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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
5
Sunday activities noted with 11 am sermon 9 am Sunday School and 7 30 pm evening prayer. Services depend on road conditions. Rev M B Nasi rector invites public to attend. Also mentions art critique by Alfred Stevens and remarks on painting execution and master workman status.
A quoted line from the Atchison Globe states that a scandal will drive behavior more than any sermon, reflecting editorial opinion on social reform and public accountability. The remark emphasizes scandal as a force for moral conduct.
Baptist Church announces services for next Sunday October 7 including 10:40 p m sermon in Jackson and 2 00 p m gospel service at Ketty with 3 00 p m Sunday School. Pastor Jon Peanson invites all to attend along with a memorial for Deacon W W Smith and a note on Love Birds of Africa for exhibit.
Col James A Irons of the Second United States Infantry implements a singing program to teach war songs. Soldiers read lyrics on screens while orchestra music plays during Fort Shafter evening performances. The plan aims to foster unity and readiness as regimental songs such as Annie Laurie are practiced.
Wartime reports praise birds as allies in boosting crop yields by eradicating insect pests and weed seeds, with birds eating thousands of pests in hours. The piece notes high insect losses, chemical costs, and wartime labor shortages, urging preservation of bird life to aid farmers. It also touches on banana fiber bag research in Honolulu and revived blue laws amid labor strain and Sunday closures.
The Umit catch for anglers along the Hanger stream near Haines Leading, Me., is probably the smallest daily limit in the United States. The stream is noted for big Rangeley trout and stocks a 12 pound Page trout once caught in 196T. Despite fame, the 14-pound trout from Neplgua remains a landmark sale record for nearly fifty years.
The New York Herald questions the BBC style trench tale about a British flyer who allegedly was struck by a German bullet that stopped briefly. It claims the aviator grabbed the hot projectile and pocketed it while flying at 180 miles per hour, a dramatic claim amid wartime bullet lore.
A vivid tale recounts King Alexander of Greece and his brother Prince George clashing over a shooting incident hinting at bitter royal rivalry. Also notes Joan of Arc’s contested status as a Lorraine figure as German claims stir controversy. A Germanic blockade quip follows with a restaurant mishearing about a family of seven and a gentleman’s whispered retort.
A damaged article fragment discusses a predator described as the most powerful of its kind and its impact on local life. It references failed truces, nocturnal behavior, and ongoing conflict over territory, ending with a cryptic remark about marriage and danger.
Billy Sunday told a Brook lyn luncheon tale about a Missouri congregation. He mocked a preacher who for thirty seven years found no encouragement but one kind word and recalled a deacon’s sharp rebuke that led to a surprising compliment later.
The W C A opened its frat camp house at Platteburg training camp. Aimed at a social center for students, friends, and families, it includes a restaurant, terrace, reception room and writing room. The YW and CA teams plan 61 million for stationer Hastings and other training camps, with workers already in France preparing.
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