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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1923
Page
3
Local notes detail visits and travels of residents and visitors to Duchesne, Price, and surrounding towns. Names include Partridge, Holdaway, Fitzwater, Jensen, Betton, and Madsen among many guests and travelers. Several family trips, hospital, and hotel arrangements are noted with community connections to Ephraim, Salt Lake, Provo, and Holdен.
A Petrified Forest feature highlights the agate bridge a 100 foot long tree trunk spanning 60 feet formed of agates jaspers and chalcedony Rich colors attract attention in Nature Magazine with a pool and sparse surrounding trees downstream of the archway, noted as unique in the region.
In Hampton Bishop England tenants pay rent with stakes rather than money or coin. Since ancient feudal days each household gathers six horse loads of stakes from Hay wood yearly. The stakes are used to pen sheep at the Hereford fair, a curious medieval practice still observed.
The earliest motor propelled road vehicle appeared in 1760 as a steam car built by Captain Nicholas J. Cugnot of France. Later in the 19th century pneumatic tires were patented by R W Thompson in England and gasoline was discovered around 1860 marking key automotive advances.
A report notes Lake Guatarita in Colombia as the dumping place for large stores of gold and silver articles by Indians to keep them from Spanish conquerors. Titian birthplace Pleve di Cadora named a national monument. Atfer and Astiri birthplaces also recognized. Mountain passes show tractors crossing the Pyrenees in deep snow, altitude 1725 meters.
Sheffield Stes supreme quality lauded as the best steel in the world. The praise cites manufacturing secrets and the tempering water as key factors in its renowned virtues.
A bank clerk can trigger instant closure of outer doors at the Bank of England using a desk button. Doors cannot be reopened except by a special process, illustrating the precise security mechanism of the historic institution.
The first known log house in what is now Colorado was built in 1818 by white men for a Spanish cavalry troop patrolling the Arkansas near the Pueblo area, marking a early frontier settlement milestone.
Frederick von Trenk wrote a notorious Bible titled Blood Bible while imprisoned by Frederick the Great. Confined for seducing the king's sister the Princess, Trenk allegedly inscribed two hundred blank pages with love sonnets in his own blood honoring the princess.
A note on grammar explains that "grocery" can mean a retail grocery store in the United States. It supports using the plural "grocery stores" to pair with other plural nouns like bakeries, aligning with common usage and dictionary sense.
A python at the London Zoo reportedly ended a two and a half year fast by eating a pigeon and then three more at a single meal. The note mentions snakes’ notoriously erratic appetites. Voltaire quotes on justice are included: Justice Above All, independent of law, party, and religion.
An efficiency expert tours an office notes floor pins abound and suggests assigning staff to pick them up to enforce bending exercises and save pins, while a dishwashing lecturer compares the task to golf though unavailable at fashionable clubs. The piece echoes monastic monotony and inexhaustible money with harmonious markets and endless life.
In a light exchange the Boston Transcript quotes a man joking about his wife giving him a $100 watch for his birthday. He admits being touched but notes the money to buy the gift.
Banana yields per acre exceed other crops as its field area is about fifty times larger than potatoes and roughly one hundred fifty times greater than wheat, highlighting its dominance in food production.
The origin of the letter Q is linked to its look like a tail on O and the name derives from the French word Queue meaning tail. The comparison highlights how the letter evolved from a simple O with a tail in historical typography.
A quotation from George L. Berry emphasizes real progress through constructive contributions and dedicated work. The line frames progress as earned by purposeful action rather than chance or luck.
A compact motto reflects on nature's power to yield great results with simple means through a brief poetic line about a cun flowers waters and love attributed to Halne.
Tts estimates place the U S robin population around 22 million surpassing Hoglish spar row as the nearest rival in reported numbers.
A fragmentary passage critiquing statesmen as by-products of popular government appears alongside assorted quotes. It references a Chicago Daily News item about fall burglary and a century‑old London firm famed for inventing locks and safes to deter burglars. The text includes a remark about a man believing a woman considers him smart, attributed to Erchange.
A quirky note compares ant leg speed suggesting a humanly scaled pace could reach about 800 miles per hour. It also states the largest animal is vegetarian and that elephants feed entirely on vegetation, mainly grass leaves and roots.
Notice states possession of a yearling welfer branded Zan on right ribs held for damages and to be sold for damages and feed on July 23 1923 at the seller's ranch above Utahn by J B Haddon.
Ornithological remark notes Bwellows show improvement in their neat building. Thought for the Day observes many so called self made men employed the wrong architect.
A historical note recounts William Kemp dancing from London to Norwich at age seventeen during Queen Elizabeth I's era, showcasing the famed long dance attributed to the early modern period and the provincial theatrical tradition.
A terse Boston Evening Tran script notes that Its Tander Years Diner faces a tough bird scenario. The piece imagines the chicken would have fared better as an omelette, signaling a witty, culinary-leaning brief from the era.
The Boston Evening Transcript notes a maxim about possessions and happiness warning that the belief more goods equal more joy is a fatal delusion.
A compact reflection on travel and leisure ending with the idea that all places eventually lead back home, underscoring a city paper’s tone of sentimental closure.
A jumble of old newspaper clippings cites editorial snippets and quirky ads. Items mention merit of a picture by author name, Turkish social labels, a Boston paper, bottled beverages for infants, an English ad about nuts, Maoriland tattooing, and reflections on thought versus habit.
In the Fourth Judicial District Duchesne Utah the estate of Joseph Thomas Murdock deceased issues notice to creditors to present claims with vouchers to J H McDonald law office Provo Utah by October 1 1923. Margaret B Murdock executrix K E Caldwell state engineer dated first publication July 13 1923 with completion August 10 1924.
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