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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
3
A reader shares an article excerpt advising ambition requires emotional control. A manager praises talent but urges the mentee to stop brooding over criticism and envy and to quit tearing themselves apart. The letter ends suggesting trying a fresh start elsewhere.
An assortment of historical snippets describes Native weed use near Gloucester with hoes made from horseshoe crab shells and the persistence of old farming methods. It also recalls a Baroda prince praising American ideas and plans to engage missionaries and native priests, plus odd clippings on boxing and a dramatic hog incident.
Misa Honora O'Brien known as the colleen of Skibbereen secretly married John Daly, a Skibbereen farmer, after a 1916 engagement to a wealthy New York stockholder, John Manning. Manning later backed out, she sued for a million, won nominally 125 000 then settled for 100 000 and returned to Ireland with Daly.
A. H. Keach of Norway Maine writes the county attorney in Urbana seeking to locate a former wife described as a seventeen year old "hanker's daughter" he married for ten minutes in 1871 while teaching in Tou lono near Urbana. He says they met on a train and were married by a county judge. they have not seen each other since.
Disjointed OCR fragment mentions Indicted for Algemy in general pensions with references to a person named Bydney Leo Mhellgreve. Testimony cites marriage and memory of events, unclear details about a restorer and the involvement of a defence entered.
In Lock Haven Pennsylvania railroad telegrapher B H Staver stayed at his telegraph key while his house burned He alerted another operator when the fire grew He learned his wife and newborn baby were safe after railroad workers moved them to safety despite the blaze nearly destroying the home.
In Gib son county Indiana a conscription board recovered a forgotten pair of trousers after 100 men had physicals. A local youth from the Lyles station area claimed the garments saying he wore three pairs and overlooked one during the hectic examination process.
Greenwich Conn bandits robbed a cock fight audience of several thousand dollars after disarming their vehicles and opening fire. Eleven sporting men were arrested for violating the law prohibiting cockfighting.
Alexander Bastien a 77 year old gardener from Myst St Louis Jr, Belleville, begged Justice Wangelin to extend his sentence after a month long vagrancy term. Bastien, a privileged prisoner, made daily trips from the jail to the county workhouse eight blocks away, twelve days past.
Fragmentary notes describe a special nonstandard object built in width 24 inches depth 24 inches length 1 foot for burial. It mentions a person named Colin Putnam and weighs 415 pounds with another figure 50 added, referencing a person named Al and a deadline before a date or event called Uitte Panarie.
An iceless refrigerator using canvas and water evaporation lowers interior temps to about 60 degrees under ideal dry, shaded conditions. Separate units for milk butter and other foods reduce odors. Regular cleaning and white enamel parts aid upkeep. use two covers, dampen before use, and place in a breezy shade for best evaporation. Recipes and further guidance offered by the Farmers' Bulletin on home made wireless cookers.
A 42 by 16 by 14 inch wooden frame with screen wire forms an iceless fridge. Shelves of wood or galvanized strips, poultry netting, and a fabric cover create a practical cooling unit with two coats of white paint and enamel. The design includes a movable Moor, brass hinges, a wooden latch, and adjustable shelves for larger capacity.
A fragmented cooking note describes using Corenix-Prepare for staving water, boiling briefly, then cooling six to eight hours. It mentions cheaper cuts and tenderizing meat, with garbled instructions about cutting, melting fat, and adding peppers or meal.
The fragment reads as garbled text with no identifiable people places or events. The readable content cannot establish a coherent news item or action to summarize.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a quick painless remedy for hard and soft corns and callouses. It claims instant relief and easy removal with a few tiny bottles sold by druggists for a few cents. The piece also includes unrelated dialogue snippets.
A light exchange over wife purchasing new bonnets ends with her simply selecting and having the bill sent in, highlighting a quiet domestic dynamic.
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