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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1916
Page
5
Beginning July first the District Weather Forecaster sees fair weather in Wyoming for several days. The Bureau Forecast Division distributes forecasts by telegraph and mail to alfalfa growers to aid cutting and curing. Free forecasts are available to telephone users and by mail from state centers.
No. 18 train had a narrow escape after leaving Montpelier for the east. A slipped wheel nearly caused a wreck but good luck prevented it. A freight engine from Montpelier pushed the train into Cokeville, causing about a two hour delay.
The piece recalls mule drawn wagons steered by enslaved drivers using jerk lines to the lead mule. Dialogues show daily discipline and humor as teams push through mud with drivers speaking to mules as if understanding each word. Names like Calline Jerimah and Dan’l appear in vivid dialect.
A federal study finds half of the children who left school did so due to dislike of school work, while under a third left because their parents could not afford to keep them. The findings accompany a government bulletin that supports Gary school system reforms.
Miss Day recounts a World War I hospital tale of soldier Melinnis who, dying after an unsuccessful operation, asks for a letter to a comrade’s mother. He dictates the message before dying, showing care for the fallen comrade and his mother as the nurse witnesses the final moments.
A Chicago Examiner meditation on envy and the hidden sorrows of prosperous neighbors. It argues that dishonest lives weigh on the soul and only honest purpose and goodwill bring comfort in old age.
Legend says Hapaburg castle founded in 1020 atop the Rhine area. Rather than stone walls, the lord surrounded the fortress with an unbroken ring of armed followers at dawn, a unique defense that became a boast of the Hapsburgs about loyal subjects.
An 1853 London critic praised Verdi's Rigoletto noting little offensive music and some true dramatic effects. He faulted poverty of ideas and perpetual striving for originality, but admitted certain air melodies will please barrel organs.
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