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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1923
Page
5
Local column records A. F. Maxwell chosen as chair of the county board, routine business, and numerous social events in Duchesne. Entries mention visits, dances, bridge construction, new ordinances, county officials, and community notices across Duchesne and surrounding towns.
J. D. Boyd states he has spent 800 on annual labor and improvements for Sun Flower No 1 2 3 4 Oil Shale Placer claims in Duchesne County Utah for 1921 1922 to hold claims under US Revised Statutes. Coowners Walter McIntyre Charles M L Pursley L Crandal B F Worsley J F Goolsby and others must contribute 100 each or their interest will be forfeited to the U
The Duchesne boys basketball squad won five straight games during a road tour. They defeated Altonah 25 to 14, 16, and junior teams won 17 to 14. They beat Upaice juniors 26 to 14, Mountain Home 43 to 11, and will host Arcadia and Uintah Academy in Duchesne on Saturday January 13 with about fifty locals accompanying the team.
Purmer Kaiser agreed to sell world rights to the first official photograph of his recent wedding for 10000 dollars. The image shows the former German emperor in field marshal uniform and Princess Hermione wearing the diadem. He hoped profits from unauthorized photos would not recur.
Dr Blanche Sterling of the U S Public Health Service says gymnastic play aids proper physical development in children. She notes vision, adenoids, and tonsils affect posture, while hygienic school conditions and nutrition influence overall health and posture. Her findings come from three Bedford elementary schools.
A group at a well known club discussed science when a burly farm hand in dusty clothes and goat like whiskers surprised them with a 15 minute learned talk on the subject, revealing he was one of England's famous scientists.
A reader criticizes a portrait of Itelen, mocking the stilled expression and age. The text complains the photographer failed to flatter, noting the subject appears 80 and suggesting the artist could manipulate age in pictures.
A country school board visiting a school tests pupils with a Magna Charta question. A boy denies knowledge while a board member, after a blunt remark, defends him, insisting the student did sign. The incident is recounted as a humorous, critical look at judging a student’s honesty.
An unidentified man browsed shelves in the Marion county clerk George W. Goffin’s office seeking a miscellaneous book. Three young women worked nearby as he asked a girl for the missing item. The exchange appeared odd and humorous in tone.
A humorous tale describes a man who dies after a quarrel with his wife. In heaven St. Peter grants him a private cloud and a moment of peace until an angel calls him back for a wife related task on the Oulia beard.
Turkish commission reports experiments showing alcohol superior to gasoline and benzol as motor fuel. They are testing various alcohol derivatives and antitures to improve efficiency and performance.
A new patent proposes book ends on rollers held together by four springs to keep them secured between books. The design aims to prevent sliding on smooth tabletops by maintaining constant pressure.
From Pf Morris Longstreth's The Adirondacks the author questions why adults who seek camp life prefer light at night. He recalls sleeping alone a camp away from water and notes only a mild distrust of darkness versus the safety of daylight. He wonders if guardians of night work share this faint unease.
The article traces the term spinster from ancient English when families were split into spear side and spindle side. It notes the shift from describing all women by occupation to specifically unmarried women and its legal use by 1617.
The article extols swimming as a widely recommended health activity for all ages. It highlights water support for partially paralyzed individuals, allowing use of limbs otherwise damaged, and notes positive reports on swimming as a therapeutic method for fitness and disease treatment.
Instructions describe polishing stone using two flat hard stones, a sole feather attached to a board, emery powder No 80 to No 100, and water. Apply with circular motions, requiring patience and effort for smoothness, then finish with feather for a fine lasting polish.
A correspondent asks if whirlwinds including tornadoes cyclones and maelstroms rotate counterclockwise. The answer states these rotary motions arise from the Earth's rotation on its axis and are counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern.
The snippet presents a playful back-and-forth where one character recalls a vow to cast himself into the deepest sea if Miss Bute rejects him. Another character evasively claims to be gathering statistics to locate that sea depth, highlighting a light theatrical mood.
A collage of cartoons and captioned gags from midwest humor pages. Jokes reference diet questions, fashion, music, marriage, and social life with names like Walter and Nora in a brisk punch line style.
A woman allows a man named VlasT Iie to boast about his job and car then cuts him down by admitting her sister is involved with a flower seller. The exchange reveals the caller’s act of teasing and social maneuvering during a flirtation.
In a Buffalo Express dispatch, Muriel recalls a honeymoon at the lake district where Gladys became miserable. Nell inquires the cause and Muriel reveals he fell in love with the scenery, leaving the trip unsettled.
The author notes light, sketchy newspaper clippings from Kansas papers as readers ride through Kansas. He contrasts American humor with European styles noting local names and incidents from Wichita Emporia and Topeka. He argues genuine Americanism stays rooted in Kansas soil rather than overseas literary fashion.
An excerpt recounts Alexander Graham Bet's portable distiller turning salt water to fresh writing that it could save lives at sea. It also tells of Emily and John, a teenage romance foiled by a taxi kiss, prompting a family joke about the odd ending to a dinner table mystery.
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