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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
4
In a Kansas village a bashful youth John Blevins struggles to confess his marriage plans to Snike Jaimes as the elderly father presses for a firm commitment. The exchange turns comic when the father demands action.
In a correction chamber of appeals hearing a 16 year old boy’s case was discussed. His defense claimed the youth spent evenings at home playing the accordion and later watched cinema representations. He allegedly adopted burglary tools to imitate films, leading to a four year prison sentence.
The piece argues against the idea that colds come from cold weather noting the microbe thrives in damp cold. It recommends Chamberlain's Cougar Remedy as effective and trusted by longtime users for many years.
The last regular examination of teachers will be held at Kemmerer Afton Thayne Big Piney and Jackson Wyoming on March 20 1917. Dated Kemmerer Wyoming March 1917. County Superintendent Manoaner Py Necaouson
Lieutenant Hearst promoted to war duty reports to the commanding officer in Texas. A witty exchange followed a bet over a scar on the left shoulder, revealing a lesson in betting as a Army humor note from a colonel and a Texas reply.
An amused passenger at a small Western railroad station asks the conductor if he will have time to get a moda before the train departs. The conductor reassures him and offers to accompany him so the passenger can return to the train.
A New York World remark jokes about Bill Simmons at church contributing first to the plate. The punchline suggests others fear losing their money as the plate goes to him first.
Twenty thousand Indians learned to read and write English in four years, with 75,000 or 30 percent able to use English. More than 190,000 abandoned native dress for white attire. Income from varieties increased to 28 million dollars, stock value reached 30 million, and 678,527 acres are cultivated. There are 36,000 farmers, death rates fell, tuberculosis deaths dropped 15 percent, and child sanitary conditions cut deaths from 2,801 in 1914 to 1,308 in 1916.
Karl L. Byers, nephew of B W Byers, lands a U S contract to fly mail twice weekly from Nome to a distant camp 881 miles away for 49500 dollars a year. He will transport mail and passengers across mountainous, snowbound terrain where landing options are scarce and snow depth reaches 25 to 50 feet in winter.
A description from Popular Science Monthly touts a new white translucent celluloid sheet, 0.021 thousandths of an inch thick, sandwiched between glass to form a strong shield. It resists bullets and blows, and even a stone will bounce off, while matching the look of plate glass with metal strength.
A jagged OCR fragment references a God experience and time for everything, with unclear phrases about marriage, wind, and destiny. The text is garbled, making the intended event or source uncertain and difficult to confirm.
Resolutions honor the memory of a longtime church member, noting her wisdom and service to the church. The group laments the loss to the church and community and expresses hope for reunion beyond. Copies are to be filed in church records, printed locally, and sent to the bereaved family.
Notices announce three year and five year land claims in Wyoming. Story Gunther, Harry Barber, and Harrie Robison seek to prove up homestead and entry claims with witnesses, before U.S. officials in Jackson, Wyoming, by late April 1917.
A reader’s flawed quotation references a girl planning to marry her mother who laughs and smiles. The text mentions daughters, mothers, and work by seven or nine relatives, but the context and meaning are unclear due to OCR errors.
Fragmentary OCR line shows garbled phrases including well matched and taped hinger hun text and training cue. The readable portion lacks clear subject or event but suggests a partial transcription error in a historical sports or training document.
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