Local Notes From Duchesne and Provo Area Fourth Events
Provo and Duchesne area residents mark the Fourth with visits, travel, and gatherings. District Attorney M B Pence traveled from Provo on business, while A M Murdock hosted relatives and Mrs Jesse Orser transacted business in the recorder’s office. The Pearsons and Kohls returned from Yellowstone, and Ed Hart, Melvin Poulson, and Lawrence Pack hosted or visited friends in various towns. The LDS and school community planned meetings and social events with New destinations mentioned including Heber and Arnon Colorado.
Sheep in peril as backs bend and gas builds in fall
The article describes how sheep struggle after rolling onto their backs. It notes that thin legs cannot pull upright and a heavy wool coat worsens the turtled position. If gas builds and compresses the heart and lungs, death can follow unless the ewe is rolled back promptly and deflates.
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Atlantic Monthly
Atagger
Telegraphic Race Ends When Father Reaches Home
A Melbourne man telegraphed from Sydney that he would leave by train for home. The telegram caused a contest as he overtook the wire home by ten minutes, explaining to his wife that it should have arrived earlier. His daughter urged him to revive the telegram, warning that sly people might steal it.
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Melbourne
Sydney
Spencer Street
Iia
Sydney Bulletin
Masterpieces and Memory in Forgotten Works Across Eras
A fragmentary reflection on artists like La Farge and Tapanel, noting vast bodies of work and the enduring question of which pieces survive. It references a Detroit News remark on the Sis t ine Madonna’s initial reception and the challenge of preserving art through time.
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Charles Wedley
Thomsands
la Farge
Fragmented Wisecrack Does Not Resemble News Copy
The readable fragments express a snappy line about wisdom and demand, but no clear event, person, place, or organization. The text appears as incomplete aphorism and lacks concrete details for a proper news-style summary.
Brides cling to wedding superstitions despite decline
A British authority on matrimonial problems notes brides still weigh luck in choosing hours and days for marriage. May is often lean for weddings, Sundays favored by some couples, and the 13th is avoided. Emeralds, once frowned upon in bridal dress, gain usage as talismans against evil. A bride tripped on a doorstep as a Friday ceremony proceeded, risking postponement for a more propitious time.
Destructive Locusts Described As True Grasshoppers
A fragmentary account defines the so called locust as a grasshopper. It describes the clende or seven year locust as a large insect about an inch and a half tall with a broad head, orange marked abdomen, six red legs, four transparent wings with orange veins, and a 17 year life cycle spent largely as a larva underground.
Fragmented Greek Gift Horse Story Cited in Trojan War Tale
The article recalls the saying Beware the Greeks bearing gifts from the Aeneid and links it to the siege of Troy. It describes the Greeks’ ruse of presenting a wooden horse, Trojan trust, night siege, and the hidden warriors who opened Troy’s gates. The piece cautions fearing an enemy who appears friendly.
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Troy
Virgin Mary Mosaic Unearthed in Turkish Mosque
A centuries old mosaic depicting the Virgin Mary was found hidden under plaster in a Constantinople mosque. After initial uncovering, Turkish authorities decided it should remain in place, preserving the image amid a tense shift away from strict religious prohibitions.
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Constantinople
Nathomal Museum
Christ
Minta
Angele
Moster
Angora
Turkey
Ancient idea of punctuation traced to Aldus Manutius
Ancient writers influenced modern punctuation from Aldus Manutius the Italian printer in Venice in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The article notes Manutius born circa 1449 died 1515 and credits Greeks with shaping marks used by Aristophanes and others while earlier systems faded until Charlemagne urged revival.
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Aldus Mrauting
Venice
Mavutius
Manutae
Aristophanes
Alexandria
Charlemagne
St. Jerome
Light Rationing Makes Flowers Bloom Out of Season
An experiment shows that reducing daylight to a spring-length cycle makes plants bloom in summer. Irises exposed to eighteen hours of light daily grew quickly and bloomed by Christmas, while those with natural light stayed dormant until February. The study notes artificial or greenhouse lighting can mimic summer conditions, with twelve hours of light equating to summer and six hours to winter.
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Frst
Odd relic of Mary Queen of Scots skull piece
An antique skull shaped piece once owned by Mary Queen of Scots carried superstitions. It passed from Mary to Mary Senton a maid of honor and then to Sir Thomas Dick Lauderdale. The relic bore a scythe hourglass and depicted death, time, Eve, the serpent, and the Creation on its back.
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Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Senton
Thomas Dick Lauder
Eve
Garden of Eden
Just Her Luck Atop An Automobile Raffle
A southern businesswoman bought raffle chances and expected to win. At midnight she hurried to answer the phone ready to give her acceptance speech. The caller said her niece had twins at the hospital, a twist she deemed bad luck. It was a neat, humorous closer with weather added.
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Indianapolis News
Amerrind Term Stated for Native American Designation
A printed note explains the term Amerind as a telescopic blend of American and Indian proposed in 1699 by Maj. J. W. Powell. It suggests Amerind as a concise label for indigenous peoples of the Americas, with pronunciation emphasized on the first syllable.
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New World
Maj. J. W. Powell
Bureau of American Ethnology
America
Camphor From Wormwood Found in Astrakhan Steppes
A native source for camphor is reported in a wormwood species grown on the unndy steppes of Astrakhan, Russia. Oil extract from this plant, tested at the Saratov experiment station, yielded good camphor quality. Crystals differ in physical properties but are chemically identical to camphor from camphor trees.
