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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1903
Page
4
A call to remove salaries for the mayor and city councilmen argues for nonpaid service by capable citizens. Advocates believe abolishing pay would end political strife and attract dedicated individuals to govern, reducing influence of wealth and enhancing city oversight.
Fragmentary OCR hints at Democratic national scene involving Gorman and Miles. Mentions Mississippi verification and Senate return for a Senator named Ewey, with unclear full context and dates.
A garbled Lone Star State item asserts an upcoming week featuring farm products valued at 300 million dollars. The text is unclear on its source and specifics but centers on agricultural production and monetary worth in the state.
The report notes Sir Thomas Hageen will visit Boston to oversee recovery of several cargoes of tea said to have been lost in Boston harbor. The account stresses there is truth to the undertaking despite unclear details.
Fragmentary OCR text presents a note about exhibition stands and spectator safety. The readable bits imply guidance on safe setups, with references to exhibits and crowd experience. Names, dates, or locations are not discernible in the fragment.
In Missouri a boastful prize cucumber stands two and a half feet long and weighs four and a half pounds while a head named califion measures eight and a half inches in diameter and weighs five and a half pounds. General Miles moves to command then General Young and General Chaffee follow, as veteran officers are reassigned. The text questions West Point influence and features a harsh, unclear closing line about a dying Indian.
Partial OCR text mentions Nistian Red Cloud and a dispute over territory and lawful title. It appears to compare rights to a tiger and notes a holder without stronger legal basis. No clear events, dates, or organizations are identifiable from the fragment.
A rival wireless telegraphy company proposes showing Marconi a full copy of all messages within a period or face a forfeit. The Post Office Department is accused of hypocrisy in embezzlement. A pious fraud has stolen funds from the New Hogland Preachers' Aid Society and lost them at gaming tables.
A Berlin physician reports on 1000 nervous disease cases in children finding 600 cases linked to piano practice. He does not quantify the impact on neighboring children. The account notes there is more than one form of contagion and hints at social effects beyond individual affliction.
The San Francisco boxing event featuring Jeffries and Corbett is criticized as barbaric and contrary to civilized values. The writer argues that while baseball, rowing, swimming and similar feats show strength, prize fighting represents a descent into brutal methods, marring progress.
Milwaukee August 13 John Shawles known as Judge Shawles saloonkeeper dies of heart failure. He ran a Milwaukee saloon for many years never married never sold to a minor and rarely served a drunk. He dressed in old era garb and was seen as a moral example to drinkers. His death prompts praise for his integrity and calls for a liquor workers club to honor him.
The Benson Stake gathering at Smithtick on August day featured members Wn H Lewis Alma Merrill B A Hendricks in the Stake Presidency with Carlson Miss Bessie Frayr and other attendees including A P Isatt Mr Charles Jones Ann Jackson Elvina Johnson Miss Mable Miss Attie Nielsen Peterse Paulsen CO W Robingon Mr Frank Robert Murdock and P X.
Logan tabernacle choir excursion to Sattair via Oregon Short Line on Saturday August 22 1903 with special trains. Station times show Preston 6 a m Franklin 6 17 am Richmond 6 32 am Smithfield 6 46 am Logan 7 05 am Mendon 7 20 am Cache Junction 7 40 am. Tickets on sale August 22 for the special train only good to return on regular trains August 22 and 23. W W Woodside agent.
For sale a lot including 20 fruit trees laaded 11 shade trees patches raspberries gooseberries and other vines potatoes sugar beets a four room house with cellar two chicken coops a new shop harness and crate this office.
Nasal catarrh quickly yields to Ely's Cream Balin. It cleanses and relieves the nasal surface. 50c size, 10c trial by mail. Liquid form for atomizers also offered at 75 cents including spraying tube. Doctors or by mail.
The Premiums winners have been drawn as noted on page 48 with James Smithfield credited.
Special sale notice lists children's shoes sizes five to eight at five cents, nine to eleven at eighty five cents, misses sizes twelve to two at P00, and ladies styles from one dollar to three fifty. Douglas Shoes advertised as best in the world with new goods on hand by Andreas Peterson.
An estray notice states a dark brown mare branded HA on the left hip and gray on left side was in the city pound since August 13, 1993. It is unclaimed and will be sold to the highest bidder for cash on August 23, 1908 at 12 noon by J H L Gotts City Poundkeeper.
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