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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
5
A sick woman recounts severe crying spells and despair until a course of E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, recommended by her husband and physicians, restored health. The account implies domestic hardship and reliance on patent medicine from Lynn, Massachusetts.
A health conservation board linked to the general munitions board is urged to oversee plant health in government and contracted private plants. Dr. Frederick Martin is named to head the body, with minimum standards for hours wages and shop conditions to be integral to all munition contracts.
Ad claims Allen's Foot Knee powder relieves painful swollen feet and corns by sprinkling in shoes and foot baths. It is said used by British and French troops at the front and promises relief for tired aching feet. Sold everywhere with advertising claims.
A mother pursues her son in anger then shouts she will pay sixpence to anyone who catches him. The boy stops, turns, and retorts that he will return if he receives the sixpence, prompting a humorous reversal.
In a terse exchange the men discuss whether fighting nations will yield land. The dialogue shifts to adages about worth and value, mentioning Teresa and a comparison between a silver dollar and a $10 gold piece.
London dispatch argues America now leads the war effort and will decide Allied outcome. It states Russia, France, Italy, Serbia, Belgium, and England await American action, with Lloyd George seeking ships and speed, and warns of pressure on the U S to act decisively this year.
Manchester doctors face wartime demand as over 250 physicians and surgeons from the Manchester district serve in the army. The Guardian notes the district has been combed out, yielding only a slight response to calls for more army surgeons.
Berlin reports two German speculators Emil Andre and Itichard Pocha sentenced to two weeks in jail and a $50 fine after trying to corner young crows amid meat shortages. In Fond du Lac Wisconsin all city schools will become canning factories this summer with pressure cookers for residents and pupils and instructors from the State university to aid preservation efforts.
A veteran diver discusses the perilous task of surveying wrecks from the last three years tied to submarine and mine attacks. He explains 150 feet as practical depth limit, diving in cold northern seas, and the dangers of currents, gear entanglements, and the twilight zone training required to survive dives.
Reports from Petrograd describe the abdication of ex Tsar Nicholas II and the autocratic government marked by a lone modern note. The war minister Guehkolf and M. Shulgin provided a lead pencil to sign the abdication, a small personal touch in a historic upheaval.
A home cooking column presents multiple omelet styles with tips for texture and flavor including spinach peach and orange variants with details on methods and accompaniments. Additional recipes cover Lima Bean Salad Creole Rice Scotch Gingerbread Rice Cups and related dishes with stepwise preparation and ingredients.
The article notes sudden disappearance of migrant shore birds late in May after a silent departure. It discusses unknown breeding habits and Arctic summer homes with a few lingering on southern coasts while the rest push north to nests of grass and four eggs.
The text cites Coleridge and Lamb on mind growth and asserts daily effort expands ability. It urges hard, honest, severe study to achieve greater outcomes in five years and warns against letting low ideals and poor literature poison the mind, likening it to a garden with enemies at the roots.
Beachgoers north to Belmar report early strollers recovered sea washed food from the surf. Flotsam included canned goods, butter, lemons, and clothes baskets. One theory cites a returning vessel discarding provisions to ensure fresh supplies at sea.
A Weehawken contributor says he bought a bottle of medicine for two shillings from a traveling vendor and received a junk assortment including a rubber comb, pocket knife, pencils, a fountain pen, paper, a corkscrew, gum, playing cards, a handsaw, and Webster's dictionary. The seller promised quill toothpicks but failed. The district warns against trusting traveling fakers.
In the home garden many vegetables are wasted yet can be preserved by canning. Proper glass preserving methods keep color and flavor, allowing surplus produce to cut living costs through winter.
A humorous dialogue contrasts a moralist urging spiritual prep with a cash-strapped teller who worries about monthly pay and a suburban bungalow. The exchange highlights class and ambition through concise, wry banter.
A fragment shows a wife praising her husband for anticipating wishes while another line quips that her husband flees when she plans to ask. The brief exchange highlights domestic humor and notions of marital devotion.
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