a cheeky exchange about affection and parentage. The dialogue suggests a playful but sharp social note about dating norms and public perception in a bygone era.
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