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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1922
Page
3
Local notes list visits across towns including Red Creek Price Helper and Salt Lake. County commissioners meet Aug 1. Pioneer Day celebration draws crowds with dances horse racing bucking contests and a strong town band. Duchesne ball team falls to Arcadia. business leaders plan to keep the band as a permanent feature.
Approximately one billion dollars in Victory notes maturing May 26 1928 will be called for redemption on December 15 1922 following a drawing by Secretary Melton. Berks will be retired in advance with notes lettered A B C BD B and F affected.
James H. Anderson announces capital stock returns must be filed at the internal revenue office by month end. Extenuating circumstances should be reported.
Simon Bamberger, railroad builder, has returned from the east. He says work on the Lake & Denver railroad will begin soon, starting in the Uintah basin. Local farmers will receive steady work after harvest.
The Utah of Development company filed amendments to its articles with the secretary of state increasing authorized capital stock from 900000 shares at 18 cents par to 2000000 shares at the same par. D. H. Mosteller serves as president and L. L. Ross as secretary.
In a Washington conference Senator W H King learned preliminary steps are under way to issue early contracts for public buildings at Spanish Fork Eureka and Vernal. Spanish Fork plans are complete with bids to be opened August 22. Vernal plans will proceed once sufficient funds arrive, with work expected to start early fall.
A report from Forest Ranger James Ostler states Governor Mabey was arrested June 29 in Duchesne County forests for illegal fishing under a sign showing fishing prohibited until July 15. After the ranger verified Mabey’s identity, the governor and party were released and the ranger praised enforcement of fish and game laws.
A Woman visits an acquaintance as a little girl asks for conversation. The child climbs onto a chair and prompts talk while the Woman reads verse, finally breaking silence with the line Tean talks. The scene captures a quiet domestic moment and mischievous insistence.
A London critic presents a quirky view that drought does not delay plants but allegedly flying machines emit poisons harming gardens. The piece notes gardeners dismiss arguments and cling to this peculiar theory, reflecting eccentric early 20th century humor.
Plans mature for a re organization of the Myton State Bank with optimism among depositors and stockholders. A new bank may form if reorganization fails. a temporary examiner and figures on deposits and assets are cited as efforts to pay depositors dollar for dollar.
A hotel steward, famed across the nation for public dining observation, cites at a convention that American women have forgotten cooking. He argues home meals feed about 80 percent of the population and that most men prefer home food when possible, calling the steward’s view misinformed.
Frank Irving Fletcher warns advertisers that exaggeration is fading as truth becomes key. He cites old sales dialogue showing misrepresentation and deception as habits to discard for honest messaging.
A friend fond of lobster has no idea how it is prepared. His wife left a note to the servant asking Jim not to wait for her as she was absent. He misunderstood or reacted to this culinary plan in a domestic anecdote from last week.
A humorous Indianapolis News item describes Mr Jones who enjoys loafing at a corner grocer. The grocer plants fly paper on the counter landing spot to deter idleness, causing Jones to depart in haste and leave the paper attached to his trousers.
A writer ponders why a young and pretty widow often fares better with one man than a similarly aged single woman. The essay suggests widows master steering conversation and avoiding topic shifts when a man pursues a relationship.
A curious passerby asks if she is married. The native confirms. He inquires about the husband and learns he played golf years ago and is now described as a tradition.
Rhoda Vale notes that women value well mannered grooming over sheer beauty and often judge character by clean hands and neat hair. She observes men respond to shaving and haircuts, while some prefer a homely look and dislike excessive vanity in a partner or a Crusoe island world.
The London Chronicle lauds walking as a natural habit amid traffic options and suggests forming walking clubs to revive pedestrian culture. It argues walking improves circulation and digestion, combats cold feet, and can curb adipose gain while saving on clothing and transport costs.
A collage of quips and one liners from readers and cartoons includes jokes about money owed two thousand dollars a nurse remarks on a friend. Eggs laid on relays at Benham farm and a radio boosted sea talk frame the humor. A judge quips about homebrew and cooks in country life.
In Duchesne County Utah on July 21 1922 John W Woodward as plaintiff notifies O P Johnson M W Johnson Helen Johnson Jos Russell H P Bekenenmyser that six hundred dollars was spent in labor 1920 1921 to hold Boto Nos 33 35 36 mining claims under section 2324 Revised Statutes and amendment. If coowners fail to contribute seventy five dollars within ninety days after publication their interests will be forfeited to the subscriber as provided by law.
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