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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
7
A New York society woman in France, angered by a tardy breakfast, receives a severe rebuke from a landlady who cites wartime hardship. The landlady recalls personal losses as three sons went to war, two killed, the youngest sacrificed, and the mother left to France on the front lines beyond the trees.
Flying Cadet Rebel during solo balloon training in San Antonio Texas observed a cowboy and pony ahead on the field. The cowboy grabbed the guide rope and dangled it on the saddle horn, triggering the pony to dash forward. The balloon dragged across the field until the cowboy threatened the pilot and then exchanged his revolver for a knife to cut the rope.
A lighthearted exchange shows a couple joking about reuse and frugality as they remark on life plans. The dialogue hints at repeated New Year promises and an easy approach to self improvement.
Fragmentary exchange shows two men debating money and social standing with sharp wit. One speaker notes money drives action, the other answers with comical self-deprecation and irony.
The War Trade Board announced on May 8 a general commercial agreement between the United States and Norway. Norway gains assured supplies to meet estimated needs while exporting all Norwegian products not needed domestically. None of the American imported goods or bunker coal can be sent to the central powers.
The German government told the Spanish on May 4 that American prisoners are treated the same as other nationalities. State department officials remain unconvinced and say mistreatment reports are investigated via the Spanish government, which allows Spanish officers access to camps for welfare checks.
Washington reports a nationwide call for a quarter of a million men in May, with California, Oregon, Nevada and the District of Columbia excluded due to already fulfilling large portions of quotas. Most states begin May 25 and finish in five days. In Kiev district villagers resisted Germans for three days before armored cars prevailed. Minsk government cites Germans seizing able-bodied people for transport to Germany with escapees shot. The U S government has commandeered virtually all steel and pig iron for war needs and will allocate surplus to non war industries under strict supervision.
Berlin reports a five day battle near Lakhti and Tavanthus where German forces say they defeated the enemy and captured 20 000 prisoners. The London English and Irish communities report favoring a state purchase aid scheme for liquor traffic. Estimated cost ranges from 400 000 000 to 500 000 000.
The Hague informed Persia that it regards all treaties imposed on Persia over twenty years as null and void, with emphasis on the Rusad British treaty of WT governing influence in the country.
Advice to use Cuticura Ointment on rising and retiring, then wash off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Free samples offered by mail from Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Soap 25, Ointment 26 and 50. Ad.
Andrew Carnegie is mockingly tied to a tale about stubborn Scots with a joke from the Exchange. The Laird of Skibo recalls a Scotch minister's parishioner who prays to be kept from going wrong because it is hard to move a Scot once he has made up his mind.
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine treats catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces to cure the disease. It promises strength and better health as nature aids the body's work and offers testimonials and a $100 reward for proof of failure.
Itellan agriculture minister asks Cata shin to grow ricinus on a large scale supplying seed free and purchasing shelled oil at 250 lire per qintal for use in triplane engines. The ad also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pellets and a humor line about loving children when they cry.
An aged classified ad promoting a daily fly killer claims to prevent disease. It lists delivery from Somers or express service and provides a Brooklyn address at 180 DeKalb Ave in Nevada.
A humorous quote hints at a mislabeled lunch item with a pasted label on rice paper. The exchange questions use of brains versus profit, underscoring a riddle about discernment.
A humorous exchange between brothers about desires and affordability. Emile longs for a car while Fred quips he could not keep one, and Emile laments he could only sell it. The scene shifts to a temperature query and a father’s vanity about a baby’s resemblance.
An old advertisement proclaims Allen's Foot-Ease as antiseptic powder to shake into shoes and sprinkle in foot-baths. It claims relief from painful, burning feet and stinging irritation from coins and buttons, noting usage by American, British, and French troops and pricing at 25 cents.
A brief gossip item reports accusations about a widow with rumors of kleptomania, reflecting sharp social tensions and local rumor mill dynamics. The exchange suggests reputational harm and gendered scrutiny within the community.
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