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Newspaper
Duchesne Courier
Location
Duchesne, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1926
Page
5
Duchesne residents travel for work and family events. Wilford Wilson left for Price to shear lambs. Alice Toddlas and Mrs. Harrott family visits are noted. many locals attend meetings, church events, and school activities. The community plans to attend political conventions and teachers’ conference in Salt Lake, with notes on births, moves, and business changes.
Washington reports a humorous note on the Senate diplomatic gallery doorman. J K Williams, a longtime doorman born in Frankfort Kentucky and now serving at the diplomatic gallery, is nearly deaf yet works with precise routine. For 43 years he has opened doors and supervised no standing beyond a blue marble stripe as foreign delegates rarely visit during debates.
A Princeton degree linked to longer life with a review noting that six of ten top graduates from sixty years ago were Hying. Only two remained in the lowest class, suggesting enduring benefits of higher education on longevity.
Multiple classified items offer used sewing machines motor parts and hosiery deals. Listings include a dairy business for sale in Utah with monthly returns, a glasses fitting appointment with Dr. O L Dutcher, farm pasture and water claims, and Rhode Island Red cockerels for sale plus apples near Duchesne river. Ads invite trades, job agents, and business opportunities.
In the District Court of Utah Duchesne County the case of Ralph Murdock versus Rose- Bories proceeds to a sheriff sale. The sale will occur on a Saturday in October 1926 at the front door of the courthouse in Duchesne City. The property includes described township range sections in Township 4 South Range 6 West and related parcels in Township 4 South Range 7 West and surrounding sections. ARZY H. MITCHELL, Sheriff.
The article notes about 10 000 post offices in the United States share names with others. Washington appears in multiple states including Washington N J Winchester Frankens Buffalo and Boston have many duplicates while New York appears once. Postal authorities seek unique names for new towns to avoid confusion.
The article notes Salford in Lancashire, long the manufacturing area near Manchester, will be elevated to city status. It highlights shared geography across the River Irwell, with Victoria station serving both, and explains Salford and Manchester historical roles before Salford gains a cathedral alongside Manchester.
A nine year old named Robert recounts a clash with a friend after a ball game. He says the other boy threw rocks and hit him, so he struck back. The fight escalated until the boy ran away, and Robert chose to go home.
Professor E. W. Brown of Yale University concludes after calculations that the moon is lopsided with a pronounced bulge at the top. He explains the irregularity by heavier materials appearing at the bottom and a bulge at the upper surface to balance itself in space.
Work starts to restore Fort McHenry to its 1812 condition and appearance. Francis Scott Key wrote The Star Spangled Banner there after a British bombardment inspired the national anthem.
Dr TL Mourmenthal on a U S commission for the French government finds that 40 percent of beauty shop patrons seek to remove wrinkles around the eyes. The study notes men also seek beauty services.
Little Audrey called to her pet pig in the country, misnaming the animal as Hortense and Fortense, then laughed when corrected, revealing a playful moment captured by the Kansas City Star.
A quotation highlights debate over retroactive law with a comment on degrees of murder and the desire to extend benefits to those harmed. The exchange implies sympathy for victims and critique of legal sympathy for offenders.
A humorous exchange questions who counts as valedictorian with a child asking if the mother is the valedictorian. The dialogue frame uses playful language to explore school roles and identity.
The text notes a justice of the peace performed the ceremony for a bride and groom. A question arises whether the official offered to kill the bride, but the report clarifies that no such offer was made. An Agnes is mentioned as a fourth woman connected to the event.
Ambition of 220 A Nilyver and a Qapaper. Ambition of 1050 A plate and a gone Louston Transcript.
A biographical summary of Reed Smoot born 1862 in Salt Lake City traces his education in Provo Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. It covers his 1903 Senate seat 1909 1915 1921 re elections and his leadership on finance public lands and tariffs plus Utah focused projects such as Strawberry Valley irrigation Zion National Park and Echo reclamation now highlighting his long service and key bills.
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