Duchesne Social Notes and Obituary Update
Miss Eva Murdock returns to Summit after a successful Salt Lake winter teaching and may accept further offers. A. O. Madsen, postmistress at Boneta, travels to Salt Lake. Mrs. Okey Davis visits family in Duchesne. Artie Lance dies after appendicitis surgery gone wrong. funeral draws large turnout. survivors include parents and siblings.
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Eva Murdock
Duchesne
A. M. Murdock
Salt Lake
Murdock
Soldier Summit
A. O. Madsen
Boneta
Okey Davis
W. H. Fitzwater
William Hult
Ranger Station
Charley Halstead
Provo Lust
James Grant
Irane Pulley
Duchessie
Ted Shelton
Dr. Montgomery of
Price
Radford Walker
Harry Walker
Wiliam Seaton
Bandard Beavers Club
Reuben Collett
Collett
Shale
Ouray
Ed Hart
Duchesne Auto Company
William 3B
Pratt
John Dugan
Montana
Utah Southern
Shelby
Mr. Dugan
San Juan
Southern
Charley
Alton Larsen
Provo
Antelope
Artie Lance
Miles
Caroline Lance
Roosevelt
Wayne County
Mary Birch
Utahn
Mia
Melissa George
Salt Lake City
Bert Shirts
Haile
Idaho
Waldes Museum in Prague A Button Collection
The Waldes museum in Prague features a diverse collection of dress fasteners from various periods. Founded by a Bohemian button manufacturer, it showcases buttons and related fastening devices across eras.
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Odd
Waldes
Prague
Only One Thing Lasting
A fragmentary note cites a meditation on lasting value beyond mortal works and suggests the enduring worth lies in the spirit a person works within. The quotation evokes a religious or philosophical reflection attributed to a personal voice.
Woman Requests Thermometer Set at 65 Degrees
A woman told clerks who sold her a thermometer to set it at 65 degrees, saying that is the room temperature her doctor recommends.
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Clerts
Sald
Bath for the Plante
Household plants flourish with a monthly bath in water lightly infused with ammonia. The recipe suggests a teaspoon of ammonia per quart of water to refresh soil and leaves.
Out of the Mouthe of Kids
A playful remark features a child boasting about a task supposedly easy and claiming their father could accomplish it with a hint of anger in a casual social moment.
Nature Great Teacher on forests and future generations
Nature Magazine argues ignorance causes rapid forest loss and urges giving children direct contact with nature to prevent repeated mistakes. It contends intimate knowledge of nature by today’s youth will guide future generations away from past errors.
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Nature Great
Gays Nature Magazine
Cop Arrested for Taking Bribe
A Boston Havening Transcript note recalls an old joke about police taking payoffs for protection. The line mocks corruption while linking vice and public funds in a retro exchange.
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Boston
First Ocean Voyage Suppose to Smoke Simultaneously
MM writes in the Boston Evening Transcript about a humorous idea that a man could combine his first ocean voyage with his first cigarette. The comment highlights time saving and novelty in a playful tone.
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B. MM
Boston Evening Transcript
Let Them Cut Labola and Craft Fruit Labels
On a rainy day children are urged to cut out illustrations of peaches pears apples and other fruits from seed catalogs. Save the pictures to paste on fruit cans for easier identification in a dark closet than ordinary printed labels.
Time Properly Spent and Redeemed
Clark argues that redeeming time means filling hours with worthy thought, feeling, and action. A single moment of self conquest or a good action truly performed impresses time with a lasting seal.
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St—James Freeman Clark
Wise man favors coeducation and college engagements
A wise man praises coeducation and suggests engaged couples may form during college. He reasons that if the girl studies mathematics, the boy could take cooking lessons, illustrating practical homestead partnerships.
Echoes of Literature: Looking Back to Goethe’s Influence
The quote discusses how new literature overshadows earlier works, making it wise to occasionally revisit previous authors like Goethe. It argues that originality is kept alive by acknowledging predecessors who laid the groundwork for modern thought.
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Goethe
Cauliflower Grows Bent at Mount Vesuvius
The cauliflower plant leans at the base of Mount Vesuvius in historic soils. Torre Annunziata and Torre Del Greco are noted as prime centers for cauliflower due to particularly rich soil.
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Mount Vesuvius
Torre Annunziata
Torre del Greco
Rome's Domus Aurea Unearthed End Revealing Vast Villa
Archaeologists disclose remains of Nero's Domus Aurea, the Golden House, unearthed at a palace site. The colossal residence reportedly housed about 100,000 rooms and stands as a monumental ancient complex from imperial Rome.
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Nero
Bottomless pit found in Sangre de Cristo volcanic crater
An apparently bottomless pit with black marble shelves was found in a volcanic crater within San Isabel National Forest in the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Depth soundings at 1,800 feet failed to touch bottom, suggesting extreme depth.