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Unndy
Astrakhan
Russia
Saratov
Thanksgiving lesson questions from Second Grade class
A second grade activity records student answers about Thanksgiving. Charlen claims Christmas and Washington’s birth explain the holiday, while Billy describes a Strait of something with an Isthmus as a straight line. The fragment shows spelling and clarity issues.
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Charlen
Christnuta
Washington
Billy
Frick First Material Taken in Speed Trap
A Boston Post condensed item recalls a speed trap in 1807 where Henry Frick faced a verdict for speeding. The driver claimed the water car could not reach the limit. the judge released him, while the police chief later tried to prove drivers’ speed with watches. Frick paid $90 for the offense.
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Frick
Ene- Jana
Boston Post
Arlington
Henry Frick
Br. Frick
Viking relic lock found in city ditch at London hospital
A 5% inch barrel lock, once common to Romans and likely originating in Egypt, was unearthed in the ruined ditch near St Bartholomew's Hospital London. The movable end shows riblike attachments and can be opened only with a key, suggesting early Norman or Danish origins.
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St. Bartholomew's Hospital
London
England
That Stopped Him
An inspector at a newly opened aerodrome questions a parachute jumper about sensations during a fall. The pilot replies tersely that if the parachute fails to open he would take it back and change it.
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Manbner
Fife
Contempt for outward things in pursuit of duty
The passage argues that true human greatness lies in sacrificing material life for duty, a conviction shared by enduring experience and universal conscience. It frames readiness to yield life itself as essential to noble character, transcending youth trends or momentary enthusiasm.
Planist declines donor offer after performance
A planist finishes a pole act to applause and thanks the audience. A man offers a check, which the planist refuses, preferring charity. The donor then asks to add it to a special fund for better entertainments next year.
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Thia
Wil
French Funeral Tragedy Leads to Woman Arrested
In Seine France a woman was arrested after a funeral disturbance. She confessed during a drunken quarrel that she killed the man by striking with a blunt instrument behind the ear in self defense.
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Seine
France
Persia's fruit legacy and grape harvest traditions
The passage credits Persia with many fruits including the peach and orange, but notes their origins may trace to eastern Asia or India. It highlights Persia's grape crop as the greatest, abundant in late August when periodic rains wash the fruit, otherwise left unwashed.
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Persia
Asia
India
Information Exchanged At A Military Dance
A hazy wartime exchange at a military dance ends with a quirky remark about a wife’s lipstick tasting different from others. The two officers share a brief, muffled chuckle as they adjourn for refreshments.
London Bird Life Outnumbers Humans in City
A naturalist estimates Greater London hosts about 20,000,000 birds versus 20,000,000 humans, roughly two to one in favor of birds. Sparrows are common. total UK birds may reach 97 million. If each bird eats 50 insects daily, British birds consume over a billion insects yearly, while a single infested cherry tree may harbor 12,000,000 aphids.
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London
Greater
United Kingdom
Law of Gravity Not an Obstacle to Incas
Ancient testimony from Sacan Hoanian describes a mountain summit near Cuzco at 704 feet above the city and 10,000 feet above sea level where massive stones up to 22 feet long fit so tightly a knife blade cannot pass. The text credits Indian mystics with explaining how gravity was suspended by Egyptians, Pyramids builders, and Incas, tying legends to a lost science.
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Cuzco
Peru
India
Mystlea
Taken Down The Inte Lose Fuller om her last American visit
In a reporter style anecdote The Inte Lose Fuller criticizes movie stars during her trip. She recalls a young male star in a seal skin lined overcoat smoking as he demands billing prominence with his name in print under the word AND. The boss counters with a sharp retort.
Strange Indies Tribe of Peel River Indians Puzzles Ethnologists
The Peel River Indians, called Strange Indies by ethnologists, are a puzzle to researchers. Described as black but with aquiline features and long straight hair, they forbid mixed marriages and claim strong blood. Their origins remain uncertain, and today the tribe numbers about one hundred, prospering yet reminiscent of vanished Florida Seminoles due to isolationist tendencies.
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Peel River
Florida
Indiana
Prisoner Admits Weariness as Police March Him In
A stout, brutal man with a clowecropped hair clambers toward the police station. A naval crowd gathered for a potential brawl drifted away when no fight occurred. The officer notes the man’s weary state, while the prisoner says he has his best clothes on and sighs.
Fire Walking Details From Tahiti Observed by Smithsonian Expert
The late 4.1% Luigley of the Smithsonian Institution described Tahiti fire walking in Nature dated August 22, 1921. He notes stones tested as vehicular basalt with porosity and nonconductivity, capable of heating one end red hot while the rest stays comparatively cool, with the lower stones glowing as the upper layer remains fairly cool.
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Luigley
Smithsonian Institution
Tahiti
Dutch Mania for Work and Language in a Manufactured Land
A fragment describes Dutch work ethic and land creation from sea bits, noting extensive labor and a crafted language. The text mocks the effort and precision involved in pronunciation and binding, referencing Salvedor d¢ Madurlaga in the prom, FBR.
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Lei Tee
Board of Thanks for Kindness During Illness and Death
Fully appreciating the kindness of neighbors and friends during illness and death of our beloved husband and father we express sincere thanks through the Courier column. Gratitude to all who offered sympathy, helped with music flowers and last rites for our loved one. Mrs Geo Holfetie and family.
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Bourbrand
Mia
Geo
Holfetie
Fom
Dr Wood leaves as mail to his son in care
Dr Wood plans to leave and asks all communications be mailed to him at St Duchesne. He states the concern of Tia business being handled by his son Andrew Wood and directs notices to be sent accordingly.
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Dr. Wood
St Duchesne
Tia
Andrew Wood
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