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Newspaper
Lehi Banner
Location
Lehi, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1905
Page
4
Florence Child, a respected Lehi resident and devoted Latter-day Saint, has died. A large funeral crowd and heartfelt tributes highlighted her life of family devotion and service. Bro. G. N. Child and family received community sympathy and prayers during this difficult time.
Lehi sand beds are praised as ideal for a glass plant and rail facilities are strong. Amescan Park Pleasant Grove Cedar Valley and other areas shipped carloads this year. Commercial club urged to pursue securing the factory and boost the own town spirit.
The fifty ninth Congress opened December 4 with Senators Bates and Platt dead. The session promises lively clashes over rails tariffs reciprocity Panama Canal probes and other agendas including immigration land policies pure food and currency. Capitol improvements have brightened the building.
Orleman, a Minneapolis mushroom picker known for high daily earnings, found edible black truffles under an oak tree after watching a squirrel carry a large item. He retrieved 11 truffles valued at 60 cents each, noting their rarity and higher prices in France. He plans to train animals to aid future finds near the discovery site.
Trempleau reports a hazardous occupation of rattle snake hunting for skins in the Upper Missouri valley. Hunters capture live snakes and decapitate them to preserve skin value, priced around one dollar each, with added income from estate cures. Alfred Johnson stands out as a leading hunter with a nearly two foot long specimen and 19 rattles. He trains young snakes for handling.
An old text argues men past middle age live on slender diets and may need Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets to cleanse and invigorate digestion. It notes some elderly men can reach old age if digestion is kept in check. The Banner Office offers letter heads and other job work.
Disjointed travel times and station calls appear with names such as I A Benton and P H Orkens as local agents. The fragment includes references to Provo Spanish Fork Lehi Salt Lake and various times around morning and afternoon sessions.
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