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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
2
A man entered a New York department store and asked to see silk petticoats, then used a fishhook on a string hidden in his sleeve to lift garments. A store detective noticed the sleight and escorted him to an office where four silk skirts and other items were recovered.
A young girl crossing upper Broadway in New York halted traffic for five minutes as strawberries and bread spilled from her arms. Car and auto queues paused, drivers waited, and the child moved about gathering the scattered berries while onlookers and honking faded into the quiet pause.
The American Magazine notes New York in 1910s as the era of peak prosperity with crowded hotels, packed Broadway, and high ticket prices. Walter Prechard Eaton cites theatre managers observing lavish costs for stage machinery and elaborate carriages, while seven women use the new gear to ride, reflecting booming luxury and consumption.
Fragmentary note describes fragrant garden paths weaving through thickets and gravel, inviting strolls amid pleasant odors. It hints at pathways designed to keep visitors contemplative and in a garden spirit, though details are unclear.
The fragment recalls a threat scene where one party warns another not to be alarmed, noting it was merely a pachiet. The dialogue hints at a tense exchange with implied consequences, but the specific context and identities remain unclear.
The item reports widespread strikes among machinists in Denver and wage increases for workers before June. It notes a large bread price antitrust case in Los Angeles and a $82 million verdict against the Denver & Rio Grande in New York. It mentions conscription protests in Seattle and new war shipments and troop movements in the United States and abroad.
In a busy stretch at Zed and Blug streets a horse fell, drawing a crowd within minutes. A taxi rider reported the scene to Chief Whate, who learned from a ledger that the incident occurred twelve minutes earlier. Nulle Void, famed press agent, handed out notices amid the crowd for Mile. Tattle’s debut at Wickenthrow’s dime museum.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap for nightly cleansing and Cuticura Ointment for pimples or dandruff. It promises free samples via mail and promotes Cuticura as a daily toilet preparation. A wandering note about sending a smoking jacket hints at a birthday gift.
Cincinnati authority endorses Freezone as a dissolving for corns and calluses. A few drops on tender skin allegedly removes the corn or callus, loosening it so it can be lifted out root and all. Drugstores offer small bottles, claimed to remove all hard or soft corns and calluses.
A Jersey newspaper editor received a reader query on dynamiting a stream. The response suggested dangerous methods, sparking debate over responsible reporting and safety.
Fragmented dialogue from a public forum reveals concerns over health ailments and general gloom among the American public. Personal anecdotes and light quarrels mix with jokes about Eden, Genesis, and marriage while debates wander through divorce, headaches, and digestive troubles.
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