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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1918
Page
2
A promotional ad touts Freezone as the painless solution for hard and soft corns and corns between the toes. It claims instant relief with a drop and lifting action, urging readers to buy a small bottle from their druggist.
Shad fishermen in New Castle Delaware with 19 nets struck a season contract after the early catches. Francois Dominico will take the rest of the season at one dollar per fish as caught. The purchaser has bonded the contract with a Philadelphia surety company.
Advertisers claim Allen's Foot Base powder soothes feet of hard workers. It reduces friction from shoes and keeps feet fresh, preventing tiredness blistering and soreness. The ad notes frequent use by farmers and women and urges purchase from dealers everywhere.
In a small English village cobbler shop an old man recalls never playing football or any athletic games beyond dom noes as a young player asks about his sports history.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay $100 for any catarrh case not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Medicine. Notary A. W. Gleason certifies this December 6. Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A man denying a personal quarrel with Germany faces questioning about actions at home. When asked what he would do if finding a gutthroat in his house with his wife, he replies he would leave him to his fate.
Free trials of Cuticura Soap and Ointment offered by mail and at druggists. Learn how quickly they relieve itching and skin or scalp troubles. Send to Cutlurn Dept. X Boston for samples. Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
A quip on household budgeting contrasts a single woman managing funds with a married couple where the wife urges economy and the husband bears the burden, attributed to a judge.
A Lady Visitor warns to examine every bottle of CASTOIRLA the well known infant remedy. The injunction stresses prudence for mothers and caregivers amid concerns about product safety and practical use for children.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Boston Transcript page shows garbled names and comments. No coherent event or entities readable to summarize a specific item. cannot determine a title or concrete summary.
An explosion at the Aetna Chemical plant in Oakdale on the Panhandle division of the Pennsylvania Railroad killed about 200 workers on May 18. A massive fire and debris followed as gas and flames swept through the facility, with many bodies found miles away and the death toll and damages estimated to reach 200 and 1.5 million dollars respectively.
Fallon Nevada sheriff Slark L Wildes of Churchill County was fatally wounded by Paul W Walters a socialist rancher who had been arrested for draft evasion Walters armed himself and hid in the mountains above Fanning near the county line Wildes tracked him and was shot while attempting to arrest him
General Pershing's communique describes victorious repulses by American forces against several German raids. It also notes a dramatic air duel between Lieutenant Eddie Rickenbacker and a German fighter, who was forced down out of control. Rickenbacker, despite severe damage to his plane, returned safely to his lines.
American troops have begun training with British forces in Flanders after crossing the sea to join the French and British lines. The first U S units are in British zones awaiting final integration, with no details on numbers. the move should free British battalions to reinforce other divisions as needed.
James Gordon Bennett proprietor of the New York Herald died May 14 after two days unconscious. His last words related to his newspaper interests. Mrs Bennett was present. Born Chambers Street New York City May 1841, he built the Herald and later founded the New York Evening Telegram the Mars Herald and a London newspaper.
Sinn Fein members of parliament from Kilkenny including Arthur Griffith and Countess Markievicz have been arrested, according to a Dublin dispatch. Edward de Valera and Dr Dillon are named among those jailed. William Cosgrave also reportedly detained.
Henry F. Davison described a German offensive aimed at terrorizing civilians in France and Italy during a May 16 briefing after a 12,000 mile Red Cross tour. He cited nightly air raids behind front lines, propaganda, and mass displacement as aims to force peace through fear.
Federal food administration costs have surged from 20 thousand dollars annually to 12 million dollars, per estimates submitted to Congress.
A Philadelphia woman in poor health credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength and allowing her to return to housework. She urges others to try the remedy citing personal improvement after years of illness.
A chaotic wartime letter cites extreme gratitude to the government and claims of sacrificing money and home equity for Liberty bonds. The speaker boasts about mortgaging his house and has a son-in-law drafted, arguing for further sacrifice and loyalty. An editorial voice remarks on the excessive rhetoric.
Youngstown Telegram notes a somber Park Senator amid internal disputes. The dialogue hints at ongoing political strain and lingering impact of a lengthy speech as Congress adjourned before a reply could be delivered.
A professor complains he cannot work a problem despite having a key. The student replies the key is useless without a keyhole, leaving the scene with a humorous frustration about missing context and missing access.
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