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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1925
Page
5
A collection of quips and witticisms on health thrift wealth love and social irony. The snippets poke fun at advice vanity and everyday folly with playful mispunctuated lines and odd phrasing. The tone echoes a lighthearted column or society note.
Thirteen year old Marjorie Knox of Kew Gardens LI returns from a year in Europe with two trunks of dolls. Her collection, with representatives from every country visited, began the moment the family set boot in Europe and drew envy from playmates. The court case ends as the judge urges dismissal after counsel’s chaotic arguments.
Growing jute in Africa reports attempts to introduce jute culture near Hekerspruit Transvaal on the Johannesburg to Portuguese East Africa railway. Tests show it is practicable to raise the crop and profitable in loamy or rich clay mixed with sand.
A Swiss inventor claims a perfected electric machine that types directly from speech. The device reportedly dictating speeds range from 0 to 100 words per minute, about the rate of average spoken input.
Newspaper item notes a sensational line about a hatpin incident with dramatic dialogue. It references Detroit Free Press style reportage and retorts about romance and danger in a stage aside. The piece captures vintage gossip tone and dating mood in a brief column snippet.
Local notes recount moves in town, holiday visits, and social events. Community members including the Cowans, Wilgon, Wheete, Bates, Schonlan, Brown, Dalgleish and Schonian figure in gatherings, school staff shifts, a benefit for Fred Davis, and Legion activities. Reports cover dances, games, and civic groups with names, places, and dates.
A biographical sketch documents Brigham Young born June 1 1801 in Whittingham Vermont. It notes his poor early life in western New York and Vermont and his limited schooling as he helped his father clear land and work on farms. The text cites family history and later reflections about his birth and origins.
Notice is given of a special meeting of Farnsworth Canal and Reservoir Company stockholders at Church House Mountain Home Duchesne County Utah on January 12 1925 at 2 o clock p m The meeting will vote on the company taking over laterals under the system and administering their affairs including cleaning enlarging and hiring necessary help and charging each lateral or stockholder according to holdings in the main canal for work on the laterals The Board of Directors is ordered to execute all actions.
State Engineer announces Marshall Land & Livestock Co seeks to appropriate 10 c.f. s from Sowers Creek in Duchesne County to irrigate 320 acres from March 15 to November 16, with a ditch 3-4 mile long. File No. 9602 protests must be sworn in duplicate within 30 days. Date of first publication January 9, 1925.
In Duchesne County Utah German Buchanan of Provo applies under state law for 2 cubic feet per second from Avintaquin Creek. Water will irrigate 140 acres from May 1 to November 1 and also serve domestic needs year round. File No 9592 protests due within 30 days with fee. Publication dates Dec 15 1924 and Jan 16 1926.
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