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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1918
Page
2
The writer critiques Free Trade, notes crops like dange lions and squirrels, and discusses a congressional bill titled Shot, Hanged, or Executed aimed at traitors. The piece advises sending cheerful homefront letters to soldiers in France, highlighting social happenings over war hardships.
The Camera admits errors in last issue failing to credit two cuts from Mr Rose and Miss Hose Angelo while defending their own news content. They deny copying from Mr Rose and state C Watt Brandon has no involvement with the RecisTER Dow, noting the edition’s five columns feel cramped yet ambitious.
In a little over two months August 20 voters in Lincoln county will nom inate men for offices from United States senator to constable. The piece urges support for lesser men in local posts, noting their duty to community welfare and patriotic responsibility.
A Mexican man, Joe Salazar, was injured in a railroad section gang accident near Cokeville. He arrived by No. 6 Wednesday and, after three days with a nurse, was moved to Kemmerer in critical condition with a fractured skull. The article notes local confusion and defender claims of justice for Cokeville.
Mrs R W Weaver spent Wednesday in Montpelier and Mrs R W Collett visited Cokeville on Thursday. J Droubay visited for supplies from his ranch last Saturday. Red Cross in Cokeville seeks 200 refugee shirts and 75 bed shirts by September. Episcopal services at St Bartholomew’s church tomorrow at eight. Watches repaired by Curtie Rousheet and Edison phonographs offered. For Sale Proved-up homestead Sage Wyoming.
An editorial condemns currency hoarding during wartime urging readers to invest in Liberty Loan bonds. It argues hidden cash harms commerce, risks loss, yields no return, and stalls the economy, urging readers to convert savings into government bonds for 4 percent yearly. It frames investors as either slacker or patriot and calls for action now.
The notice announces a public sale of land under the Department of the Interior in Evanston and Afton Wyoming. It lists bidders Crane Yue Willan Hhorrowmian and others from Kedford and Afton, with a regis trator involved. The auction is set for June, with date details read as June 10.
Citizens are urged to invest in bonds to supply money for aircraft production. The appeal stresses that funds will support the government in building planes to blind the Kaiser’s forces and defeat them, calling on readers to invest now.
A. D. Hoskins of Kemmerer Wyoming declares his Republican primary bid for State Treasurer on August 20 1918. He cites 38 years in Wyoming two decades of business success and a pledge to administer the office honestly and in line with party platform.
Jess Gilkison spent most of last week in Kemmerer Smoot and Afton making the trip in the interests of the J. D. Noblitt Co.
Parke Davis & Co prepared this massage dream for sun burn relief and inflamed skin condition. Sold by Schils Drug Co.
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