Lett, Utah Becomes Second Class Mail Postage Case
A brief note records Lett, Utah being entered at the postation as second class matter, indicating its status for mail handling and publication.
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Newspaper
Lehi Banner
Location
Lehi, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
4
A brief note records Lett, Utah being entered at the postation as second class matter, indicating its status for mail handling and publication.
The piece envisions a revamped Lehi with a public square, courthouse, gymnasium, library, and high school. It pledges a modern fire department, improved water system, paved streets, and stricter enforcement of curfews and underage drinking laws.
A fragment describes a student intent on joining the educated circle to gain breadth of mind and solve problems. The narrator notes self doubt about brightness and influence while seeking knowledge as contagious through association with scholars.
A narrator recalls joining a minor group to avoid leaders, growing sick of the crowd and the biased climate. He describes distrust of peers who praise some while ignore others, and the urge to fit in by cautious speech among dreamers and leaders.
Lehi advocates keeping students for high school education at home rather than sending annually scores of youths to other towns. The editorial argues that local schooling saves money, reduces duplication with institutions in Logan and Salt Lake, and better prepares youths to contribute to the community before pursuing university study.
The operetta scheduled for Friday afternoon and evening at the opera house has been postponed due to the fracas. Thirty chorus children were out of school all week, forcing management to delay the performance until after the holidays.
Coal thieves invade during the night as fear of a coal famine grows. Men stock their bins then sell the excess to friends, using a so called conference rite to profit. The report highlights nocturnal pilferage and the response of worried residents.
The Utah lake area shows water about six inches above a compromise point, three feet higher than last year. About 20 000 acres were submerged by the high water and peat springs, forcing boats to ride higher or move to higher ground. Local authorities discuss canal access as the lake rises and residents seek relief from the floods.
Last Thursday evening in the Commercial dia rooms the Second Ward Mutual Improvement Association honored retiring officers with a program and speeches by expresidents. Games were played and refreshments served to invited guests.
A fragmented report describes a disturbance at a courthouse area where intruders allegedly smashed a door and windows and then plundered wine and belongings. The chaotic scene hints at broader unrest with references to Greek and foreign actors and an emigration context, though details are unclear.
Local sale announces closing out of dry goods at Kirkhan's Kash Ko. The store offers discounts across clothing, fabrics, and home goods. Customers lined up early for bargain pricing and clearance items.
A hotel clerk explains how guest registers reveal origins and habits. He notes travelers mark Chicago or Pittsburg, Masa after Ho ton, or United States, and that signed towns or streets hint at residence. A joke about a Beaver Dam visitor ends the vignette.
A girl returns from summer away and reveals she became engaged early in July. She explains she kept the news secret to avoid spoiling her fun and to prevent her mother from pressuring her to come home. She wished to enjoy the summer longer before sharing the news.
A special agent report contrasts clothing production worldwide. In America and most countries except India cloth is woven in wholesale lengths with tailors finishing. In India cloth is shaped as woven and rarely cut to fit the body, with dhootie sarrie and chadars worn as woven.
In the summer of 1003 Mr S Pedlar of Toronto Ontario suffered severe muscular pains in the instep of the foot. He credits Obam bertuli's Palo Basin with curing him after one small bottle and recommends it to friends. Available from all druggists.
State of Utah notices land selections by aid of the State and Indemnity School Lands under section 6 of the Act of Congress. Descriptions list sections and townships with public posting for inspection. Protests or contests against claims must be filed within the specified period for report to the General Land Office in Washington. First publication November 7, 1907.
A gust of wind knocks a stout man’s hat from a Euclid car near East Fifty-fifth Street. A quick newsboy grabs the hat from the curb, boards the car, and returns it to the relieved, mud-splashed passenger. The man, unfazed, adjusts the hat and continues reading as bystanders joke about the episode.
Fragmented text shows Hamlet and a grave digger in a rehearsal scene where the line To be or not to be is interrupted by a digger’s intrusion. The confused narration includes garbled words and nonsensical insertions.
Estimates show pig iron output at 75,307,000 long tons worth 505,700,000 dollars. Aluminum 14,910,000 pounds valued at 4,268,000 dollars. Cement 51,000,445 barrels valued at 85,303,000 dollars, with 46,468,424 barrels from Portland cement at 52,447,000 dollars. Minor items include grindstones 745,000 dollars and whetstones and oil stones 268,000 dollars.
A New York businessman argues the graft instinct is minimized among federal workers but at a maximum among city servants, with city officials ready to seize any opening for graft at the first chance.
Anna I Palmer of Lewistown Pa touts Dr Miles Nervine as restoring nervous energy and improving digestion and appetite. She claims it aided her recovery and urges readers to try it with a money back guarantee from Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
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