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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
4
Idaho trims boards and cuts taxes while California consolidates commissions and slashes bureaus. A Western-wide budget ethic would lower state county and city levies, with eight hour work days proposed for all elected and appointed officials to shrink office counts by half.
A playful limerick style verse from the Neligh Hegister parodies rural life. It lists whimsical conditions that would force everyone to “shut up shop” and stop advertising, ending with a cheeky admonition. The piece relies on rural imagery and humorous contrasts between natural acts and social chatter.
An old steamboat captain named Shreve built wooden rooms on boats and named them Kentucky Minnesota and Pennsylvania. Travelers asked for berths by country and region. The idea evolved into the modern home-stateroom concept echoed worldwide.
Fragmentary historical note speaks of a youthful martyr at age 18 under Diocletian, with vague references to Saint names and a yearly commemoration. The garbled text hints at religious veneration and a connection to Latin literature, but specifics are unclear. The piece reads as a damaged obituary or hagiographic fragment.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces a forest and reclamation clerical exam in its city on September 20, 110 to establish an eligible register for clerical positions. Entrance salaries range from 1100 to 1500 per year. Men and women admitted. Application forms and information available from the local secretary, board of civil service examiners, at the forest office.
The Comptroller of Treasury denounces an eight cent item on a railroad bill as wasteful. He notes a six cent charge will help balance a monthly federal operation shortfall of about 100 million dollars. Red tape adds to costs and preserves political jobs, undermining government ownership.
Salt superstitions are among the oldest known. Ceremonial use appears in holy writ and Mosaic law. Homer and Teutonic traditions link salt to sacred rites and holy springs. The belief endures that salt cannot corrupt, symbolizing immortality.
A reflective piece urges embracing adversity with courage and cheer. It argues happiness rests on personal effort, not fate, noting life offers gold toys to all yet requires active care to keep them.
The feast of St Agnes was once a special women’s vigil offering a chance to glimpse future husbands. A girl would pluck pea pods or pull petals while singing a paternoster, hoping dreams would reveal the gentleman to marry.
A historic chart shows an innkeeper in his will bequeathing £100 annually to the town’s newsboys. Another beneficiary left £100 for “a cheat to certain wells children,” to be managed by a later executor. A final testator aims to leave £61 to a specified recipient.
French editor of Ashton Idaho Enterprise reports two days in Jacksons Hole valley finding rich hay fields and prosperous Jackson town. He praises local harmony, free expression in the valley paper, honest public officers, and business support. Wrench, Enterprise editor, visits Jackson Courier and implies Enterprise will fare well under new management.
Parents inquire about a proposed high school district in Jackson’s Hole. County commissioners favored the district in July, setting August 11 as election day. The county clerk notified trustees and the Courier, but delays occurred due to staff absences and vacations. The September date was discussed, with commissioners expected to set a new election time soon.
A historic broadside extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a top cough medicine for croup and whooping cough. It cites lengthy use and motherly endorsements including a Chillicothe Missouri testimonial praising its effectiveness and pleasant taste for children.
Notice records two homestead filings in Wyoming with final proof dates set in September 1919. Alice Findon seeks claim to Lot 4 and the SW and SE quarter of section 26, township 43 N range 116 W, with witnesses from Grovant and Teton. Jen Buchanan seeks final proof for lands in section 16 and 21, township 42 N range 111 W, with witnesses from Jackson and Frekson.
In autumn 1608 the first bunch of chryanithemin was grown in Parle brought by a Wrench man from distant Japan. His feat was to present them to the impress Josephine who delighted in the flowers and sparked cultivation in Kreneh gardens.
Researchers report discovering a fat similar to coconut oil obtainable from plants abundant on waste lands. The finding suggests a new edible fat source that could expand supply and reduce reliance on traditional fats.
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