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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1918
Page
4
An American colonel on a night trench tour is challenged by a rain soaked sentry. The sentry greets him with Who's there Friend and the colonel replies Welcome to our mist, then laughs at the moment. The dispatch reflects soldiers keeping humor amid damp conditions.
A wartime pub dialogue contrasts frontline fear with a humorous note as Tommy fears Fritz approach but another Tommy reveals the sounds are Americans chewing gum. The exchange captures wartime anxiety and morale through a vivid auditory moment.
In a crowded street car a young girl named Dorothy offers her mother's lap to a wounded soldier entering the car. Her simple act reflects deep admiration for soldiers and patriotism as recounted in Harper's Magazine.
A humorous exchange depicts a man praised for patriotism by saving money. He minimizes personal spending and even wears neckties gifted by his wife's relatives instead of buying new ones, illustrating frugal patriotism.
In the dialogue a hobo named Pete reports a Yarmer offering 82 for a day’s work. The other character questions the value and notes it would take weeks to complete a single day’s task due to being out of practice.
Brief items from Wyoming report fair dates in Aug and Sept. at Laramie and Torrington, a hail storm in Wheatland, a Cheyenne smallpox case, a 90 day jail term for a graft accusation, Wind River refinery operations, a Methodist meet in Torrington, jailbreaks at Thermopolis and Kirby, teachers wage resolutions in Laramie, two wells drilled by Cheap Oil Company, burglary aborted in Cheyenne, a Greybull double well report, Wyoming troops in Europe, Sheridan gas plant concerns, a Buffalo fire death, Tongue River skeleton mystery, Mooney family shooting, Sheridan Rifle Club season, labor appeals in Cheyenne, Ruthford assault case, 1918 draft exemptions, and deferred class figures by county.
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