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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1918
Page
5
Paris adapts to war with blue lights and bombproof fortifications while barricaded sugar and coffee supplies tighten. Posters urge citizens to save cargo space for American troops and war materiel, stressing civilian restraint as patriotic support.
Soldiers at Camp Lewis in American Lake Washington worry the first sergeant of the 166th Depot Brigade as Sioux from the Dakotas and Chippewas from Minnesota insist on keeping tribal names on the roster. Roll call sounds like mock names such as Johnny Chase-the-Weasel and Look-as-You-Sit as officials try to enforce standard naming.
The fragment notes Mrs Theodore Roosevelt working fourteen hours a day at Alix Broce, with references to a canteen and support staff. The text is incomplete but indicates strenuous daily labor and a supportive role.
The Russian grand duke nicknamed London Michael fell from wealth to penury. Once living on a select estate near London, his income from Russia stopped, he subleased the estate and now serves as a clerk earning $2,000 annually near Westminster Abbey. His wife, the Countess Torby, manages their modest home with patience. The Evening News notes this family has endured great reverses and misfortune with cheer.
Private John Hutchinson, disguised as a woman in a low-cut gown, high heels, white stockings, furs and a large picture hat, was spotted saluting an officer in Chester Pennsylvania. He was arrested and handed over to the military for punishment.
Hyzleton from France reports that Pat Loon Beam of West Hugzleton and his comrades march German prisoners to the rear to the strains of Yankee Doodle and that the Teutons seem to like it.
Isle Minnesota once a village of 75 near Mille Lacs Lake loses its baseball team and brass band as 20 young men enlist in the Marine Corps. The elderly resident laments the town shot to pieces. In Pittsburgh Frank Wilson, a four time submarine victim, leaves for Canada to join the English navy to seek revenge.
Emma Roberts the contralto chosen to represent America in music festivals at Ann Arbor and Bethlehem Pa argues that a nation is defined by its songs. She contrasts Allied anthems with Germany’s and notes colleges opening bureaus to study government singing classes in camps to inspire soldiers through song.
Washington officials warn that platinum is scarce and crucial for industrial use. The War Industries Board orders 7 percent of stock seized from jewelers and refiners to close the gap, while the American Chemical Society pleads for citizens to avoid platinum jewelry during and after the war to conserve the metal for essential industries.
Easy remedy advertised for corns claims instant relief and painless removal. The pitch emphasizes quick numbing action and lifting the corn with fingers, promising a humbug free experience.
An advertisement promotes Freezone a day bottle priced cheap to remove hard and soft corns and toe calluses without irritation, calling it the discovery of a Cincinnati genius. The piece ends with a wartime ditty about fathers going to war and carrying guns.
A stranger asks if the gentleman is present at the door and is met with a wry retort from a woman busy cleaning. The exchange captures a domestic scene with humor over a simple inquiry.
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