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Newspaper
Jacksons Hole Courier
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
2
A London post office scene shows a man unable to prove identity for government pay order. Staff hesitate as customers await, until a colleague suggests a workaround and the seller’s entity is finally accepted, amid tense moments and anxious onlookers.
The text describes a plant breaking through asphalt, likening its force to a blast. It notes the plant’s growth yields powerful, slow explosions that crack and uplift pavement, comparing the exertion to human strength and to a reference in John Burroughs and The Breath of Life. The piece stresses untamed, hardy plant life as driving this dramatic feat.
A fragmented passage highlights an unnamed girl praised for resilience and hard work, likening her to heroes who endure hardship. It notes she stays close to family, finds small comforts, and quietly pursues growth despite challenges.
In a fragmentary line the speaker questions Tulip balla and mentions an Onigromammm, with references to Lowdewille and Qurtaee during a disturbed moment. The text is garbled and lacks clear events or identifiable subjects.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a mistaken rich lie and a vague reference to a place or people, including stray terms like die bunne and buttery. The text is too garbled to identify persons, organizations, dates, or locations with confidence.
Charles Mahaffie of Portland is named by President Wilsen as solicitor of the Interior Department. Other items note a San Francisco suit over a $12.47 debt, a Reno bid for U S senator, a Mapleton Utah suicide, a Welsh White arena collapse in Colorado Springs, and global war updates from Washington to Atlantic City.
German counterattacks north of Ginehy and south of Berny en Santerre were hurled back as French and British forces held the Somme front. French and British airmen bombarded German depots in Climuny, St Quentin, Ham, and Peronne, claiming several enemy aircraft shot down. Further east, Dobruja saw German Hungarian advances seize the Straja fort on the Danube while Roumanians pushed Austrian lines near Ortova, and Russians failed to break Austrian positions near Lemberg with Turkish-Austrian cooperation noted.
Germany aims to recruit young Dutch professors for a new Flemish university in Ghent after failing to recruit native staff. Provoced offers include salaries far above those paid by the Belgian government before the war and assurances of future protection if Belgian authorities return and remove them.
Major Morabt, a military critic of the Tageblatt, estimates that the Humarian loss from the Danube fortress of Turtukal is not less than 40,000. He puts the Russian army in Dobruja at 300,000 to 400,000 and notes Turtukal was meant to shield Bucharest from a flanking move.
Britain and Sweden exchange sharp notes over wartime mail blockades and Sweden's seizure of English parcels in transit. Britain demands Sweden promise not to interfere again with mail crossing Swedish territory. Sweden resists, signaling no such engagement.
The National Association of Master Bakers executive committee concluded at a Friday closing sermon that the recent loaf standard should be abandoned and standardized to restore order in the industry. Leaders including prominent bakers urged cohesion and practical measures for nationwide adoption.
A windstorm Saturday wrecked Culm a small town fourteen miles northwest of Grand Inland Nebraska. One woman was fatally injured as a violent storm approached tornado strength. Shipping bill signed. The text also mentions private cache and wrecked vessels near Tom’s Wrecked by Windstorm.
Three hundred million Red Creme Christmas seals are being printed in Cincinnati for a nationwide campaign under the American Red Cross and the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. Sales are expected to exceed 100 million seals and $1,000,000 this year, with distribution across all states and territories from Hawaii to Porto Rico and from the Canal Zone to Montana, Utah, and Wyoming.
A department store buyer questions a winter hosiery choice as sellers note shifting tastes. The article flags New England hemp rising from near unsalable to a thriving industry after years of low demand.
A child in a crowded city household longs for companionship. She imagines her father a policeman, believing the job would keep him from loneliness. The tale, narrated in a nostalgic regional voice, reflects family dynamics and a child's simple wishes.
Parents urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for correct labeling and signature. Caution advises ensuring the product is intended for infants and children and bears the approved signature, reflecting an ongoing safety notice from Tach’s Castoria distribution.
The fragment hints at a man considering a risky venture into a picture theater business, noting potential profits and a desire to provide for his wife and children. Details are incomplete and unclear due to damaged OCR text.
A Courier Journal item remarks on a local politician wearing an airing item while addressing constituents with a pointed message about stringing along the public. The piece highlights a showy gesture amid political discourse.
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