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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
2
A reader letter from L A Richardson testifies to Swamp-Root aiding a man's kidney trouble after three months usage. The note praises the product and urges others to try a sample from Dr Kilmer Co. and mentions a booklet on kidney health.
A trio of Movio players or “doubles” at Metro on Broadway impressed crowds with likenesses to U S presidents and famous figures. One bore a striking Lincoln likeness, another resembled Washington, and the third echoed Roosevelt. Report says these stand-ins command high salaries due to rarity and star demand.
A Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a fast corn cure. A few drops on a tender corn allegedly removes soreness and the entire corn including root. The drug dries quickly and shrivels the corn without harming surrounding skin. A small bottle costs little and should remove hard or soft corns or calluses.
War pressures force theology seminaries to trim offerings as priests answer the call to service. Brooklyn priest Meehan joins ranks as army chaplain while studying at Catholic University in Washington. Those nearing completion may receive full credit or forfeit, as secular colleges shift to meet wartime duties.
A garbled ad fragment mentions a “double strength” guarantee and a drugglat remedy. It references applying a product at night and morning with claims of mobile strength and a warranty. The text is incomplete but centers on a medicinal preparation and a sales pitch.
A garbled excerpt presents tangled phrases about fathers advice and family talk, with scattered names and places barely readable. The text lacks coherent events or clear entities, yielding only mangled fragments.
A long mixed summary from InterMountain notes deaths and accidents including a man killed by a fall in a gymnasium frame at a county fair. It reports price plans for wholesale goods, shipping routes in Salt Lake and Utah points, injuries from a car plunging over an embankment near Colorado Springs, and political appointments in Oregon. It mentions tornadoes across several states, an explosion at a Du Pont powder mill, food price control measures, and military supply plans. Foreign and domestic items cover ships sunk by German submarines, independence moves in China, and federal legislation on food and transportation taxes. The piece blends local incidents with national and world events in a rapid weekly digest style.
A Rheinische Zeitung dispatch from Amsterdam describes an underwater collision in the Channel on April 19 between a German U-boat and a British submarine. The German submerged rammed the British, which surfaced and blocked the German bow. Both boats then submerged, engines started, and the vessels separated by about fifty yards. The German commander did not sight the British again. Both crews reportedly wanted to engage but could not due to circumstances.
Chicago reports at least 400 killed and over 2000 injured across eight tornado and cyclone events from late May to June 1. Destructive windstorms hit Andale Kansas killing 26 on May 25, with additional tornadoes near Viola Kentucky and south of Guthrie Oklahoma. Texas reports two dead at Pittman and possible other losses at Lindsey. Poplar Bluff Missouri records 62 dead and 200 injured May 30.
Ottawa reports Premier Bergen urged opposition leader Sir Wilfrid Laurier on June 1 to help form a coalition government. He offered Laurier half the seats and Liberals equal authority on administration, with optional conscription if voluntary enlistment fails to sustain overseas forces.
C Hi Lingenfelter former United States district attorney of Juha died in Portland on June 1 after attempting suicide by hanging himself from a bedroom window at a Portland surgical hospital where he was receiving treatment for grievous trouble. Attendants found him and attempted to cut him down but he fell to the pavement from two stories, causing his death.
In Springfield the infant son of J Hole Lund Keet, a former city banker, was kidnapped from his bed while a maid slept nearby and parents attended a country club ball. Kidnappers allegedly held the child as ransom, prompting a police and public search.
Parity Premier Ribot announced in the chamber of deputies on June 1 that passports cannot be issued to social delegations attending the Mverkela conference. Passports for Petrogeild would be granted only if there was no higher danger of their weeduy eeengy deletes in Stockholm.
London reports continued British air offensives despite a lull with some of the war's most desperate battles in days. In recent clashes aircraft soared to 18,000 feet, a pilot shot a foe with a revolver after running out of ammo, and German planes are said to be breaking apart after being shot down. May toll expected to reach hundreds, with thirty German planes counted in one day last Sunday.
In Lewiston Idaho on Wednesday Eleanor 13 and Aretta 8 daughters of Mr and Mrs Calvin Boyer were playing near the Clearwater river while their father caught driftwood. He heard a cry and found one girl’s arm above water. The current carried the bodies downstream and no trace of the second girl was seen. The accident is thought to involve a rescue attempt after one fell in.
Chicago Americana president Charles A. Comiskey sent a May 31 check for 2988.54 to Red Crow representing ten percent of receipts from nineteen recent White Sox games. Earlier he also sent 2100.11 to Line Bet Green.
Sioux Falls South Dakota and parts of Minnesota and Iowa reported a striking meteoric event Thursday night at 9 55 as a bright fireball traced most of the sky and exploded near the horizon with a low report.
Donald MacMillan and Crocker land expedition members, who entered the Arctic in 1913, are safe at Utah on the northwest coast of Greenland, per a cablegram received Wednesday by the American Museum of Natural History.
One year old Beenlee McCullam died when she was crushed under a street car just near her home after visiting the city cemetery where she and her family planned to decorate the graves of grandparents and great grandparents.
Washington reports government opposition to conventions during peak freight and troop movement. Railroads warn they will not approve conventions at peak times to avoid disrupting transit and wartime logistics.
A proposed amendment would make hoarding or destroying food fuel or other essential goods a felony to limit supply or affect prices. The measure advanced in the Senate on Thursday without a record vote and would apply to storage or destruction of strategic items.
A fearful man in Ban Diego fearing conscription into the new U S army took his own life by leaping from a building. The incident follows reports of rising dread over the draft and universal service. Panech, a four year old Portuguese resident, witnessed the tragedy.
An Indyan office worker denies Mrs. Oldboy access after being told to keep her away. He instructs a running clerk to tell her he is out or that he won’t see her. Mrs. Oldboy, angered, is turned away. Later Mr. Oldboy spends an hour forty minutes explaining the matter.
Instructions describe making decorative book plates using stencils cut from oil paper or cardboard, with options for metal stencils for high-volume use. Trace a chosen design, cut into interlinked pieces, and color through onto watercolor paper or thin cardboard for a practical, rewarding outcome.
W H Hudson notes luminous eyes in cats and owls as the most brilliant among mammals and birds. He claims human eyes show less splendor, while recounting impressions of angular women in Britain and a notion of golden irides in tropical birds as enhancing beauty.
The account describes Diogenes the cynic living in a vast earthen pot once used for temple sacrifices. It notes the vessel's size allowed a dwelling and mentions Athenians during the Peloponnesian War and posthumous use by the poor. The tale’s authenticity is questioned.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrase about daily plane use. No clear people, places, or events readable to form a valid news item.
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