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Sangre de Cristo Mountains
San Isabel National Forest
A Ginger of Spring and Other Brief Tales
A collection of quips and notices from old periodicals. An ode to the song sparrow contrasts with spring melodies. Humorous lines about divorce of hot and eggs and a Parisian dressmaker’s rewards. Mentions Beeston, New Zealand kea, Yukon river, and figures in Europe.
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Republic
New Orleans
Jury Hears Juicer Guimtty Testimony On Cash Deal
Jurors hear testimony about an arrangement with Johnson to finance a Larson Clayton Motor Co. deal. Larson refused cash, five o'clock bank closure led to a certified check accepted. Johnson and others deny specifics, with limited recollections about events two years prior. Winstrom and Richer offered as defense witnesses, Richer depositing $1000 on January 20, 1922.
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Johnson
Larson-Clayton Motor Company
Larson
California
Winstrom
Richer
Shervine Sale Scheduled in Duchesne County Utah
In Duchesne County Utah the district court orders a sheriff sale for July 7 1923 at 2 00 pm at the courthouse front door. Property described as N½ NE¼ and N½ NW¼ of Section 34 Township 3 South Range 4 West 160 acres. Sheriff Arzy H Mitchell and A N Alt attorney for plaintiff.
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Orchard Mesa Canal CO
Duchesne
Utah
A. M. Murdock
Seeeservers
Pops & Porter
I. G. Bench
Orchard Mesa Canal Company
Pope & Porter
District Court
Fourth Judicial District
Duchesne County
Arzy H. Mitchell
A. N. Alt
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Vernal
Alma Jorgenson
Provo
Uintah Special Meridian
Rulon J. Larsen
Benjamin Conder
American Fork
Boycea Wells
Hank Smith
BravGe Utah
Jess Smith
Ney
Range
Uintah
Luck in a Gure Way
A dialect imaged snippet notes a speaker dismissing luck and urging focus on choosing, singing, and digging as the path forward in life. The passage uses vivid regional phrasing to emphasize self-reliance and persistence.
Freedom and Emancipation in Historic Thought
A reflective piece notes abolition requires double emancipation with the master gaining from freedom as much as the freed person. The Thought for the Day warns to keep clouds from others’ skies.
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Hourley
Notice to water users in Duchesne County Oregon
State Engineer copies notice that Frank Savage of Hanna Utah has applied to appropriate 1.1 sec ft of water from Hades Creek in Duchesne County for irrigation up to 70 acres and domestic use year round. Water diverted near Sec 26 T2N R9W Uintah Meridian with protests due within 30 days after publication.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Frank Savage
Hanna
Hades Creek
Duchesne County
S. E
Township
Uintah
Shu
Sait Laka City
Eliza A. Giles
Tablona
Duchesne River
Point N
Duchesne Farm Mortgage seeks foreclosure of 1920 mortgage
The Duchesne Farm Mortgage Co. sues Spencer Williams and Catherine Williams with co-defendants Furst & Thomas in Duchesne District Court. The action seeks foreclosure of a mortgage on land described as SEM of NEM BY of Wh NEY Sec 29 Twp 2 S R 6 W and water rights from Duchesne River, filed April 17 1920. Service deadline 20 days within county, 30 elsewhere.
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Spencer “Williams, Catherine &,Williams
Frank E. Furst
Fred G. Thomas
Furst & Thomas
Utah
Spencer Williams
Catherine E. Williams
Duchesne Farm Mortgage Co
Duchesne County
Ney
Duchesne River
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Upalco Flour Mill
Myton
Uintah Power & Light Co
Ford and Lincoln Agency
Auto Accessories
Duchesne Auto CO
Parlalan Modiste
Beozton Transcript
New Zealand
Yukon
Alaska
Beadine
Chicago Tribune
Ray
Cook
Boston Transcript
Corneiling
Oth
Greece
Geneva
Emerson
Europe
Eve Ging
Juicher Guimtty
JURY
Saatter
Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics Company
Onteris Street
Chicogo
Ill
Popular Afediontce
Ta Ceroret
I It Productiaen
Grea Mez
Richmond Times-Imspatch
Druggista
F. J. Cheney& Co
Toledo
Sunset
Sunset Magazine
San Francisco
International Stocking Mills
Norristown
A. W. Clemons
Duchesne Flour Mill
Duchesne Courier
Hart
Duchense
L. A. Hollenbeck
James Dalgleish
R. BE. Caldwell
H. M. Walker
Barber Baths
Billiards
Cigars
O. J. Smith
Bill
Apa
Barber Bill Duchesne
Barber Shep
Altonah-Duchesne
Altonah
P.O. Duchesne
John Pillings
R. EB. Caldwell
Albert Halen
Tiee District Court
A. N. Aut
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