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Newspaper
Lehi Banner
Location
Lehi, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1914
Page
6
Local items report Elva Logaden ill with erysipelas, home repairs by Mary Adamson, and a packed mass meeting planned. Advertisements note Edison Mazda lamps at Joe's Place and orange prices. Social news includes visits by Sylvia Zufelt, Duke Dunkley promotions, and several trips to Salt Lake City. A 160 acre land sale offer, school notes, births, deaths, and community events fill the issue with announcements from American Fork and nearby towns.
Mrs Henry Hilla and her daughter Goldie of Riverton spent Wednesday in American Fork visiting her sister, Mrs Heber Shelley. The brief social trip showcased family ties and local travel between Utah communities.
Mr L B Gar of Salt Lake City spent Friday and Saturday in Amer. Mrs ER H Stout of Salt Lake City is here visiting with her daughter, Mr Wo OD Edmonds.
At the taxpayers meeting last week the school tax levy was set at ten mills, one less than last year. Taxpayers also directed the board to construct sanitary toilets in all school buildings.
A concise hotel advertisement for The Windsor Hotel at 2 South Main Street Salt Lake City. Describes clean quiet comfortable rooms and central location with room rates from 75e to 1.50 dollars.
During a Spaniel Fork high school track meet last Friday Norman McNiel was struck on the neck by a hammer shot and briefly knocked unconscious. He later regained consciousness and fully recovered after reaching home. The hammer thrower lost control and the implement went the opposite way from the intended target.
The Inet clip of unsold wool in Utah was dropped at Modena by Thorley Brothers. Ten buyers submitted bids ranging from 1744 to 19½ cents per pound, selling the lot at 19½ cents. J A Kearns for Coffin & Dimore of Philadelphia takes half, Co Tuttle Jr for Hecht Liehmin & Co of Heaton takes the other half. About 150000 pounds, five carloads, to be shipped east over the Salt Lake Route.
Police records show fewer arrests for intoxication in 1913 (30) than 1912 (53) under Judge Nielsen. Liquor sale arrests rose from two in 1912 to six in 1913, suggesting mixed trends. What 1914 will show remains uncertain.
Norwegian Independence Day celebration trip to Salt Lake City on May 16 17 and 18 with round trip fare 1.65 dollars. Sale dates May 15 16 and 17 with return by May 19.
Margaret E. Sangeter outlines Mother's Day celebrations on the second Sunday in May. Churches and Sunday schools honor mothers for faithfulness and devotion. The white carnation is designated as the flower to wear, symbolizing purity and a mother’s grace.
A grainy ad explains kidney irritation from bladder issues and urges drinking more water. It promotes a home remedy using a lemon and rapes acids salt solution to flush kidneys, claiming it cleans and stabilizes urinary waste. It hints at drugstore fraud and urges readers to use the suggested mix for several days.
An advertisement claims Adler-i-ka, a remedy of buckhorn bark and glycerine, cleanses the bowel and relieves constipation, sour stomach, and gas after a single dose. American Fork Drug Co. promotes it as the fastest, most thorough bowel cleanser, with Merrihew of Lehi noting success.
May 16 is set for statewide observance with the Utah Development League and local groups distributing literature to schoolchildren. Officials will seek a proclamation naming May 15 a state holiday to foster pride in Utah institutions and customs through school programs and community meetings.
A Wednesday baseball game at the city park saw the high school nine defeat the regulars 14 to 6. It was the old boys’ first game since last season and the high school squad, with spring training, outclassed them. Young Bennett pitched for the high school and impressed with solid work and potential.
Jamea Chipman Sr. and Samuel V Snell, ranch managers from Salt Lake City, visited American Fork to discuss conditions in Mexico near Tampico. Snell, manager of Chipman’s 7,000 acre Mexican ranch, described war related dangers and urged an American takeover to govern the country.
Walter and Kroent Steiner and their eighteen family members arrived from Geavaon Meoo county with household effects, seeking to settle in American Fork. They hope to repay debts and consider remaining in the country if able to secure safe homes and a future. They previously moved with Mormon neighbors and plan to stay if conditions improve.
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