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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1918
Page
5
The article traces how English weekday names derive from Saxon and Roman roots. It explains Sun day from Sonnan-daeg and Dies Solis, Mon day from Monan-daeg and Dies Lunae, Tuesday from Tues-daeg and Dies Martis, and Wednesday from Woden’s dag reflecting the warlike godlike figure Woden Oden.
The article notes extensive government soldier and sailor insurance. It reports over 2,000,000 insured service members and government coverage exceeding 16.5 billion dollars.
A playful exchange jokes about tales rising in price challenging the idea that tales are cheap. The quip hints at market sentiment and skepticism toward value in storytelling.
London reports General Foch argues in Modern warfare that only a decisive offensive can destroy the enemy's organized forces. He urges massed, surprising attacks with maximum reserves, and states defense alone yields no victory.
Captain Hammond of the Royal Flying Corps rode Johnny Aitken at the Speedway in Indianapolis. Aitken declined thrilling the captain with a risky stunt saying he did not want charges when the captain takes him for a flight.
The government debates dog policy as food stocks dwindle. A tax on dogs is blocked to avoid hurting breeders, while a license system may restrict breeding during the war to preserve pedigree and working dogs, with pet owners facing feeding challenges.
Tobacco cards appear in France with Aubin leading the initiative. Cards will not be delivered to youths under sixteen and no provision is made for women. A tobacco shortage has persisted in France for the past three months.
A Camden New Jersey ruling by Vice Chancellor Learing held that a tenant cannot move the lawn he created by spreading topsoil. The decision sided against a tenant who tried to carry away the lawn after moving from the premises.
The article notes China’s swift modernization through widespread telephone use with mostly foreign equipment and lower service prices than in the United States. It also mentions an elastic hat band invention and ends with a call to seek right and reject wrong.
This 1920s style appeal urges men in the fields to guard health in summer heat. It promotes EATONIC from H L Kramer, claims quick relief of indigestion and stomach woes after meals, and promises a money back guarantee.
The British War Office has purchased miles of cloth and flannel equal to six or seven lengths that would wrap around the earth at the equator. A sanitary spoon made from pauper metal can be discarded after single use in eating places. The notion of Friday’s unluckiness stems from Christ's crucifixion on Good Friday. A plan to launch educational propaganda in the German empire proposes printing two to three million copies of the Ten Commandments in German and air dropping them nationwide.
A fragment notes a case or filing for W. M. A. in Salt Lake City with reference No. 25 1918. The readable portion provides limited context on the parties or exact action.
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