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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1919
Page
6
Washington reports broad agreement on returning railroads to private operation with sound revenue guarantees. Plans emphasize efficiency, capital attraction, and larger systems, while Congress weighs a nationwide framework for stable, market-based railroad service.
A whimsical poem urges travelers on the Gloomy, Worry, and Grouchy Tracks to switch to the Cheerful Cars and the Happy Special toward the Station Hope. It promotes choosing optimism and moving away from fretful moods.
Government backed guarantees for interest on private capital is expected to meet fierce resistance. Executives distrust a government partnership that could lead to government ownership and see no merit in subsidizing private ventures.
A Popular Science Monthly description explains making lasting soap bubbles by blowing inside a large bottle with two glass tubes and a cotton wood filter to keep air dust-free and moist. Air enters through tube A, soapy water feeds via bypass tube B, and tube C lets displaced air escape. A small amount of water D in the bottom maintains humidity.
A physician engages a girl in a curiously surreal dialogue about informal milk physiology on a porch. The exchange touches on sulphur in the human body and how it relates to temperament or suitability, ending with a coy remark on variation and match quality.
Fears grow for scarce mountain sheep in British Columbia and western states. The proposal calls for a five year close season on both sides of the border and limiting each hunting party to one head to curb overharvesting.
The New York Sun surveys civilian clothing issues during reconstruction, noting soldiers and sailors choosing mixed reforms. Some return fully to elite attire, others adopt half measures, with creased trousers and overcoats illustrating broader social adaptation.
The line plays with a new girl singer in the kitchen area. She is a regular but lacks cooking skill according to the casual remark.
In a English village lecture a professor spoke in lofty terms until a farmer asked the only question seeking plain meaning. The old man asked, in a heavy dialect, to tell them what the professor had been talking about, ending the lecture with a humorous relief.
A Australian Bulletin correspondent reports on a coming corroboree in Ingham with black Micky noting a big event. A singer from Stone River trains on frogs, swallowing a brown frog in water to produce a strong voice for the performance.
A London Daily Chronicle writer argues that coal shortages would have worsened labor needs during Napoleonic times and suggests recruiting more women. It recalls women miners until 1542 who carried coal in baskets up ladders, their daily load likened to 112 pounds from sea level to Ben Lomond's summit.
Ernest Tromberro twenty eight of Steubenville Ohio fled a theft accuser and fell through a skylight landing on a counter in a five and ten store three stories below. He exclaimed I ve never felt no cheap to my life after seeing the five cent sign. He was arrested uninjured by the drop.
A patient at an army hospital recuperating from influenza craved substantial meals and asked for real food. The nurse explained the commissary department faced a deficit of $17,000 and that diets must be light to restore funds.
A North Sea shore factory now converts refuse from a packing plant into fish meal, a feed for pigs and cattle. The product contains 58 percent albumen and 12 percent fat, uses waste material, and reduces demand for grain in livestock rations.
In 1010 Roseta area output exceeded prior year notes with a six month total of 587 million pounds versus 476.1 million in 1909, despite labor shortages and general economic disarray.
An unclear dialogue fragment shows a guest refusing sugar and a host insisting on a preference. The snippet hints at a casual domestic moment with incomplete lines and no clear event or outcome.
A fragment records Tony expressing reluctance to risk falling foul of the head waiter, choosing silence over potential rebuke. The line hints at tension with authority within the dining staff or social setting.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris reaches 086 feet, Blackpool Tower 520 feet, New Brighton Tower 570 feet, and the Woolworth Building in New York 750 feet, listing major tower heights in sequence.
Purity through suffering is described as a moral stream of life becoming snow white when it clashes with rock, attributed to Jean Paul in the reflection. The passage emphasizes resilience through hardship and the transformative power of adversity.
A genuine flintlock rifle once owned by Daniel Boone has been repaired and placed on exhibit in a small Wisconsin hardware store. The long 46 inch 45 caliber weapon bears carved inscriptions including Boon’s Try Free and DB initials. The piece has a history linking it to Tennessee hermits, a Mississippi plantation owner now in Wisconsin, and Boone’s Indian hunting expeditions.
Military cyclists earned praise for rapid coverage of miles on average roads during operations to France. The riders show endurance unlike horses, needing little food or drink to sustain long advances.
The line recalls visiting New York with relatives who showed sights including Rector's, the Hippodrome, and the Winter Garden. It captures a casual memory of iconic venues and family guidance during a trip.
The text describes how during early autumn windows stay open to daylight with screens and awnings removed. Dusk brings drawn shades and heavy curtains to block rays. Brightness fills rooms, reducing the need for gas and electricity, saving coal used to produce artificial light.
A wounded soldier jokes that his misfortune is amplified by the presence of attractive nurses as his wife, a Red Cross helper, tends to him in France. The remark reflects dark humor amid wartime injury and care.
A Waterville Maine farmer reports a substantial winter stock including winter vegetables and apples, two barrels of last year flour milled from his own wheat, 100 dozen eggs, 20 dozen chickens, 150 pint jars of jelly, 60 cans of preserves, six barrels of elder and vinegar, 50 hens, beef, pork, and a woodshed full of wood.
A humorous exchange from the Kansas City Star recounts a misheard domestic mishap. A daughter-in-law allegedly weighs two hundred fifty pounds and falls breaking three legs, prompting a punchline about landing on her husband. The spoof preserves regional dialect and comedic misinterpretation.
An excerpt from the Cirpfingham Aue Herald presents a satirical dialogue about romance whitewashing commitment. The upper crust debate features a woman clashing with a man named Mr Snippers over predictability and lasting affection.
A recent wedding in Levington saw a calm wave of congratulations as attendees offered quiet well wishes. The Indianapolis News notes the restrained outpouring, reflecting a measured mood among guests.
Fragmentary OCR reads humor about courtship with lines noting an active life and marriage. Names and complete phrases are unclear. context suggests a light comic quip rather than a full feature.
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