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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1918
Page
5
A Louisville Courier-Journal note describes an inn with furnishings dating from colonial times. A guest asks how long a butter dish has belonged to the establishment, highlighting century-old crockery on the table.
By June 29 United States expenditures in the wartime effort against Germany reached 13.8 billion dollars as the nation mobilized production, supplies, and troops in a broad allied campaign.
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint lotion for freckles sunburn tan and skin whitening. Grocers have lemons and drug stores supply orchard white for a few cents. Massage onto face neck arms and hands to fade freckles sunburn and tan and brighten skin. Harmless.
Two figures described as a soldier and a girl reveal divergent paths. One seeks battlefield glory while the other prefers social standing, illustrating contrasting ambitions.
A British recruiting officer in Los Angeles jokes about government control over strolling sticks amid rationing. A bystander quips about a newborn weighing twenty seven pounds and the ice man Bob Chunks weighing the child on his scales, a local corner grocer confirms.
A light exchange in the People’s Home Journal features a husband telling his wife it is his birthday and requesting a new hat as a small domestic moment. The tone is playful and affectionate within a domestic vignette.
A light anecdote frames a wife confessing she cured her husband’s insomnia by feigning illness. She had a doctor prescribe medicine to be given by Henry every half hour through the night, producing rest for the afflicted sleeper.
A vintage advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for backache and kidney bladder issues. It claims rapid relief, cleansing of kidneys, blood purification, and potential prevention of kidney diseases, urging readers to buy from a druggist with a refund guarantee.
Physicians warn hot weather harms digestion and causes indigestion sour stomach and bloating. An easy fix is Eaton ic tablets taken after meals for quick relief, plus Atomic from your drugstore. costs 60 cents a box and refunds if not satisfied.
President Wilson on August 11 urged miners to work full hours and increase output to avert a coal famine and support the war. Drafted workers may receive deferred status, but all others must stay in mines and produce more coal than ever.
County commissioners pass ordinance requiring hotel owners and managers of lodginghouses billiard parlors and bowling alleys to keep a register listing the names of all frequenters who have no visible means of support unless physically unfit for manual labor.
Vienna reports the Berlin Tageblatt chief commander of the Austro Hungarian air forces seeks views on anticipated extensive bombardment of German cities by American air fleets.
In London factories the adverse effects of INT on munition workers have eased due to close medical supervision, improved working methods, and the use of mechanical processes.
A Louisville boy ran away to war at fourteen enlisting in October 1915 as a stretcher bearer in the British Royal Army Medical Corps. He recalls the war’s hor rors and wonders, noting that others over there gained many things unseen at home, and he describes a mix of empathy and self reflection through his Red Cross Magazine account.
Cartoon caption notes Harry is swearing mad after failing in his profane history.
Mrs Knicker asks for a permanent cook while Mrs Becker confirms a replacement will stay until one is found.
A Toledo talk piece notes barmaids in saloons amid English fashion trends while quips claim a smokerless husband could outdo a fireless cooker. The column mixes humor about local nightlife with social attitudes toward women and propriety.
A fragmentary quotation contrasts a new private officer with a "million aire" and labels him a "dough boy" in a terse classroom moment. The context implies commentary on wealth and status among military ranks.
The excerpt lampoons medical vanity with a quip about egolam and a dog barking heard from four miles up. It also asserts that much of our trouble stems from excessive talk, delivered in a light satirical tone.
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