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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1914
Page
3
A reader letter laments backache and illness while a New York World dispatch recounts French and American soldiers wounded in action. It notes heavy combat, misdirected searches, and a soldier who did not realize he was hit for hours amid a vast war-tired home front scene.
Fragmented OCR describes alarming child mortality and narcotic use linked to deaths. References a tragic pattern across nations with alarming percentages before age five and before adolescence. Mentions narcotics, opiates, poison, and circulating counterfeit remedies without clear specifics.
A girl is ridiculed after fooled by pranksters who claimed to order Aspecka chocolate. She storms home in fury, ceases speaking to the pranksters for weeks, while the group laughs over the candy joke gone wrong.
A clergyman Rev B Hestop reports his swelling disappeared and he felt restored after taking Dodds Kidney Pills. Months later he confirms remained faithful to the remedy and recommends correspondence to Rev Liee Tints.
A minister’s wife recounts a two year training period during night duty when she grew addicted to coffee. She drank between midnight and four in the morning as patients slept, using coffee to stay awake. The account suggests multiple others avoided attacks after trial and mentions The Road Wellrithe and a Postum connection.
Allied gains north of Albert and ground won north of the Somme mark progress as French British forces push toward the Aisne. German setbacks persist amid heavy casualties. remount shortages and hospital strain grow as the war intensifies. Overseas notes report German plans and Allied offensives across multiple fronts, including Belgium and northern France.
Redmond appeals in Wexford to reconcile the home rate question as recruiters for Britain in Ireland reach about 16 000. Dublin contributes about 4 000, Cork roughly 4 000, Belfast and the south show varied origins and loyalties. Recruits include athletes and farmers amid uneven age availability and political divides.
Prayers for peace spread across the United States as President Wilson’s proclamation was read in churches nationwide. Clergymen from all denominations led peace services, hymns were sung, and calls for the United States to be vigilant and steadfast in seeking peace echoed in congregations. President Wilson attended Central Reformed church in Washington, with James H. Taylor leading prayers for wisdom and strength in shaping peace proposals, accompanied by Secretary McAdoo and White House aides.
Four men were killed and many injured in clashes along the Great Northern railway as a band calling itself Industrial Workers of the World looted towns from Poplar to Chelsea and West Point, with civil engineers and traveling members among the dead. A separate explosion at the Hackensack area plant killed four and injured about forty, as workers were off duty. windows shattered a mile away and hospitals treated many.
A popular school board member recounts a schoolboy who attended one school for 11 years without missing a day and earned 11 medals. Asked how he achieved such a remarkable record, the mother quips that the boy kept them during holidays.
A 1914 testimonial from Charles M McGinn describes severe facial pimples and a ruined complexion. After trying a complexion cream without success, he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, washing with the soap and applying the ointment, reporting full recovery in two weeks. The ad promotes free samples and the worldwide sale of Cuticura products.
A cryptic proverb unfolds in a short piece where a parent and child theme centers on actions and consequences. The narrator questions the path of wrongful conduct while asserting that few have faced the consequences, prompting reflection on moral choices.
An old advertisement promotes Weeks Break Up A Cold Tablets as a guaranteed cold cure. It mentions price 360 and urges readers to take nothing else. The copy also includes a mock question about having courage to play the cornet and lung power for learning.
A claim states no method exists to harden copper to steel strength. It mentions a supposed ancient process and offers a valuable secret to anyone who uncovers it. The note reads like a speculative puzzle about metallurgical technique.
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