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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1919
Page
3
Wartime production wanes and a New York firm ads flying boats seaplanes and light craft as ideal gifts for sons. The piece recalls the shift from old cars to faster air travel, touting speed and exclusivity while noting the romance of aviation and the lure of the open ether.
A World War I letter from Sergt Sidney Foy describes German tactics to slow American advance near armistice date. Pigeons were used to trigger machine guns by pulling on pig legs, causing soldiers to be hit as troops charged. Foy notes such ruses required extreme caution when moving over ground deemed marked by the enemy.
The by products from packing houses split into edible and inedible. Inedible by products form separate industries such as heather soap glue and fertiliser. Waste from meat and hoof preparations yielded potential fertiliser through treating wood material with sulphuric acid to release nitrogen.
A London News article by C. J. Agbertali suggests tanks repurposed as tractors might haul towpaths barges on reconstructed state canals. It cites French experiments showing tanks moving four loaded barges at about two miles per hour, roughly double the speed of horses, with mechanical traction used in Germany.
A battered WWI era note recalls an Alabama soldier and a mule, describing the mule's stubborn behavior, a minor injury, and a chaotic scene as German attacks unfold. The account mixes humorous and grim elements with vivid local color and dialect.
Coyote hunts draw large crowds and ranchers push to continue the campaign. Twenty-two wolf hounds are obtained to aid drives along the river bank, as coverage plans intensify at the venture.
Dr John Roach Straton cites historic actor salaries to illustrate Biblical themes and moral lessons. He contrasts ancient payments of Mantell and Apollinaris with Garrick and Macready, then links wartime events to the fall of man and national character, urging readers to view modern prosperity through biblical doctrine.
Frank Finney and Ben Lansing, motor policemen, were summoned to Corburn Storage and Warehouse at 211 West Georgia to end the suffering of a dog hit by a car. Finney reportedly shot the dog, and staff declared it dead, but later said the animal seemed to revive.
In Varennes locals mark the spot where a doughboy fainted and later explored by a German-occupied era. A French seller identifies Varennes as his former home and explains he left during the war four years ago. After guiding men through coordinates near a pharmacy, the dig reveals 20 000 francs in pay and valuables.
Clarence Spraddhay argues with Petunia Goggles over marriage. He wears a thin legged belted suit to impress, but Petunia ridicules him. He declares he would rather be hanged than wed her, a flare of newspaper satire from the Kansas City Star.
An odd use for can openers is described as improvised needles. Small metal handles and keys used to raise tin strips can be straightened to create a sewing needle. The article notes these improvised needles can be fashioned by bending the tip and flattening the end for threading.
A write up recalls wartime proposals to drop bee bombs on enemy trenches. The piece notes the impractical plan to distribute vast numbers of melliferous insects from planes, imagining the chaos but admitting military experts saw no utility and presumed enemies would counter with bee armor.
Researchers in France successfully tested a simple method to gauge earth temperature at 5,802 feet depth in the St. Jean d Herons borehole. Two identical centi Erade thermometers were used with a third as reference, showing consistent readings.
Africa adopts aluminum coins with 82 million struck for circulation in the Niger and Nogode protectorates. Coins value 1 cent or 2 mills, perforated centers for stringing, with large shells as fractional currency in the interior. The new coinage replaces coweles and standardizes small value trade.
Mme d Evry attended a Paris meeting of army zone mayors. She spoke movingly about a village ruined by Germans and a population living in cellars for shelter, describing simple eloquence in support of the relief effort.
Fragmented remarks attributed to Senator Watson on reconstruction reference hasty plans and an analogy to a drug sernimon. The passage includes garbled dialogue about a sales encounter and a nonsensical question about a “seamdl painted hale receiver,” suggesting OCR errors in a historic piece.
Four men of detaty heritage built fortunes from Pacific coast gold and silver mines. Their entertainment patrons and successors formed the bonanan kings, while the benana kine and Tamer 8 Plood, A. 4. O'Brien, John W. Mackay, and Jamen C. Kuler are noted as the principal figures in this colonial profile.
The article notes that the Venetian gondola acquired its distinctive somber color and solemn appearance only toward the end of the eighteenth century. Attempts to transplant the gondola to other contexts failed to eliminate its characteristic style and essence.
A brief, humorous line from the Grand Rapids Press comments on an elderly registrant who hears his wife soothe him by noting he needs a haircut dreadfully. The quip highlights a domestic scene with affectionate humor about aging and appearance.
In the east, a general rule maps colors to groups with Turks in yellow slippers, Armenians in red, and Jews in blue. The note outlines a traditional style association between footwear color and ethnicity, reflecting historical fashion dicta.
Advice stresses personal attention to antique pieces. Regular rubbings with flannel dipped in beeswax and oil keeps finishes in good condition. White pointed French furniture requires careful cleaning with proper polishes.
A substitute for putty suitable for stone cracks in floors and woodwork is made by soaking newspaper in a paste of four pounds of wood and three quarts of water with a teaspoonful of alum. Fill the cracks with a knife.
Fragmentary note offers a platitude about a man left by friends and the urge to endure loneliness. The tepid counsel suggests resilience and self reliance in social abandonment, framed as a private reflection rather than a public event.
A garment removal instruction explains using a remove machine to extract oil and chimororin from any garment except a skin item. The process emphasizes safety and adherence to the exception for skin garments.
The readable fragment hints at a historical account of southern migration and tribal movements around 1900, referencing Aztec province routes, builders, and possible mergers with wilder tribes before westward movement. Names and precise events are obscured by the damaged OCR.
The terms refer to severe virtue practice and regulation of desires. In ancient Greece they described the discipline and training exercised by athletes and wrestlers as part of the simple life.
The note states at 14 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit sound travels about 1,000 feet per second and increases slightly with higher temperature. It also claims electricity travels 192,024 miles per week along a noninsulated wire, indicating a misunderstanding of transmission speed.
An optimistic rumor circulates about a forthcoming shift or improvement. The brief note hints at a possible favorable development without detailing specifics, reflecting a cautious expectation among local observers.
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