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Newspaper
Lehi Banner
Location
Lehi, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1914
Page
9
Local residents and visitors populate the American Fork area with activities. Reports include Miss Ann Chipmin’s Salt Lake trip, Mr and Mrs Join Kelly’s Monday absence, and visits by Charles Miller and Hyrum Wright. A Provo land listing and a high school track meet at Spaotah Fork are noted alongside telegraph and utility work and a city court case about alleged alcohol sales.
Joy photos. 9 percent per dozen. Ruben Chipman left Sunday for extended stay at his sheep herd. John Binns and son Niles spent days in Ogden on business. Mrs Varney fell Tuesday, severe fracture of left arm. Accident painful but patient improving. Dancing party at high school gym by Third Ward Sunday School Theological Class. City mostly free from illness. chickenpox and whooping cough quarantined in neighboring area. Undertakers report soft business.
The exhibition of this film in American Pork is made possible through the courtesy and cooperation of the Opera House manager Messrs. Mayer Brothers of Chicago and the American Folk Co op who supports the showing off town.
Sheep shearing finished in all camps in Utah county and at Lofgreen Tooele county. Faust plant will finish soon. Webb's plant west of Baratoga closed week with about 40 000 fleeces. Fairfield and Lofot plants sheared large totals. Fleece quality better, cleaner, and more valuable. winter losses minimal. Growers who held fleece gain two to five cents per pound vs winter sales.
Citizens propose continuing a Clean Up Day campaign through summer to win the Utah Development League prize for the cleanest town. American Fork aims to enter, with Civic Improvement League backing, planning districting and systematic cleanups, costing effort and modest supplies but promising pride and health benefits.
A public educational film titled The Clothing Industry will be shown on May 1 at the Opera House. It highlights sheep herding, wool sorting, weaving, cloth shrinking, and sanitary production practices. The film also covers wholesale clothing manufacturing, advertising, and welfare outings for workers and wearers.
A local game warden faced Judge Adolph Nielson for using abusive language toward a German fisherman after an alleged law violation. The warden paid the city $10 for this conduct. He now faces possible prosecution for threatening to kill. The Alpine incident saw a citizen pay $8 for public intoxication, and two Pleasant Grove men paid $8 each last week for the same offense.
A town urging residents to spend dollars locally to fund sidewalks and improve living conditions. The appeal contrasts supporting town merchants who pay local taxes with mail-order purchases that benefit distant cities, urging residents to booster for their own community.
George Nicholes, Lehi Tintic Mining Co. official, reports Salt Lake City directors chose to levy another assessment and resume operations. He notes North Tintic’s improving activity with the Gold Blossom vein near 440 feet surface, the Empire vein, and other mines like Tintie-Delmar and Selma opening work, while the district gains attention from seasoned miners.
In medicine, no remedy repairs flesh damage quickly as Ballard's Snow Liniment. It treats wounds sprains burns shortages and rheumatism with extraordinary healing and penetrating power. Prices 60c and 1.00 per bottle. Sold by Wm. Thornton.
An advertisement for the Windsor Hotel at 25 South Main Street Salt Lake City offers clean quiet and comfortable accommodations with central location and rates described as low and affordable. The notice emphasizes convenient access and reasonable prices for visitors seeking lodging in the downtown area.
A chaotic memory recounts an ancient fierce clash in Punktown on the Heights with factions clashing and a speaker bearing scars from battle. The narrator describes injuries, a rush of adrenaline, and a sudden arrival of a gracious stranger witnessing the turmoil.
The booster is praised as a tireless promoter who ignores doubt, seeks success, and inspires others. He defies impossible odds, works through financial distress, and aims for concrete results rather than applause. Alpine Pub. Co. invites readers to join the booster mindset and try their dot work.
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