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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1916
Page
3
A wartime chronicle shows Tommy Atkins lifting spirits in London and the Strand hotel scene. Soldiers in khaki trade jokes about No Man's Land and reckon with injuries while peers show care. A Canadian officer’s leg injury prompts banter and a toast to a fallen comrade who unexpectedly returns to the club.
Treasured fragments reveal wills and oddities as soldiers and allies reflect on possessions and farewells. A Home for Stray Cats pledge, camp life pledges, and humorous exchanges hint at morale amid a stalemated frontline. A Canadian and Australian exchange underlines camaraderie and cultural quirks in wartime camp life.
John K. Hahn, master in divorce, recommends a decree for Joseph Gable against his wife Laura Gable in Reading Pa. over witchcraft fears. Laura marked doors with crosses and wore charms to ward off witches while brewing strange potions at home, straining family harmony and leading to a divorce action.
Lewistown police jailed Burcell for wearing his wife's skirts in public at Barcham park. A miner by trade he was arrested after being found near the ladies’ section and confined for several nights in the women’s quarters before confessing and promising to return to his own clothes.
Mary Valten told Alderman P. J. Martin of living a double life with two husbands, Matthew Karacitis and Vincent Vollen, rushing between homes on a single block since March nineteen hundred. The hearing set bail at five thousand dollars. both husbands appeared anxious and uncertain how to respond.
An electric iron caused a fatal accident when a woman attempted to adjust a live plug without power off. The live wire shocked her, current passed through her body into a damp door, and her two children cried for help as the incident unfolded.
A torn license caused confusion as Robert Bo Jones and Julia B Bare planned a wedding. The young couple explained the clerk damaged the document and a new license was issued to replace the torn one.
A plain Kentucky woman Sophie Ward creates a town stir after answering an advertising letter seeking a dramatic romance. She invites a Louisville advertiser to Emilete to meet her, sparking curiosity, letters, and a new social spotlight. Sophie returns to teaching music and bridges, maintaining independence while the town debates her motive and future.
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