This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1917
Page
2
The article argues that storytelling boosts historical teaching by tapping natural love for stories. It emphasizes teachers must share genuine enthusiasm and immerse themselves in the story’s life to engage listeners and achieve success.
The article argues that writing is strenuous, detailing a rapid penman can produce 30 words a minute and tracing the pen’s extensive movement. It notes 480 curves per minute and 86,400,000 curves in a year, asserting many writers exceed several million pen strokes monthly.
A St Johns Bulletin excerpt cautions youths and others that true liberty and wealth lie in the home and common virtues rather than distant paths. It urges embracing ancestral love, familiar friends, and simple goodness to find lasting fulfillment.
A desert feature in western Australia yields water only at night. Daytime heat expands a rock plate over a trench, sealing water below. cooler night air contracts it, drawing water into the trench amid hissing and rushing sounds.
In a business head remarks on the new efficiency expert. He notes they are still friendly while the expert has discharged several ministers of the family.
A Detroit Free Press item notes a quoted inventor claiming a furnace designed to prevent overworking itself in mild weather, suggesting there could be a fortune in the idea.
The 1916 war year saw heavy losses for both sides with Roumania, Montenegro and the western fronts shifting fortunes. The Atlantic war worsened British losses while German submarines grew more effective. Mexico violence intensified as Pershing hunted Villa, and neutrality debates raged in the United States.
A compiled list of notable deaths from 1916 detailing dates and individuals. Entries include ex senators, judges, generals, artists, scholars, and leaders such as Alfred W. Benson, Joseph R. Lamar, Grenville M. Dodge, Sir Clements Markham, Sholem Aleichem, Cardinal Francia della Volpe, and Jack London among others with locations and titles.
A report notes Villa alive in Chihuahua City, but advancing U S forces made the town too hot for him and he abandoned it. Early December saw movements toward Juarez with General Pershing still in Mexico and the order to capture Villa remaining active.
A condensed 1916 calendar notes notable events outside the war and Mexico. Highlights include political nominations by Wilson and the parties, the U S submarine and naval activity, the Hughes and Wilson campaigns, the Canadian governor general appointment, court selections, labor strikes, and notable disasters and discoveries.
Ad touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy for biliousness and constipation. Claims torpid liver and clogged bowels cause indigestion and foul symptoms. Says a Cascaret cleanses bowels overnight and keeps you well for months.
Bobby reports a claim from Clarence James that a dealer's new car is quieter than the old. The father asks why and Bobby explains the punchline about lack of a brass band. The light exchange shows a boy’s quick wit and parental pride.
A vintage advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming one application doubles hair beauty and instantly dissolves dandruff. It warns dandruff robs hair of luster and can cause itching and hair loss, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle at the drug store.
A newcomer recounts a mugging near an alley where a thief grabbed his Ingersoll pocket pistol, then took about one dollar and ninety cents in silver. The robber demanded his greenbacks, but the victim admitted he had none. The teller, fresh to the city, describes the confrontation and escape.
The Dayton News notes a wave of women elected to Kansas offices across the state including county superintendents 58 and registers of deeds 86 clerks of district courts 25 county treasurers 16 county clerks and 2 probate judges. It highlights the absence of another woman probate judge nationwide and praises women's claimed intelligence and integrity.
A vintage ad urges mothers to cut food costs while boosting children’s health by serving Skinner's Macaron Spaghetti. It touts a free cookbook with 100 recipes and notes mixed opinions on expert forecasts and weather accuracy.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.